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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7014058" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Outsized strength is great, all the advantages of being small without the any of the downsides. </p><p></p><p>I was trying to think of something more interesting to use Redcaps in, rather than have them terrorizing and slowly slaughtering a village (live longer if you only kill 1 person every two days [don't risk 3, third day you dry up and disappear]) and I hit upon a few phrases that made me realize that the sickle is cool, but not necessary, lore wise they get "heavy bladed weapons" and can emulate their maker. </p><p></p><p>Welcome to Tam's Butcher shop, where old Tam and his team of Faeries will slaughter and butcher any meat you might want. All experts with a knife, and dressed in traditional garb, Tam's has an exotic feel hard to get outside the Feywild, and coming soon is his soon-to-be-world-famous Barbecue, so you can enjoy a hearty meal while waiting for your order. </p><p></p><p>Now, you could have Tam playing it straight. Redcaps need blood, but nothing says it has to be sentient blood, and they will probably enjoy slaughtering pigs, goats, cows, manticores, griffons, and whatever else with equal gusto. As long as it screams and bleeds. Or, perhaps there is a secret to why Tam is surrounded by so many Redcaps, and perhaps there have been some unusual disappearances or he has connections to a mob that needs "disposal services".</p><p></p><p>Cue an adventure in a meat locker, being hunted by a small army of half-pint butchers with Iron Shoes. Good horror session material I think, if you can set the mood. Especially if the party frequents the place for a while before they get suspicious, maybe the Redcaps stay out of sight the majority of the time, and Tam just helps the "Local Gnome Population"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7014058, member: 6801228"] Outsized strength is great, all the advantages of being small without the any of the downsides. I was trying to think of something more interesting to use Redcaps in, rather than have them terrorizing and slowly slaughtering a village (live longer if you only kill 1 person every two days [don't risk 3, third day you dry up and disappear]) and I hit upon a few phrases that made me realize that the sickle is cool, but not necessary, lore wise they get "heavy bladed weapons" and can emulate their maker. Welcome to Tam's Butcher shop, where old Tam and his team of Faeries will slaughter and butcher any meat you might want. All experts with a knife, and dressed in traditional garb, Tam's has an exotic feel hard to get outside the Feywild, and coming soon is his soon-to-be-world-famous Barbecue, so you can enjoy a hearty meal while waiting for your order. Now, you could have Tam playing it straight. Redcaps need blood, but nothing says it has to be sentient blood, and they will probably enjoy slaughtering pigs, goats, cows, manticores, griffons, and whatever else with equal gusto. As long as it screams and bleeds. Or, perhaps there is a secret to why Tam is surrounded by so many Redcaps, and perhaps there have been some unusual disappearances or he has connections to a mob that needs "disposal services". Cue an adventure in a meat locker, being hunted by a small army of half-pint butchers with Iron Shoes. Good horror session material I think, if you can set the mood. Especially if the party frequents the place for a while before they get suspicious, maybe the Redcaps stay out of sight the majority of the time, and Tam just helps the "Local Gnome Population" [/QUOTE]
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