tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6977070562988551579..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Articles of Dragon: "Of Grizzly Bears and Chimpanzees"James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5722034201770788092012-02-15T19:39:59.498-05:002012-02-15T19:39:59.498-05:00While part of Gamma World was always being interes...While part of Gamma World was always being interesting, fun and gonzo, I've liked this article muchly. Even if only for a convenient base for characters based on certain species types it's just handy to have. Not that anyone in my group ever wants to be mutant animals, mutants yes, but animals, no.<br /><br />Nice quick NPC bases too.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009433185355976238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76555862298706656392012-02-15T19:37:31.142-05:002012-02-15T19:37:31.142-05:00See for yourself, here's the Bears Entry of th...See for yourself, here's the Bears Entry of that article:<br /><br />Length/Height: 2-4 meters tall<br />Weight: 150-650 kg<br />Lifespan: 35 years<br />Diet: Insects, meat, fish, roots, honey, carrion<br />Attacks: Claw/claw/bite<br />Damage: 1-8/1-8/2-12<br />Armor: 8<br />Land Speed: 18/1350/27<br />Water Speed: 0/225/9<br />Sight: normal<br />Hearing: good<br />Smell: superior<br />Manipulation: Grasp and carry<br />Vocalization: Grunt, while, bellow<br />Special Abilities: climb trees<br />Special disabilities: none<br />Minimums: Strength 14, Constitution 13<br />Maximums: noneJoshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009433185355976238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68685485156896457762012-02-14T21:51:12.716-05:002012-02-14T21:51:12.716-05:00Would these rules convert easily to D&D?Would these rules convert easily to D&D?anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85657712908312365902012-02-14T12:38:51.811-05:002012-02-14T12:38:51.811-05:00Well, it might be that the author simply thought a...Well, it might be that the author simply thought at least insects are already well-represented in the Gamma World bestiary... how many varieties of beetles are in there?<br /><br />(And oddly, no cockroaches. In my game I have decided this means that cockroaches, as the the perfect creature and inheritor of the Earth, are immune to mutagenic radiation and stayed exactly the same.)Duglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952607750940479779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52388346104260526542012-02-14T10:30:31.740-05:002012-02-14T10:30:31.740-05:00That was indeed a great article. I know I've ...That was indeed a great article. I know I've mentioned this before, but I was boggled as to how Mutant Animal PCs actually worked, and the article helped navigate the waters a bit.<br /><br />Did they have hands? Could they talk? Were they "normal" animals, or anthropomorphic?<br /><br />(It never crossed my mind that I could just make it up myself. But, hey...I was 10 at the time.)Justin S. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881276106170920830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6506571724723998402012-02-14T09:47:11.180-05:002012-02-14T09:47:11.180-05:00I like a more serious Gamma World when I play. So...I like a more serious Gamma World when I play. Some elements may seem silly to 20th-21st century human players, but imagine how bewildering it would be for the characters to interact with Ancient artifacts and ruins (which are "futuristic" from the players' points-of-view, and thus, still alien). It is definitely a fantasy game, however, which allows you to get away with a lot without having to come up with some pseudo-scientific justification for the way things are.Slerotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380856875385278812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69059293864653947512012-02-14T09:02:11.286-05:002012-02-14T09:02:11.286-05:00Though D&D was my RPG of choice 96% of the tim...Though D&D was my RPG of choice 96% of the time, I liked Traveler and <i>loved</i> Gamma World. I loved the futuristic version of Earth, playing PC mutants – it was basically enacting films like <i>Road Warrior</i>. I really wish I hadn't discarded it.Loren Rosson IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002312216839280976noreply@blogger.com