tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post7634903531492591222..comments2024-03-28T05:12:54.089-05:00Comments on Uncle Matt's Blog: Old School Methods 5: Diplomacy and Disable DeviceMatt Finchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post-46979296621337216442015-09-29T13:38:45.841-05:002015-09-29T13:38:45.841-05:00Here's a question from your own work (ha!). I...Here's a question from your own work (ha!). In Cyclopean Deeps 2, 42X-13, the Vessal Bedchamber, you describe a nifty mechanism for opening a stone chest in detail.<br /><br />Would you (in your own campaign):<br />a) left a thief just roll to open it without setting off the trap?<br />b) make him explain what he does to disarm it?<br /><br />squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post-72867712598362925852015-09-11T13:34:20.677-05:002015-09-11T13:34:20.677-05:00Thanks, guys!Thanks, guys!Matt Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678557558458924177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post-24755426401124849582015-09-07T07:09:00.103-05:002015-09-07T07:09:00.103-05:00As an aside, that bartender comment is just about ...As an aside, that bartender comment is just about perfect. Terse, evocative, and oriented toward play opportunities.gcbrownihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745678894597085053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post-15558776164439911432015-09-07T07:07:50.330-05:002015-09-07T07:07:50.330-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.gcbrownihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745678894597085053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2296104283452210018.post-60287541838486391572015-09-06T11:35:10.884-05:002015-09-06T11:35:10.884-05:00Just yesterday, when I was playing my home campaig...Just yesterday, when I was playing my home campaign, the thief came up to a door and said "I search for traps." I had in mind what you had written in the "Quick Primer for Old School Gaming" and asked him specifically what he was doing. He was defensive, citing it as an ability (like spells) that should not require him to be explicit.<br /><br />Maybe in the context of "player skill vs. character abilities", I like the idea that the thief can perform certain acts solely via a die roll whereas another could potentially achieve the same end, but only through a more explicit act of player skill (or with a much lower, fixed probability)<br /><br />Also, sorry for the recent barrage of comments on the blog lately. I have a big project I am working on, and my brain keeps looking for a much needed distraction. Right now thinking about D&D is keeping me sane. :)squeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975523149573452984noreply@blogger.com