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| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 09:58:31
Hi all,
has anyone got the hint as of where to find stats for Goats and Dire goats for 3,0 and 3.5 D&D??
I had them once, but cannot remember.
Thanks
Edit:
Looking for official stuff if possible, I know lots of customs existing, or license-stuff. But I am specifically looking for an officially published version's stats. |
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 11 Oct 2012 : 04:04:42
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
FR4 The Magister was definitely a "don't miss out" release. I recall I was a poor Uni student and saw it at a tiny FLGS (long since gone out of business) and bought it with ... well, most all the money I had in the world at that time. Going by reactions of a few people I knew who were Realms fans for about the next 18 months, I likely got one of a handful of copies that ever made it to my state. Still one of my favourite FR products to read over again and again.
-- George Krashos
Forgotten Realms Adventures was one of my first FR purchases, and there were references in there and in some of the later stuff to FR4 The Magister. I checked all the hobby shops within an hour and a half of where I lived, and one of them agreed to put me on the waiting list for it -- he said the wait would be about 2 years! Never did hear back from them...
When I first ventured onto eBay, I wasn't looking for much of anything, other than a couple of Evangelion figures. I was at work one day when it randomly hit me I could check eBay for that book... I had it in hand about 10 days later. 
And when I had to replace all of my stuff, that was one of the first things I looked for. |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 11 Oct 2012 : 02:53:33
FR4 The Magister was definitely a "don't miss out" release. I recall I was a poor Uni student and saw it at a tiny FLGS (long since gone out of business) and bought it with ... well, most all the money I had in the world at that time. Going by reactions of a few people I knew who were Realms fans for about the next 18 months, I likely got one of a handful of copies that ever made it to my state. Still one of my favourite FR products to read over again and again.
-- George Krashos
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 10 Oct 2012 : 18:12:14
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Pathfinder considers Tome of Horrors official, if not for them most of the monsters would not be free for the OGL.
And that's part of the reason I made a point of getting one of the reprinted Tome of Horrors books. I was tired of seeing references to the books, but not having the books to look them up -- and they were way too expensive, on the eBay.
And then the first reprint sold out within hours, which told me it was something special...
I'm quite glad the book was reprinted. It's quite frustrating to see references in new material to something that's long been out of print. I had the same problem, years ago, when I was into Werewolf: The Apocalypse and some of the related stuff -- many references to The Hunters Hunted, but the book was OOP. And going further back, I had the same issue with some early Realms material and FR4 The Magister. It took me 2 or 3 years of searching, before I got on eBay and decided to look there. |
| Marc |
Posted - 10 Oct 2012 : 11:19:16
Pathfinder considers Tome of Horrors official, if not for them most of the monsters would not be free for the OGL. |
| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 10 Oct 2012 : 07:12:34
I have also to admit, that I really loved the slayer guides for all the humanoid races.
as WotC usually does not bother about humanoids ( well, goblinoids, except orcs to some lesser extent ) these were, for me, the first really detailed info about the different kinds of humanoids.
I loved all they did for the goblinoids, goblins, Hobgobs and Bugbears, but also loved the troglodyte and gnoll books, IMHO really well made.
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 10 Oct 2012 : 05:30:19
Yeah, I've gotten some third-party stuff that I found quite underwhelming, and I've absolutely loved some of it. My fave non-FR stuff from 3.x all came from third-party publishers. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 10 Oct 2012 : 02:38:38
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Originally posted by Jakuta Khan
i think i use them dire goats from book of horrors.
Generally, the more prominent 3rd-party publishers usually have the *best* produced and written 3rd-party D&D products. But that's not always the case, unfortunately.
Additionally, I made the mistake of purchasing a great many of the tomes released by small-time publishing companies who were largely only existent from the middle-to-late 3e-era. Aside from a few cool ideas here and there, that I've used, the majority of these books are often hard to access -- either because of poor formatting, woefully inadequate spell-checking/fact-checking, or just written in a fashion that suggested no outside editorial influence was ever employed during production.
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If you're ever in doubt about a party 3rd-part resource, Jakuta, just post your query here. I'm sure one of our many scribes have used these older products at one time or another. |
| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 09 Oct 2012 : 20:58:24
thx wooly, thought so alrdy.
but some of the sword & sorcery stuff is really good indeed.
i think i use them dire goats from book of horrors.
thx all for your input.
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Oct 2012 : 15:07:01
quote:
Originally posted by Jakuta Khan
is Sword & sorcery considered official stuff??
Official for D&D? No, only WotC-produced material is official for D&D.
That said, a lot of third-party stuff is very good, and can be used in D&D games without issue.
Some isn't so good, though. In general, it's best to ask around and look for online reviews for any third-party stuff. |
| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 09 Oct 2012 : 14:36:25
thanks all for your contributions / answes, but I was looking for official stuff.
as noone has some seemingly, here the questioN.
there is a sword & sorcery adventure about a hobgoblin kings crypt. There Hobgobs breed dire goats.
is Sword & sorcery considered official stuff?? |
| Kentinal |
Posted - 08 Oct 2012 : 01:31:13
Well I could not find stats for 3.X either, however could point to 2nd that of course would need to be converted. Should you be interested. I would think base goat would gain Con., Str. and HD. |
| Mumadar Ibn Huzal |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 20:47:47
I have adapted the WoW rams for my Dwarf-themed PbeM:
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Starspire Ram
Size/Type: Large Animal
Hit Dice: 3d8+9 (22 hp)
Initiative: 1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+9
Attack: Gore +4 melee (1d8+3)
Full Attack: Gore +4 melee (1d4+3)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: —
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +1
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 6
Skills: Listen +6, Spot +6
Feats: Alertness, Endurance
Environment: Mountains
Organization: Domesticated
Challenge Rating: 1
Advancement: —
Level Adjustment: —
A cross between a Rothé and Tethyrian Highland sheep suited for riding or carrying loads with similar capacity as a mule yet even more surefooted. The wool of the Starspire Rams is used in the same way as traditional wool, though less preferred outside of Sondarr. It does not tolerate underground environments, but due to its coat it survives all but the harshest winter weather outside. [to ride a Starspire Ram, a character must have 1 rank in both Handle Animal and Ride]
Combat:
The normally docile animal can be quite stubborn at times and will kick when it feels threatened, but is more likely to butt with its massive curved horns (used by some Battlebellow dwarves to carve drinking horns).
Carrying Capacity:
A light load for a Starspire Ram is up to 230 pounds; a medium load, 231-460 pounds; and a heavy load, 461-690 pounds. A Starspire Ram can drag 3,450 pounds.
Skills:
Starspire Rams have a +2 racial bonus on Dexterity checks to avoid slipping or falling.
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| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 19:24:24
I kinda liked the warcraft Rpg, some days ago for its deadliness, but honestly hated wow - too linear for me, whole thing did not meet my expectations.
I am an ultima online guy ;) |
| Markustay |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 18:20:14
You might try the Warcraft RPG - I no longer own the tome, so I can't check. I know Dwarves in WoW ride very large (dire?) goats/rams.
Google 'mounted dwarf warcraft' for pics of various types.
Gnomes ride mecha-ostriches... you gotta love WoW.  |
| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 17:53:35
I thought them to be perfect mounts for tribes of goblinoids in the stonelands, but rams / dire rams with the warbeast template would work almost as well.
They can maneuvre in terrain whereas almost any other animal would not be able to walk or break their legs.
Thw butt attack of the dire ram in combination with a spear-trhusting hobgoblin warrior ontop of it can be quite nasty, when other people have to watch not to fall off the small paths...
edit:
Is tome of horrors from necromancers to be rated "official" ? |
| Lord Bane |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 17:09:59
Maybe it will be a mighty mount for a halfling or gnome? |
| Gray Richardson |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 17:02:52
I always felt bad for Thor's goats: Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, who pulled his chariot. And all the thanks they got was that Thor would often cook them up and eat them, and serve them to his guests. Then he would bring the goats back to life again the next day. Just an endless cycle of toil, slaughter, consumption and resurrection. Sounds like Viking Heaven was Goat Hell!
By the way, you don't want to keep a dire goat. You have to spend all your time cleaning up after them or they'll leave a dire mess. |
| Markustay |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 15:51:01
You know my favorite fantasy goat? Odin's goat, Heiðrún.
Valkyries served mead that flowed from its teats to the heroes of Valhalla. When I die, I want to go to Viking heaven. |
| Marc |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 14:59:54
Tome of Horrors |
| Jakuta Khan |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 14:05:09
So, are you TOO afraid, or just afraid and OVERLY curious ;) |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 06 Oct 2012 : 13:53:25
Dire goats? I'm afraid to ask why you need those stats!  |
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