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A dearth of goats

Started by cavalier973, January 28, 2022, 01:50:18 PM

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cavalier973

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January 31, 2022, 06:55:58 AM Last Edit: January 31, 2022, 06:57:44 AM by cavalier973
Quote from: Ghostmaker on January 31, 2022, 06:50:30 AM
Quote from: Zelen on January 28, 2022, 03:11:57 PM
It think it's worth considering why Gary Gygax left goats out of D&D in the first place. This was not an omission of neglect but rather gives us insight into the nature of fantasy worlds & roleplaying generally.

It's telling that every edition of D&D has skirted around the Goat Problem (or "GP") up until 5th edition. We can tell by how 5E has discarded this essential setting & mechanics issue that WotC has completely lost the plot on the beating heart of fantasy worldbuilding & good RPG design.
Uh, can you clarify this?

My guess is that Mr. Gygax didn't like llamas, goats, bison, or tapirs.

But that's only a guess. I could be wrong.

HappyDaze

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January 31, 2022, 11:22:25 AM
Quote from: Omega on January 29, 2022, 06:56:50 PM
Almost certainly some in modules. Cant think of any right off. But odds are there are.

This is true of alot of critters and showed off D&D's versatility and lack of need for a stat block for every damn instance. Some stated right in the text. Some just suggestions on how to reskin something close to get what you need.

Need a small dog but theres no stats for one? Use a cat and rename the attacks or whatever.
Use cat for dog and just rename it? There's a Chinese take-out place near me that I'm pretty sure has tried this in the real world...
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