SPECIAL NOTICE
Malicious code was found on the site, which has been removed, but would have been able to access files and the database, revealing email addresses, posts, and encoded passwords (which would need to be decoded). However, there is no direct evidence that any such activity occurred. REGARDLESS, BE SURE TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. And as is good practice, remember to never use the same password on more than one site. While performing housekeeping, we also decided to upgrade the forums.
This is a site for discussing roleplaying games. Have fun doing so, but there is one major rule: do not discuss political issues that aren't directly and uniquely related to the subject of the thread and about gaming. While this site is dedicated to free speech, the following will not be tolerated: devolving a thread into unrelated political discussion, sockpuppeting (using multiple and/or bogus accounts), disrupting topics without contributing to them, and posting images that could get someone fired in the workplace (an external link is OK, but clearly mark it as Not Safe For Work, or NSFW). If you receive a warning, please take it seriously and either move on to another topic or steer the discussion back to its original RPG-related theme.

Was Bilbo really that stealthy?

Started by Sacrosanct, January 24, 2013, 10:15:42 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 2 3
User actions

Doctor Jest

#30
January 29, 2013, 04:00:23 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;622721I prefer lately to think of halflings as vicious little bastards rather than the folksy charm of Tolkien's hobbit.

My favorite quote on the subject comes not from Tolkien but from the parody book "Bored of the Ring" where it say something along the lines of "The hobbits sent a company of sling-wielding snipers to participate in the last great war, but nobody knew which side they were on".

Those are my halflings.

So, Sackville-Bagginses, basically.

RPGPundit

#31
January 30, 2013, 01:01:25 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;623010I meant the similarity that they are less rotound stealthy happy go lucky hobbits, and more bloodthirsty killers

I wasn't thinking bloodthirsty killers either.  Rather, sneaky little bastard opportunists.

RPGPundit
LION & DRAGON: Medieval-Authentic OSR Roleplaying is available now! You only THINK you\'ve played \'medieval fantasy\' until you play L&D.


My Blog:  http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/
The most famous uruguayan gaming blog on the planet!

NEW!
Check out my short OSR supplements series; The RPGPundit Presents!


Dark Albion: The Rose War! The OSR fantasy setting of the history that inspired Shakespeare and Martin alike.
Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

LORDS OF OLYMPUS
The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.

Mistwell

#32
January 30, 2013, 06:41:32 PM
Quote from: Pete Nash;621726they do not easily lose their sense of direction underground-not when
their heads have recovered from being bumped.

So, similar to Dwarven ability in 3e to sense direction underground.

QuoteAlso they can move very
quietly,

Bonus to move silent

Quoteand hide easily,[/I]

Bonus to hide

Quoteand recover wonderfully from falls and bruises,

Recover hit points at a faster rate than normal?

Quoteand they have a fund of wisdom and wise sayings that men have mostly never heard or have forgotten long ago."

Wisdom bonus?

Quote"Having made up his mind he crept along as cleverly as he could. Hobbits are
clever at quietness, especially in woods,

Extra move silent and hide bonus in woods?

RPGPundit

#34
February 04, 2013, 12:42:11 AM
Quote from: Doctor Jest;623016So, Sackville-Bagginses, basically.

I'd say more like Jack Large from that episode of Blackadder.

RPGPundit
LION & DRAGON: Medieval-Authentic OSR Roleplaying is available now! You only THINK you\'ve played \'medieval fantasy\' until you play L&D.


My Blog:  http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/
The most famous uruguayan gaming blog on the planet!

NEW!
Check out my short OSR supplements series; The RPGPundit Presents!


Dark Albion: The Rose War! The OSR fantasy setting of the history that inspired Shakespeare and Martin alike.
Also available in Variant Cover form!
Also, now with the CULTS OF CHAOS cult-generation sourcebook

ARROWS OF INDRA
Arrows of Indra: The Old-School Epic Indian RPG!
NOW AVAILABLE: AoI in print form

LORDS OF OLYMPUS
The new Diceless RPG of multiversal power, adventure and intrigue, now available.
Print
Go Up Pages 1 2 3
User actions