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2017-10-23, 04:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
Are there descriptions of non combatants inside D&D manuals, apart from cityscape?
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2017-10-23, 04:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
I'm not aware of any in 3.5;
that verbiage was used in some older editions of DnD iirc, though perhaps in a different context.
it might help with the question to have more background on what exactly you're looking for/why you're looking.Last edited by zlefin; 2017-10-23 at 04:22 PM.
A neat custom class for 3.5 system
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94616
A good set of benchmarks for PF/3.5
https://rpgwillikers.wordpress.com/2...y-the-numbers/
An alternate craft point system I made for 3.5
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...t-Point-system
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2017-10-23, 04:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
I was talking with a friend and he told me that cityscape manuals do use terms like that one that aren't used in any of 3.5 manuals and that itself is a clear sign of a 'not professional work' meant as a clear sign of the fact they aren't hired writes by wizard of the coast that do writing job for working.
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2017-10-23, 04:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
I can't really comment on its relevance in cityscape, but "non-combatants" appear in monster manual entries (in tables under Organization), generally for large humanoid groups or other intelligent creatures with some form of social structure.
Edit: For instance, in addition to the adult, classed members of a Goblin tribe (mostly Warriors) a tribe has "100% non-combatants". I think it usually refers to children, but it might also apply to eggs (for kobolds) and maybe(?) just general non-fighters
Edit Again: Here's the line from the first Monster Manual (p.7) about non-combatants:
Noncombatants can include young, the infirm, slaves, or other individuals who are not inclined to fight. A creature's Society section may include more detail on noncombatants.Last edited by Luccan; 2017-10-23 at 04:47 PM.
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2017-10-23, 04:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2017-10-23, 06:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
There is a flaw name non combatants that give you -2 on melee attacks.
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/bu...acterFlaws.htm
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2017-10-24, 06:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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2017-10-24, 06:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
Of course, by the time I finish this post, it will already be obsolete. C'est la vie.
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2017-10-24, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: I'm searching for the words "non combatants"
I'm not even sure I follow the logic. Yes, the writers occasionally make mistakes. Heck,I've gotten into RAW debates that mostly hinge on the fact that a term genuinely is undefined in DnD terms (Touch of Golden Ice, for instance, has a multitude of interpretations resting on the fact 'ravaged' is undefined). I fail to see how that means the writers weren't writers.
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