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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Brand" data-source="post: 6362877" data-attributes="member: 6687957"><p>Some good replies here. Thanks. i can't give XP because I've given too many in 24 hrs <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I think if you hear a sound it makes, a stench etc when you can't see it, and you try to figure out what it might be a check seems like a good idea. And kinda fun. RPG-wise if townsfolk describe it. You might already know it or have to make a check to make sure they know what they really saw and perhaps there's conflicting reports as part of the DM's adventure to mix it up. Or you need to go back to the history books and make an INT check to be prepared when you encounter it because you haven't ever seen one in person or can't recall an important lore detail. Things like that.</p><p></p><p>I flat out never knew what a Tarraesque (sp) was. An most here know it as 'iconic' that wasn't in 4e was it? I like dinosaurs but it's too much of a dinosaur imho. See I don't even know how to spell it. I played 1e, AD&D, 3.5e boxed set, and 4e. Skipped 2e, 3e, 3.5 completely (well I do know who Ashardalon the dragon is because I read a module but never played it). So you can see how it might happen for an exotic creature. But players and their PC's who've encountered it before it'd be interesting how they react. And does that monster have different traits or abilities, or at least updated ones? I guess when you find out the hard way it can be more interesting.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering how DM's will handle players who are completely new to D&D. I don't know how much that will happen?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Brand, post: 6362877, member: 6687957"] Some good replies here. Thanks. i can't give XP because I've given too many in 24 hrs :D I think if you hear a sound it makes, a stench etc when you can't see it, and you try to figure out what it might be a check seems like a good idea. And kinda fun. RPG-wise if townsfolk describe it. You might already know it or have to make a check to make sure they know what they really saw and perhaps there's conflicting reports as part of the DM's adventure to mix it up. Or you need to go back to the history books and make an INT check to be prepared when you encounter it because you haven't ever seen one in person or can't recall an important lore detail. Things like that. I flat out never knew what a Tarraesque (sp) was. An most here know it as 'iconic' that wasn't in 4e was it? I like dinosaurs but it's too much of a dinosaur imho. See I don't even know how to spell it. I played 1e, AD&D, 3.5e boxed set, and 4e. Skipped 2e, 3e, 3.5 completely (well I do know who Ashardalon the dragon is because I read a module but never played it). So you can see how it might happen for an exotic creature. But players and their PC's who've encountered it before it'd be interesting how they react. And does that monster have different traits or abilities, or at least updated ones? I guess when you find out the hard way it can be more interesting. I'm wondering how DM's will handle players who are completely new to D&D. I don't know how much that will happen? [/QUOTE]
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