D&D General The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24

[TwoSix]

Oh yeah. The GM says 'no Tortlemen'. What an auteur they must be.

I would point out Dostoevsky also never used Tortles. Good company.

 

[soviet]

I would point out Dostoevsky also never used Tortles. Good company.

Tolkien initially said no hobbits! But then he let one player be a hobbit and when three more made the same request he was trapped by an unavoidable precedent.

 

[TwoSix]

Tolkien initially said no hobbits! But then he let one player be a hobbit and when three more made the same request he was trapped by an unavoidable precedent.

So true. His original plans was to keep the setting to Tolkien races only.

Never let your players buy the "Metaphors for Moral English Character" sourcebooks is the lesson here.

 

[billd91]

So true. His original plans was to keep the setting to Tolkien races only.

Never let your players buy the "Metaphors for Moral English Character" sourcebooks is the lesson here.

But then there was that one guy who wanted join the game to play an "enigmatic force of nature". He was extremely quirky, totally OP, and, for some reason, wore big yellow boots. Fortunately, he left the game after only a couple of sessions.

 

[TwoSix]

But then there was that one guy who wanted join the game to play an "enigmatic force of nature". He was extremely quirky, totally OP, and, for some reason, wore big yellow boots. Fortunately, he left the game after only a couple of sessions.

I liked that guy. Really focused on the dramatic stuff. Not much for combat or exploration, though.

 

[soviet]

I liked that guy. Really focused on the dramatic stuff. Not much for combat or exploration, though.

He was entitled. All that poetry and making up stuff about the gameworld. Mainly the poetry.

 

[TwoSix]

He was entitled. All that poetry and making up stuff about the gameworld. Mainly the poetry.

"It's a fantasy world, Steve! You can't just name your character Tom! It breaks my verisimilitude!"

 

[Bae'zel]

Poor Tolkien. I'd feel more pity for the Bakshi campaign, with THAT Samwise Gamgee. You know the one. Hoo boy.

A nice compilation:

 

[mamba]

But then there was that one guy who wanted join the game to play an "enigmatic force of nature". He was extremely quirky, totally OP, and, for some reason, wore big yellow boots. Fortunately, he left the game after only a couple of sessions.

he wasn’t included in the movie for a reason

 

[billd91]

Poor Tolkien. I'd feel more pity for the Bakshi campaign, with THAT Samwise Gamgee. You know the one. Hoo boy.

A nice compilation:

You know, aside from looking kind of dopey and comedic, the Bakshi version still captured Sam's essential character.