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<blockquote data-quote="Prince Atom" data-source="post: 267071" data-attributes="member: 6046">I never said they were technology-impaired.&nbsp; I said this was a Stone Age setting -- they have stone axes and tools.&nbsp; How d'you think our ancestors got through the Stone Age if that wasn't enough?And how much more frequent are monsters in this era than in others?&nbsp; I didn't think I'd up the monster mix.&nbsp; If anything, I'd lower it.&nbsp; There would be some low-level animals and beasts, and the tribes would eat whatever they could kill.&nbsp; Wild boars are aggressive, but the tribe would rather face them than a tiger or somesuch.&nbsp; Likewise, they'd much rather take a dire bear than a dire lion.That's the secret to survival here:&nbsp; eat everything you can, because most things you can't.Additional:5)&nbsp; Technology.&nbsp; This is the Stone Age, so the most common tools are made either of edged stones or sharpened bone.&nbsp; The tribes have knowledge of tanning skins and shaping wood and stone, not to mention fire.&nbsp; There is no metal in common use and no pottery.&nbsp; Stone weapons do less damage (one die smaller) and are clumsy and fragile (threat ranges reduced one step, weapons break on a natural 1).&nbsp; Bronze weapons do exist, but they are rare (they replace mithril and adamantine on the weapons lists in the DMG) and their creation, a secret.&nbsp; Muscle power is the order of the day, although slings and short bows do exist.TWK&quot;Owww -- pointy!!&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Prince Atom, post: 267071, member: 6046"] I never said they were technology-impaired. I said this was a Stone Age setting -- they have stone axes and tools. How d'you think our ancestors got through the Stone Age if that wasn't enough? And how much more frequent are monsters in this era than in others? I didn't think I'd up the monster mix. If anything, I'd lower it. There would be some low-level animals and beasts, and the tribes would eat whatever they could kill. Wild boars are aggressive, but the tribe would rather face them than a tiger or somesuch. Likewise, they'd much rather take a dire bear than a dire lion. That's the secret to survival here: eat everything you can, because most things you can't. Additional: 5) Technology. This is the Stone Age, so the most common tools are made either of edged stones or sharpened bone. The tribes have knowledge of tanning skins and shaping wood and stone, not to mention fire. There is no metal in common use and no pottery. Stone weapons do less damage (one die smaller) and are clumsy and fragile (threat ranges reduced one step, weapons break on a natural 1). Bronze weapons do exist, but they are rare (they replace mithril and adamantine on the weapons lists in the DMG) and their creation, a secret. Muscle power is the order of the day, although slings and short bows do exist. TWK "Owww -- pointy!!" [/QUOTE]

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