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[Theo R Cwithin]

hoopaks,

Hmm... Wouldn't it be less bulky to just collect kender corpses?

and one character took a tankard from every inn he visited.

This reminds me of a gnome rogue who stole other people's trophies. His first was a stuffed squirrel from an old bartender. Then he moved on to stuffed deer heads, mounted catfish, wyvern skulls and the like from hunter's lodges, inns, homes, etc, wherever he found them. He'd take a defeated enemy's trophies, too: an orc's necklace of elf ears, some irate barbarian's dragon claw, and things like that. At one point he managed to abscond with some noble's most prized hunting trophy: an enormous stuffed cave bear.

 

[Oryan77]

CG ( short so i dont misspell).

Yeah, don't worry about your spelling. We have a lot of posters here that speak English as a 2nd language better than I can speak any 2nd language. So I'm by no means a grammar nazi and don't care one bit about spelling & grammar as long as I know what people are saying. I just thought my post would be a funny reply to yours, that's all.

 

[KOM]

if nothing more i am know aas the fool. but the talk of the town suk it Trabec

 

[jonesy]

if nothing more i am know aas the fool. but the talk of the town suk it Trabec

Nah. Not a fool. Talk of the town, sure.

There's been a surge of threads about the fourth edition recently and I think everybody is getting tired of it. This thread turned into a light hearted breeze. Just good natured fun. And kender corpses (how'd that get in there).

Edit: I mean, threads about the fourth edition in relation to other editions.

 

[jonesy]

Hmm... Wouldn't it be less bulky to just collect kender corpses?

Maybe. But they turn rotten.

This reminds me of a gnome rogue who stole other people's trophies...At one point he managed to abscond with some noble's most prized hunting trophy: an enormous stuffed cave bear.

Where did he keep that? In his backpack?

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

This reminds me of a gnome rogue who stole other people's trophies...At one point he managed to abscond with some noble's most prized hunting trophy: an enormous stuffed cave bear.

Where did he keep that? In his backpack?

You know how high-level D&D can be; a PC can do pretty much anything if only it's ridiculous enough! As they say:

"Is that a giant stuffed cave bear in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

Actually it was more of a series of antics involving disguise, concealment, distraction and pushing/pulling really heavy objects as quietly as possible.

 

[KOM]

we got a halfling in our group i would sit and wacth him try that, and he is a fighter really???

 

[El Mahdi]

I agree with Jonesy, this thread has been a breath of fresh air.


[MENTION=94227]KOM[/MENTION]: Just my take - from a DM perspective, if I had a player taking heads as trophies, I'd probably say he was being evil also. And even though I don't use the alignment system, I would probably rule that it impacts their relations with npc's (most often likely to be detrimental, but could enhance Intimidations).

From a historical perspective (based on the typical medieval european default), beheading and displaying of heads was a normal occurance - and not necessarily evil. In fact, in some situations (punishing outlaws, defeating a rebellious subordinate, etc.) it would not only be acceptable, but often expected and necessary. Also, sending a head as a message (or as intimidation) wasn't out of the question either...and wouldn't necessarily be considered evil.

We (as modern people) tend to apply a modern sense of morality to our games, even though the medieval sense of morality was quite different. That's not a wrong thing to do (it's always easier to use what you know), but from a setting perspective, not necessarily accurate.

But taking heads and keeping them for personal trophies...even then would have been outside the norm.

Maybe as an alternative, and in order of increasing levels of gore or grossness, try these as trophies instead (of course, talk to your DM about them first):

• Momento (like a souvenir - a weapon, a personal object like a ring, cut off a piece of their clothing, a personal badge or coat-of-arms, their shield, etc.)
• Hair (cut off a significant portion of hair - opponents with long hair or ponytails would be most coveted - the hair could be braided and kept in a lot of different forms, such as adding to a rope, a necklace, tied to a belt, etc.)
• Teeth (probably canine teeth as they'd be easier to string on a necklace or cord, and could easily be mistaken in appearance for animal or monster teeth)
• Scalps (scalping as trophies did occur in western europe during the 9th century, during wars between the Visigoths, Franks, and Anglo-Saxons - it wasn't considered evil...at the time, but would probably seem barbaric in a later medieval setting - it was also quite common with native american tribes...and also not considered evil - at least by native americans)

Hope this helps. And also, Welcome to ENWorld!

 

[KOM]

Turely i learn something of the past that i didnt. what about undead heads? noone talked about them yet. but i am done takeing the human and human like, but will ask the paliden in the group about the heads i take, of intelagent things.

 

[El Mahdi]

...what about undead heads?...

Well, they were a cover band for The_Grateful_Dead, so they might not appreciate being decapitated...


Seriously though, probably not evil, but definitely gross. It might also be difficult for people seeing them to realize it came from an undead creature, or simply from a normal dead person.

And what happens if the head doesn't completely die!?!?!?