Definition of a "Pet"

Wyndeleth · Forum Hottie Joined: Jan 11, 2006 Posts: 764

I just remembered the time MY paladin character fought stirges.

The members of the party were all about Level 2 or 3. The only weapon my paladin had at the time was a long spear.

Can you imagine trying to fight stirges with a long spear? "Hold still! Hold STILL!"

My paladin fumbled with a natural 1, and the DM rolled "Hit Ally" on the fumble die.

I rolled max damage, and almost killed another party member. I mean, it's lucky we play with "death's door" rules because I took him down to about -5 HP.

My paladin was mortified that it had happened, even though it was an accident.

As a penance, my paladin decided that every attack she made would be a called shot at -4 to make her blows more accurate.

She can still fumble on a natural 1, but there will never be the "hit ally" result if she fumbles.

theos911 · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Definition of a "Pet"

How does one determine the price of an animal, specifically a stirge?

Thanks,
Theos The Bard

TerishD · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Definition of a "Pet"

Well, how much money do you have?

That's a joke. If you are the one with the stirges, you can sell them for whatever you desire. The problem is getting someone to buy them. If you want to purchase a stirge, the problem will be finding someone that has them to sell.

Think of bats. When was the last time that you went into a pet store and saw a bat for sell? I am not saying that it could not happen, but it generally does not. Now, how about a vampire bat? Now, how about a pesky creature that does not simply lap up blood, but sticks its proboscus into someone to suck their blood. I believe that you get the message. Such a creature is not something anyone will want, or bother to capture in order to sell.

Beyond that, it is fantasy, and things can happen. I however cannot give you a price. It depends on the society and location of your campaign. Use your imagination and see what happens. That is the fun of the game.

Sanaldo_de_Mirdo · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Definition of a "Pet"

If you really want to unload these babies like hotcakes, you should have some kind of side quest to find a market, like Calimshan perhaps, where they buy and sell just about everything you can think of, the weirder the better, or maybe even a planar mission to the markets of Sigil where you CAN potentially find anything that you can possibly think of, if you look hard enough.

theos911 · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Definition of a "Pet"

Ok thanks, but i was wondering if their was a formula based on the animals potential usefulness and rarity.

btw getting my party to leave the current adventure to go back to town with me was a challenge. The rogue agreed, but i neeed to resurect a long dead adventure and breathe some life into as i had once promised for my pally who is not interested in my stirges while i trian them for a year. I'm handling 3 of them and the rogue 2. Wish us luck... and wish my pally luck(Hehe He should know better than to attack a bugbear hideout, but if he dies its on him)

Thanks,
Theos:The Stirge Father