Comments on: Battlegrounds: Alchemist’s Lab

By: Stealing, By the Numbers (IV) | A Butterfly Dreaming

Stealing, By the Numbers (IV) | A Butterfly Dreaming — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:33:04 +0000

[...] room is an alchemist’s lab, which should make the fight a bit more interesting than the game’s large, open round room. [...]

By: Battlegrounds: Clock Tower | A Butterfly Dreaming

Battlegrounds: Clock Tower | A Butterfly Dreaming — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:17:48 +0000

[...] time around, I took a look at the alchemist’s lab, a fairly common genre trope, as a potential fight setting. This time, the setting’s not [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:15:41 +0000

Not horribly, I’d think. Depending on the size and clutter of the room, of course.

By: Donny_the_DM

Donny_the_DM — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:30:41 +0000

Excellent idea. Wonder how a generic d10 for room, d6 number of “obstacles, d10 for specific obstacles would work.

This is good stuff though, I’ll be using this setup for a wizards tower in the near future.

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By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:28:03 +0000

Glad you all like it. I’ve got a couple more of these lined up already. They’re remarkably fun to write.

By: Ravyn

Ravyn — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:07:56 +0000

Awesome!

I’ve found environment to be one of the hardest parts of putting together a battle, but also the most rewarding; even if I can’t use most of your mechanical notes as written, what you’ve got is plenty of inspiration already. Keep ‘em coming!

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By: Brent P. Newhall

Brent P. Newhall — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:30:43 +0000

Great thoughts! I’d find this really useful, as this is how I prefer to DM. I give players antagonists and an environment, and let them figure out how best to win.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:37:35 +0000

this is good. keep it this way. The way I game is 'off the cuff'. I rarely have rooms mapped out, let alone full blown encounter write ups. Having these posts be generic is good food for the imagination. tyvm jonathan's last blog post: RPG BLOG CARNIVAL #1 DONE!

By: greywulf

greywulf — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:17:05 +0000

Love this!

My suggestion: keep them generic, just like this. There’s plenty in here to spark our own imaginations to populate it

More!

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