tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post4167621167367391979..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Small PC Races Not Moving SlowerDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-56344700003491948262010-04-06T01:57:33.764-04:002010-04-06T01:57:33.764-04:00Racially based movement speed would inevitably lea...Racially based movement speed would inevitably lead to the extinction of the slower race. That said, since the game is presumed to occur during a past era, it would explain the doom of halflings and dwarves.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326864797695736179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-67245600845767312492010-03-24T02:13:34.959-04:002010-03-24T02:13:34.959-04:00I guess I am not clear as to why having small race...I guess I am not clear as to why having small races move slower is so disruptive to play. After all:<br /><br />- Different monsters move slower/faster than player characters<br /><br />- Characters in armour or with significant encumbrance move slower<br /><br />- Haste and Slow spells alter movement<br /><br />And yet, folks use these rules without even a hint of complaint. So.... what problem are we solving, here?<br /><br />As to the verisimilitude of such a rule, I would point out that, while the hobbits did not slow the Fellowship down, the orcs that had Pippin and Merry did have to carry them because they couldn't keep up.<br /><br />Also, how many pygmies (or dwarfs, for that matter) have you seen that have won medals in track and field at the Olympics? <br /><br />Note that I am not _strenuously_ lobbying for such a rule, just pointing out (a) there is reason to think such would actually make sense and (b) the reasons given against implementing such seem remarkably non-compelling.Angantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583089145943203408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-40864680441524811552010-03-21T00:38:13.151-04:002010-03-21T00:38:13.151-04:00"Besides, Gimli kept up with Aragorn and Lego..."Besides, Gimli kept up with Aragorn and Legolas in the three day chase after the orcs across Rohan."<br /><br />I think that's an excellent case study. (Or else a hideous oversight by the author, you pick. :)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-2898070335239845262010-03-20T15:46:09.399-04:002010-03-20T15:46:09.399-04:00My Golden Rule is essentially: "Play as reali...My Golden Rule is essentially: "Play as realistically as you can while maintaining maximum fun." Which is about the same thing, in the end. And why I don't make small demi-humans move slower even though they should.<br /><br />Besides, Gimli kept up with Aragorn and Legolas in the three day chase after the orcs across Rohan.Lord Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100447170529010062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-52417706911982691252010-03-20T06:41:30.282-04:002010-03-20T06:41:30.282-04:00I agree that small races shouldn't move slower...I agree that small races shouldn't move slower. We never played that way back in the day, and nobody had any problem with it.<br /><br />Verification word: joutedst - spelling of "jousted" after one too many cups of wine.Will Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379173017869751088noreply@blogger.com