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[3.x D&D] No Giant Rats?

Started by Drohem, March 09, 2010, 02:36:26 PM

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Werekoala

#15
March 11, 2010, 04:44:49 PM
Isn't "dire" just a template anyway? And in 3e Monster Manual, rats and such are in the back under "vermin". I never really got into 3.5 so that may be one of the things they changed.
Lan Astaslem


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Drohem

#16
March 11, 2010, 05:16:51 PM
Quote from: Werekoala;366411Isn't "dire" just a template anyway? And in 3e Monster Manual, rats and such are in the back under "vermin". I never really got into 3.5 so that may be one of the things they changed.

Yes, a 'dire' animal is like a normal animal on steroids.  

Dire Rat

Rat (Animal)

I'm going to scale down the dire rats' disease, damage, and hit points.

Ian Absentia

#17
March 11, 2010, 05:19:44 PM
Can one play a dire human?

!i!

Drohem

#18
March 11, 2010, 05:22:44 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;366422Can one play a dire human?

In 3.x D&D, humans are not classified as animals, but, rather, they are classified as humanoids.

Ian Absentia

#19
March 11, 2010, 06:17:42 PM
I guess what I was asking was for clarification whether the "dire" classification was ever published a template or not.  I don't see it as a template (à la Celestial or Vampire, etc.) in the back of the 3.0 Monster Manual.

!i!

Grymbok

#20
March 11, 2010, 07:18:22 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;365873One of my favorite moments from my early, misbegotten days of 1e AD&D:

   GM: Okay, in the room you find a giant rat trap.
Player: Wait...is that a giant rat-trap, for a trap for giant rats?
GM: ...They're the same thing, dumbass!

!i!

(P.S. I need to check -- are there rules for dire horses?)

I remember in one of our 1e games we encountered a baby Giant, which generated a debate on how that might differ from a giant baby.

Drohem

#21
March 12, 2010, 01:51:07 AM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;366431I guess what I was asking was for clarification whether the "dire" classification was ever published a template or not.  I don't see it as a template (à la Celestial or Vampire, etc.) in the back of the 3.0 Monster Manual.

Oh, sorry.  No, it's not a template like ghost or vampire that can be layered over something.  It is just another entry in the Monster Manual, with several types outlined.

Narf the Mouse

#22
March 12, 2010, 02:22:48 AM
...Dire Humans sounds both silly and awesome. I see something like a Half-Orc, only without the Orc.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

Ian Absentia

#23
March 12, 2010, 12:14:16 PM
If push comes to shove, I suppose a "dire human" is probably an ogre.  Silly applications aside, it's curious that a "Dire" template was never created.

!i!

Narf the Mouse

#24
March 12, 2010, 03:00:57 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;366635If push comes to shove, I suppose a "dire human" is probably an ogre.  Silly applications aside, it's curious that a "Dire" template was never created.

!i!
That makes a wacky sort of sense.
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

winkingbishop

#25
March 12, 2010, 03:32:14 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;366635If push comes to shove, I suppose a "dire human" is probably an ogre.  Silly applications aside, it's curious that a "Dire" template was never created.

!i!

Sasquatch.
"I presume, my boy, you are the keeper of this oracular pig." -The Horned King

Friar Othos - [Ptolus/AD&D pbp]

Narf the Mouse

#26
March 12, 2010, 04:00:10 PM
Quote from: winkingbishop;366735Sasquatch.
No, that's a Dire Dwarf. All the hair, you see...
The main problem with government is the difficulty of pressing charges against its directors.

Given a choice of two out of three M&Ms, the human brain subconsciously tries to justify the two M&Ms chosen as being superior to the M&M not chosen.

Werekoala

#27
March 12, 2010, 04:05:25 PM
Reminds me of the Robot Chicken bit about "Attack of the Giant Midget".

He was normal human sized.
Lan Astaslem


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