Mathew_Freeman
Adventurer
HellHound said:
ROFL! Presumably he carries some ketchup with him at all times. Because, well, have you ever tried rat without ketchup?
Cockatrice Wing, Treant Salad, Troll inna can - An Adventure's Cuisine
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ROFL! Presumably he carries some ketchup with him at all times. Because, well, have you ever tried rat without ketchup?
Tsyr
Explorer
One of my Life Quests (See: Tinkergnome Society, Volume XIV, page 7,332,158) is to eat a penquin. Does that count?
On a (slightly) more serious note, I've played a character who had "Kill a dragon, cook it, and eat it" as one of his main ambitions in life. And no little baby dragon either... it had to be a fully grown one.
I've also played Athasian Halflings before... eating invaders is part of their culture
On a (slightly) more serious note, I've played a character who had "Kill a dragon, cook it, and eat it" as one of his main ambitions in life. And no little baby dragon either... it had to be a fully grown one.
I've also played Athasian Halflings before... eating invaders is part of their culture
Speaker
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Tallarn said:
Perish the thought!
Any evil DMs want to come up with something nasty for players attempting to eat dire flesh?
The Cockatrice Dish
Cooking DC: 25
This tasty morsel is favored as a delicacy in the Drow underdark, and has become a sport among young matron mothers of the high houses. Like several other games these evil denizens of the underground kingdom undertake, losing such a contest can result in disastrous and compromising situations.
To begin with, the contestants are given a full serving of cockatrice meat, prepared by their most trusted chefs (a situation that lends itself to bribery and exploitation typical of dark elves) Cockatrice meat holds within itself the power to convert flesh to stone, much as the living beast itself can do with merely a gaze. While a good cook can remove much of this potency, the meat is still less then safe.
Each round the contestants eat, they must make a fortitude saving throw to avoid becoming a statue. This save starts at a DC of 1, with a cumulative +1 each round the contest proceeds. To avoid cheating (at such a basic level in any case--these ARE drow) the food is cut into careful, even slices before hand to maintain this constant increase in difficulty.
The first contestant to bow out of the game loses face and prestige. The first contestant to turn to stone loses more prestige for her family, and also loses her life (however temporarily with powerful clerics around to cast stone to flesh).
A competent cook can lower the fort DC by 1 for each and every round by making a cooking check of 35+. An incompetent (or traitorous) cook increases the DC by 1 for every point--for each and every round--he or she misses the basic cooking check DC.
And yes, Cockatrice does taste like chicken.
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Actually, my group and I just had a conflict on this issue.
I'm a Dwarven Druid. I take care of feeding the party, since we're on a long trek through trackless wilderness. (Even as a dwarf, I'm faster than the rest of the party because the terrain doesn't slow me down... so I have time to forage while they march.)
We were ambushed by a pair of ogres recently. After the fight, I started filleting the corpses and preparing Ogre Steaks. The party was not amused. Everyone but me dug into their stored rations to avoid the meal.
My thoughts on the matter: I won't eat dwarf; that's my own species. Other than that, I'll eat it if it isn't an ooze, undead, or a construct. After all, as a druid I can talk to plants, animals, and rocks in addition to all of the other "intelligent" races. So how does one differentiate food? Well, if you're still alive... then they must be the food.
I'm a Dwarven Druid. I take care of feeding the party, since we're on a long trek through trackless wilderness. (Even as a dwarf, I'm faster than the rest of the party because the terrain doesn't slow me down... so I have time to forage while they march.)
We were ambushed by a pair of ogres recently. After the fight, I started filleting the corpses and preparing Ogre Steaks. The party was not amused. Everyone but me dug into their stored rations to avoid the meal.
My thoughts on the matter: I won't eat dwarf; that's my own species. Other than that, I'll eat it if it isn't an ooze, undead, or a construct. After all, as a druid I can talk to plants, animals, and rocks in addition to all of the other "intelligent" races. So how does one differentiate food? Well, if you're still alive... then they must be the food.
I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
Brings up a good point. Druids and Rangers and clerics of Animal dieties can't all be vegans, can they, now?
A lot of myths depict the spirit of the animal being willingly given to those who earn it through hunting prowess....so I could see a druid saying "Hey, if I hunted it and killed it, I'm higher up on the food chain. It's my natural right and responsibility to eat it...better than making it go to waste, anyway."
Of course, I could also see a rat-bastard DM abusing that idea...said druid would probably be devoured herself eventually.
I'd say that the designation probably ends at "humanoid."
If it's "huamnoid," don't eat it.
"monstrous humanoid" is probably a no, too.
But "beast," "magical beast," "ooze," "dragon," etc. are all fair game (pun very much intended.)
A lot of myths depict the spirit of the animal being willingly given to those who earn it through hunting prowess....so I could see a druid saying "Hey, if I hunted it and killed it, I'm higher up on the food chain. It's my natural right and responsibility to eat it...better than making it go to waste, anyway."
Of course, I could also see a rat-bastard DM abusing that idea...said druid would probably be devoured herself eventually.
I'd say that the designation probably ends at "humanoid."
If it's "huamnoid," don't eat it.
"monstrous humanoid" is probably a no, too.
But "beast," "magical beast," "ooze," "dragon," etc. are all fair game (pun very much intended.
)Saeviomagy
Adventurer
I remember once running a character who ate anything he killed. I think it was about the third monster he consumed which left him lying in bed complaining of a terrible stomach ache.
Of course, that just made him feed a small part of each 'catch' to the party dog before eating the rest himself.
Of course, that just made him feed a small part of each 'catch' to the party dog before eating the rest himself.
Omega Lord
First Post
What? You mean no eating illithids? Turnabouts fair play dammit
.Always wanted to try dragon steak.
Tsyr
Explorer
Omega Lord said:
What? You mean no eating illithids? Turnabouts fair play dammit
Always wanted to try dragon steak.
Been meaning to try to make some takoyaki out of illithid tentacles...
A morbid part of me wonders what cooked and prepared vampire flesh would be like, if it would even be possible. That, or werebear (I figure werebear, since I suspect Werecows are few and far between
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Gez
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Illithids are Aberration, not humanoids nor monstrous humanoids.
IMHO, eating Fey would also be something good-aligned people would abhor, and evil ones would like.
In My Campaign Where I Am The DM (tm), the players have eaten a baby red wyrmling, and have tried stirge stew.
Each time, I describe the taste as absolutely awful (the red dragon flesh was something like raw peppered piments with oversalted mustard, and too hot whatever you tried, for example); but they're eager to trying eating other monsters... Sigh.
IMHO, eating Fey would also be something good-aligned people would abhor, and evil ones would like.
In My Campaign Where I Am The DM (tm), the players have eaten a baby red wyrmling, and have tried stirge stew.
Each time, I describe the taste as absolutely awful (the red dragon flesh was something like raw peppered piments with oversalted mustard, and too hot whatever you tried, for example); but they're eager to trying eating other monsters... Sigh.
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