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A nice hat or pair of shoes with an obvious string attached, trapped of course.
my family will cast 15 spells trying to find the trap on food and drink, but if you put pretty shoes or a nice hat, then its caution to the wind who can get there first :)
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I have it in my head that if you could do the voice right, a vivisectionist alchemist who emulated Freaky Fred from Courage the Cowardly Dog could be quite creepy. Heck, take just about anything from that show and you could potentially freak out a group. Surprisingly dark show for a kid's cartoon.
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Perception checks,
nothing freaks out a party more then when they're rolling thru a few empty rooms and you keep asking them to roll perception checks, especially if you are good at faking a lousy poker face:)
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There was an issue of Dungeon (or maybe Dragon ...) that had one of my favorite adventures. It was a delve into a long dead wizard's sanctum where the magic items (i.e. the loot) were also part of the traps/hazards.
Among other things, it featured gems such as
- room sized bag of holding that players unknowingly crawl into at the end of a tunnel
- room with uncorked ever smoking bottle hidden within guarded by air elementals
- large pit concealed in darkness with an (iron?) golem waiting
Haha, I think I explored that dungeon when I was first learning 3rd ed.
Oh I love all these wonderful references, from ghost busters to hunchback of notre dame.
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The pf equivalent of Justin Bieber
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Standing in a lumber mill,
a bunch of people with heavy midwestern accents being super friendly, drinking beer, all standing around a bloody woodchipper which of course no one ever talks about, ever!
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Standing in a lumber mill,
a bunch of people with heavy midwestern accents being super friendly, drinking beer, all standing around a bloody woodchipper which of course no one ever talks about, ever!
Okay, didn't get that. But it reminded me of something I'd kinda like to use. a mill 13 apprentices, and a deal with a demon,
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a combination of Fargo and my midwestern family, they all gather together somewhere, drink beer and don't talk about whatever elephant is in the room:)
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a combination of Fargo and my midwestern family, they all gather together somewhere, drink beer and don't talk about whatever elephant is in the room:)
An investigator and a chirurgeon staring into a room that there's an elephant in.
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an adorable baby in a basket,
if you do it right, they'll go 3 sessions trying to find a good home for the adorable lil changeling that the evil hag witch that rules the dungeon leaves, both as a way of introducing her offspring to the community and to keep adventurers from delving too deep. the best part is they think its Aasimar children because the Hag leaves them in a good deity's shrine she has left intact in the dungeon.
an adorable baby in a basket,
if you do it right, they'll go 3 sessions trying to find a good home for the adorable lil changeling that the evil hag witch that rules the dungeon leaves, both as a way of introducing her offspring to the community and to keep adventurers from delving too deep. the best part is they think its Aasimar children because the Hag leaves them in a good deity's shrine she has left intact in the dungeon.
lol nice
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A safe spot, a restaurant where, when asked what they want, the reply is that they don't have it.
The menu consists of a various combination between spam, baked beans, sausages.....
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a combination of Fargo and my midwestern family, they all gather together somewhere, drink beer and don't talk about whatever elephant is in the room:)An investigator and a chirurgeon staring into a room that there's an elephant in.
1) and to add a bit of danger to the situation, there is an empty barrel of Grain alcohol in front of him, and the elephant is holding a knife:)
2) A modern living room with a bunch of Formians all gathered around watching TV and reading the newspaper:D
*sigh* i miss The Farside
a combination of Fargo and my midwestern family, they all gather together somewhere, drink beer and don't talk about whatever elephant is in the room:)An investigator and a chirurgeon staring into a room that there's an elephant in.1) and to add a bit of danger to the situation, there is an empty barrel of Grain alcohol in front of him, and the elephant is holding a knife:)
2) A modern living room with a bunch of Formians all gathered around watching TV and reading the newspaper:D
*sigh* i miss The Farside
Ah, methinks my reference was missed. Then again the series is a bit love or hate it.
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. . . *sigh* i miss The FarsideAh, methinks my reference was missed. Then again the series is a bit love or hate it.
Loved it. I was sucked in the first time I saw Larson's spider hanging himself in his own web with the woven message, "Goodbye World."
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The sole key to their escape.
Ah, methinks my reference was missed. Then again the series is a bit love or hate it.a combination of Fargo and my midwestern family, they all gather together somewhere, drink beer and don't talk about whatever elephant is in the room:)An investigator and a chirurgeon staring into a room that there's an elephant in.1) and to add a bit of danger to the situation, there is an empty barrel of Grain alcohol in front of him, and the elephant is holding a knife:)
2) A modern living room with a bunch of Formians all gathered around watching TV and reading the newspaper:D
*sigh* i miss The Farside
so, um what did i miss? i honestly can't figure it out:)
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chirurgeon is basically the doctor archetype, though cleric probably has one too, investigator and a doctor.
D'oh!
you'd think i'd recognize my favorite two book characters from my childhood, really need re-visit those:) thanks and great job!
D'oh!
you'd think i'd recognize my favorite two book characters from my childhood, really need re-visit those:) thanks and great job!
To be fair, the versions I'm using are from the recent Sherlock show, in the sign of three while performing a toast for John's wedding, he mentions several cases and then mentions the elephant in the room, which is immediately followed by a picture of them just standing in a normal doorway, speechless as an elephant trumpets.
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A robot poorly disguised as the opposite sex that tries to lure them into a poorly concealed pit trap or a trip wire connected to a boulder balanced precariously far over head, maybe with a hand held sign nearby that says only "Yikes!"
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Carrying on with robotic women,
A safe spot offering beds, one of the guys would have a private evening wih the lady, who suddenly sports 2 hand sized versions of a repeater crossbow from her buxom and opens fire.
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A swirling vortex that takes them to the wonderful land of Oz (or perhaps just a hidden sublevel of the dungeon...)
Or Mary Poppin's animated world.....
The only way to get out it is suicide, to which they realize it was all just a dream caused by magic.
Martha Stewart with a "craft project" all set to begin, all she needs are "Volunteers"
:)
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A trophy case in a wizard's tower. Even if the wizard is long gone it remains spotless. The wizard was tired of cleaning his bowling trophy so he animated the little figure on top to be a golem that can dust itself off every now and then.
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8 sets of the following:
Old timey plague masks, they are all lightly magical (+1 to saves vs gas based attacks.)
Rubber Gloves
Leather aprons
Off to the side is a contraption that rigs an bottle of endless water and a drain of some sort that looks clearly like a decontamination shower.
That should mess with some heads.
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A love letter addressed to one of the characters.
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A stair that lets you go up a level. Of course, the area beyond is dead end and dimensional locked, so eventually you will have to go down a level.
a better rpg
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End the game with an exact miniature of a town including people, but they're all screaming in terror/agony. Then end the game. Next session. Alright, you wake up in an unfamiliar town.
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A choir rehearsing
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A simple one I remember being used years ago, and still like to this day.
Have the PC's in a darkened room. They see a levitating skeleton, arms outstreched, floating towards them.
If they charge and attack, they run straight into a gelatinous cube that hasn't yet ejected the remains of its last meal.
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PC's enter room with and spot a goblin.
Before PC's can make a move, goblin downs large potion, rips off shirt to reveal a tight fitting under shirt with large red letter "S".
---assign random powers as fits the adventure---
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PC's enter room with and spot a goblin.
Before PC's can make a move, goblin downs large potion, rips off shirt to reveal a tight fitting under shirt with large red letter "S".
---assign random powers as fits the adventure---
*snerk* Amusing.
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A simple one I remember being used years ago, and still like to this day.
Have the PC's in a darkened room. They see a levitating skeleton, arms outstreched, floating towards them.
If they charge and attack, they run straight into a gelatinous cube that hasn't yet ejected the remains of its last meal.
That's from
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A simple one I remember being used years ago, and still like to this day.
Have the PC's in a darkened room. They see a levitating skeleton, arms outstreched, floating towards them.
If they charge and attack, they run straight into a gelatinous cube that hasn't yet ejected the remains of its last meal.
I am totally stealing that if I ever get a chance to GM. For extra effect, put it in a dungeon infested with low level undead.
Strangely enough, the PRD entry for Gelatinous Cube already has close to this idea in the monster description.
Bonus points for figuring out how to get a gazebo into a gelatinous cube without the gazebo being digested immediately.
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A simple one I remember being used years ago, and still like to this day.
Have the PC's in a darkened room. They see a levitating skeleton, arms outstreched, floating towards them.
If they charge and attack, they run straight into a gelatinous cube that hasn't yet ejected the remains of its last meal.
I am totally stealing that if I ever get a chance to GM. For extra effect, put it in a dungeon infested with low level undead.
Strangely enough, the PRD entry for Gelatinous Cube already has close to this idea in the monster description.
Bonus points for figuring out how to get a gazebo into a gelatinous cube without the gazebo being digested immediately.
Adamantine Gazebo?
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Bunnies, lots & lots of adorable bunnies following them everywhere.
If they stop walking, the bunnies surround them and stare at them.
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Bunnies, lots & lots of adorable bunnies following them everywhere.
If they stop walking, the bunnies surround them and stare at them.
Or Ducks. Cute little Ducklings that only appear when they go into a dungeon.
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Only if they picked up the ducky of doom. Which could have been their mother. They follow mother everywhere. ;)
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I put a porcelain throne in a water closet with a decanter of endless water in the tank mounted to the back. pressing the handle pulled the cork on the decanter and the seat attached directly to the sewers of Westcrown by a long curved pipe. The party barbarian was very upset when the throne went missing from the haunted mansion they were exploring.
That's from ** spoiler omitted **!A simple one I remember being used years ago, and still like to this day.
Have the PC's in a darkened room. They see a levitating skeleton, arms outstreched, floating towards them.
If they charge and attack, they run straight into a gelatinous cube that hasn't yet ejected the remains of its last meal.
AND from
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A trap that sets off an Unnatural Lust spell on whoever set it off.
*Squints*
How about a trap that, in front of the whole party, appears to cast Unnatural Lust on a player before dumping him down a chute.
The party finds him in a room full of livestock a few hours later, swearing profusely that nothing actually happened.
No, that wouldn't work, he'd actually need to have a target designated. So if the spell goes off with "the closest person you see", it should work.
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A trap that sets off an Unnatural Lust spell on whoever set it off.*Squints*
How about a trap that, in front of the whole party, appears to cast Unnatural Lust on a player before dumping him down a chute.
The party finds him in a room full of livestock a few hours later, swearing profusely that nothing actually happened.
I stymied a party once with Oppressive Boredom cast as a trap on a door.
Barbarian: I shall smash the door *goes to interact with the door* You know what, this door is really boring. I'm doing something else.
Rogue: Oh for the love of... Man, using this lock is really boring.. I'm going to do something else.
Gunslinger: Man, that door's boring, lets leave.
Mage: One side peasants! I'll take care of this with kno...you know what? F*** this door, its too boring for me to waste my time on.
The monk and paladin had to beat the door open.