Re: (TFT) new player wants an attack worthy animal...

[Mark Tapley <mtapley@swri.edu>]

At 0:57 -0400 3/21/12, Brett wrote:
> When I played a GURPS version of this character, inns and cities were
> a problem. Being a wolf, my character's companion was able to take
> care of themselves in the woods outside of any inn my character might
> stay in. And my character tended to not go to cities very often. When
> we did, the wolf just stayed out of town until he came out.

	Brett's suggestion is good, but with a few more variants to 
blind-side the character:

1) Owner forgets to make proper provisions.
Wolf Owner: "We walk into the tavern..."
GM: "Everyone in the tavern yells, draws, and lunges toward your wolf."
WO: "Oh, he's not with us!"
GM: "You didn't prearrange that. The tavern patrons get initiative."


2) Vet bills.
GM: "Ok, this morning your wolf has very loose stools and vomiting. 
He's also looking a little "peaked". What do you do?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory_bowel_disease


3) Unfair accusations.
GM: "Farmer Dale's chicken coop was broken into last night. He wants 
you to pay for the chickens your wolf ate."


	It occurs to me that a similar approach might work for lizard men.

1) Cold-bloodedness.
GM: "It's 0300 and you hear some noise in the brush. Oh, by the way, 
it's cold and the lizard man cannot move or awaken."

2) Reptilian defense mechanisms.
GM: "OK, you disengage from HTH ... leaving your tail."

3) ...
GM: "Your throat flaps start swelling. She doesn't look that cute to 
anyone else, FWIW..."

4) Subtle dietary requirements.
GM: "The quiche in the inn tonight is spinach."
Players: "We all dig in!"
GM: "Fine."
...
GM: "The lizard man, since the spinach is interfering with calcium 
uptake in his intestine, has a splitting headache, heart 
palpitations, and tremors; -6 adjDX. Oh, and the bandits are breaking 
down the door."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uromastyx (see "Nutrition")

	Hope this helps.
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