Dead Fall I always joke that “nobody looks up.” Mostly in relation to movies, as it’s easy to hide by the ceiling, even at a moment’s notice. But also at the game table, because it’s a great place for ambush […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged trap
Annihilated True gaming story. I’m running my group through the Tomb of Annihilation adventure and there are quite a few deadly death traps. Traps where if they reduce you to 0 hit points you just die outright, being decapitated or ground […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alternate Solution It never fails for rogues. They search the floor. They search the doorway. They search the chest. Each time they get a super high number but find no traps. But the one time they roll a “3”, that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bring the Boom Spells like fireball and burning hands make the distinction that only bits of paper and kindling you’re not holding burst into flames from the spell’s effect and that anything you’re holding is immune to the ravages of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Refreshing I associate gaming with cola. There’s a mental correlation. I’ve always been fond of chugging back a soda or two (or five) while rolling dice, typically a Pepsi but occasionally a Red Bull or slurpee. Tasty but not exactly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Deadly Simplicity A lot of work sometimes goes into making complex traps. Giant mechanical contrivances that would require multiple square meters of gears, wheels, pulleys, and lever to trigger the killing device. Which is odd because simple traps are possibly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An Honour To Be Nominated Gaming has a couple awards. I’m most familiar with the ENnies, which are the equivalent of the people’s choice. But it’d be interesting to see an award aimed at DMs and adventures. Today’s strip actually […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fantasy Olympics: Event Three Nothing says failing your country like dissolving into an unrecognisable puddle of goo. This is day three of my special weekly strips in honour of the 1484 Winter Olympics, hosted this year by Baldur’s Gate. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…