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So, my DM is running a Dark Sun thing in 4e even though it's not out yet, and I'm planning on playing a Thri-Kreen ranger. To prepare I've been reading up on whatever stuff I can find of them. Most of the stuff I found was pretty old, though, from when they were still basically preying mantises with hands slapped one them. Can anybody tell me more about their empire and how they live? Or point me someplace I can read up more about them?
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Jun 17, 2010 21:52
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All I remember is that they find elves tasty and gather in hunting parties / tribes.
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Jun 17, 2010 22:26
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The Happy Hyperbole posted:Or point me someplace I can read up more about them? Thri-Kreen of Athas
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Jun 17, 2010 23:04
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Squizzle posted:
They obviously were carrying some as packed lunches.  .Regarding how to get into the feel of thri-kreen - they are voracious eaters that never sleep and their most basic form of community is the pack or clutch. Carnivores, the thri-kreen of athas are keenly in touch with the land in which they inhabit, never over-hunting or unduly straining the ecosystem like other races might. Their definition of "food" does not exclude sentient races. While thri-kreen have no natural dislike of elves, those that taste elf flesh can become "addicted" (they really like it) and pursue more elven prey from then on. The original boxed set described them as being obsessed with the hunt - which makes sense as they are always hungry and on the move in the wild. A ranger fits with this concept perfectly, especially the thri-kreen's wisdom about managing the fragile food web of the wastelands. Another roleplaying element to remember is that when joining a party, a thri-kreen can bee seen as especially aggressive or bullish as it vies for dominance of its new "pack". Once the pecking order is determined, however they become fearlessly loyal to their new clutchmates and unquestioning in their defense. Thri-kreen own.
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Jun 18, 2010 00:40
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Of the three kank castes, only those of the food producer caste actually produce the honey-globes! Brood queens and soldiers--and I must assume that the spitters are some type of soldier--do not.
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One thing I really like about playing Thri-kreen is that they don't "get" sleep. Having to sleep is totally alien to them, and they think it's just the stupidest thing they've ever seen.
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Jun 18, 2010 00:47
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Has anyone figured out what Thri-Kreen and Mul's racial stat modifiers are? Edit: apparently Thri-Kreen are Dex/Wis. Because we don't have enough of those already or anything. And it's kind of odd that they share Elves' stats, considering. vvvvv yeah i was thinking of making that joke too Dick Burglar fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Jun 18, 2010 |
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Jun 18, 2010 00:57
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CombatWombat posted:
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Jun 18, 2010 01:11
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Laex posted:I've run the Dark Sun Encounters (dunno if its Please yes, I can't make it to any but would love to run it for my group/force someone from mygroup to run it.
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Jun 18, 2010 02:28
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got a scanned copy but its not something that can be bought anyways V
V ) for my group and they are loving it, the way the rules handle survival and lack of supplies is easy to track and understand
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I've managed to obtain a copy, so I'm now just waiting on a ruling from a Mod on whether or not we're able to share this.
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Jun 18, 2010 02:32
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Anisotropic Shader posted:A ranger fits with this concept perfectly, especially the thri-kreen's wisdom about managing the fragile food web of the wastelands. 
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Jun 18, 2010 02:57
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Crap, my local game/comic shop isn't participating in Encounters or Free RPG Day, because it doesn't result in enhanced sales for them.
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Jun 18, 2010 03:09
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Crap, my local game/comic shop isn't participating in Encounters or Free RPG Day, because it doesn't result in enhanced sales for them. With that reasoning it's a wonder your local game/comic shop stocks RPG material at all. Not really known for selling well or carrying stores through lean times.
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Jun 18, 2010 03:11
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Crap, my local game/comic shop isn't participating in Encounters or Free RPG Day, because it doesn't result in enhanced sales for them. my FLGS is running a sale on pre-orders for materials related to the free RPG day stuff, there are going to be a ton of people there Saturday
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Jun 18, 2010 03:14
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Anisotropic Shader posted:the thri-kreen of athas are keenly in touch with the land in which they inhabit, never over-hunting or unduly straining the ecosystem like other races might. as a side note, I hate this characterization wherever it appears whether it describes sentient bug men or noble redskinned savages. life doesn't work that way
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Jun 18, 2010 03:15
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Liesmith posted:as a side note, I hate this characterization wherever it appears whether it describes sentient bug men or noble redskinned savages. life doesn't work that way come on dude the plains indians existed in natural harmony with the buffalo and didn't overhunt that poo poo at all it is common knowledge
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Jun 18, 2010 03:20
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Crap, my local game/comic shop isn't participating in Encounters or Free RPG Day, because it doesn't result in enhanced sales for them. Getting people into your store and enjoying products which you sell in your store doesn't increase sales? news to me.
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Jun 18, 2010 03:21
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Gomi posted:come on dude the plains indians existed in natural harmony with the buffalo and didn't overhunt that poo poo at all it is common knowledge imagine four buffalo on the edge of a cliff
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Jun 18, 2010 03:23
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Has anyone succesfully downloaded the pregen characters for the Free RPG thing? every time I try to the .zip is corrupted.
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Jun 18, 2010 03:25
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JohnnyCanuck posted:Crap, my local game/comic shop isn't participating in Encounters or Free RPG Day, because it doesn't result in enhanced sales for them.
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Jun 18, 2010 03:30
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The most badass thing about thri-kreen is their total disregard for treasure. If it isn't food or something that facilitates killing food, gently caress it.
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Jun 18, 2010 04:02
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The most badass thing about thri-kreen is that they are 8-foot-tall talking insects
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Jun 18, 2010 04:08
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Strontosaurus posted:The most badass thing about thri-kreen is that they are 8-foot-tall talking insects that eat elves
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Jun 18, 2010 04:24
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Liesmith posted:as a side note, I hate this characterization wherever it appears whether it describes sentient bug men or noble redskinned savages. life doesn't work that way I don't think it's so much "in tune with nature blah blah blah" as it is "when prey in one area becomes scarce, the Thri-Kreen know to move on and get dinner somewhere else to stop the prey from disappearing altogether."
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Jun 18, 2010 04:50
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UrbanLabyrinth posted:I've managed to obtain a copy, so I'm now just waiting on a ruling from a Mod on whether or not we're able to share this. Blargh, we need this ruling so I can print out the page from the last encounter we just did. Got Yuka a beetle mount and I need the stats for it.
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Jun 18, 2010 05:17
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I did send an email to the 2 mods that have email addresses listed, asking for clarification, so hopefully we'll hear something soon. (Or I'll get probated for bothering the mods.)
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Jun 18, 2010 05:36
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TheAnomaly posted:I don't think it's so much "in tune with nature blah blah blah" as it is "when prey in one area becomes scarce, the Thri-Kreen know to move on and get dinner somewhere else to stop the prey from disappearing altogether." that's super generous of you. if you're right it's only a little dumb but I suspect it's the in tune with nature thing, simply because that's a noble savage trait and thri-kreen already have a bunch of those.
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Jun 18, 2010 06:31
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Liesmith posted:imagine four buffalo on the edge of a cliff Head-Smashed-In Elf Jump? And the most nomadic race in the fluff was the elf, and there was no "this is because they are in tune with nature and do not wish to strain the land" spin put on it. The Thri-Kreen were flat-out noble savages. Dedekind fucked around with this message at 09:42 on Jun 18, 2010 |
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Jun 18, 2010 09:40
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KGBAgent185 posted:Blargh, we need this ruling so I can print out the page from the last encounter we just did. Got Yuka a beetle mount and I need the stats for it. That's a portion of the whole small enough that I'm pretty sure it constitutes fair use: 2 KANK SOLDIERS Level 4 Soldier Large natural beast (mount) XP 175 each HP 54 (bloodied 27) AC 20, Fortitude 17, Reflex 16, Will 14 Speed 8 Resist 5 acid, 5 poison Initiative +7 Perception +8 Traits: Grabbed Advantage (mount): A friendly rider 4th level or higher mounted on the soldier has combat advantage against any creature grabbed by the soldier. Standard Actions: (Melee Basic) Bite * At-Will Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +9 vs. AC, or +11 against creatures grabbed by the soldier. While the soldier has a creature grabbed, it can use bite against the grabbed creature only. Hit: 2d4 damage, or 2d4+10 damage against creatures grabbed by the soldier. In addition, the soldier grabs the target. {Melee} Kank Venom (poison) * Recharge 5, 6 Attack: Melee 1 (one creature grabbed by the soldier); +9 vs. Fortitude Hit: The target is slowed and takes ongoing 10 poison damage (save ends both). First Failed Saving Throw: The target is immobilized (save ends).
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Jun 18, 2010 13:10
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Liesmith posted:that's super generous of you. if you're right it's only a little dumb but I suspect it's the in tune with nature thing, simply because that's a noble savage trait and thri-kreen already have a bunch of those. It could be worse, they could be a race of travelling nomads that practice thievery as an art and are not trusted by more settled races and only trust those of their particular tribe or clan.  Wagons sold separately. edit: To be fair this isn't the point you were getting at and I'm dumb as hell.  edit 2: Dedekind posted:Head-Smashed-In Elf Jump? I've never heard of buffalo jumps before and I am totally using this in my Dark Sun game. Anisotropic Shader fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Jun 18, 2010 |
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Jun 18, 2010 16:40
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Wizards! What have you done?!  There is water in the official Dark Sun dungeon tiles! And by that I don't mean moisture got in the pack. Possibly the least apt place to put it, I dare say. Well now not necessarily the worst place I guess it could be used for an oasis but still! I am tutting at you for this Wizards, tutting so hard. Still the 3d adobe house and 3d wagon are both nice! 
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Jun 18, 2010 17:37
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That's actually a lake of deadly poison.
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Jun 18, 2010 17:49
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That lake is filled with salty fanboy tears.
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Jun 18, 2010 17:52
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The maps in Encounters described the blue as 'silt'. Also said if a player got stuck in it they started sinking.
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Jun 18, 2010 18:33
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Attilla posted:Wizards! What have you done?! can it be used for a cistern? I know its the wastelands and so but there has to be some water around unless Athasians can survive drinking silt.
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Jun 18, 2010 18:44
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Hey, thanks for all the advice everyone! Thri-Kreen are just so goddamn cool, I'm really looking forward to this character. I'm going to try and get my hands on the Thri-Kreen of Athas, then, so I can learn even more.CombatWombat posted:Has anyone figured out what Thri-Kreen and Mul's racial stat modifiers are? We already know that they have Dex and Wis, but most new Races have that 'or' stat thing going on, including Muls who I've heard are supposed to be +2 Con, and +2 Wis or Str. So I think Thri-Kreen might have a choice between wisdom and either str or con, myself.
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Jun 18, 2010 19:10
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The Happy Hyperbole posted:Hey, thanks for all the advice everyone! Thri-Kreen are just so goddamn cool, I'm really looking forward to this character. I'm going to try and get my hands on the Thri-Kreen of Athas, then, so I can learn even more. With respect to Thri-Kreen you mean Wis and either Dex or Con, right?
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Jun 18, 2010 19:38
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The thri-kreen battlemind for Encounters and the thri-kreen shaman from DDXP appear to have been built on a +dex/+wis racial base. Both builds benefit from +con, and so I assume that if it were an option, they would have been built that way. Both also benefit from wis, for whatever that's worth.
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Jun 18, 2010 20:18
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I don't think Wizards would add two more races that could be wis/con. I'd also think that thri-kreen would be wis and dex or str to make them the perfect rangers.
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Jun 18, 2010 20:43
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W'lkrr, Athas Ranger.
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Jun 18, 2010 21:01
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Squizzle posted:W'lkrr, Athas Ranger.
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Jun 18, 2010 21:03
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