1337 h4xor
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lol no 20' is it's land speed not swimming speed
Octopus has land speed of 20'
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green slime
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maggot said:
This is easy to answer:
Hobbits are so lethargic, due to all their bad habits: constant eating, smoking weed, partying all hours.
Face it: They just aren't faster than an octopus on land. And that's a discourtesy to the octopus...
Kae'Yoss
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Re: Re: Octopus has land speed of 20'
The only flaw in your logic is this: Hobbits != Halflings.
In LotR, Hobbits are a small race that has more meals in a day than your average human in his entire life. In LotR, Hobbits must be shoved with a stick if you want them to go adventuring - and you must be a very nimble stick-shover indeed. IN LotR, hobbits are half as big as humans but twice as heavy.
But D&D is not LotR. In D&D, halflings are quite lean, and very nomadic. Though they share some of the physical characteristics with hobbits (good at throwing rocks), they differ in some key issues, and their mentality is quite different. The closest thing you get to a hobbit in 3e is gnomes (fat, small, stay-at-home brats that annoy everyone).
And an octopus got 8 arms, after all, and that should make fast even on land (although I do think that it refers to the bottom of the ocean, as they're described as "bottom-dwelling sea creatures")
green slime said:
The only flaw in your logic is this: Hobbits != Halflings.
In LotR, Hobbits are a small race that has more meals in a day than your average human in his entire life. In LotR, Hobbits must be shoved with a stick if you want them to go adventuring - and you must be a very nimble stick-shover indeed. IN LotR, hobbits are half as big as humans but twice as heavy.
But D&D is not LotR. In D&D, halflings are quite lean, and very nomadic. Though they share some of the physical characteristics with hobbits (good at throwing rocks), they differ in some key issues, and their mentality is quite different. The closest thing you get to a hobbit in 3e is gnomes (fat, small, stay-at-home brats that annoy everyone).
And an octopus got 8 arms, after all, and that should make fast even on land (although I do think that it refers to the bottom of the ocean, as they're described as "bottom-dwelling sea creatures")
green slime
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Re: Re: Re: Octopus has land speed of 20'
Do you think I haven't read the darn book?
It was a JOKE... sheesh... some people.
I wonder how few PLAYERS actually make that mistake, calling halflings for hobbits... I warant that it happens on ocassion, at least by those old enough to remember what halflings looked like PRIOR to 3e...
You do know you are talking about the third edition halflings, don't you?
The flaw in your logic? It ain't got the funny!
KaeYoss said:
Do you think I haven't read the darn book?
It was a JOKE... sheesh... some people.
I wonder how few PLAYERS actually make that mistake, calling halflings for hobbits... I warant that it happens on ocassion, at least by those old enough to remember what halflings looked like PRIOR to 3e...
You do know you are talking about the third edition halflings, don't you?
The flaw in your logic? It ain't got the funny!
Citizen of 2 worlds
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Wow.. you learn something every day.. 
When I saw the subject of this post, I thought that must be about how wrong it is for an octopus to have a land speed at all..
An octopus can actually get out of the water and move on land? It sounds weird to me... thought they were entirely aquatic.
BTW, sometimes you see weird things in the nature programs on TV.. Sometime reality is stranger than fiction.. I can imagine a huge, flying, firebreathing lizard, but balk at an octopus out for a stroll..? Go figure.
When I saw the subject of this post, I thought that must be about how wrong it is for an octopus to have a land speed at all..
An octopus can actually get out of the water and move on land? It sounds weird to me... thought they were entirely aquatic.
BTW, sometimes you see weird things in the nature programs on TV.. Sometime reality is stranger than fiction.. I can imagine a huge, flying, firebreathing lizard, but balk at an octopus out for a stroll..? Go figure.
With stats like that the octopus could make halflings his primary prey.
Stalk in the bushes (+15 to hide), wait till a halfling walks by and then attack!
And if the critter manages to get away, the octopus can keep up with him.
hmm.....8 arms, a racial bonus to hide, a +6 adjustment to dex....
Maybe I should ask my DM if I can play an octopus rogue
Stalk in the bushes (+15 to hide), wait till a halfling walks by and then attack!
And if the critter manages to get away, the octopus can keep up with him.
hmm.....8 arms, a racial bonus to hide, a +6 adjustment to dex....
Maybe I should ask my DM if I can play an octopus rogue
Crothian
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Citizen of 2 worlds said:Wow.. you learn something every day..
When I saw the subject of this post, I thought that must be about how wrong it is for an octopus to have a land speed at all..
An octopus can actually get out of the water and move on land? It sounds weird to me... thought they were entirely aquatic.
BTW, sometimes you see weird things in the nature programs on TV.. Sometime reality is stranger than fiction.. I can imagine a huge, flying, firebreathing lizard, but balk at an octopus out for a stroll..? Go figure.
Certain species can exist for short periods of time out of water. I used to do some diving and swimming in odd locations, and I've seen octopi climb out of the water to hunt for crabs. Cool creatures, too.
ArcOfCorinth
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Eh, I seen an octupus rise from the deeps and sneak up upon drunken sailor. Took his leg off at the knee, it did. Terrible sight. Terrible. Then it doubled its speed and scrambled back beneath the depths leg and all.
