Re: [WW] Question for everyone

[Stonewolf <murdochm@redbrick.dcu.ie>]

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 05:59:04PM +0000, Jimmy Craig wrote:
> >Last week's WWII (Weird War II) playtest we were run down into an
> >underground caves by Hopler's Nazis and we bumped into Carrion Crawlers and
> >Goblins. This didn't really feel right for WWII to me. What are your guy's
> >thoughts on this?
> >
> >Lee
> 
> Well, if the creatures were based upon real European mythos I would not have 
> a problem. Who knows what type of nasties Europe has in store for the unwary 
> soldier in a world wher such creatures exist.
> Carrion crawlers I would have a problem with. They (to me) seem to be a D&D 
> thing, and I would not like that in a WWII game.
> Goblins would have to be more than just the D&D-esk type of sword fodder.
> If they had some more mythilogical base it would be more fun and more than 
> just stupid killing machines.
> 
> All in all though, I think you are right. They do not seem to WWII like.
> Now Ghouls (as in flesh eaters) would fit in in an envirenment where there 
> are LOTS of dead bodies. Hell, undead would fit in for the most part. 
> Nasties such as carrion crawlers, while fitting the bill for the deadbody 
> part, just don't seem like a WWII thing.
> I would use nasties that have a more "human" aspect to them. Hunters in the 
> dark who prey upon lost soldiers. Or who prey upon the dead.
> 
Vampires anyone?

> 
> just my thoughts.
> 
> Jimmy the Barrel
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