Welcome to Hazard's Gaming Redeshazardgaming.com/redes/welcome.pdf · Welcome to Hazard's Gaming...
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Welcome to Hazard's Gaming Redes Volume: 1 Issue: WELCOME Item D20 By Armandeo64 - (http://armandeo64.deviantart.com/), CC BY-SA 4.0, Not aleady subscribed to Hazard's Gaming Redes? Subscribe now! © HAZARD GAMING 2018 What's in a Goblin's Pocket? To most adventurers, a group of goblins is like a red rag to a bull: it's going to be swords before diplomacy, at best. Then, once the dust has settled, thoughts will inevitably turn to loot. Instead of just handing over some coins though, you might consider the benefits of mixing in some personal items too. Adding personal possessions to loot can have several effects, firstly, it implies the van- quished had a life beyond four rounds of combat. At the very least this may encourage a more nuanced approach to future inter- actions. Heck, it may even direct some spotlight to characters with social skills! Suggesting this "humanity" in monsters is not about evoking sympathy, because, let's be honest, most goblins are cowardly, violent, and impulsive creatures that have it coming. Suggesting humanity in your monsters is actually about evoking humility in the characters by implying that things are going on beyond the immediate sphere of their influence. Or, to put it another way, it's a sign- post letting the players know you have a whole wide world ready to be explored. Lastly, never underestimate how pivotal these little things may be. They may spawn whole storylines, and, used frequently enough, they can serve as clues, or be fore-shadowing macguffins without being jarring. So, if you decide to put some things in a creature's pocket, consider useful items, things that suggest past or future action, and, of course, some truly banal items. You never know where they might lead. A bird’s skull with mismatched buttons for eyes A candle stub with a rune carved into it A rusted Iron Spike A molar A piece of leather thonging d10 inches long A piece of dry cheese A die A crudely carved wooden figurine A carrot A recently severed thumb A key A puzzle Lice A withered toadstool A smooth stone A dwarf’s beard A small tin full of live beetles Two seeds A ball of tree sap A brass door knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Welcome to Hazard's Gaming RedesVolume: 1 Issue: WELCOME
ItemD20
ByArmandeo6
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BY-S
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© HAZARD GAMING 2018
What's in a Goblin's Pocket?To most adventurers, a group of goblins is likea red rag to a bull: it's going to be swordsbefore diplomacy, at best. Then, once the dusthas settled, thoughts will inevitably turn toloot. Instead of just handing over some coinsthough, you might consider the benefits ofmixing in some personal items too.
Adding personal possessions to loot can haveseveral effects, firstly, it implies the van-quished had a life beyond four rounds ofcombat. At the very least this may encouragea more nuanced approach to future inter-actions. Heck, it may even direct somespotlight to characters with social skills!
Suggesting this "humanity" in monsters is notabout evoking sympathy, because, let's behonest, most goblins are cowardly, violent,and impulsive creatures that have it coming.Suggesting humanity in your monsters isactually about evoking humility in thecharacters by implying that things are goingon beyond the immediate sphere of theirinfluence. Or, to put it another way, it's a sign-post letting the players know you have awhole wide world ready to be explored.
Lastly, never underestimate how pivotal theselittle things may be. They may spawn wholestorylines, and, used frequently enough, theycan serve as clues, or be fore-shadowingmacguffins without being jarring.
So, if you decide to put some things in acreature's pocket, consider useful items,things that suggest past or future action, and,of course, some truly banal items. You neverknow where they might lead.
A bird’s skull with mismatched buttons for eyesA candle stub with a rune carved into itA rusted Iron SpikeA molarA piece of leather thonging d10 inches longA piece of dry cheeseA dieA crudely carved wooden figurineA carrotA recently severed thumbA keyA puzzleLiceA withered toadstoolA smooth stoneA dwarf’s beardA small tin full of live beetlesTwo seedsA ball of tree sapA brass door knob
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