tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post8930965208965894064..comments2024-03-26T07:12:50.269+00:00Comments on Shuttered Room: Survival Horror - Just Use Trollsshutteredroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15073596151712727089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-34503446207189150722021-07-04T00:11:07.554+00:002021-07-04T00:11:07.554+00:00I used "Just use trolls" for a demon in ...I used "Just use trolls" for a demon in my most recent dungeon. Basically a giant hand dragging a corpse along by the wrist... <br /><br />https://deadtreenoshelter.blogspot.com/2021/07/thurstle-island-ruined-fort-of-crusaders.htmlDeadtreenoshelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109223559705593102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-60826474764400499552021-05-17T12:47:31.955+00:002021-05-17T12:47:31.955+00:00You’re right. If only I could take it further…. Bu...You’re right. If only I could take it further…. But the accidental turns of phrase help keep my players on edge.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-51792252240435403372021-05-17T12:22:20.124+00:002021-05-17T12:22:20.124+00:00'Hedge, shrubberies, trees that grasp' - l...'Hedge, shrubberies, trees that grasp' - like a snip from a poem.shutteredroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073596151712727089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-6890932897279384922021-05-17T02:06:10.673+00:002021-05-17T02:06:10.673+00:00Sorry, I should have said ‘just use a bear’: this ...Sorry, I should have said ‘just use a bear’: this idea has been around for a long time. A lot of it was also inspired by stealing RQ2 creatures and also a bit of WFRP 1e.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-15940596435456060972021-05-17T02:05:45.357+00:002021-05-17T02:05:45.357+00:00Sorry, I should have said ‘just use a bear’: this ...Sorry, I should have said ‘just use a bear’: this idea has been around for a long time. A lot of it was also inspired by stealing RQ2 creatures and also a bit of WFRP 1e.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-27993610265543684032021-05-17T02:04:11.039+00:002021-05-17T02:04:11.039+00:00You’ve made me realise that for a long time I’ve h...You’ve made me realise that for a long time I’ve had a handful of staples that get used in improvised games.<br />1. The bear.<br />2. The bestial goblinoid/humanoid - could be a kobold, goblin, orc, beast man. Fae-ish in origin, with the king of all being rather like David Bowie’s Goblin King in Labyrinth.<br />3. Some form of mechanical/clockwork man. Made of bone, metal, wood, etc.<br />4. A form of 3 that is more like a wolf, or rat, or spider. Inspired by the cybermats of old Dr Who.<br />5. Trolls: anything that regenerates, really.<br />6. Hedge, shrubberies, trees that grasp. Some can walk, some can’t. Strangle vines from above.<br />7. Sources of spores and moulds that grow on the victims. Again, original inspiration is Dr Who.<br />8. Undead-ish animated creatures, possessing spirits from somewhere that can mutate the original. Doesn’t have to be a human/humanoid.<br />9. Ghost, or shadow, or similar. Varying degrees of incorporeality.<br />10. Demon-ish like thing. Summoned. Not from here. Banishable with the right knowledge.<br /><br />…sorry for the brain dump but I just had to get it down. I’m curious as to how much that matches “deadtreenoshelter’s” take on things. There are other bits floating around, but that is a convenient 10.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631364538623314004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-50393294476688318602021-05-15T19:36:17.531+00:002021-05-15T19:36:17.531+00:00Thanks!
If you ever come with the ideal handful, ...Thanks!<br /><br />If you ever come with the ideal handful, I hope you'll share your reasoning.shutteredroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073596151712727089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-14844344676407558182021-05-15T19:24:41.092+00:002021-05-15T19:24:41.092+00:00I'm too pompously uncontroversial for that.I'm too pompously uncontroversial for that.shutteredroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073596151712727089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-32017334287448063612021-05-14T12:27:08.513+00:002021-05-14T12:27:08.513+00:00I like this!
"Just use bears" has been...I like this! <br /><br />"Just use bears" has been a real revelation in my DMing. I think with 5-8 monsters you could cover most of the roles needed. I've been musing on the ideal handful. Trolls haven't been on my list but you make a compelling case! I think you're right on the money with Trolls as horror monsters.Deadtreenoshelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109223559705593102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6700807302326718874.post-55014428144619960982021-05-13T13:57:55.998+00:002021-05-13T13:57:55.998+00:00Surely you're trolling?!Surely you're trolling?!Sofinho - Alone in the Labyrinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483910003385026924noreply@blogger.com