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Post by tombowings on Sept 5, 2010 23:48:18 GMT -6
I'm working on an Egyptian pyramid dungeon that the party may stumble upon if lost in the desert. What I'm having trouble with is thinking up a good entry way trap/puzzle. I would like to challenge the players rather than their characters and not be able to result in a TPK. Any ideas?
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Post by tavis on Sept 6, 2010 7:52:27 GMT -6
A classic is to have a false door. Trying to open it will drop them a level down, with no easy way back; the feeling of being trapped in the pyramid helps create fear.
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premmy
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Post by premmy on Sept 15, 2010 17:54:15 GMT -6
A large wall painting, possibly accompanies by hieroglyphic texts. Pressing / turning / otherwise manipulating the right element opens the way, manipulating any of the other movable elements triggers a trap. (The latter half for the players who wish to skip thinking and try solving it via brute force "I thoroughly search every inch for cracks and loose stones".)
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Post by grodog on Sept 16, 2010 15:58:05 GMT -6
knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6356 may also help  edit: I thought I had written a post listing all of the trap types from the Indiana Jones Lego video game on the lego.com web site, but I can't seem to find it, so perhaps I never wrote one. I'll find the list in my journal, and type it up.
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Post by grodog on Sept 25, 2010 21:10:07 GMT -6
edit: I thought I had written a post listing all of the trap types from the Indiana Jones Lego video game on the lego.com web site, but I can't seem to find it, so perhaps I never wrote one. I'll find the list in my journal, and type it up. Thread is now updated with some Lego Indiana Jones levels inspirations: knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=6356&p=93441#p93441 |
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Post by tombowings on Sept 26, 2010 0:29:40 GMT -6
Thanks guys. This has given me some good stuff to work with.  |
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monk
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Post by monk on Nov 20, 2010 11:37:04 GMT -6
This is a great post on Michael Curtis' Pole and rope: poleandrope.blogspot.com/2010/08/this-is-where-forrestal-cashed-in.htmlIt's an excerpt from a supplement for the Indiana Jones RPG that has a cool "Noteworthy Room" table and lots of examples of cool features one might find in an abandoned temple or other Jonesish type of place. I've used it a lot, actually. |
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Post by stonetoflesh on Nov 20, 2010 15:58:14 GMT -6
That's an awesome Pole & Rope post, I had totally forgotten about it. Thanks for the reminder Monk, have an exalt!
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