tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post3576376968739157235..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: The Four Deaths of the CornishmenJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-79938640503355507632012-02-22T16:44:43.617-06:002012-02-22T16:44:43.617-06:00Your list perfectly sums up why people are still p...Your list perfectly sums up why people are still playing Dungeons & Dragons 40 years after they first discovered it.<br /><br />Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-69871535889801453912012-02-22T02:58:23.407-06:002012-02-22T02:58:23.407-06:00That just means vengeful undead henchman, perhaps ...That just means vengeful undead henchman, perhaps a ghost that moans outside the tavern "the heroes" inhabit, he comes back every night to disrupt their rest and guarantees they will not find living quarters even in hobo encampment.Jonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838302056850766272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-88490647286052942682012-02-21T13:46:09.336-06:002012-02-21T13:46:09.336-06:00Instead of bolting, one of your guys probably woul...Instead of bolting, one of your guys probably would have tried to cut you out of the web.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-49228266894639410032012-02-21T12:27:55.224-06:002012-02-21T12:27:55.224-06:00Fred and Company treat their henchmen so much bett...Fred and Company treat their henchmen so much better than this. I need to remind Jeff of that fact and perhaps some nice reward will one day come our way.<br /><br />--Fred the Dwarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-87693240642256635292012-02-21T07:35:41.182-06:002012-02-21T07:35:41.182-06:00Not likely. He was neatly sliced into quarters by...Not likely. He was neatly sliced into quarters by a swift flick of the spider's scythe-like forelimbs.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-5714516533949832712012-02-21T06:32:48.440-06:002012-02-21T06:32:48.440-06:00It wasn't so bad. We all got a save and Jeff r...It wasn't so bad. We all got a save and Jeff rolled for damage (no instant death or anything), and as he said we were down pretty deep. And we didn't really have a checking at doors routine. For my part, it didn't feel unfair and when all the Real People survived, it was pretty awesome/scary knowing how far down we were with all our torches soaked!!HDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506175636615989219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-66918318890791965732012-02-20T19:53:10.466-06:002012-02-20T19:53:10.466-06:00If I was a henchman, I would so join a union.If I was a henchman, I would <i>so</i> join a union.Haraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864029225698561023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-78209977927331714512012-02-20T19:49:47.343-06:002012-02-20T19:49:47.343-06:00> But I think nobody expects secret doors to be...> But I think nobody expects secret doors to be trapped or holding back something like that.<br /><br />I always expect that. Players in my old-school games mostly expect something like that.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-88671666446474398002012-02-20T19:31:11.879-06:002012-02-20T19:31:11.879-06:00@Mike Monaco--
It's a dungeon... normal physic...@Mike Monaco--<br />It's a dungeon... normal physics don't really apply. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023875190242507762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-65116695267838721092012-02-20T17:08:19.447-06:002012-02-20T17:08:19.447-06:00That was the second magical ruby ring in a row I m...That was the second magical ruby ring in a row I misspent... very cool! :)Urbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09507393843796437245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-5944161323304914892012-02-20T17:01:00.304-06:002012-02-20T17:01:00.304-06:00I would never be able to place a trap like that. ...I would never be able to place a trap like that. Two engineers and a physics teacher play with me and they'd calculate the shearing force that water put on the door latch and so on. The nice thing though is that they'd also calculate the force of the water rushing out, how long it takes to gush out the door, etc. etc...Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83024290581565156992012-02-20T16:18:59.137-06:002012-02-20T16:18:59.137-06:00Would listening at the secret door have revealed a...Would listening at the secret door have revealed anything? If it was a water-filled chamber, I don't think there would be anything to hear to give away it would be dangerous to open it.<br /><br />A clue like: "The secret door is very damp with moisture" might have. But I think nobody expects secret doors to be trapped or holding back something like that.Greg Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309648175626829683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-74033147283472550412012-02-20T15:20:18.484-06:002012-02-20T15:20:18.484-06:00Yes. No. Maybe? No listening. No search for traps....Yes. No. Maybe? No listening. No search for traps. Down deep about as low as you can go without shaking the Devil's hand.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-88130969465823590182012-02-20T14:12:45.982-06:002012-02-20T14:12:45.982-06:00Is the secret-door-holding-back water trick really...Is the secret-door-holding-back water trick really as horribly screw-you as it sounds?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-44632974914593245562012-02-20T10:27:42.184-06:002012-02-20T10:27:42.184-06:00Oh, I do hope the fourth Cornishman returns as a v...Oh, I do hope the fourth Cornishman returns as a villain with class levels and said magic ring in a future adventure.cappadociushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444938548248623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-50631257004149164362012-02-20T09:22:50.125-06:002012-02-20T09:22:50.125-06:00Best 200gp I ever spent.
Honestly, we could have s...Best 200gp I ever spent.<br />Honestly, we could have saved at least one of them... but their lives were worth the adventure we had.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023875190242507762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-51703147754246128932012-02-20T09:16:12.327-06:002012-02-20T09:16:12.327-06:00Now, if someone doesn't make this into an unof...Now, if someone doesn't make this into an unofficial sequel to the classic <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bOjc70f4p8" rel="nofollow">Jim Carroll song,</a> I'll just have to try...Cygnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394890573443379954noreply@blogger.com