tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post2529921769725529855..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: Trollsmyth Fails the Old School Purity Testtrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-52191710370617183242009-05-11T02:09:00.000-05:002009-05-11T02:09:00.000-05:00I'm not sure I know Xanxost? Is that a particular ...<I>I'm not sure I know Xanxost? Is that a particular slaad?</I>Yep! He/it is something of a journalist. He's got his own <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaad#Xanxost" REL="nofollow">subsection on the wikipedia entry for slaad</A>. *crosses fingers and hopes that link works* I think his section in the Inner Planes book is really fun to read, because he's just a very friendly dude who's easily distracted and might like to eat you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-85976234518149843682009-05-10T13:56:00.000-05:002009-05-10T13:56:00.000-05:00It's a bit more than a day-and-a-half's march back...It's a bit more than a day-and-a-half's march back to civilization. That's 2 checks for wandering monsters. ;)trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-82748195674872282812009-05-10T12:47:00.000-05:002009-05-10T12:47:00.000-05:00I imagine they'll get that taken care of this week...<I>I imagine they'll get that taken care of this week, unless they forget about it, <B>or something unfortunate happens.</B></I>Ack!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-16407228083989322442009-05-10T10:29:00.000-05:002009-05-10T10:29:00.000-05:00Yep, one poor dwarf in my game has an egg inside h...Yep, one poor dwarf in my game has an egg inside her right now. I imagine they'll get that taken care of this week, unless they forget about it, or something unfortunate happens.<br /><br />I'm not sure I know Xanxost? Is that a particular slaad?trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-90943671264906776112009-05-10T05:27:00.000-05:002009-05-10T05:27:00.000-05:00I love slaadi! I especially love Xanxost. :3
Rem...I love slaadi! I especially love Xanxost. :3 <br /><br />Remember, it's the red slaadi who lay eggs, and those eggs hatch inside a person and eat them coming out -- but they hatch into blue slaadi. The blue slaadi infect people -- kind alike lycanthropy -- and that turns them into <I>red</I> slaadi. <br /><br />Which is much worse, but on the other hand, can you imagine shaking that one off? Your party use a wish or something to turn you back?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-58611065822245582902009-04-21T18:37:00.000-05:002009-04-21T18:37:00.000-05:00Slaadi were only cool back in the day because we k...Slaadi were only cool back in the day because we kept pronouncing them "Salad."Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-20262532648869298462009-04-21T17:30:00.000-05:002009-04-21T17:30:00.000-05:00We didn't *all* want to have the over-and-under cr...We didn't *all* want to have the over-and-under crossbow from Ladyhawke. Some of us wanted the earlier, rapid-fire crossbow from Hawk, the Slayer.<br /><br />And I know I'm not alone, because someone gave them to the Dero in 1e's Monster Manual II.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-29578341081243362032009-04-21T15:25:00.000-05:002009-04-21T15:25:00.000-05:00Dave Hargrave would have been proud of you. :)
Sl...Dave Hargrave would have been proud of you. :)<br /><br />Slaadi are awesome. That's just how it is.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-13828463947224791102009-04-21T15:19:00.000-05:002009-04-21T15:19:00.000-05:00I can just hear jim carrey's "yaaaaak&quo...I can just hear jim carrey's "yaaaaak" line already.<br /><br />eard they have a decent flaming filet though.<br /><br />D&D is all about improv, how else did the treestump grow a #$%$## bunny for a hat?Donny_the_DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679820663329606114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-12397833340124995832009-04-21T10:52:00.000-05:002009-04-21T10:52:00.000-05:00My only Al-Qadim book has no monsters in it. :/ ...My only Al-Qadim book has no monsters in it. :/ A few weeks ago, I could have fixed that, but not now. Darn you, WotC!<br /><br />I might go scouring through my old 2e stuff, but I'm pretty sure I never saw yak men in any of them. Best to make sure; I don't have time to spend reinventing the wheel when I don't need to.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-77137622318456263912009-04-21T08:22:00.000-05:002009-04-21T08:22:00.000-05:00The YakMen can be gotten from one of the Annual Mo...The YakMen can be gotten from one of the Annual Monstrous Compendiums. Not sure which any more since the books are at home packed in a closet.<br /><br />And as far as I can tell, nothing at all "unoldschool" about Slaadi. They have just the right amount of body horror to really make players squirm so delightfully.Hamlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135081554790749914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-11394649410629318482009-04-21T08:10:00.000-05:002009-04-21T08:10:00.000-05:00Slaad rule. They are both frogs and demons. What...Slaad rule. They are both frogs and demons. What's not to love?Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-18619636536000080772009-04-21T06:35:00.000-05:002009-04-21T06:35:00.000-05:00Slaadi, Yak-men and Jackalopes?
It can only be an...Slaadi, Yak-men and Jackalopes? <br />It can only be another day in the OSR. :-)<br /><br />Odyssey and Tai' beat me to everything of substance I wanted to say. :(Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-2843020562673210432009-04-21T01:38:00.000-05:002009-04-21T01:38:00.000-05:00If it helps at all, the yak men (or yikaria) are o...If it helps at all, the yak men (or yikaria) are originally from 2e. More specifically, from the Al-Qadim setting.<br /><br />Ye gods, how I love Al-Qadim --<br /><br />;3taicharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213053468697534564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-21427094727910580192009-04-21T00:45:00.000-05:002009-04-21T00:45:00.000-05:00There are people who don't like slaadi? Man, w...There are people who don't like slaadi? Man, what's wrong with people? I agree that frogs have a lot of great chaos symbolism going on, and they're so very D&D. I have a lot of reasons I like slaadi, actually. They're a crazy D&D monster, they're frogs, they come several related but distinct types, and they have that wacky and disturbing ecology. Pretty much hits all my D&D monster buttons. (I can't believe I didn't remember to stick them on my top ten monster list. I mean, ochre jelly, but not slaadi?)<br /><br />And now they're even better, because I have a horrible, horrible story to go along with them. Good times.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.com