tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874562530531101141.post6131544180090104232..comments2023-11-13T09:21:38.217+01:00Comments on Weird Opera: Orc BabiesJasper Polanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304076684060757294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874562530531101141.post-68005134790824614672013-10-16T17:55:14.738+02:002013-10-16T17:55:14.738+02:00Well, it's the idea that they're an intere...Well, it's the idea that they're an interesting moral dilemma for the players that is not true. Feel free to use noncombatants in your own campaign, of course, but I don't think they're a good idea: it doesn't bring anything substantial to the table.<br /><br />If I would run Keep on the Borderlands now, I would lull the players into a false sense of security and have the orc babies attack the moment their backs are turned. Or maybe wait until a PC put's his hand in the cradle.Jasper Polanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304076684060757294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874562530531101141.post-25211873824067351242013-10-16T17:12:34.188+02:002013-10-16T17:12:34.188+02:00You need to take it up with Gygax because he speci...You need to take it up with Gygax because he specifically describe orc babies as "9 young (who do not fight)". How can you describe this as a legend "that's not true" when it's right there in the text?Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874562530531101141.post-42903993699764797822013-10-16T16:38:40.201+02:002013-10-16T16:38:40.201+02:00Yes, and I don't understand it. When asked &qu...Yes, and I don't understand it. When asked "what are orc babies like?", who's going to answer "they're noncombatants"?<br />That doesn't make sense at all.Jasper Polanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304076684060757294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874562530531101141.post-37821398508728556932013-10-16T16:07:55.472+02:002013-10-16T16:07:55.472+02:00That's something that always bugged me about e...That's something that always bugged me about everyone who brings up crap like that. They tend to assume that baby anything means "cute, fuzzy and innocent." I only need to point you to the movie <em>Dragonslayer</em> to smash that little preconception to pieces.Dragishawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280396128385847641noreply@blogger.com