HYPERBOREA » Hyperborea Trivia

capitalbill · 4/20/2015 8:49 pm

Mag Nor the orc king of the city-state of Orcust.

Blackadder23 · 4/20/2015 10:06 pm

Right! I thought it was funny the orc was one of only two rulers to get an "official" name.

Your turn.

capitalbill · 4/20/2015 11:33 pm

While the lands and seas of Hyperborea are teeming with dangerous beasts and monsters there are but two that are unsurpassed in their ability to withstand and minimize physical damage. What are they?

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 7:58 am

Withstand and minimize, eh? Well, I'm taking you at your word and thinking about things "native" to Hyperborea . . . and trying to roll without looking at the book . . . how about the thew wagon and the minotron?

Chainsaw · 4/21/2015 8:04 am

Handy Haversack wrote:
. . . and trying to roll without looking at the book . . .

Oh, Mr. Fancypants! Better than the rest of us, eh?

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 8:05 am

It's mainly to not have to think up more questions.

But yes, my pants are fancier than yours. Than all of yours!

capitalbill · 4/21/2015 9:17 am

Looks like your pants aren't fancy enough there, Mr. Handy.

While the thew wagon and the minotron are very stout, they do not have the raw staying power in melee that these two do.

Last edited by capitalbill (4/21/2015 9:21 am)

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 9:18 am

Do Chainsaw's fists each count as a separate monster?

capitalbill · 4/21/2015 9:22 am

Handy Haversack wrote:
Do Chainsaw's fists each count as a separate monster?

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 9:35 am

OK, since Chainsaw made fun of me, I looked in the book. How about the iron automaton and the colossal squid? An ancient tree-man has the same HD and AC as the iron automaton but fewer immunities.

Chainsaw · 4/21/2015 10:54 am

Handy Haversack wrote:
OK, since Chainsaw made fun of me, I looked in the book. How about the iron automaton and the colossal squid? An ancient tree-man has the same HD and AC as the iron automaton but fewer immunities.

Now the pressure's really on, heh.

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 11:03 am

Chainsaw wrote:
Handy Haversack wrote:
OK, since Chainsaw made fun of me, I looked in the book. How about the iron automaton and the colossal squid? An ancient tree-man has the same HD and AC as the iron automaton but fewer immunities.
Now the pressure's really on, heh.

http://i.imgur.com/WMqwno7.gifv

Blackadder23 · 4/21/2015 11:22 am

Colossal squid and blue whale have the most hit dice at 18 each.

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 11:26 am

Blackadder23 wrote:
Colossal squid and blue whale have the most hit dice at 18 each.

True--but the blue whale's AC is crummy (that's why they always try to be in the second rank of the marching order!). I was thinking Bill was looking for the best combo of toughness and defense?

Chainsaw · 4/21/2015 11:51 am

Lava gods and Googlepedes?

lige · 4/21/2015 1:09 pm

Shoggoth and Colossal Squid

Last edited by lige (4/21/2015 1:13 pm)

Blackadder23 · 4/21/2015 1:37 pm

Seems like these are turning out more like riddles than trivia questions...

capitalbill · 4/21/2015 1:41 pm

Blackadder23 wrote:
Colossal squid and blue whale have the most hit dice at 18 each.

That is correct!

I was a bit surprised that these two brutes had higher Hit Dice than any other monster in the book. Although Hit Dice is in truth only one factor of the monster's challenge in battle.

I was just looking for the highest hit dice monsters. Hit Dice being described as the measure of the ability to withstand and minimize physical damage (don't have my books with me at work, but I believe the passage is in the players' book under Other Characteristics).

capitalbill · 4/21/2015 1:45 pm

Blackadder23 wrote:
Seems like these are turning out more like riddles than trivia questions...

Time to get us back on track then, BA.
You're up!

Handy Haversack · 4/21/2015 2:13 pm

Chainsaw wrote:
Lava gods and Googlepedes?

Not a scratch on 'em!