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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Personally I played them as more subterranean
creatures, preferring cave pools or underground rivers (some hidden in the
swamps around </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ogre</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Island</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>). It was for the very reason you mentioned; Pavis had such a
strong river culture and if gorps were common in the main river then it would
be devoid of marine life and boat traffic.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net
[mailto:runequest-bounces@rpgreview.net] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Roger Benham<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:56
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RuneQuest Rules<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Runequest] Gorp
Question</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:
.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Just
out of interest then.... since I'm a not a Glorantha user, I assume the
fisherfolk and mariners (Riverers?) of the waterways must have methods for
dealing with gorps. How would they trap them, contain and kill
them? Are they a danger? If you were trawling the riverbed with a net,
you'd really not want to bring a gorp up. If you did (And assuming it
didn't just squelch through the gaps in the net with a faint acidic sizzle...)
what would you, average Joe Fisherman do to kill it without hurting yourself?
Its kinda similar to hauling up a nasty bunch of jellies or a stonefish, sharks
etc. <br>
<br>
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 10:29:57 -0500<br>
> From: aelarsen@mac.com<br>
> To: runequest@rpgreview.net<br>
> Subject: Re: [Runequest] Gorp Question<br>
> <br>
> To my mind at least, a more Gloranthan way of looking at how a gorp
operates<br>
> is to assume that it senses POW and moves toward it, rather than relying
on<br>
> mundane senses of terrestrial creatures. Thus it has a strong preference
for<br>
> sentient beings over non-sentient beings, and for non-sentient beings over<br>
> simple organic matter. Perhaps its range is equal to the target's POW in<br>
> yards. Thus it can sense stronger beings further away.<br>
> Also remember Zoomer gorps, which move at a rate of 1d3+1.<br>
> Gorp aren't a threat because it's hard to outrun them. They're a threat<br>
> because killing them is difficult. They prefer water, and so are most<br>
> commonly found there, but the best weapon against them is fire. They
damage<br>
> anything that inflicts damage on them, and they slowly destroy armor. They<br>
> are, however, quite vulnerable to Disruption. They are also quite hard to<br>
> spot in water.<br>
> <br>
> Andrew E. Larsen <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 5/23/08 10:18 AM, "Paul Cardwell"
<carpgachair@yahoo.com> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> > Mythworld has viewed them as being sensitive to<br>
> > pressure changes in the water and so can zero in on<br>
> > movement there. Yes, they are slow, but very<br>
> > stealthy. They may even work in small teams (not<br>
> > quite packs) so at least one has a chance of feeding.<br>
> > <br>
> > Remember, they encircle their prey with pseudopods and<br>
> > so give little warning until they engulf. Being<br>
> > chaotic, there will be individual exceptions of any of<br>
> > this.<br>
> > <br>
> > Paul Cardwell<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > --- Lev Lafayette <lev@rpgreview.net> wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Hmmm... If I take up those proposals a gorp's threat<br>
> >> value would decline<br>
> >> to almost zero. A 1m/SR movement rate and a sensory<br>
> >> range of 1 yard<br>
> >> would mean that the only way it'd get to catch a<br>
> >> living thing would be<br>
> >> by accident.<br>
> >> <br>
> >> Regards,<br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Lev<br>
> >> <br>
> >> On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 10:23 +0200, Tomas Björklund<br>
> >> wrote:<br>
> >>> This is just one man's opinion but ...<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> a) Use the movement rate in the rule set you use<br>
> >> for your campaign. In<br>
> >>> water I would let them either move attached to a<br>
> >> surface in which case<br>
> >>> the movement rate is the same as on land, or float<br>
> >> like a manowar or<br>
> >>> jellyfish.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> b) I would say their sensory range should be a<br>
> >> yard or so away at the<br>
> >>> most. if you want to get scientific about it (not<br>
> >> always a good thing<br>
> >>> when it comes to fantasy games) you can compare to<br>
> >> earth creatures.<br>
> >>> This is a creature with very low speed, and no IQ,<br>
> >> very much like a<br>
> >>> jellyfish, amoeba of fungus it eats whatever it<br>
> >> encounters. Thus it<br>
> >>> has no need for any senses at all really really,<br>
> >> or if it has senses<br>
> >>> wouldn't have a sensory range beyond what it can<br>
> >> reach immediately,<br>
> >>> i.e whatever it can reach withing a few seconds.<br>
> >> This presumes there<br>
> >>> is some kind of selection involved in it's<br>
> >> creation. If it is a<br>
> >>> created being it can conceivably have any<br>
> >> abilities, like sense power<br>
> >>> items a kilometer away, but even then if it there<br>
> >> is a sensible<br>
> >>> creator at work he/she/it wouldn't give it senses<br>
> >> it has no use for,<br>
> >>> i.e. again only let it sense things it stands a<br>
> >> reasonable chance to<br>
> >>> get to considering it's total lack of<br>
> >> intelligence.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> Hope this helps.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> - Tom.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> On </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Wed, May 21, 2008</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> at </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>11:49 PM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>, Lev </span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Lafayette</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
> >> <lev@rpgreview.net><br>
> >>> wrote:<br>
> >>> Hi everyone,<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> I'm sure this has probably been asked<br>
> >> before.. but<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> a) What's the movement rate of a Gorp?<br>
> >> It's listed as 1-5 in<br>
> >>> RuneQuest<br>
> >>> 1st and 2nd editions, 1 in RuneQuest 3 and<br>
> >> 2m in Mongoose RQ.<br>
> >>> However I<br>
> >>> presume that's on land. How fast do they<br>
> >> move in water, their<br>
> >>> natural<br>
> >>> environment?<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> b) What the sensory range of a Gorp? I<br>
> >> know they try to find<br>
> >>> organic<br>
> >>> matter in preference to inorganic as that<br>
> >> helps them grow. I<br>
> >>> also<br>
> >>> presume that they'll go for the highest<br>
> >> concentration and they<br>
> >>> also seem<br>
> >>> to have a taste for POW as well.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> I'm currently running River of Cradles and<br>
> >> these questions are<br>
> >>> important.<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> Besides, I like Gorp. They'll like a<br>
> >> gelatinous cube that<br>
> >>> makes<br>
> >>> sense. :-)<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> All the best,<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> Lev<br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> <br>
> >>> <br>
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