A Few HA HAs Worth

[Rex]

Just the elves aren't real, lets not get carried away.

[Scott308]

My favorite is skeletons in an evil shrine type area, so they get bonuses versus turns. So the cleric thinks they've got it and I say "it doesn't seem to work." The panic that sets in warms a DM's icy heart!

I'm reading through Rappan Athuk from Frog God Games, and there are shrines to Orcus scattered throughout. When you get into the deeper parts of the dungeon, real high level stuff, as you are near shrines the powerful undead have advantage or are immune to being turned.

[sastaz]

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[rredmond]

Yes!

[Rex]

[GreyWolfVT]

[dmw71]

My brother sent me to this the other day.

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[Rex]

LOL, I love it.

[rredmond]

Hee hee. It’s funny because it’s true!
Look up the damage a common house-cat can inflict.
Or the “Numbers Appearing” of kobolds.

In my campaign the crew I DM avoid the kobold caves at all costs. Just finished the evil priests shrine of chaos lair because they are hoping they find a weapon that will help them defeat the kobolds.

[Rex]

Any close inspection of real world animals quickly gets silly.

[ravenn4544]

Look up the damage a common house-cat can inflict.

Actually, I think the damage a cat depicts is underrated. I was attacked in my sleep last night by one and it was a critical hit due to the damage done!

[rredmond]

It's just funny to me how easily they could kill a 0-level villager, in one attack! But maybe not so funny to you!

[dmw71]

Actually, I think the damage a cat depicts is underrated.

[GreyWolfVT]

I know for a fact a level 0 character can die to a rat. So if a rat can do enough dmg for that i imagine a cat could do more.

[rredmond]

A regular sized rat? Does 2e start at zero level Ed?

[dmw71]

Does 2e start at zero level Ed?

Page 32 of the 2e DMG:

If at all possible, start characters at 1st level.

It’s obviously possible to start characters at higher (or lower; there’s a whole “0-Level Characters” section earlier in the chapter) levels, but it’s very much like 1e in that regard.

[Rex]

Or maybe he is just referring to non-classed NPC's, which is what most people are.

[rredmond]

Possible

As long as we aren't saying that Unseen Servanters have no class, sounds good to me.

[GreyWolfVT]

A regular sized rat? Does 2e start at zero level Ed?

Yes indeed it does. Like Dave said/pointed out.

I was mostly reflecting on that one time I played a DCC game as a 4 PC group level 0's going through a "funnel" supposed to be whatever PC survives from your list is your main PC that you continue with but if I recall none of mine survived.

[rredmond]

I haven't played DCC, though I think I'd like it. Dave DMed a (1e) game that ended in an almost TPK, one of the funnest low-level romps ever. My buddy Dan is always afraid of his PCs dying in our Skype game, but as long as I have fun I'm good! Especially if there's a good story! IIRC Dave's game ended with my halfling carrying Greg's character all the way back to town