Jan 19, 2023 2:05 am
So, to combat that, what if I were to skip the filler rooms? Push you towards the choices and the obstacles? I can show you the maps, but I think you hit most of the empty rooms already.
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Jan 19, 2023 2:23 am
I feel that is a fair call, filler rooms can be dealt with generically with a short posting highlighting choices to be made. (ie: check door left or door right, etc )
This is the first real dungeon crawler I have done on PbP, and concer with Pawndream
This is the first real dungeon crawler I have done on PbP, and concer with Pawndream
Jan 19, 2023 2:51 am
We had foreshadowing of a slow moving menace that now is behind us, some distance outside the door that we left open?
Jan 19, 2023 2:56 am
tibbius says:
We had foreshadowing of a slow moving menace that now is behind us, some distance outside the door that we left open?
Jan 19, 2023 1:08 pm
I am definitely up for a little more automation - we have established a routine of explore the room -> search for traps of chosen next door -> enter next door, repeat the cycle.
For example with the last post, the only thing Lith could do is pick up his dart and go to his position in the marching order, waiting for the GM to describe the next room (since we are searching the door, I would expect we are entering it). Could we, in the case where no traps are found, be transported directly into the next room?
If the filler rooms have only one exit, I would prefer them to be mentioned in passing and be transported onward.
For example with the last post, the only thing Lith could do is pick up his dart and go to his position in the marching order, waiting for the GM to describe the next room (since we are searching the door, I would expect we are entering it). Could we, in the case where no traps are found, be transported directly into the next room?
If the filler rooms have only one exit, I would prefer them to be mentioned in passing and be transported onward.
Jan 26, 2023 4:42 am
Oof! Those goblin's had some luck on their side. If Tibbius is clever and lucky, this might not be a TPK! Just dang close to one.
Jan 26, 2023 10:17 am
So 8 damage on Derrick against his 3hp equals time for a new character then :)
Jan 26, 2023 4:05 pm
Looks like a whole slew of new characters (except for Czespecem, which makes sense given the vision)! As a reminder, you now have access to the supplemental classes (Assassin, Monk, etc) as well as the Half-Elf. I've also found a Gnome that I like, as well as a good Barbarian class should you be interested.
Maybe next time you'll think twice before accidentally stumbling into a goblin lair. Bad choice, that accident.
Maybe next time you'll think twice before accidentally stumbling into a goblin lair. Bad choice, that accident.
Jan 26, 2023 4:18 pm
I think Czespecem would add *listening for noises* to his repertoire of things-to-do-before-opening-that-door.
Jan 26, 2023 4:24 pm
Noted. From a metagaming perspective, each task takes about ten minutes, and listening must be done in silence. However, this will effectively add a wandering monster roll to each door, which might make this a more dynamic game.
Jan 26, 2023 5:31 pm
Also, are we tracking light sources? Ten minutes per door and an hour (at most) per torch will run quick.
Jan 26, 2023 5:41 pm
I'm pulling the 10min listen from the OSR community and from B/X. Any action takes about ten minutes. You aren't just taking a quick listen, you're listening through a muffling door and against the noises of yourself and your companions. You're figuring out what the sounds might be.
I'm fine with someone listening while someone searches for traps, but both take your concentration and one can't do both simultaneously.
Torches don't last long, but lanterns absolutely do.
I'm fine with someone listening while someone searches for traps, but both take your concentration and one can't do both simultaneously.
Torches don't last long, but lanterns absolutely do.
Jan 27, 2023 12:34 am
I am thinking that Czespecem might be wary of returning to the village where he hired two guys who got killed under his command. Still, ... does he have any other options?
Jan 27, 2023 12:42 am
For the record, those two guys were slowly making their way home, which wasn't the roadside inn you had hired them from. That said, it was very recent.
As for other options, there is a village six days to the southwest, and a village four days north. The tavern is just one day away.
As for other options, there is a village six days to the southwest, and a village four days north. The tavern is just one day away.
Jan 28, 2023 3:14 pm
@seifi @pawndream Let's get some new characters rolling! Excited to see what the second group looks like.
Jan 28, 2023 5:11 pm
Thanks for the wake up call, I will do my best to finish it during the weekend.
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