tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post1218830556474053270..comments2024-02-16T22:05:32.773+02:00Comments on LotFP: RPG: I Play... GAME NOTES!JimLotFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-42890881149181837912009-02-09T15:48:00.000+02:002009-02-09T15:48:00.000+02:00"And... Gnarly the Dwarf, veteran of every Olden D..."And... Gnarly the Dwarf, veteran of every Olden Domain session to date, and not far from 2nd level... had his face munched off (easiest place to chow down on someone wearing plate armor, no?)."<BR/><BR/>Bummer!Mr Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502432352346301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-78788413926266721082009-02-09T11:55:00.000+02:002009-02-09T11:55:00.000+02:00>>One crawler should be a handful for a part...>>One crawler should be a handful for a party of 1st levels.<BR/><BR/>It was a randomly generated encounter using a more sophisticated version of the tables <A HREF="http://lotfp.blogspot.com/2008/12/unlimited-adventure-low-preparation.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Also, these crawlers had only one attack per round so there wasn't an "auto-hit" every round.<BR/><BR/>>>Hey, your story is much cooler if you consider that paralysis is not the same thing as unconsciousness.<BR/><BR/>I do believe I'd established paralysis, if not in this enounter then in another, as making the victim drop and convulse. In the middle of combat I'm often more concerned with "whose turn is it now?" than dramatic depictions of the damage that was just rolled - the abstract and *fast* nature of old D&D combat is the main attraction to me, and going into detail about what each action is defeats both points I think.JimLotFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-63026679786805534582009-02-08T02:43:00.000+02:002009-02-08T02:43:00.000+02:00Hey, your story is much cooler if you consider tha...Hey, your story is much cooler if you consider that paralysis is not the same thing as unconsciousness. Those paralyzed PCs may well have been awake the whole time, but helpless. So Gnarly had his face munched off while feeling everything, and the other PCs had to watch it happen. My guess is they'll be running from carrion crawlers waaay past 10th level.PTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804620638450848244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-44479381893433885652009-02-07T12:09:00.000+02:002009-02-07T12:09:00.000+02:00The closest thing I recall to an "official" durati...The closest thing I recall to an "official" duration for paralysis (in this case from ghouls) was in T1, dungeon room 14: 3-12 turns.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I've generally gone for 1-11 turns (an hour average seeming neat to me, along with rolling 2d6).Dwayanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388657516129827977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-12712219043253459802009-02-07T02:27:00.000+02:002009-02-07T02:27:00.000+02:00>5 (1st level) PCs and 2 hirelings wandered int...>5 (1st level) PCs and 2 hirelings wandered into a cave... and were attacked by 3 carrion crawlers<<BR/><BR/>Wow. One crawler should be a handful for a party of 1st levels.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.com