killjoy32 wrote:are there any other monsters like that?seems really strange that it hasnt even been thought through at all....it may well be fantasy, but surely somewhere, there has to be a hint of realism, in the sense that there has to be some common-sense in how something is "made up".
Badmike wrote:Honestly, this isn't a dig at 3e, but what do the apellations "Dire" and "Fiendish" mean when stuck in front of the description of an otherwise standard D&D monster? I read a lot of the modules but have never bothered to read the 3e Monster Manual to find out.Mike B.
Badmike wrote:killjoy32 wrote:are there any other monsters like that?seems really strange that it hasnt even been thought through at all....it may well be fantasy, but surely somewhere, there has to be a hint of realism, in the sense that there has to be some common-sense in how something is "made up".Honestly, this isn't a dig at 3e, but what do the apellations "Dire" and "Fiendish" mean when stuck in front of the description of an otherwise standard D&D monster? I read a lot of the modules but have never bothered to read the 3e Monster Manual to find out.Mike B.
Blackmoor wrote:Dire and Fiendish are templates that make the monsters larger and meaner. For example Fiendish give damage reduction, smite good one per day and a few other abilities. Monsters in 3.5 ed are not always as they seem.J
killjoy32 wrote:Blackmoor wrote:Dire and Fiendish are templates that make the monsters larger and meaner. For example Fiendish give damage reduction, smite good one per day and a few other abilities. Monsters in 3.5 ed are not always as they seem.Jso we would have like fiendish butterflies and dire shrews? seems a little daft to me
mbassoc2003 wrote:Or a Dire Kitten of Speed. That reminds me.. Does anyone have either Vorpal Kitty or Aerial Servant from Ral Partha?
mbassoc2003 wrote:Just the man.You know your lead figs, Blackie. Do you remember Vorpal Kitty and Aerial Servant by RalPartha. Aerial Servant was like a ghost carying a tray, with a bow tie, like a butler. Vorpal Kitty looked like a rat sitting on a cow pat. Those have been on my list of must have figs, along with Ral Partha's Skin Gollum and Evil Lord of Litter 01-084, for almost 10 years. I just can't find them anywhere.
Marlith wrote:Wording from a current auction...."No Reserve. Shipping method will be up to buyer with the cost to be as close to the actual shipping charge as possible, plus a $3 fee for handling. I DO NOT believe in making excess money off shipping charges for selling auction goods = )"Question #1 - Why will it be as close to the actual shipping charge as possible? Its not like there are price points for what they can charge is it?Comment #1 - I guess they reserve the making of excess money for the handling fee!
deimos3428 wrote:Marlith wrote:Wording from a current auction...."No Reserve. Shipping method will be up to buyer with the cost to be as close to the actual shipping charge as possible, plus a $3 fee for handling. I DO NOT believe in making excess money off shipping charges for selling auction goods = )"Question #1 - Why will it be as close to the actual shipping charge as possible? Its not like there are price points for what they can charge is it?Comment #1 - I guess they reserve the making of excess money for the handling fee!Well, the $3 handling charge is just plain wrong. Your time just isn't worth that much. But I state something similar in my auctions -- "Shipping will be at cost". I include the cost of packing materials as part of that cost. In short, you pay what I pay to send it. However, sometimes it is very difficult to determine the precise shipping cost before you take it to the post office. (And you never send it to the Post Office before the money arrives, right?) They have funny obscure rules, at least my post office does. It seems to vary by who's at the counter. So I just take a guess at the shipping when I place the auction, and if I'm way over, I'll refund the money. If I'm under, I'll eat that cost and learn a bit for next time.
Deadlord36 wrote:A Dire Maggot. I have always wanted one as a steed for my character, who is an oversized fighter who never tells the truth. A Dire Liar.
Lewisexi wrote:Deadlord36 wrote:A Dire Maggot. I have always wanted one as a steed for my character, who is an oversized fighter who never tells the truth. A Dire Liar.My group could use a mercenary fighter to liven things up! Is he perhaps Dire Liar to Inspire and for Hire?