Did anyone happen to archive the 'Hunting Chart' that appeared once in the old GoO forums? Or is the author signed up in these forums and able to reprint the charts maybe?

Unfortunatly not. It was one I wanted to transfer over, but the site went down before I was able to. :(

Sorry.

Maybe someone has a different one or something similar?

There was a Hunting chart? (I really kinda missed out on the GOO board)

That sounds cool. We should re-create it/one.

Anyone rebember the basics of it?

It was a d20 chart, if I remember. I didn't read the details too much, since I didn't like it and didn't really plan on using hunting in my game.

Hunting is such a huge part of Westeros, I thought it would be helpful to dust off the old chart and see if anyone could make use of it. I suppose that I'll just work on something from the ground up and see what comes of it.

It was very, very simplistic, and IIRC consisted simply of one or two D20 rolls that told you what animal you find after how much searching, after which you were supposed to have a combat with the animal in question.

Generally speaking, I would prefer making heavy use of Survival, with Knowledge: Local Area and/or Nature where applicable and Hide/Move Silently on the approach, plus a healthy amount of GM fiat. The most useful chart that I could think of would be of Survival DC modifiers for rarity of animal in different ecosystems, along with a basic reference for how often Survival should be checked and how much closer to certain types of animals it gets you per successful check or unit of time.

I came up with the preliminary (read: First Draft) chart I plan to use in my own D&D game. I'm sure it could be useful to those wanting a chart for hunting in a similar world (such as Westeros). It runs off of the premise of making a skill roll at the outset of the hunt to determine if any tracks are found in the first hour or so, and if found, what sort of tracks they are. Hunters can narrow down their hunt to classifications (small game, big game, fowl, fur-bearing, and predator) or even specific animals by modifying the DC or the initial tracking roll. If the hunter elects to follow the tracks (or look for the den, whatever), he makes a second skill roll to determine the results of the hunt, which would take another hour (or more if the hunting roll fails and the hunter keeps trying). Of course, if the hunter already knows where game is, like if he found a watering hole, or a guide told him, or whatever, the initial tracking roll could be skipped. blah blah blah. Anyhoo, the chart itself mostly consists of 39 animals (2d20) that can be readily found in a specific habitat (coastal, wetlands, polar, tundra, desert, jungle, forest, taiga, hills, mountains, plains and steppes. I'm sure I could split each down further into tinier slivers of habitat, but it just seemed like a little too much work to me. If anyone is interested, I can put my rough draft of each habitat up or just keep working on it alone until it's reached final draft.

Sounds good to me, and I'd love to see the draft. I can't claim to be a great naturalist, but if I'm going to use your work in my game I could at least try to be of some assistance with it. :)

Not sure how to post excel sheets in this new forum, so I'll just list 'em out by habitat. Bear in mind it was made for a D&D world, so a few 'giant' and 'dire' animals would have to be replaced for AGOT. And, of course, the underground habitat wouldn't be used at all. I'm still debating whether or not to add some 'animalistic' monsters for D&D, like rust monsters (per Ed Greenwood/Elminster, they taste like chicken). Animals are arranged by initial DC, with small game first, then fowl, fur-bearers, big game, and finally predators. There's some wiggle room, like putting foxes (a tiny predator) as a fur-bearer. Generally I tried to group animals as they behave or are sought after as, rather than what they 'really' are. Raptors are omitted entirely, as no one except a milliner or tribesman of some sort would go hunting for them. Per my wife's suggestion, fish are omitted too, as the search for and capture of fish is done entirely differently than hunting. I do have some aquatic life on the charts (especially coastal and wetlands), but these are mostly creatures that can be spotted from land and trapped or killed on land or shallow water without the need for a net or fishing line.

Coastal:
Crab
Hare
Lobster
Mollusk
Mouse
Rabbit
Rat
Albatross
Cormorant
Crane
Duck
Grouse
Gull
Heron
Osprey
Pelican
Pheasant
Pigeon
Quail
Snipe
Bobcat
Fox
Giant Otter
Mongoose
Opossum
Otter
Behemoth
Giant Clam
Manatee
Seal
Whitetail Deer
Coyote
Feral Dog
Giant Crab
Giant Lizard
Giant Lobster
Monitor Lizard
Sea Lion
Viper

Wetlands:
Dire Rat
Frog
Giant Frog
Giant Rat
Hare
Mouse
Rabbit
Rat
Snapping Turtle
Squirrel
Crane
Crow
Dove
Duck
Goose
Grouse
Heron
Osprey
Pheasant
Quail
Snipe
Swan
Beaver
Fox
Giant Beaver
Giant Otter
Lynx
Otter
Raccoon
Boar
Water Buffalo
Whitetail Deer
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Crocodile
Giant Crocodile
Giant Snapping Turtle
Giant Viper
Tiger
Viper

Polar:
Snowshoe Hare
Dodo
Penguin
Arctic Fox
Snowcat
Caribou
Elk
Giant Elk
Musk Ox
Seal
Wooly Mammoth
Wooly Rhinoceros
Behemoth
Frost Spider
Ice Serpent
Ice Toad
Polar Bear
Sea Lion
Winter Wolf

Tundra:
Frog
Ground Squirrel
Hare
Lemming
Marmot
Mouse
Rabbit
Rat
Snowshow Hare
Vole
Crow
Duck
Goose
Grouse
Loon
Pheasant
Quail
Raven
Snow Dove
Swan
Arctic Fox
Badger
Ermine
Fisher
Fox
Lynx
Marten
Mink
Sable
Caribou
Elk
Mule Deer
Musk Ox
Wooly Mammoth
Wooly Rhinoceros
Dire Badger
Polar Bear
Tiger
Wolf

Underground:
Dire Rat
Fire Beetle
Giant Rat
Mouse
Rat
Stirge
Fire Lizard
Giant Lizard
Giant Stag Beetle
Arachne
Giant Centipede
Giant Slug
Giant Spider
Gigantic Centipede
Gigantic Spider
Monitor Lizard
Monstrous Centipede
Monstrous Spider
Widowmaker (I think it's called a Red Widow in D&D, not sure)

Desert:
Desert Hare
Ground Squirrel
Mongoose
Mouse
Rat
Scorpion
Quail
Cat
Fire Lizard
Fox
Camel
Giant Lizard
Tuatara
Coyote
Giant Scorpion
Giant Viper
Gigantic Scorpion
Monitor Lizard
Viper

Jungle:
Capybara
Dire Rat
Frog
Giant Rat
Ground Squirrel
Mouse
Rat
Snapping Turtle
Beaver
Giant Beaver
Giant Otter
Lemur
Mongoose
Monkey
Otter
Pheasant
Quail
Feral Pig
Giant Lizard
Moa
Peccary
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Anaconda
Ape
Giant Centipede
Giant Constrictor
Giant Frog
Giant Mantis
Giant Spider
Giant Viper
Gigantic Centipede
Gigantic Viper
Gorilla
Jaguar
Monitor Lizard
Monstrous Centipede
Monstrous Viper
Tiger
Viper

Sylvan Forest:
Frog
Giant Rat
Ground Squirrel
Hare
Mouse
Rabbit
Rat
Squirrel
Vole
Badger
Beaver
Crow
Dove
Fox
Giant Beaver
Goose
Grouse
Lynx
Mink
Otter
Pheasant
Quail
Raccoon
Raven
Swan
Turkey
Weasel
Aurochs
Boar
Dire Boar
Feral Pig
Giant Sloth
Mule Deer
Pronghorn
Whitetail Deer
Black Bear
Razorback
Viper
Wolf

Taiga:
Hare
Mouse
Rat
Squirrel
Badger
Crow
Dire Squirrel
Dove
Ermine
Fisher
Fox
Grouse
Lapan (Dire Rabbit)
Lemming
Lynx
Marten
Mink
Pheasant
Ptarmigan
Quail
Raccoon
Raven
Sable
Wolverine
Elk
Mastodon
Moose
Mountain Goat
Mule Deer
Musk Ox
Whitetail Deer
Black Bear
Cougar
Dire Badger
Dire Wolf
Dire Wolverine
Grizzly Bear
Wolf
Worg

Foothills:
Ground Squirrel
Hare
Mouse
Rabbit
Rat
Squirrel
Crow
Dove
Grouse
Loon
Pheasant
Quail
Raven
Stork
Badger
Beaver
Bobcat
Fox
Lapan
Lemming
Lynx
Marmot
Mink
Raccoon
Sable
Weasel
Mountain Goat
Mule Deer
Pronghorn
Whitetail Deer
Brown Bear
Cave Bear
Cougar
Coyote
Dire Badger
Dire Boar
Leopard
Viper
Wolf

Mountain:
Dire Rat
Flying Squirrel
Giant Rat
Ground Squirrel
Hare
Mouse
Rat
Crow
Dove
Goose
Grouse
Pheasant
Quail
Raven
Dire Squirrel
Fox
Lapan
Lemming
Lynx
Marmot
Marten
Mink
Raccoon
Sable
Weasel
Elk
Mountain Goat
Mule Deer
Pronghorn
Yak
Black Bear
Brown Bear
Cave Bear
Cougar
Gorilla
Leopard
Tiger
Viper
Wolf

Steppes:
Giant Rat
Gopher
Ground Squirrel
Groundhog
Hare
Marmot
Mouse
Prairie Dog
Rabbit
Rat
Vole
Crow
Dove
Pelican
Pheasant
Pigeon
Quail
Raven
Badger
Ferret
Fox
Lynx
Mongoose
Polecat
Raccoon
Sable
Weasel
Camel
Elk
Gazelle
Mule Deer
Mustang
Pronghorn
Red Deer
Whitetail Deer
Cougar
Coyote
Feral Dog
Wolf

Prairie:
Giant Rat
Ground Squirrel
Groundhog
Hare
Mouse
Porcupine
Prairie Dog
Rabbit
Rat
Vole
Crow
Dove
Pheasant
Pigeon
Prairie Chicken
Quail
Snipe
Badger
Bobcat
Ferret
Fox
Mongoose
Opossum
Raccoon
Bison
Burro
Elk
Gazelle
Impala
Mule Deer
Mustang
Pronghorn
Whitetail Deer
Cougar
Coyote
Feral Dog
Smilodon
Viper
Wolf