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2010-05-24, 08:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
I've obviously made an epic fail at being humorous here. I tried to note in an earlier post that I was being tongue in cheek. That I thought the coincidence is funny, and in the OP I was playing the part of a schlemiel. But something has been lost in the text without inflection. Cheezewizz and a few others got it, I think.
... I will say, of all the people that got riled up, I'm only really creeped out by the ones that blamed/insulted the victim... which doesn't exist, not really. Not a lot of mercy for the comically hapless here. The events happened, my reaction in the OP was the thing that was not genuine.
Once again, epic fail at joke.
EDIT- Unless... are you guys having me on?Last edited by Sweet; 2010-05-24 at 08:33 PM.
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2010-05-24, 09:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
(I am aware the joke is over)
"OMG SQUEE can I have your pet kitty?"
"Ok, but I'll take your sneak attack."My sig used to break the fourth wall, but then it fell through.
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2010-05-24, 09:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 01:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 03:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
this is why we have this emoticon:
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Originally Posted by Celesyne
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2010-05-25, 04:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Oh and to clarify, I meant potential players, out there in the world, not members on this board.
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2010-05-25, 05:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
'Can I have your pet pleeez?'
'Tell you what: meet me behind the pub at midnight. I'll fix you up with a supplier.'
(ACF for Sorcerer: Animal companion.)
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2010-05-25, 05:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
I still say you should murder them.
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2010-05-25, 08:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Just because the other player demands to speak to your animal companion, it doesn't mean that your animal companions want to speak back. They don't have to talk to her. They don't have to like her and they can tell her to go away and leave them alone or tell her to talk to the PC. They can tell her that they prefer to be your companion and if that doesn't suffice, they should start to get agitated with her.
You don't have to be mean, but you should play your animal companions as if they are loyal to you and only to you. If you are feeding them properly and taking care of them, that' s a good enough reason for them to be loyal to you.
Your animal companions don't have to like her and don't have to answer her nosy questions. They can tell her to mind her own business and ask her not to bother them any more. "Go away kid, you bother me" is an acceptable answer. '"I'm busy" "You talk to much" are also acceptable answers. "My master is the best and most wonderful, etc." You can wax poetic about how wonderful your PC via your animal companion like Puss-In-Boots tried to make his master's fortune.
Your animal companion can be just as nosy asking why the druid doesn't have her own animal, perhaps offer to find her one suitable if you wan to play nice. Remember what is suitable to the Animal Companion may not be what the player had in mind. Cat -- "I caught you this nice squirrel, rat, pigeon, etc. to be your companion; it's still mostly alive."
Horses are easier. Horses can be downright rude. They snort, they stamp their feet and they run away from things that annoy them.
"Excuse me, I must be going now." is always a useful answer for a getaway. You can bring in a myriad of excuses: "It's time for my bath, snack, rub-down, etc."
Of course, just because they can talk doesn't mean that the animal companion shouldn't get something. Horse, "if you want to talk, bring me an apple. No apple, no talk." It's a tad selfish but most animals have their own wants too.
Of course unless your animal is intelligent, you'll not be bringing much to the conversation. If your animal is intelligent, then ask "why" to most of her questions. Discuss things that are important to your animal -- food, the weather, looking for a mate...."
Speaking of mates, is the druid trying to talk to YOU via your animal companion? It could be a round-about way of doing that.
Good luck with this.P.E.A.C.H. Please Evaluate And Critique Honestly. Being nicer and kinder doesn't hurt either. Note I generally only critique 3.5 and Pathfinder material.
Please, please, please when using non-core material, cite to the books. There are too many books to wade through to find the one with the feat, special ability or spell you use.
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2010-05-25, 09:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Err, do you always give up that fast? Be more consisten!
If some nappy druid tries to convert your celestial horse just tell it that it is allowed to do whatever needs to be done. If someone tried to steal your familiar which is vital to you as a wizard just kill him. If someone slayed and ate my horse I would be pissed and at least take him as mount until the group reaches the next stables or even avenge my horse (and eat him thereafter optionally).
There is no reason not to defend yourself if another character offends your character by deceiving him, stealing from him, slaying his pet, his lover, his new born son et cetera. If your velociraptor devours the group's halfling it was his own fault to anger it or at least not to remember you to feed it.
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2010-05-25, 09:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 11:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
that was kinda my point earlyer, though this is way better put
You don't need bulldozers to build roads. They are just bigger tools then your shovel because you need to do it fast. Got time? Bring a shovel tomorrow if you don't (want to)think that who took it did so with ill will. If they have no use for it and see how it impairs you they are likely to return it. But you keep shoveling like a man. And stay humble and meek. No matter how badass you might be.
The elementary school behaviour is a note on the quote mentioned above more then it is about wantonly taking stuff from people. Though even there it is a way to play with the introverted kid who just plays with his toy truck ignoring the rest. Be it somewhat mean and intrusive.Last edited by Escheton; 2010-05-25 at 11:09 AM.
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2010-05-25, 11:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Being a doormat doesn't make you a man. It makes you a doormat. "Real men" (and women) stand up for what they believe is right; or at least, that's my view on things.
If you believe it's right to let others steal what is rightfully yours, and that it's okay for them to ruin your fun to supplement their own, then you have no right to complain when they do.
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2010-05-25, 11:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 11:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Kender are the most annoying race in the multiverse. They're compulsive thieves and liars, and are incredibly destructive, to the point where the gods have forbidden them from learning magic of any kind.
But the overgod of Krynn (Dragonlance) favors them for some insane reason, so wiping them from the face of the world is forbidden.
Doesn't stop people from wanting them extinct, however (and is probably the only reason they haven't been made so).
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2010-05-25, 11:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Are they canon? O_o
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2010-05-25, 11:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
People are messing with you because they think it is fun to mess with you.
Make sure sure it is not fun to mess with with you, and go mess someone else.
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2010-05-25, 12:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 12:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Play druid, get animal companion, give animal companion to another party member, get new animal companion, give animal companion to another party member, get new animal companion, give animal companion to another party member, get new animal companion, give animal companion to another party member...
Give it enough time, and either your DM will stop this thing, or your players will crush the world under badgers. Either way, everyone wins."Okay, so I'm going to quick draw and dual wield these one-pound caltrops as improvised weapons..."
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"Oh, hey, look! Blue Eyes Black Lotus!" "Wait what, do you sacrifice a mana to the... Does it like, summon a... What would that card even do!?" "Oh, it's got a four-energy attack. Completely unviable in actual play, so don't worry about it."
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2010-05-25, 12:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 12:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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- The Land of the Cats
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2010-05-25, 12:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
You need some more aggressive and better animal companions/familiars. If you were using an Imp or Hell Hound then people would probably leave the familiar alone. Also, using a crocodile that bites at players and goes straight into a grapple against them if they get too close would be very effective. (Lets see a low lvl sorcerer try to deal with a buffed up crocodile ripping apart their leg with it's jaws and then grappling them.)
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2010-05-25, 12:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-05-25, 12:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
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2010-05-25, 12:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
"I don't have enough ranks in Diplomacy for this." is now my favorite catchphrase for dealing with whiny customers, whiny bosses, annoying children, girl drama, and the question "Does this make me look fat?"
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2010-05-25, 12:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Also, in reply to the actual topic of this thread, I recommend passing the DM a note at the start of every game declaring that all of your animal companions are both incontinent and prone to excessive flatulence. Then when someone wants them, give them away cheerfully.
And refuse to take them back.
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2010-05-25, 12:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
"Okay, so I'm going to quick draw and dual wield these one-pound caltrops as improvised weapons..."
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"Oh, hey, look! Blue Eyes Black Lotus!" "Wait what, do you sacrifice a mana to the... Does it like, summon a... What would that card even do!?" "Oh, it's got a four-energy attack. Completely unviable in actual play, so don't worry about it."
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2010-05-25, 12:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2010
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- Usaki City, Syona
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
I'll take seven. 8D
Recent Homebrew: The Socialite | The Crystalline: Memory Altering Construct Race | Sanguine Hand, a ToB Discipline of blood and cruelty
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Thanks to all my avatar artists, especially to Paisley for my avatar of Vivian, cowardly cryophoenix.
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2010-05-25, 02:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Stay away from my animal friend, darn it.
Last edited by Drascin; 2010-05-25 at 02:18 PM.