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Questioning chirine ba kal - part II

Started by AsenRG, April 23, 2017, 01:00:06 PM

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Gronan of Simmerya

#2580
April 28, 2018, 10:02:08 PM
Really.  All we needed was the damn things being able to swim.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Shemek hiTankolel

#2581
April 28, 2018, 10:04:41 PM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1036477Really.  All we needed was the damn things being able to swim.

:eek:
Don\'t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

chirine ba kal

#2582
April 29, 2018, 12:13:16 AM
Quote from: Shemek hiTankolel;1036475Thanks Chirine!

You're welcome! Always happy to help! :)

chirine ba kal

#2583
April 29, 2018, 12:14:45 AM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1036477Really.  All we needed was the damn things being able to swim.

Gods, yes. As if the damn lightning bringer turrets weren't bad enough. Phil's take on pre-dreadnought naval warfare left a lot to be desired, from our point of view...:rolleyes:

chirine ba kal

#2584
April 29, 2018, 12:15:15 AM
Quote from: Shemek hiTankolel;1036479:eek:

Yeah. This.

chirine ba kal

#2585
April 29, 2018, 12:16:18 AM
There are some new photos up on my blog that might be of some passing interest:

http://chirinesworkbench.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-eve-of-battle-d-5e-here-tomorrow.html

Greentongue

#2586
April 29, 2018, 08:17:41 AM
Looks like someone is "Living the Dream" ... still.
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altfritz

#2587
April 29, 2018, 09:25:13 AM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1036477Really.  All we needed was the damn things being able to swim.

Well, in My Tekumel they certainly swim. I don't understand why the Professor referred to them as "Aquatic" otherwise. If all he wanted was them to use ships he should have used the term "Seafaring" or "Waterborne"! Aquatic implies that they are at home in the water. And one can't compare them to Pe Choi as they are not the same species - and not even from the same planet.

Personally, I think they swim as per Alien Resurrection: https://youtu.be/2YDX88FcD-k

:eek:

Howard

Shemek hiTankolel

#2588
April 29, 2018, 11:09:58 AM
Quote from: altfritz;1036529Well, in My Tekumel they certainly swim. I don't understand why the Professor referred to them as "Aquatic" otherwise. If all he wanted was them to use ships he should have used the term "Seafaring" or "Waterborne"! Aquatic implies that they are at home in the water. And one can't compare them to Pe Choi as they are not the same species - and not even from the same planet.

Personally, I think they swim as per Alien Resurrection: https://youtu.be/2YDX88FcD-k

:eek:

Howard

As per Gronan and Chirine's comments, it may have been a game balance element that crept into "Real Tekumel." After all, they are pretty tough as presented already. I personally also have no problem visualising the Hlyss as good swimmers. Perhaps a hereto undiscovered sub-species of the critters?

Shemek
Don\'t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

AsenRG

#2589
April 29, 2018, 11:38:31 AM
Quote from: Shemek hiTankolel;1036538As per Gronan and Chirine's comments, it may have been a game balance element that crept into "Real Tekumel." After all, they are pretty tough as presented already. I personally also have no problem visualising the Hlyss as good swimmers. Perhaps a hereto undiscovered sub-species of the critters?

Shemek
:D
"Swimming Hlyss: for when you want to make your players cry!"
What Do You Do In Tekumel? See examples!
"Life is not fair. If the campaign setting is somewhat like life then the setting also is sometimes not fair." - Bren

Neshm hiKumala

#2590
April 29, 2018, 12:03:21 PM
Quote from: altfritz;1036529Well, in My Tekumel they certainly swim. I don't understand why the Professor referred to them as "Aquatic" otherwise. If all he wanted was them to use ships he should have used the term "Seafaring" or "Waterborne"! Aquatic implies that they are at home in the water. And one can't compare them to Pe Choi as they are not the same species - and not even from the same planet.

Personally, I think they swim as per Alien Resurrection: https://youtu.be/2YDX88FcD-k

:eek:

Howard

That scene is pretty great. Must have been super tough on the crew and actors.
Love the close up detail on the alien's cute webbed hands.

Neshm hiKumala

#2591
April 29, 2018, 12:07:59 PM
Quote from: chirine ba kal;1036496There are some new photos up on my blog that might be of some passing interest:

http://chirinesworkbench.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-eve-of-battle-d-5e-here-tomorrow.html

Yeah. I noticed your new post.
What a cave of wonders! Amazing.
What a treat it must be to play in there. It would certainly fire up anyone's imagination.
Just wonderful wonderful stuff.
Thanks for sharing.

chirine ba kal

#2592
April 29, 2018, 01:41:18 PM
Quote from: Greentongue;1036525Looks like someone is "Living the Dream" ... still.
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Well, I've been very lucky in my life, and known a lot of really cool people. We just seem to do things here in a different way then some might expect, I guess. :)

chirine ba kal

#2593
April 29, 2018, 01:45:01 PM
Quote from: altfritz;1036529Well, in My Tekumel they certainly swim. I don't understand why the Professor referred to them as "Aquatic" otherwise. If all he wanted was them to use ships he should have used the term "Seafaring" or "Waterborne"! Aquatic implies that they are at home in the water. And one can't compare them to Pe Choi as they are not the same species - and not even from the same planet.

Personally, I think they swim as per Alien Resurrection: https://youtu.be/2YDX88FcD-k

:eek:

Howard

I don't see any problems with this; please keep in mind that what I report is what I saw. The damn things may very well be able to swim, as per your note, it's just that we didn't see it happening. Of course, every time we'd run into them we'd either be underground, on land, or out in the deeps; a kind of limited sample, really, so I tend to agree with your observation.

I would not be at all surprised if they were quite at home in the shallows, as it would suit their raiding tactics to a 'T'. So more amphibious, perhaps, but still nicely aquatic and lethal on their home grounds.

chirine ba kal

#2594
April 29, 2018, 01:47:53 PM
Quote from: Shemek hiTankolel;1036538As per Gronan and Chirine's comments, it may have been a game balance element that crept into "Real Tekumel." After all, they are pretty tough as presented already. I personally also have no problem visualising the Hlyss as good swimmers. Perhaps a hereto undiscovered sub-species of the critters?

Shemek

Could be; I think it was more of a reporting data thing, as I commented above. Phil never really cared about 'play balance', so I don't think that was the issue; I just think we nevre saw them actually swimming, so that's it. I did like their little 'water wings' for added flotation, which makes me think of "Waterworld" more then anything else.
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