Monster Note: RE the threads by thearchivist and other notes
May 9, 2015 14:22:40 GMT -5
tetramorph and merctime like this
Post by Admin Pete on May 9, 2015 14:22:40 GMT -5
I am going to post in each of the threads that The Archivist started but rather than Including this note in each I am placing it here so anyone who wants to can read it without having to see it every time.
One way (of a dozen ways that I run monsters) that I run monsters is:
This is my own re-written version of ideas by morikahn over on DF.
Also in this version each type is its own species and can not breed at all or interbreed with any of the others, all are Chaotic and will detect as evil. None of them are dog, hyena or pig like in anyway in their appearance. From time to time you can find any or all of them working together.
So for my first post in the threads by The Archivist bear the about note in mind, I may also post at a later time some of the other and different ways I handle these monsters to those threads. I may also add other comments here from time to time.
One way (of a dozen ways that I run monsters) that I run monsters is:
Humanoid monsters are formed through abiogenesis; however, IMCs this is an unnatural process and it the interaction of Chaos and Evil acting on the slime, muck, manure and decayed things giving rise to the spontaneous appearance of the humanoid monsters (Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Gnolls, Bugbears, Ogres and Trolls). This is the leading reason why they are at odds with player character races and why they are implacable foes and can never be redeemed. Sometimes it is possible for the PCs to bluff and bargain their way out of situations if the monsters are not confident of victory.
* Some races that can then carry on their race through normal means tend to be less belligerent towards other lifeforms as they have developed inside a nurturing or semi-nurturing social structure. These races did not arise through abiogenesis and Centaurs are an example.
* Some races, like Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Gnolls, Bugbears, Ogres and Trolls, form as fully fledged adults. They have no concept of family or rearing children, since they have no families or children. They rarely show any empathy towards other lifeforms and respond well only to signs of strength. This is what makes them so dangerous: they are mostly psychopaths.
* Some races that can then carry on their race through normal means tend to be less belligerent towards other lifeforms as they have developed inside a nurturing or semi-nurturing social structure. These races did not arise through abiogenesis and Centaurs are an example.
* Some races, like Goblins, Kobolds, Orcs, Hobgoblins, Gnolls, Bugbears, Ogres and Trolls, form as fully fledged adults. They have no concept of family or rearing children, since they have no families or children. They rarely show any empathy towards other lifeforms and respond well only to signs of strength. This is what makes them so dangerous: they are mostly psychopaths.
This is my own re-written version of ideas by morikahn over on DF.
Also in this version each type is its own species and can not breed at all or interbreed with any of the others, all are Chaotic and will detect as evil. None of them are dog, hyena or pig like in anyway in their appearance. From time to time you can find any or all of them working together.
So for my first post in the threads by The Archivist bear the about note in mind, I may also post at a later time some of the other and different ways I handle these monsters to those threads. I may also add other comments here from time to time.