Buffalo - Revision history

Tao alexis at 18:07, 15 February 2025

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Tao alexis: /* Behaviour */

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Behaviour

Tao alexis at 20:37, 13 November 2023

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Tao alexis at 20:37, 13 November 2023

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Tao alexis at 20:37, 13 November 2023

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Tao alexis at 00:35, 13 November 2023

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Tao alexis: /* Encounters */

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Encounters

Marcule at 05:26, 15 July 2022

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Marcule at 05:12, 15 July 2022

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 Buffalo are large mammals dwelling on the steppelands of North America, absent in their natural state in the Old World.  As nomadic grazers, they travel in herds, some of which may be up to 100 times greater than the number shown appearing.  Females are found travelling together in the larger herd, which includes young between the late spring and summer.  The male herd is typically a third the size of the female and is typically nearby and in sight.
-[[File:Buffalo.jpg|left|350px|thumb]]
+[[File:Buffalo.jpg|left|388px|thumb]]
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 Enormously abundant, they are hunted by native and elven peoples using sophisticated techniques, utilizing strategies like the buffalo jump, where they herded the animals off cliffs, or communal hunts where the entire community participates in the process.  These animals provide not only a critical source of food but also materials for clothing, shelter, and tools.

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 Buffalo are diffident and timid; if approached, they simply stroll away at two hexes a round.  If approached [[Movement (stride)|warily]], the animal might allow the character to place a calm hand upon its immense body.  Yet after a few rounds, the animal trots away to a distance of 16 to 25 [[Combat Hex|hexes]].  On a 1 in 6, it and a good portion of the herd might lope away at stride-4 to stride-7 for a dozen rounds or so, until they feel safe.
-Before charging, the male buffalo drops it's head and stands its ground.  Should this happen, expect others to move away, as buffalo don't charge as a group.  If it's struck for [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] at this point, before making its charge, there's a 50% chance the animal will take flight instead.  A buffalo won't stand and fight; following it's charge, it gives ground and rejoins it's herd.
+Before charging, the male buffalo drops it's head and stands its ground.  Should this happen, expect others to move away, as buffalo don't charge as a group.  If it's struck for [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] at this point, before making its charge, there's a 50% chance the animal will take flight instead.  A buffalo won't stand and fight; following it's charge, it gives ground and rejoins its herd.
 == Advantages ==

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 | attack = '''2''': [[Horns (attack)|horns]]
 | dmg = horn (2-9)
-| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Incidental Damage|incidentaldamage]],<br>[[Trampling|trampling]]
+| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Incidental Damage|incidental damage]],<br>[[Trampling|trampling]]
 }}

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 | attack = '''2''': [[Horns (attack)|horns]]
 | dmg = horn (2-9)
-| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Incidental Damage|incidental<br>damage]], [[Trampling|trampling]]
+| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Incidental Damage|incidentaldamage]],<br>[[Trampling|trampling]]
 }}

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 | THAC0 = 18
 | hpdie = 2d6
-| attack = horn/horn
+| attack = '''2''': [[Horns (attack)|horns]]
-| dmg = 2–9/2–9
+| dmg = horn (2-9)
-| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Trampling|trampling]]
+| special = [[Charging|charging]], [[Incidental Damage|incidental<br>damage]], [[Trampling|trampling]]
 }}
-Large mammals dwelling upon the steppe of North America, not occurring naturally in the Old World. They are nomadic grazers and travel in herds, which may be up to 100 times larger than the number shown appearing on the right. Females and young will be found travelling together in a large herd; a male herd will be nearby and will typically be, in size, only a third as large.
+Buffalo are large mammals dwelling on the steppelands of North America, absent in their natural state in the Old World.  As nomadic grazers, they travel in herds, some of which may be up to 100 times greater than the number shown appearing.  Females are found travelling together in the larger herd, which includes young between the late spring and summer.  The male herd is typically a third the size of the female and is typically nearby and in sight.
 [[File:Buffalo.jpg|left|350px|thumb]]
-Buffalo are normally diffident and timid (see below). If they charge, however, they will drop their heads and strike with the full weight of their bodies, causing 4–24 damage if they hit. [[Stun Lock|Stunned]] defenders will be trampled.  Trampling damage is only 1–4, but as buffalo tend to move very closely together, if one chooses to charge they will all break into a run in the same direction. An individual caught by a herd will take trampling damage from each fifth member of the herd: this would mean that a herd of 30, following the lead buffalo, would result in 6d4 damage.
+== Behaviour ==
-As well, defenders who are not stunned should be considered a target for the fifth buffalo of the herd, which would then mean trampling by the remaining buffalo (minus the first five) or potentially another charging attack by the tenth buffalo. For game purposes, limit the number of attacks per round to three charges and 12d4 trampling damage; per herd. Thereafter, even if the herd is larger than 60 members, consider that the herd either begins to move in a different direction or merely goes around the prone defender. The defender should remain still until the herd passes — but if the defender takes any action to provoke another charge by the passing stampede, then have the next group of buffalo charge (up to 3 times) and trample again (up to 12 times).
+Before charging, the male buffalo drops it's head and stands its ground.  Should this happen, expect others to move away, as buffalo don't charge as a group.  If it's struck for [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] at this point, before making its charge, there's a 50% chance the animal will take flight instead.  A buffalo won't stand and fight; following it's charge, it gives ground and rejoins it's herd.
-== Encounters ==
+== Advantages ==
-See [[Bestiary]]
+[[Category: Reviewed]]

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 | HD = 5
 | AP = 6
 | THAC0 = 18
 | hpdie = 2d6

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