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Granularity in a Bestiary

Started by GeekyBugle, November 14, 2023, 08:23:43 PM

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GeekyBugle

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November 16, 2023, 03:58:25 PM
Quote from: Cathode Ray on November 16, 2023, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on November 15, 2023, 07:38:37 PM
I think classifying the snakes by species is a mistake. Instead they should be classified by level. The venom TN would vary based on the level as would the damage and strength of constrictor snakes. Then you can simply assign any description of the snake as you want. So you could have a small anaconda or a large one. Two simple charts showing the stats per level of the snake is all you need.

I do this for all monsters.
I say make a snake chart: all the names, venom levels, and constrictor strength, and a very simple, organized rule set on measuring those stats.

4,038 snake species... You do that chart.
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Jason Coplen

#31
November 16, 2023, 04:54:12 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on November 16, 2023, 03:58:25 PM
Quote from: Cathode Ray on November 16, 2023, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on November 15, 2023, 07:38:37 PM
I think classifying the snakes by species is a mistake. Instead they should be classified by level. The venom TN would vary based on the level as would the damage and strength of constrictor snakes. Then you can simply assign any description of the snake as you want. So you could have a small anaconda or a large one. Two simple charts showing the stats per level of the snake is all you need.

I do this for all monsters.
I say make a snake chart: all the names, venom levels, and constrictor strength, and a very simple, organized rule set on measuring those stats.

4,038 snake species... You do that chart.

Snake porn. Venger might be intrigued. ;)
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GeekyBugle

#32
November 16, 2023, 07:22:26 PM
Quote from: Jason Coplen on November 16, 2023, 04:54:12 PM
Quote from: GeekyBugle on November 16, 2023, 03:58:25 PM
Quote from: Cathode Ray on November 16, 2023, 01:05:39 PM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on November 15, 2023, 07:38:37 PM
I think classifying the snakes by species is a mistake. Instead they should be classified by level. The venom TN would vary based on the level as would the damage and strength of constrictor snakes. Then you can simply assign any description of the snake as you want. So you could have a small anaconda or a large one. Two simple charts showing the stats per level of the snake is all you need.

I do this for all monsters.
I say make a snake chart: all the names, venom levels, and constrictor strength, and a very simple, organized rule set on measuring those stats.

4,038 snake species... You do that chart.

Snake porn. Venger might be intrigued. ;)

Venger's charts are d12 at best.
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Here is why this forum tends to be so stupid. Many people here think Joe Biden is "The Left", when he is actually Far Right and every US republican is just an idiot.

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."

― George Orwell

Jam The MF

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November 17, 2023, 01:15:56 AM
Quote from: Eric Diaz on November 16, 2023, 08:37:11 AM
Quote from: Zalman on November 16, 2023, 08:17:47 AM
Quote from: Eric Diaz on November 15, 2023, 12:58:54 PM
Snakes are dangerous creatures. I've been in Pantanal (flooded plains) and, while it is common to see jaguars, alligators, anteaters (those things have claws), piranhas (quippers), and many other animals, snakes are the only ones who actually kill people from time to time (other cases happens, but are much rarer).

Hm, well here in the U.S. about 5 people/year die from snake bites. More than 5 times that number are killed by alligators annually in Florida alone.

This could be partially about alligators (don't underestimate them either), and also partially about how venomous the snakes are regionally: a lot more people die from snake bite in India than the U.S., for example.

(Edit: of course snakes in your fantasy world can be as dangerous as you want them to be! I like my snakes, whether venomous or constrictor, to have the power of hypnosis, Jungle Book style.)

Huh, interesting stuff!

I didn't know that florida alligators were so dangerous! They seems significantly larger than the ones in pantanal.

Realistically, they can and do reach lengths of 16 to 17 feet.  Even 10 footers have been known to drag adults into ponds or lakes.  It definitely happens.
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Zalman

#34
November 17, 2023, 07:24:46 AM
Quote from: Jam The MF on November 17, 2023, 01:15:56 AM
Realistically, they can and do reach lengths of 16 to 17 feet.

To be fair, Florida also sports 18-foot pythons these days, and the war with the alligators is on!
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