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<blockquote data-quote="spectre72" data-source="post: 3061609" data-attributes="member: 18885"><p>OK, the worst instance I witnessed with our centaur player was in a dungeon (I believe it was the sunless citadel). There was a hole in the floor that dropped down to the next level with a tree in the center of it.</p><p></p><p>The DM and the player both agreed that the Centaur would not have a method for getting down to the next level without assistance. </p><p></p><p>This is one of those occurances that screams for common sense. </p><p></p><p>How would the centaur climb the tree?</p><p></p><p>And even if he jumped down and took the damage, how would you get him back up?</p><p></p><p>In our case he jumped down, and then we had to haul him back out with a block and tackle.</p><p></p><p>Every once in a while as GM you have to apply some common sense to situations.</p><p></p><p>If a centaur tried to climb a narrow set of stairs in a building what would happen?</p><p></p><p>Would his hooves fit on the stair treads?</p><p></p><p>Were the stairs even designed to hold the weight of a centaur?</p><p></p><p>If a centaur is in a 5' wide hallway indoors how does he turn around?</p><p></p><p>Centaurs would be great companions in adventures where the action was outdoors, but in a city or a dungeon it is not quite as simple.</p><p></p><p>Being woodland creatures would they really enjoy living in a city all the time, and only seeing a tree in the park?</p><p></p><p>Now before the RAW lashing starts, I understand that nothing in the centaurs entry says that he should be penalized in any of those situations.</p><p></p><p>I just think that common sense sometimes overides RAW and there is no way a Centaur will be climbing trees (without some kind of assistance).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spectre72, post: 3061609, member: 18885"] OK, the worst instance I witnessed with our centaur player was in a dungeon (I believe it was the sunless citadel). There was a hole in the floor that dropped down to the next level with a tree in the center of it. The DM and the player both agreed that the Centaur would not have a method for getting down to the next level without assistance. This is one of those occurances that screams for common sense. How would the centaur climb the tree? And even if he jumped down and took the damage, how would you get him back up? In our case he jumped down, and then we had to haul him back out with a block and tackle. Every once in a while as GM you have to apply some common sense to situations. If a centaur tried to climb a narrow set of stairs in a building what would happen? Would his hooves fit on the stair treads? Were the stairs even designed to hold the weight of a centaur? If a centaur is in a 5' wide hallway indoors how does he turn around? Centaurs would be great companions in adventures where the action was outdoors, but in a city or a dungeon it is not quite as simple. Being woodland creatures would they really enjoy living in a city all the time, and only seeing a tree in the park? Now before the RAW lashing starts, I understand that nothing in the centaurs entry says that he should be penalized in any of those situations. I just think that common sense sometimes overides RAW and there is no way a Centaur will be climbing trees (without some kind of assistance). [/QUOTE]
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