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Post by geoffrey on Mar 8, 2012 21:28:42 GMT -6
Every dungeon needs at least one:  |
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Mar 8, 2012 21:32:32 GMT -6
Every dungeon needs at least one:... I ain't seeing it?  |
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Post by geoffrey on Mar 8, 2012 22:05:38 GMT -6
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palmer
Level 3 Conjurer
Foolish Rules Lawyer! Your disingenuous dissembling means nothing to Doom!
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Post by palmer on Mar 8, 2012 22:21:20 GMT -6
That, is an impressive piece of headgear.
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ralph
Level 2 Seer
Over the hill and far away.
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Post by ralph on Mar 9, 2012 0:49:41 GMT -6
He's going to need a friend to get his throwing rings off there for him!
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Post by Melan on Mar 9, 2012 2:42:40 GMT -6
That's one high-level character.
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Post by DungeonDevil on Mar 9, 2012 3:45:49 GMT -6
That's not a turban! It's a halfling's pup-tent!
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Post by mgtremaine on Mar 9, 2012 8:32:41 GMT -6
That's not a turban! It's a halfling's pup-tent! There could be a halfling in the hat!!! -Mike |
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Post by Mushgnome on Mar 9, 2012 9:14:28 GMT -6
Sikh warriors are bad*ss, no doubt about it! Apparently this guy survived decapitation and kept on fighting: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Deep_SinghBut is it really Politically Correct to use them as D&D monsters?  |
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Post by kesher on Mar 9, 2012 9:54:05 GMT -6
I now declare that a charater's level must be designated by the splendor of his or her headgear, or else they will be treated as if they are zero level. Jack Vance would be happy...
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Thorulfr
Level 5 Thaumaturgist
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Post by Thorulfr on Mar 20, 2012 16:24:41 GMT -6
I now declare that a charater's level must be designated by the splendor of his or her headgear, or else they will be treated as if they are zero level. Jack Vance would be happy... As opposed to the trend in Anime, where level and skill are denoted by the size and elaborateness of the pauldrons or shoulderpads (even for spellcasting classes.) |
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Post by tavis on Mar 20, 2012 20:50:55 GMT -6
Player: I search his headgear for treasure.
DM: A halfling pops out and stabs you in the eye.
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terje
Level 5 Thaumaturgist
Blasphemous accelerator
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Post by terje on Mar 20, 2012 21:41:13 GMT -6
Wow, I really want to have him as a pc!  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2012 5:55:06 GMT -6
Sikh warriors are bad*ss, no doubt about it! Apparently this guy survived decapitation and kept on fighting: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Deep_SinghBut is it really Politically Correct to use them as D&D monsters? Doesn't matter, Political Correctness has no place in my D&D. YMMV |
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Post by llenlleawg on Mar 21, 2012 9:34:21 GMT -6
Actually, for anyone looking for a non-Medieval, non-Christian inspiration for the cleric class to use as a model, the Sikh Khalsa would certainly number among the top choices!
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Post by verhaden on Mar 21, 2012 13:42:42 GMT -6
Moldvay states that anything not a Player Character is a "monster". Works for me.
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jjarvis
Level 5 Thaumaturgist
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Post by jjarvis on Mar 25, 2012 7:55:40 GMT -6
In olden times that gentleman at the top of the thread would have been a "Dervish".
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Thorulfr
Level 5 Thaumaturgist
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Post by Thorulfr on Mar 26, 2012 12:11:17 GMT -6
In olden times that gentleman at the top of the thread would have been a "Dervish". Not quite. The Dervishes are a Muslim sect; the famous ones that fought against the British were in the Sudan. The august gentleman in the picture is a Sikh, a completely different religion from north India/Punjab. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2012 10:33:19 GMT -6
Actually, for anyone looking for a non-Medieval, non-Christian inspiration for the cleric class to use as a model, the Sikh Khalsa would certainly number among the top choices! Have an Exalt! |
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Post by llenlleawg on Apr 10, 2012 11:07:06 GMT -6
On my list of things I would like to do but haven't got around to is to run a campaign with a more Indo-Persian flavor without needing to come up with any new classes, etc., just "reflavoring" what's already there. So, clerics are like the Sikh Khalsa (with anti-clerics as worshipers of devils/demons), magic users are of course the Persian magi (complete with pointed caps with moons and stars!), druids are like the mystical ascetics known as the sadhus, elves the Persian peris, dwarves the yakshas, instead of half-elves use the same stats for the vanara, etc. The fundamental concepts of dharma (and its contrast adharma) match quite perfectly with Law and Chaos, and really most of the monsters would fit in a happy mishmash of the Arabian Nights and the Ramayana as they would King Arthur, Conan, Tolkien, et al. that make up standard D&D worlds!
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