Wouldn't it be cool if...

Elfdart · Post by **Elfdart** » 2004-10-17 09:06pm

... Chewbacca was the runt of the Wookiees, just as Wicket was among the Ewoks. You know, all the other adult Wookiees are bigger than he is. Just thinking...

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-10-17 10:42pm

First, MINOR SPOILER

The Wookies in ROTS, from the leaked pictures anyway, are immensely larger than Chewbacca--the costume includes a very developed muscle suit under the fur, and they come off looking very thickly built and powerful. Chewie is just tall. Very tall yes, but not especially muscular. So take that how you will.

Icehawk · Post by **Icehawk** » 2004-10-17 11:02pm

The wookies shown may be part of a military unit and as such are more bulked up and stronger than your average wookie. Either that or wookies that live primarily on their homeworld are just more physically active (swinging from trees, climbing, or whatever they do) and thus compared to chewie who is mostly tagging along with Han through space all the time, wouldnt get nearly as much muscle workout as his bretheren back home. Chewie is obviously still strong, just not as much as he could be.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-10-17 11:07pm

That's what Elfdart just said in his last sentence, Silence; you just cited the source that he learned it from.
Anyway, either he's just naturally scrawny or he's out of shape, or both.

And to paraphrase Cookie Monster:
"W is for Wookiee, that's good enough for me,
but,
Wookiee, Wookiee, Wookiee, ends in TWO 'E's!

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2004-10-17 11:19pm

Utsanomiko wrote:And to paraphrase Cookie Monster:
"W is for Wookiee, that's good enough for me,
but,
Wookiee, Wookiee, Wookiee, ends in TWO 'E's!

OMG! I just saw that this morning on TV.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-10-17 11:34pm

Old Plympto wrote:
Utsanomiko wrote:And to paraphrase Cookie Monster:
"W is for Wookiee, that's good enough for me,
but,
Wookiee, Wookiee, Wookiee, ends in TWO 'E's!
OMG! I just saw that this morning on TV.

What, Cookie Monster actually sang about the commin spelling error for 'Wookiee'?

Who'da thunk?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-10-17 11:51pm

Utsanomiko wrote:That's what Elfdart just said in his last sentence, Silence; you just cited the source that he learned it from.
Anyway, either he's just naturally scrawny or he's out of shape, or both.

If you go by the RPG (WOTC) then Chewie is technically a scout, not a soldier, so it makes sense that he'd be lean and not so much scrawny or out of shape.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-10-18 12:50am

Stofsk wrote:
Utsanomiko wrote:That's what Elfdart just said in his last sentence, Silence; you just cited the source that he learned it from.
Anyway, either he's just naturally scrawny or he's out of shape, or both.
If you go by the RPG (WOTC) then Chewie is technically a scout, not a soldier, so it makes sense that he'd be lean and not so much scrawny or out of shape.

1) Game mechanics. Into the dumpster they go. *Wheeeee!*
2) And WEG didn't give him a class (but they were above such silly notions). He instead has a Strength of 5D, which is above average (out of 3D-6D) for his species I'd say.
3) I should probably smack Stofsk for referring to D20 in front of me. What do you, the readers at home, think?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-10-18 12:53am

Nay. D20 forever!

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-10-18 12:57am

Utsanomiko wrote:3) I should probably smack Stofsk for referring to D20 in front of me. What do you, the readers at home, think?

What's your beef with D20? Not that it really matters or anything, but I'm just curious.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-10-18 01:09am

Stofsk wrote:
Utsanomiko wrote:3) I should probably smack Stofsk for referring to D20 in front of me. What do you, the readers at home, think?
What's your beef with D20? Not that it really matters or anything, but I'm just curious.

Dammit, I just know this is going to get dragged off into a split topic beyond my control...

It's AOL for Pen and Paper, essentaily. Hitpoints, wonky armor system, 'classes', bad/limited skill system, poor modability. I don't play it unless a computer's doing the math and simplifying the rules into a typical hack & slash adventure game.

I'm leaving it at that untill I start my SW RPG adventure I've working on with D6 (which dammit I need to start recruiting. I've only got to write another paragraph on the startingp lanet and list some local items).

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-10-18 01:23am

I hav both though I also have BESM D20

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2004-10-18 02:16am

He doesn't get enough nourishment running around with Han, eating all that human food. His mothing is very worried.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2004-10-18 07:37pm

Utsanomiko wrote:
Old Plympto wrote:
Utsanomiko wrote:And to paraphrase Cookie Monster:
"W is for Wookiee, that's good enough for me,
but,
Wookiee, Wookiee, Wookiee, ends in TWO 'E's!
OMG! I just saw that this morning on TV.

What, Cookie Monster actually sang about the commin spelling error for 'Wookiee'?

Who'da thunk?

Maybe in ROTS we'll see the "Cookie Monster aliens" in a senate pod. Wouldn't that be cool?

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-10-18 07:50pm

Utsanomiko wrote:That's what Elfdart just said in his last sentence, Silence; you just cited the source that he learned it from.
Anyway, either he's just naturally scrawny or he's out of shape, or both.

And to paraphrase Cookie Monster:
"W is for Wookiee, that's good enough for me,
but,
Wookiee, Wookiee, Wookiee, ends in TWO 'E's!

Well now, so he did

Hmm, all I can say is you never can be too careful...

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-10-19 12:16pm

N oit wouldn't it'd just seem like a rip off of Aaron Allston's Thakwash and 'Runt'