tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post8250682096567990530..comments2024-02-25T08:15:34.559-05:00Comments on The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope: Stonehell: The Quiet HallsMichael Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-27593268700293021892009-02-03T23:05:00.000-05:002009-02-03T23:05:00.000-05:00Was in the phantoms in room 11 of Level 1A that ha...Was in the phantoms in room 11 of Level 1A that had them running away or was it something about the Quiet Halls themselves that had them screaming into the night?<BR/><BR/>You're so going to have to send me a complete account of their adventures in an email one of these days. The snippets are fun, but I'd love to hear more.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-22114831995955745182009-02-03T22:58:00.000-05:002009-02-03T22:58:00.000-05:00well, the party has just made it through the doors...well, the party has just made it through the doors leading to the "quiet halls", and turns running and screaming like little girls.The Grand Wazoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904704065563716108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-55960248193073898612009-01-20T13:04:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:04:00.000-05:00As an aside, Saratoga is the August place to be! T...<I>As an aside, Saratoga is the August place to be! That is my hometown, and it is a great place.</I><BR/><BR/>I heartily agree. I spent a summer inbetween semesters during my college years living in Saratoga and tending bar there. Beautiful in the summer time, but as a downstater the Hoth-like winters leave a little something to be desired ;)Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-35326204699789470132009-01-20T07:11:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:11:00.000-05:00As an aside, Saratoga is the August place to be! ...As an aside, Saratoga is the August place to be! That is my hometown, and it is a great place.Mr Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07502432352346301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-53284996287907016812009-01-16T14:35:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:35:00.000-05:00Another great addition, Mike. Glad to see the form...<I>Another great addition, Mike. Glad to see the format being put to use!</I><BR/><BR/>Thank YOU for paving the way. And yes, it's nice to see that the format not only works, but can be picked up and run by someone who doesn't have all the little bits & pieces you might have about in the dungeon in your head and not written down on the page.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-74762495446204113342009-01-16T14:34:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:34:00.000-05:00If I'm reading your Crabaugh Method right, I think...<I>If I'm reading your Crabaugh Method right, I think it might be more appropriately called "The Hargrave Method." Dave was the king of wildly varied (and sometimes head scratching) character classes.</I><BR/><BR/>I call it the Crabaugh Method after the system, not the hijinx you can get up to with it. I don't see myself cooking up much in the way of Arduin-type classes, but if I did, the Hargrave Approach might be a decent term for it.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-54623608884351452102009-01-16T14:32:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:32:00.000-05:00How is that trap still working after all these yea...<I>How is that trap still working after all these years? Someone reset it, someone who was doing their job</I><BR/><BR/>That was pretty much the intent. Fill the plot holes with whatever putty I could scrounge up.<BR/><BR/><I>Angering them might hurt, a lot, especially since they could tell rumours about a given group to others...</I><BR/><BR/>I figure if you've got 1/2 a HD you have to work smarter, not harder. Yeah, you can kick their tails, but don't let 'em start spreading the word about you.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-18707650946818015622009-01-16T13:54:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:54:00.000-05:00Another great addition, Mike. Glad to see the form...Another great addition, Mike. Glad to see the format being put to use!Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-36214060757756441152009-01-16T13:09:00.000-05:002009-01-16T13:09:00.000-05:00>this function hasn’t turned them into goody-tw...>this function hasn’t turned them into goody-two-shoes or bumbling comic relief<<BR/><BR/>Well, the typical Kobold function is as fodder for 1st-2nd level characters, no? Poor suckers usually seem to know too.<BR/><BR/>If I'm reading your Crabaugh Method right, I think it might be more appropriately called "The Hargrave Method." Dave was the king of wildly varied (and sometimes head scratching) character classes.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-19083546300676927482009-01-16T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:55:00.000-05:00It also kinds of fits with the image of kobolds as...It also kinds of fits with the image of kobolds as earth spirits living in mines; they make certain things work. Angering them might hurt, a lot, especially since they could tell rumours about a given group to others...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-80434012046511951592009-01-16T10:50:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:50:00.000-05:00That treatment of the kolbolds is fantastic and ad...That treatment of the kolbolds is fantastic and adds a refreshing realism to the old-school feel. How is that trap still working after all these years? Someone reset it, someone who was doing their jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com