tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post6587389516954148126..comments2024-02-16T22:05:32.773+02:00Comments on LotFP: RPG: Darkness, Light, and ExplorationJimLotFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992397707040836366noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-27270668494771940242010-09-27T05:43:27.186+03:002010-09-27T05:43:27.186+03:00Love this post. :)
I've never been in that sor...Love this post. :)<br />I've never been in that sort of dark other than in woods; it was great to hear that the slow movement rate is justified!Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-27813042717189157682010-09-24T15:21:14.604+03:002010-09-24T15:21:14.604+03:00I remember years ago thinking '120 feet in ten...I remember years ago thinking '120 feet in ten minutes? Preposterous! We shall modify this and move at a realistic speed.' lol.. the arrogance of youth.<br /><br />I think a great addition to any referee book would be advice on how to impart this very humbling information to players in an interesting way.migellitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106614212764056058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-87624819032904263332010-09-24T10:44:47.743+03:002010-09-24T10:44:47.743+03:00I have done som IRL "cave-crawling". And...I have done som IRL "cave-crawling". And it's really, really dark. And there is no way I would have liked to fight even a kobold there, with any weapon. No human would survive a fight with any creature/monster with infravision in a real cave. Without extreme luck, anyway.Tomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829923560241301117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-12200338677638285812010-09-24T03:44:34.954+03:002010-09-24T03:44:34.954+03:00@navdi - I most definitely agree with the creepine...@navdi - I most definitely agree with the creepiness of primitive camping. There is a very nice primitive site with lots of trails nearby that I camp at a couple of times a year. If I didn't have my dogs with me, it would be a much more sleepless experience!arcadaynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025690624100512801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-57114714292185990822010-09-24T01:30:08.983+03:002010-09-24T01:30:08.983+03:00Played NERO LARP for 10 years and you learn what w...Played NERO LARP for 10 years and you learn what works and what doesn't work on a dungeon crawl. <br /><br />Some quick commentary<br />If you really were going dungeon crawling experienced parties would treat it like caving with a series of base camps and henchmen leading deeper into the dungeon.<br /><br />A experienced group of people can get a lot done and there is a synergy effect that multiplies everybody effort. <br /><br />Everything is dealt with before moving on(or as some put it everything dies before we push on.)<br /><br />There is a breaking point in combat where everything collapses and the group loses cohesion. Most character death happen at this point. <br /><br />Situational Awareness is your #1 skill for survival. <br /><br />You shed gear like crazy carrying only the minimum. You just don't want to be burdened with crap it will kill you.<br /><br />In caves there are going to be areas where you can fit but your gear can't beware. Also in caves you will be slimed with mud.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-10719964966413053922010-09-23T23:54:02.835+03:002010-09-23T23:54:02.835+03:00A exercise like this is something every role-playe...A exercise like this is something every role-player should do at least once. Someone used to electric lighting just has no clue how dark it is in a proper dungeon, how treacherous the ground you can't see can be, how sounds and echoes carry in twisting tunnels.<br /><br />Another thing worth trying is going camping with little or no modern equipment. Forests on cloudy nights are darker than most would imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-23517482028250918192010-09-23T23:31:28.468+03:002010-09-23T23:31:28.468+03:00...and when I say crawling and squeezing, I'm ......and when I say crawling and squeezing, I'm talking about lying on your stomach, sucking in your breath and hoping you don't get stuck. Fortunately, I only weighed 120 lbs at the time (high school) and was only wearing jeans and a t-shirt. It would have been impossible wearing armor or even carrying half of the crap that a typical pc does. Not to mention how succeptible to ambush you are in that position! ; )arcadaynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025690624100512801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-29014310393829204742010-09-23T23:27:24.690+03:002010-09-23T23:27:24.690+03:00I've been spelunking a few times in caves that...I've been spelunking a few times in caves that are several hundred feet beneath the surface. Most caves of this type require a lot of crawling and squeezing through very small openings. The floors and walls were compeltely covered in a thin layer of very slippery mud. Turning off the light and just sitting there was incredibly eery. I had never experienced darkness or silence of that magnitude. Hell, if you think about it, the pschological effects alone should impart a negative modifier to adventurers.arcadaynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17025690624100512801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-79996764875753673622010-09-23T23:00:00.338+03:002010-09-23T23:00:00.338+03:00Went exploring a civil war era fort with my family...Went exploring a civil war era fort with my family when I was a kid. We all had flashlights and were in an area we probably shouldn't have been in. Could hardly see a thing even with more then half a dozen flashlights. Walking back down one corridor we had all walked down earlier we discovered an open shaft in the middle of the floor that none of us had seen on the way in, any of us could have easily stepped to our death.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-51295847699675153362010-09-23T22:54:29.258+03:002010-09-23T22:54:29.258+03:00I walked this http://tinyurl.com/33ojnsq last week...I walked this http://tinyurl.com/33ojnsq last week - it's a 2900m long canal tunnel in the English Midlands and pitch black in the middle when you can't see either entrance. Could not believe how long it took for the next 100m marker to come up. How can it take me three minutes to stroll 100m? <br /><br />Even with a modern torch I was looking at puddles on the floor without being able to tell the depth nor how long they went on for.<br /><br />Very wet feet and my jeans wicked the water up to nearly knee height.Coopdevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219253658967958289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-293897970798517302010-09-23T22:43:16.869+03:002010-09-23T22:43:16.869+03:00Awesome solo LARP!Awesome solo LARP!Bob Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073807225519106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670029344758253148.post-15830844078985247382010-09-23T22:25:41.132+03:002010-09-23T22:25:41.132+03:00Not to mention a torch is throwing off all sorts o...Not to mention a torch is throwing off all sorts of smoke in an enclosed space...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457050225967190052noreply@blogger.com