Insight on Harvesters spell Animal Messenger

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:39 pm

Okay, I just picked up Harvesters about two hours ago and started flipping through it. When I got to the spell section, I noticed the spell Animal Messenger. Maybe I'm not in the correct mindset, but doesn't this spell seem a little...odd...to be included? Is it able to be used against other PCs or NPCs (since we're all animals)? I'm under the impression that there are no simple small animals, and that most all the animals encountered are going to be of the "tamed, trained or under the influence" variety. The animals in Harvesters are different than normal, run-of-the-mill small animals in most C&C games.

Any suggestions on how to handle this?

On a similar note...how would Animal Friendship work? (I'm thinking similar to a charm spell).
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:51 pm

Yeah like charm person I would think.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:53 pm

Without knowing what is actually in the game, I would imagine that "animal" for these purposes would indicate a non-intelligent one. Because the PCs are, presumably, not this kind of animal, they would not be affected -- but, they could use it to get a normal varmint.
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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:31 pm

Yeah, any of the animal spells should probably have been left out. D'oh! As of right now, I only have one non-sentient critter in my world - it is a lesser subspecies that will be presented in the next adventure.
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:37 pm

Deogolf wrote:
Yeah, any of the animal spells should probably have been left out. D'oh! As of right now, I only have one non-sentient critter in my world - it is a lesser subspecies that will be presented in the next adventure.

Considering this is "The Source" then I will disallow them in my game. I thought of changing the word "Animal" to the word "Insect." How do you think that would work, John?
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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:44 pm

Lord Dynel wrote:
Considering this is "The Source" then I will disallow them in my game. I thought of changing the word "Animal" to the word "Insect." How do you think that would work, John?

That would work just fine I would think. As far as I can recall, all the insects in my world are either neutral or evil, mostly neutral.
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:15 am

Deogolf wrote:
That would work just fine I would think. As far as I can recall, all the insects in my world are either neutral or evil, mostly neutral.

I kind of figured that humans are to animals as animals are to insects (possibly). Basically the next tier down on the life-chain. Just like with the Animal spells, you can't use animals meant for combat, so too would "insects" meant for combat (ones from the Critter Appendix or extrapolated from the adventure) be exempt from the spells effects.
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Secret Skeleton · Post by **Secret Skeleton** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:54 am

The spell only works on Warwick Davis.