Re: (TFT) your monster manual for tft. i noted a messsage from last

[Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>]

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A few thoughts on your comments:

>>>>>>>>I don't know that it's neccessary to have a complete "food chain"
of animals,
>>>>>>>>notation that an animal is a carnivore and the general type of
things it preys
>>>>>>>>on is sufficient.  A food chain (IMHO) is more something for a
world description
>>>>>>>>than a monster manual.  

Well, I'd rather have one -- and change it according to my world -- than
not have it and have the author say "Hey, that's your problem - figure it
out for yourself". I dont think covering the basics is too difficult or
unwieldy. And I've certainly seen a need for it in a game. 

Hasn't one of your players ever tried to keep a Slinker as a pet? What do
you feed it? How often, how does it behave? I think it will be a better
book if I attempt to answer these questions. The GM won't be upset if he's
given too much and just ignores it.....

>>>>>>>>>* Movement: How does flight effect combat options? How does a
Pteradactyl
>>>>>>>>>fight in combat? 
>>>>>>>>You find the flight rules in Advanced Melee (pages 4 & 32) to be
insufficient?

I dont know - I havent even STARTED on that chapter yet. It's just on my
list of things to look at.....

>>>>>>>>I see your point on these!
Yeah, I expect that some of them will be pretty simple to answer, but he
asked if I needed help, and I don't have any problem with someone writing
an article or doing the research on these subjects!

>>>>>>>>Well there should be, obviously.  TFT pretty much dodges the issue
by 
>>>>>>>>making all the big guys so dumb they all use clubs, which scale to
the
>>>>>>>>user's ST.  I'd suggest the giant-sized weapons article in the
archive.

That's a good article, but to my mind Ricks' other article on the
Advantages of Great Strength kind of negate it. If you get damage bonuses
for high ST, then you dont *need* to forge giant weapons. You can already
make a two-handed sword devistating... on where's a giant going to learn
Armourer (IQ 10) AND set up a forge!.

But the weapons questions that keep me up at night are.. what do pixie's
use? 

>>>>>>>>>* Lycantrhopy: How does werewolfism work in TFT?
>>>>>>>>>* Vampirism: How do vampires work in TFT?
>>>>>>>>I'm guessing you don't like the rules on p. 55 of ITL?  

Again, I haven't look at them in this context yet. I might like em fine,
but I might also find some things that don't work. These are just things I
have to look at...

>>>>>>>>Yes, this is a large lack in TFT.  I has no cosmology, other than
an apparent
>>>>>>>>bent by SJ for rationalistic, non-"supernatural" explanation for
things whenever
>>>>>>>>possible.  Without a cosmology, it's hard to have extra-planar and
undead critters
>>>>>>>>that make sense.  

Yeah, I think that explains why "Yrth" for GURPS Fantasy has always been so
incredibly dull. There's nothing like realism to ruin roleplaying.....

Anyway, thanks for the comments - I'll keep these in my monster list for
when I get to those parts of the book. 

Just finished Talents for "V" monsters....

Michael


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