Topic: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)  (Read 7847 times)

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Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« on: March 31, 2014, 11:34:50 am »
Who'd thunk that Star-castling was the root of all evil . . .


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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2014, 12:26:42 pm »
heh, kinda kool. Haven't read the whole thing yet but these lines jumped out at me - "Kzinti are unable to cast spells of any kind" and

"Kzinti eat a lot"

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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2014, 12:27:22 pm »
4+4 hit dice seems a little high for baseline troops. 8+4 for a named Kzin? Chuut's not worth more than 5 hit dice at most.  :P

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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2014, 02:11:57 pm »
They are nearly as big as an ogre so the HD are not really out of line especially as they all get military training.  As to Chuut his name is self bestowed and does not count.  He is probably also a runt and not even 7' tall.
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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2014, 03:14:22 pm »
Yeah, but if you tie a can to their tail they're pretty much helpless.  ;)

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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2014, 04:04:17 pm »
Tie them to each other by the tail and not only do they fight each other but once they do they are nearly helpless because they are dragging the corpse of the loser with them.
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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2014, 04:24:28 pm »
Ahh, the old Roman pilum trick!

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Re: Kzinti for D&D (old Dragon article)
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2014, 01:11:58 am »
Have you guys never looked at the RingWorld RPG?  Kzin have actual stats and attributes that determine their place in the universe!
I was lucky enough to get Ringworld off ebay for $10, looking for the expansion pack.


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