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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6630565" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p><strong>-- HORSES AND CAMELS --</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There's a nice section of rules in <strong>Shem - Gateway</strong> to the South that speaks to the use of horses and camels in a game. The section, starting on page 30, is written for use by Shemite Nomad characters, but it is general enough to be used by any Conan RPG character.</p><p></p><p>It provides rules for movement and the care and upkeep of mounts. Plus, you can compare the pros and cons of using a camel vs. a horse. There's discussion and rules for bare-hoof vs. horseshoes.</p><p></p><p>There is some interesting data presented. For example, a horse can produce 70 lbs. of manure. If you end up with 6 PC Nomads and 4 NPCs, all with their own horse, that's 700 lbs. of manure, <em>each day.</em> That's a lot of crap to deal with!</p><p></p><p>For the enterprising GM, that's some useful information. How would you use it in a game? Here's some ideas...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> -- The Nomad PCs are trying to be accepted by a group of Zuagirs. Their first job? Taking care of all the crap that is generated by the band's horses! What are they going to do with it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> -- The PCs are tracking several horses. They find a campsite. The GM describes these mounds of horse manure. By the amount of manure, the tracking character can estimate the number of horses (and therefore men) being hunted.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> -- Every time the PCs camp, a desert creature makes off with a horse. The players decide to have the horses moved close to camp. But now, with all the manure, the GM starts thinking about springing disease on the PCs...just another obstacle to overcome during the campaign.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's just off the top of my head. Sure, the section discusses a lot more than just horse manure. It's just that, as many years as I've been roleplaying, I've never considered things like this. It can be a problem. It can add to the detail and immersion of the game. Heck, you could track a caravan across the desert just looking for the dung piles at the camp sites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6630565, member: 92305"] [b]-- HORSES AND CAMELS --[/b] There's a nice section of rules in [b]Shem - Gateway[/b] to the South that speaks to the use of horses and camels in a game. The section, starting on page 30, is written for use by Shemite Nomad characters, but it is general enough to be used by any Conan RPG character. It provides rules for movement and the care and upkeep of mounts. Plus, you can compare the pros and cons of using a camel vs. a horse. There's discussion and rules for bare-hoof vs. horseshoes. There is some interesting data presented. For example, a horse can produce 70 lbs. of manure. If you end up with 6 PC Nomads and 4 NPCs, all with their own horse, that's 700 lbs. of manure, [i]each day.[/i] That's a lot of crap to deal with! For the enterprising GM, that's some useful information. How would you use it in a game? Here's some ideas... -- The Nomad PCs are trying to be accepted by a group of Zuagirs. Their first job? Taking care of all the crap that is generated by the band's horses! What are they going to do with it. -- The PCs are tracking several horses. They find a campsite. The GM describes these mounds of horse manure. By the amount of manure, the tracking character can estimate the number of horses (and therefore men) being hunted. -- Every time the PCs camp, a desert creature makes off with a horse. The players decide to have the horses moved close to camp. But now, with all the manure, the GM starts thinking about springing disease on the PCs...just another obstacle to overcome during the campaign. That's just off the top of my head. Sure, the section discusses a lot more than just horse manure. It's just that, as many years as I've been roleplaying, I've never considered things like this. It can be a problem. It can add to the detail and immersion of the game. Heck, you could track a caravan across the desert just looking for the dung piles at the camp sites. [/QUOTE]
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