Pyramid #3/89: Alternate Dungeons II

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

So... with the absolute need to use available arable land for food crops... what are these people wearing?

Originally Posted by evileeyore

* No seriously, where are they getting clothes from?

Maybe they're nudists by nature? :)

That said, I agree that hemp is probably one of those multipurpose crops they raise.

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by malloyd

Well hemp is a pretty nutritious oilseed crop that produces useful fibers too. And some other desirable secondary products, so I've heard.

I had flax in mind. Bamboo isn't bad, either.

[evileeyore]

Eastern Adventures

There is nothing about this I don't love. Specially Balanced Sticks, Spirit Wood, and Weapon Fencer which nicely solves a small set of questions I was working answer myself!

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by Phantasm

Maybe they're nudists by nature? :)

Or everyone wears armor all the time?

Originally Posted by Kromm

I had flax in mind. Bamboo isn't bad, either.

Or maybe it's just a game I should just relax? ;)

[evileeyore]

The Titan's House is very nifty. Not sure I can use it as a "slot in"... but as a "backdrop" piece of scenery in a starting campaign it could grow in legend and eventually be the crowning adventure to cap the hero's careers!

[evileeyore]

The Secret of the Explorers (RTT) was very nifty. This is more likely to inspire something in my fantasy games (I'm not much of a person to run 'normal' DF).

Very nice.





Overall... I can see the complaints of "Felt too short", but as almost every article is/could be of use to me (unlike many other Pyramids where it's only 50-60% useful) I'm happy with the 'length'.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

...Weapon Fencer which nicely solves a small set of questions I was working answer myself!

I know. I saw your thread. Thought I'd lend a hand. :-)

[Ternas]

I was going through Eastern Adventures again, I keep doing that for some reason. I noticed something I hope could be explained a bit better, but why in Knifehand is the first level a Wildcard technique of Exotic Hand Strike! Skill+0 [3]?

Sure you can probably then use that with both boxing and brawling skills to punch someone, but when you've got a pre-req of Karate then you probably won't have/need the other two.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Ternas

I was going through Eastern Adventures again, I keep doing that for some reason. I noticed something I hope could be explained a bit better, but why in Knifehand is the first level a Wildcard technique of Exotic Hand Strike! Skill+0 [3]?

Sure you can probably then use that with both boxing and brawling skills to punch someone, but when you've got a pre-req of Karate then you probably won't have/need the other two.

The idea is that it's useful with any unarmed combat striking skill - not just Karate.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

The idea is that it's useful with any unarmed combat striking skill - not just Karate.

I see Ternas' point, though -- if you have Karate, why would you even bother learning Boxing or Brawling? (There's some justification for the latter, but not much, and no reason to pick up the former.)