DEAF Steel Predators speak Terran? How do they learn? [Archive] - Wizards Community

DEAF Steel Predators speak Terran? How do they learn? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Pseudolife
05-25-05, 05:27 PM I'm running an Odd mix, The Lord of the Iron Fortress in an Eberron game... It was tough, but I made it fit!

One of my players look over the screen at one point and couldn't help but notice Steel Predators are deaf... This just happened to be as they grappled a Steel Predator and it begged to be let go in Terran.

"HOW DID IT LEARN TO SPEAK TERRAN IF IT IS DEAF??" and "Oh yeah, so if it can't hear, how did it get orders from its Packleader?"
INeedNoSalt
05-25-05, 05:29 PM You're the DM. "This one, obviously, is not deaf."

Edit : See also, "Magic."
Callahan
05-25-05, 05:55 PM Same way as deaf rock stars. They learned to speak before the life of loud music, or rather loud roaring, and excess lead them to all loose their hearing.
MinionOfCthulhu
05-25-05, 06:41 PM A wizard did it.
The_Fan
05-25-05, 07:59 PM mubbuh duh smee lie nis?
SinisterSeraph
05-25-05, 08:29 PM Well, Terran is a language for creatures of the Earth. I would imagine that a huge amount of it is conveyed not through audible sound, but sub-sonic rumbles and vibration. They could "hear" that way, by sensing the vibrations inherent in the Terran tongue through their skin or some other organ. That's how I would explain it, anyway.
DungeonMaster
05-25-05, 09:09 PM Andy Collins wrote it, nuff said.
Pseudolife
05-26-05, 04:50 AM Good! Terran... earthy... rumbly... The feel the language via blindsense! Thanks for the ideas. The in-game situation was solved by two...

My response was something like this: "Hey stop looking over my screen!!! --Uh, I mean... yes, you notice that it appears to be deaf. It might make you curious as to how they communicate... If you're curious, maybe you should invest in an Encyclopedia of the planes? Now, didn't you buy a helm of telepathy a while ago??"

BTW, he did have the helm... he forgot though and hadn't used the freaking thing in like 3 levels! It was collecting dust in his haversack!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Pseudolife 05-25-05, 05:27 PM	I'm running an Odd mix, The Lord of the Iron Fortress in an Eberron game... It was tough, but I made it fit! One of my players look over the screen at one point and couldn't help but notice Steel Predators are deaf... This just happened to be as they grappled a Steel Predator and it begged to be let go in Terran. "HOW DID IT LEARN TO SPEAK TERRAN IF IT IS DEAF??" and "Oh yeah, so if it can't hear, how did it get orders from its Packleader?"
INeedNoSalt 05-25-05, 05:29 PM	You're the DM. "This one, obviously, is not deaf." Edit : See also, "Magic."
Callahan 05-25-05, 05:55 PM	Same way as deaf rock stars. They learned to speak before the life of loud music, or rather loud roaring, and excess lead them to all loose their hearing.
MinionOfCthulhu 05-25-05, 06:41 PM	A wizard did it.
The_Fan 05-25-05, 07:59 PM	mubbuh duh smee lie nis?
SinisterSeraph 05-25-05, 08:29 PM	Well, Terran is a language for creatures of the Earth. I would imagine that a huge amount of it is conveyed not through audible sound, but sub-sonic rumbles and vibration. They could "hear" that way, by sensing the vibrations inherent in the Terran tongue through their skin or some other organ. That's how I would explain it, anyway.
DungeonMaster 05-25-05, 09:09 PM	Andy Collins wrote it, nuff said.
Pseudolife 05-26-05, 04:50 AM	Good! Terran... earthy... rumbly... The feel the language via blindsense! Thanks for the ideas. The in-game situation was solved by two... My response was something like this: "Hey stop looking over my screen!!! --Uh, I mean... yes, you notice that it appears to be deaf. It might make you curious as to how they communicate... If you're curious, maybe you should invest in an Encyclopedia of the planes? Now, didn't you buy a helm of telepathy a while ago??" BTW, he did have the helm... he forgot though and hadn't used the freaking thing in like 3 levels! It was collecting dust in his haversack!