tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post5519599408438221506..comments2024-03-19T04:29:47.922-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: O is for OgresJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-673138766896059092011-04-18T23:59:07.718-04:002011-04-18T23:59:07.718-04:00Wow. This is great because I never really understo...Wow. This is great because I never really understood what ogres were. Thanks!Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46447823302097363722011-04-18T20:14:44.275-04:002011-04-18T20:14:44.275-04:00Very cool, although it does away with one a (admit...Very cool, although it does away with one a (admittedly useless) old favorite, the half-ogre. :-)Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818303172957630563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-32136502012582344452011-04-18T18:30:31.601-04:002011-04-18T18:30:31.601-04:00That could also explain the antipathy between Nean...That could also explain the antipathy between Neanderthal (Cavemen) and Ogres. Neanderthals hate them because they wreck the tribe when they're born. Nice.Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36237892326053488732011-04-18T14:49:19.295-04:002011-04-18T14:49:19.295-04:00D&D hags are a female only version of Ogres, i...D&D hags are a female only version of Ogres, it sort of makes sense...porphyre77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07620350717226228078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23384603026216070812011-04-18T14:10:02.517-04:002011-04-18T14:10:02.517-04:00Very interesting. To date, I like the Ogre myths o...Very interesting. To date, I like the Ogre myths of Dragonlance best: they are decadent descendant of a superior race, the high ogres, akin to high elves. Through wickedness and evil, their inner selves deformed their outward appearance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831826918500597792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19683591043743383232011-04-18T13:30:53.778-04:002011-04-18T13:30:53.778-04:00I totally agree with your interpretation. Well do...I totally agree with your interpretation. Well done!Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22549853271126811052011-04-18T11:48:48.251-04:002011-04-18T11:48:48.251-04:00Very nice. Much more interesting than the standard...Very nice. Much more interesting than the standard "tribe of evil humanoids." Filed away for future stealing. :)Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-46380930313304113602011-04-18T11:42:35.896-04:002011-04-18T11:42:35.896-04:001. Agreed in re Christopher Walken
2. In Warhammer...1. Agreed in re Christopher Walken<br />2. In Warhammer, they have an interesting take on Ogres. Like Halflings, they were "built" by the old one as an experiment to create a creature highly tough and resistant to chaos. It "sort of worked," and they ended up with highly resistant Halflings and tough ogres. What's neat is in the books and game terms, there's automatic fellowship between Halflings and Ogres that they are unaware of (it's a history think hardly anyone would know). So you get these tiny Halflings that, when threatened, can say "Hey, why don't you talk to my friend here..." The Ogres aren't evil, but very suggestible and usually on the bad-guy side, but they don't really care.<br />3. Also, everythings better with the "taint of Chaos" - thanks Moorocock and H.P. Lovecraft.Gary Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908206934819308524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89242086272476747142011-04-18T11:33:59.382-04:002011-04-18T11:33:59.382-04:00Awesome summary. Personally, I've never been a...Awesome summary. Personally, I've never been a big fan of Ogres myself, but they occasionally see their uses in my campaigns.The Game Store Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640256159125514070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35210723672560817292011-04-18T11:32:23.826-04:002011-04-18T11:32:23.826-04:00Couldn't you just tell them by the treads?
So...Couldn't you just tell them by the treads?<br /><br />Sorry... got the "other" sort of Ogre on my mind lately. ;-)Greyhawk Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929743865700766901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25144551859464860902011-04-18T11:14:13.301-04:002011-04-18T11:14:13.301-04:00I am totally stealing this concept for my own camp...I am totally stealing this concept for my own campaign of the Realm. IMC, ogres were simply going to be the weak cousins of giants, who are descended the titans, who were angels who neither rebelled nor supported the Gods of Law during the War of Angels and Demons, and were thus stripped of true divinity. But this? This idea is so much cooler, and so much more evil. Thanks!James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30238741265628212172011-04-18T10:52:31.457-04:002011-04-18T10:52:31.457-04:00I tend to use the RuneQuest ogre-born ogres, but y...I tend to use the RuneQuest ogre-born ogres, but your man-born ogres are an interesting variation.賈尼https://www.blogger.com/profile/03207671300903490067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7850619918362078142011-04-18T10:17:39.117-04:002011-04-18T10:17:39.117-04:00I like this very much. :)I like this very much. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.com