Tenkar's Tavern: Holy Sheep!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Holy Sheep!

Just curious, but has anyone found they needed a detailed write up of "sheep" in their campaign? I only ask because at the moment "Sheep" is in the top 5 hottest at RPG now. (on the right sidebar of this blog)

Those sheep can be really dangerous!

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mikemonacoOctober 5, 2011 at 3:06 PM
Naaaaaaaah.
(and that talking sheep is gawdurn liar!)
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JDJarvisOctober 5, 2011 at 3:16 PM
well I've used two different types of carnivorous sheep in the past and I've got a mutant variety in the brew but official stats were never really needed. Sheep HD: 1/2 MV: 12 AC: 8 pretty much covers them.
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ToddOctober 5, 2011 at 3:49 PM
it gets awful cold and lonely on the way to the dungeon...
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mikemonacoOctober 5, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Then there's the much-maligned Venomous Sheep of folklore (introduced to gamers and their scorn in Bruce Galloway's Fantasy Wargaming).
Meant to put a flock of them outside town in my B/X game (sure, their venomous, but they have very high quality wool).
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Captain ObliviousOctober 5, 2011 at 4:42 PM
There's always the movie Black Sheep. not the one with the fat guy. It's from New Zealand. And the sheep realize they outnumber the humans 10 to 1 and they don't have to take it anymore.
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2eDMOctober 5, 2011 at 5:18 PM
I liked the venomous sheep from B.G.'s Fantasy Wargaming. Sheep are strange looking creatures. I've used giant sheep to great effect before, so it certainly couldn't hurt me(my non-existant SAN score is another matter however) to take a look at that RPG now thing.
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Matt FinchOctober 5, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Todd FTW.
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TenkarOctober 5, 2011 at 9:16 PM
I'd have to agree matt ;)
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I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

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I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Holy Sheep!

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