tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post6714491745565566939..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Session 174, Felltower 124 - Mission for the MastersPeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-29424379983050841632022-10-27T20:57:56.547-04:002022-10-27T20:57:56.547-04:00Mindwarper - humanoid elder things with great inte...Mindwarper - humanoid elder things with great intelligence and a physical-damage ranged attack (well, 5 of them). They radiate terror.<br /><br />Void brutes - former humans turned into hulking dumb berserkers. Big, strong, literally no head or neck - just a face on the upper part of their chest. Name is a misnomer - they don't live in voids - but they are brutes.<br /><br />Death Brain - walking brain-looking things with an unstoppable psi attack that can stun which reduce mana (magic) level around them. Usually to zero, but Gerry has a (tremendously expensive) trait that raises the level one for him.<br /><br />They're adjacent to mind flayers, umber hulks (kinda), and intellect devourers in terms of a niche, but I make sure not to tell people they're equivalent as that will lead to confusion, weird cross-assumptions that aren't accurate, and a lot of frustration when they aren't like their similar niche-holders.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-37661428152095489732022-10-27T14:41:07.904-04:002022-10-27T14:41:07.904-04:00For those of us without the benefit of playing the...For those of us without the benefit of playing the game can you define the monsters in terms of what they are similar to (in D&D as that's probably the standard origin for most monsters apart from mythology)? I was thinking Mind Warper ~ Mind Flayer, Void Brute ~ Umber Hulk, Death Brain ~ Intellect Devourer, at least as a base since there are clearly differences in powers being employed.<br /><br />I agree with you on the (it seems) universal problem of VTT initiative trackers. They are visible to everyone when they really should only be shown to the GM. Players shouldn't have awareness of who will be acting in the future unless they are prescient, and they definitely should not know there are unseen opponents from the fact that they have initiative, nor should they be given the names of those opponents. Exactly the complaints you have, I think, and the problem is that every single VTT seams to implement initiative tracking in exactly the same way, like nobody gave it any thought, they just copied the first VTT to implement it. I assert the tracker should only be visible to the GM, with the players only getting a "be ready to act" notice when the tracker ticks up to the actor immediately before them in the turn, then "your turn" when they have initiative (both tied to a tone--different from the tone of chat notifications--that plays for catching attention). Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295722892051701176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-31274993926938099942022-10-25T20:28:06.801-04:002022-10-25T20:28:06.801-04:00They got seconds already getting ready for the mis...They got seconds already getting ready for the mission - maybe they'll get extra gruel for afters!Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-18010012885144341072022-10-25T18:22:51.961-04:002022-10-25T18:22:51.961-04:00"...what their promised reward consists of!&q..."...what their promised reward consists of!"<br /><br />I bet it's an extra helping of gruel.evileeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296632217198088455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-9746728836861236122022-10-25T15:02:47.374-04:002022-10-25T15:02:47.374-04:00Five PCs and six allies vs. 15 foes is actually ki...Five PCs and six allies vs. 15 foes is actually kinda a small, even-strength fight for Felltower. That's a mere 26 combatants! Heh.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-82571441433889591052022-10-25T09:27:14.209-04:002022-10-25T09:27:14.209-04:00I'm really looking forward to the conclusion h...I'm really looking forward to the conclusion here! I did not expect that many foes!Eric the Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149962809083574966noreply@blogger.com