Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcc6.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcc6!ix269 From: ix269@sdcc6.UUCP (Jim) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: More Traps Message-ID: <1788@sdcc6.UUCP> Date: Sun, 21-Oct-84 03:39:15 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc6.1788 Posted: Sun Oct 21 03:39:15 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 15:47:53 EDT References: <3236@rabbit.UUCP>, <1663@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Computer Center Lines: 52 fig() A note on ad&d oil, most of it is not common oil but something more akin to greek fire. Not everyone treats the various grades of oil differently, but the chosen amount of realism can be taken to far (e.g. 3 hour debate on falling damage). Then again not everyone would expect the DM to crawl out from under the pile of rocks and garbage he would get if he put in to many death traps either. But if it is good clean fighting with a bit of a challenge as to how to get around it, then I have nothing but praise for a nice obstacle. Here is one I ran into (No it isn't the Kamikaze (?sp) Kobalds): door -----|====:|---------------------------------------------------- | . ~ ~ . Dirty isle, | | floor .o ~ ~ ~ . Quantity of | |......... \ <--bridge (Wood! No rail) . Kobalds with | | \ \ ~ . missile weapons | | ~ o\ \o <--post ~ ~ ~ . | | ~ \ \ ~ . (door in range | | water o\ \o ~ ~ . is your disc- | | ......... ~ ~ . ression) | | ~ . . .......... | | ~ . . <--Floating Platform <><><>. | | ~ . . (no rail) ~ ~<>. | | ~ ......... (?sp)carrocks-^ <>.....| | o/ /o ~ ~ (small boats) ~ | | ~ / / ~ ~ (extremely primitive) | | ~ o o (*) | | \ \ ~ ~ ^--- optional float/bouy ~ | | \ \ w/ a treasure on it. ~ | | ~ .o..o. ~ ~ ~ | | ~ . . ~ ~ ~ ~ | | . . ~ ~ ~ ~ | -------------|:===|--------------------------------------------- With the many oppturnities to get wiped by these wery low level beastys, there are many good chances to be taken. Note that even a group of 4+ level ad&d players considered this one a fun room (had 20 kobalds with short bows and such) As they took to the seas in the platform so to speak. Which resulted in a small number of the kobalds having to put to sea to guard their holy floating object (platinum bauble '(*)'). Try adding a current or maybe even a watery outlet (new modes of transport can be fun! All in good fun-- Jim ix269@sdcc6.ucsd.uucp