General Discussion Thread VIII

[Xael]

So, he'd buy horses, run them to death, and then animate them?

No, he'd look for either already dead or to-be-butchered horses. He's not that bad.

Now, his enemies are a different matter entirely...

 

[Velmont]

So, he'd buy horses, run them to death, and then animate them?

That's nice, you buy a horse and you have something to carry your gear around AND you have a nice horse steak for a whole bunch of people.

 

[azmodean]

The thing to remember about using an undead mount (even for pulling a carriage) is that if the passenger's aren't undead, they still get fatigued as normal. So no having your skeletal horses run all day, because you can't take it for more than a minute without starting to take penalties and such. That is, unless you're a lich... (My home party is rapidly converting to all undead)

 

[Xael]

The thing to remember about using an undead mount (even for pulling a carriage) is that if the passenger's aren't undead, they still get fatigued as normal. So no having your skeletal horses run all day, because you can't take it for more than a minute without starting to take penalties and such. That is, unless you're a lich... (My home party is rapidly converting to all undead)

Really? I don't think the forced march etc. rules apply when you're riding a carriage.

But Almayce is a wannabe-lich.

 

[Knight Otu]

The thing to remember about using an undead mount (even for pulling a carriage) is that if the passenger's aren't undead, they still get fatigued as normal. So no having your skeletal horses run all day, because you can't take it for more than a minute without starting to take penalties and such. That is, unless you're a lich... (My home party is rapidly converting to all undead)

Or taking shifts. Though I'm not sure how people would react to an undead-powered carriage...

..., but the text in some places in Item creation are worded to hint at it differently.

I thought we had caught all those instances. Thanks for pointing out that one!

 

[Kahuna Burger]

We should standardize it though, so we don't have the above problem (Or worse).

confession - As a DM I generally have travel take as long as it needs to for any plans I have for the journey. While I see the flaw in this, and acknowlege it as a personal failing, I don't actually think its a big deal. We've already established that time is completely variable between different adventures, so why worry?

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Really? I don't think the forced march etc. rules apply when you're riding a carriage.

But Almayce is a wannabe-lich.

I am skeptical as well. while steering a carriage drawn by horses running flat out may be more tiring than driving them at a sedate pace, theres no logical reason to make it as exausting as running flat out yourself.

 

[Xael]

Though I'm not sure how people would react to an undead-powered carriage...

With awe? Well, maybe not, but I would think that your average commoner wouldn't want to get too close. Hyragians, Paladins and other possible vandals are another matter entirely...

 

[Knight Otu]

With awe? Well, maybe not, but I would think that your average commoner wouldn't want to get too close. Hyragians, Paladins and other possible vandals are another matter entirely...

Yeah, those meddling paladins... I suspect they won't be a fan of Ashnar, either...

 

[Brother Shatterstone]

KO, hey could you give me a list of the active judges only?