House Rules That Cause Unintended Consequences

[der_kluge]

You know, if cows were like this, there'd be special farms designed to grow old cows, and then sold to very rich people to eat.

In a less civilized society, such a thing would quickly get eaten up by those with resources to take them down. Dragons would go extinct in a matter of years.

 

[Mercule]

In a less civilized society, such a thing would quickly get eaten up by those with resources to take them down. Dragons would go extinct in a matter of years.

Except that it only takes one "smart" fellow with the idea of raising a dragon to ancient status to get more kewl powers to unleash the whole bit again.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I don't think I've ever gone from thinking "that's really cool" to "that's really distrubing" faster in any post.

***decides to not have liver for dinner tonight, as he had originally planned**

 

[Angel Tarragon]

***decides to not have liver for dinner tonight, as he had originally planned**

I love liver, that and steak, especially New York strip and Filet Mingon (Sp?). Can't get enough.

 

[der_kluge]

I love liver, that and steak, especially New York strip and Filet Mingon (Sp?). Can't get enough.

Having lived in Kansas City, that bugs me.

It's a Kansas City strip, not a New York Strip. Really, how many cows are raised in New York? The strip originated in Kansas City.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Having lived in Kansas City, that bugs me.

It's a Kansas City strip, not a New York Strip. Really, how many cows are raised in New York? The strip originated in Kansas City.

Maybe there's a secret bovine enclave in New York?

 

[Voadam]

hijack

google answers all

From http://www.infoplease.com/spot/foodnames.html

Delmonico Steak (and Delmonico Potatoes)


Swiss immigrants, the Delmonico family created New York City's first real luxury restaurant, which they ran from 1835 to 1881. With a menu printed in French and English, Delmonico's featured French and American cuisine. Under the direction of French chef Charles Ranhofer, Delmonico's set the standard for gourmet food. Delmonico Steak, a tender strip of usually boneless top loin, has become an American classic. It is also known as Kansas City strip steak or New York steak. Delmonico Potatoes are boiled, buttered potatoes sprinkled with parsley and lemon juice. Eggs Benedict and Lobster Newburg were also created at the restaurant.

 

[drothgery]

It's a Kansas City strip, not a New York Strip. Really, how many cows are raised in New York?

Lots (nowhere near as many as are raised in California, which makes more cheese than Wisconsin, but New York is a big dairy producer). None in New York City or anywhere close to it, but all that farm country upstate is still New York State.

 

[Ambrus]

This is why I have reservations about playing in games with house rules. They almost always have unforeseen secondary side-effects. When a clever player naturally tries to grasp a new opportunity created by the side-effect, the DM is caught off guard and tries to backtrack or nerf the house rule, creating a lack of consistency and seeming to punish a player for being clever and/or creative. Rules are play tested for a reason. Not every DM is a game-designer. If a DM is not ready to live with the consequences of his own house rules, then he has no business trying to create some. The same goes for home-made magic items, weapons, feats and prestige classes. That's just my two cents on the matter. :\

This reminds me of a particularly funny Knights of the Dinner Table strip in which one game designer lets a poorly thought out optional rule slip into a game supplement. Essentially, it's meant to reward PCs who role-play heroic sacrifice by willingly throwing themselves in the way of a lethal blow meant for another. They gain a measure of honor points which are subtracted from the honor points of the person who's been spared. It's called "Taking the hit". When it's brought into play, one of the knights 'takes the hit' meant for another PC. That PC is then told that some of his honor has gone to the other PC. Enraged, that player feels cheated and plots to 'take the hit' when the thieving PC is next hit. Soon a free for all of self sacrifice breaks out as each PC tries to steal as much honor as possible from the other PCs. It continues until one player gets the bright idea to 'take the hit' for one of the enemy monsters. Eventually the PCs return to town and hire beggars to stand in line so that one PC can take shots at them while another 'takes the hit' to protect the beggars thereby siphoning off all of the beggars' honor.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Finally, someone would feel a strange sensation as they swallowed a chunk of uncooked pancreas or drank some intercranial slop and scream 'It's in the pancreas!' (or whatever organ contained said miracle), whereupon everyone else drops what they're doing and dives for the pancreas, stuffing their cheeks like hamsters.

Raw Dragon Chittlins

If you can eat that, it'll do something to you. (Doubt it'd be positive, unless your lookin' to lose wieght in a short period of time & don't mind being more than 1 round away from an outhouse)