tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post2081042476011651071..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Roll Chance to ThinkAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-39003774519557441502015-07-07T23:02:29.155-06:002015-07-07T23:02:29.155-06:00I forgot about your Earthlike campaign setting. I...I forgot about your Earthlike campaign setting. I would love to run in such a setting. I'd probably make everyone human though. By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-69853810731600664292015-07-07T11:35:55.445-06:002015-07-07T11:35:55.445-06:00Chootically? mmphf.Chootically? mmphf.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-76165318004611049222015-07-07T11:34:31.000-06:002015-07-07T11:34:31.000-06:00I have no alignment, either for characters or NPCs...I have no alignment, either for characters or NPCs, so there is no such thing as "chootically" in my world.<br /><br />I have a very <a href="http://tao-dnd.blogspot.ca/search?q=Earth&updated-max=2010-06-27T21:34:00-06:00&max-results=20&start=23&by-date=false" rel="nofollow">large world</a>, covering the whole Earth, so there are many, many different types of orc societies, each with varying degrees of organization and military skill. The party met with a group of underground orcs in Europe, who would be a remnant from various Hun, Pecheneg and Cuman tribes (all of which were historically 'orcs' in my world) - to survive, even underground inside of Europe they would have to be quite organized. Other orc-dominated cultures in my world are more piratical, tribal or passive in nature.<br /><br />Yes, I do envision hobgoblins as being WAY more organized. In my world, there is a big hobgoblin kingdom called Vostoch, which spreads through an area of Siberia about the size of Mongolia; it is very oriental in character. There are hobgoblins elsewhere, as they have worked as mercenaries for everyone since Sassanian times (the Uighurs, the Seljuks, the Mongols, etc). But back home, yes, I see them as being highly trained and functional.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-78294172438760846682015-07-07T10:34:41.271-06:002015-07-07T10:34:41.271-06:00How coordinated are the low-intelligence, chaotica...How coordinated are the low-intelligence, chaotically aligned orcs? Do they move with the precision of Roman Legionaries, or are they more like the furious, berserk Goths and Celts who each individually strive to prove themselves in combat? Only you the DM know that of course, but I would expect more cohesion from Hobgoblins than orcs, unless they have been trained. It's your call as the DM. By The Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16799389743529116360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-48388325805808817852015-07-06T17:16:11.808-06:002015-07-06T17:16:11.808-06:00These sorts of ideas were what I was keeping in mi...These sorts of ideas were what I was keeping in mind when I was writing my five points and sacrifices. Too often my enemies turn into silent, marching automatons: I have a note when I play reminding me to give the enemies <i>life and personality</i>. If the orcs are yelling jeers from a barricade (<i>"I fart in your general direction!"</i> for instance) or luring the players into a tunnel to drop a giant rolling boulder, they will be far more interesting to face and fun to defeat.<br /><br />Now if only I could remember to add that sort of colour mid-combat....Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03496502173819113887noreply@blogger.com