Darrin Drader
Explorer
jgbrowning said:
Who's housecarl?
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Should housecats be nerfed?
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Who's housecarl?
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
Food for thought - Neither WotC nor TSR ever published anything about commoners in a campaign, but here is a recent article all about cats (hence why they're better): http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fools/20030401c
Also, check out this website: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Books/BookPages/CGBBook.html for information about the book that shows how cats make one of the fundamental forces of the universe: gravity!
Also, check out this website: http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Books/BookPages/CGBBook.html for information about the book that shows how cats make one of the fundamental forces of the universe: gravity!
Mark Chance
Boingy! Boingy!
Meow! Meow you all to hell!
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Cats are obviously more powerful than commoners, and should stay that way. After all, they need to keep us in line. But do not fear the coming feline revolution. They will purge the world of the weak, foolish, and those incapable of using can-openers, leaving a paradise for man and cat alike in their wake.
It's the chinchillas we should worry about. They're fiendish little psychopaths.
Demiurge out.
It's the chinchillas we should worry about. They're fiendish little psychopaths.
Demiurge out.
Bah, D&D housecats are nothing compared to Everquest housecats!
look housecat
A small housecat sits here, eyeing you warily.
con housecat
A housecat looks easy.
kill housecat
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 32 points of damage.
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 28 points of damage.
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 35 points of damage.
You miss.
You hit a housecat for 8 points of damage.
look housecat
A small housecat sits here, eyeing you warily.
con housecat
A housecat looks easy.
kill housecat
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 32 points of damage.
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 28 points of damage.
You miss.
You miss.
A housecat hits you for 35 points of damage.
You miss.
You hit a housecat for 8 points of damage.
I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
That's just a regular Carl who's been trained to use a litter box...
...which is more than I can say for Monte....darn it, I just chagned those blinds!
Darrin Drader
Explorer
tarchon said:
LOL!!
trancejeremy
Adventurer
You know, if you read the news wires, they sometimes carry stories about house cats attacking people...
This is perhaps my favorite...
"Elderly Man Licking Wounds After Cat Attack
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - An elderly Canadian man was said to be recovering on Thursday following a savage attack by his pet cat, which drew four carloads of police, two ambulances and an animal control officer.
The National Post newspaper said Gerard Daigle, 80, lost a pint of blood and required stitches after his cat Touti, a diminutive roughly meaning Tiny, launched a frenzied attack after Daigle, who was apparently giving his pet parrot a shower, inadvertently sprayed the cat with water.
...
It is not known why Daigle was giving his parrot a shower. "
(Okay, it was an old guy, but the cat actually also attacked his wife as well).
Here's another one
"Monday, May 13, 2002
Cat goes on rampage in Nova Scotia, evicts owners
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, May 13 (Reuters) - A Canadian family had to
flee for safety after their pet Siamese cat went on a rampage,
tearing at clothes and skin and driving them out of the house,
police said on Monday.
...
Another police officer said Cocoa was "a Siamese cat with an
attitude problem."
(I've got others, mostly from Canada, from some reason. I also collect stories where people fall a long ways and still live...)
Cats really aren't dangerous because they don't want to attack people. But if they do they are dangerous.
The the problem in D&D I think they highlight (somewhat) is the armor system. If you're unarmored, a cat actually is quite of a problem - they can scractch the heck out of you. But with heavy gloves on and a leather jacket, they can't.
This is perhaps my favorite...
"Elderly Man Licking Wounds After Cat Attack
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - An elderly Canadian man was said to be recovering on Thursday following a savage attack by his pet cat, which drew four carloads of police, two ambulances and an animal control officer.
The National Post newspaper said Gerard Daigle, 80, lost a pint of blood and required stitches after his cat Touti, a diminutive roughly meaning Tiny, launched a frenzied attack after Daigle, who was apparently giving his pet parrot a shower, inadvertently sprayed the cat with water.
...
It is not known why Daigle was giving his parrot a shower. "
(Okay, it was an old guy, but the cat actually also attacked his wife as well).
Here's another one
"Monday, May 13, 2002
Cat goes on rampage in Nova Scotia, evicts owners
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia, May 13 (Reuters) - A Canadian family had to
flee for safety after their pet Siamese cat went on a rampage,
tearing at clothes and skin and driving them out of the house,
police said on Monday.
...
Another police officer said Cocoa was "a Siamese cat with an
attitude problem."
(I've got others, mostly from Canada, from some reason. I also collect stories where people fall a long ways and still live...)
Cats really aren't dangerous because they don't want to attack people. But if they do they are dangerous.
The the problem in D&D I think they highlight (somewhat) is the armor system. If you're unarmored, a cat actually is quite of a problem - they can scractch the heck out of you. But with heavy gloves on and a leather jacket, they can't.
Snoweel
First Post
It's just more proof that adult sentients need to be statted at a minimum of 3rd level for any semblance of realism in D&D.
1st level commoners are mere babies, and there have been documented cases of jealous housecats easily killing babies by asphyxiation.
If anything, the asphyxiation/subdual damage system needs eratta.
1st level commoners are mere babies, and there have been documented cases of jealous housecats easily killing babies by asphyxiation.
If anything, the asphyxiation/subdual damage system needs eratta.
