tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post6947985880084574714..comments2024-03-29T03:31:44.361-04:00Comments on How to Start a Revolution in 21 Days or Less: Megadungeon Session 2: A Learning ExperienceNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-59069310027084810832009-04-22T19:36:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:36:00.000-04:00Knightsky: Glad you like it. I'm thinking I might ...<B>Knightsky:</B> Glad you like it. I'm thinking I might fiddle with it and see if I can get some kind of RSS feed action attached to it (maybe by setting up a separate blog that the space then grabs) but for now I'm happy that it serves to amuse me and others.<br /><br /><B>trollsmyth:</B> Heh. I <I>like</I> those traps. My players won't, but I don't think I'll inflict them on them just yet. It now seems sort of obvious that putting in a random chance of effect would make the trap more fiendish, rather than less, but I guess that was just one of those things I had to see in action.<br /><br />Part of the reason I picked up <I>Fight On!</I> was to see what other kinds of traps people were using; I think I've already stuck from Sham's dungeon in mine. And I've been looking at <I>Green Devil Face,</I> which looks like a very useful source for that sort of thing.<br /><br />And yeah, Blogger's been acting weird lately. It was sending me e-mailing me all it's comments twice for a while.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528192783751011497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-12588363275231265202009-04-22T19:07:00.001-04:002009-04-22T19:07:00.001-04:00Ugh. Blogger is really mauling the formatting on ...Ugh. Blogger is really mauling the formatting on comments. :ptrollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-61537428460051159572009-04-22T19:07:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:07:00.000-04:00But this particular trap only gets set off some of...<I>But this particular trap only gets set off some of the time, even when the triggering mechanism is met, and what I learned is that this actually can make a trap more deadly, not less.</I>Don't throw this idea away. Just put it in your toolbox for later. When will it be time to use? When, some time in the future, your players have so learned your style that they say something like, "Oh, wait, this is similar to the jade statue of the laughing wildebeest on level 2. I'll bet if we do this..."<br /><br />First, when this happens, it's really cool because it means you actually have a style, and your players have been enjoying it long enough that they've begun to figure it out. But you don't want to make things too easy for them. There are two classic solutions to this problem, and the first is to introduce a certain amount of randomness. This can either be like what you did, having the trap go off x% of the time, or by having the effect randomized: <br /><br /><I><B>1-2</B> take 3d6 points of damage from heat ray, <B>3-4</B> anti-magic ray cancels all active spells, has 50% chance of destroying each potion in target's possession, <B>5-6</B> target transformed into a giant pastry.</I>Later, when you're feeling really wicked, do this: <br /><br /><I><B>1-3</B> random object in target's possession transformed into a ruby worth 600 gp, <B>4-5</B> target's primary weapon enchanted to +1 to hit/damage for the next month, <B>6</B> target transformed into an incontinent beagle puppy.</I>The other solution, and one you should probably start using as soon as possible, is to steal tricks and traps from others.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-75695412719684563342009-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:00:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32029386.post-57606702801097058532009-04-22T14:54:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:54:00.000-04:00Nothing really to comment on, except that I adore ...Nothing really to comment on, except that I adore the 'Dungeon Watch' stats you have posted.Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.com