Re: [spoon-discuss] Tunnelers discussion

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 01:08 AM, Baron von Skippy wrote:

> <snip>
> > II. Siamese Tiger Traps
>
> -Two comments. One, the thing with the cards is overly complex and 
> silly. Just have there be a standard effect. Two, I don't know how big 
> moles are where /you/ come from, but I think one of them could easily 
> walk over a tiger trap without getting hurt, although it might get a 
> little surprised if the trap was tripped while it walked over it - 
> wouldn't you be if a couple of giant steel jaws snapped shut several 
> feet over your head?-

You're thinking of a bear trap. A tiger trap is really just a pit, 
often with unpleasant things at the bottom, such as sharp rocks, wooden 
stakes, or cards with Xs on them; as such, it's not hard to imagine a 
mole creating one.

The thing with the cards is not really any more complex or silly than 
the attacking mechanism; in fact, it's really the same thing, with a 
few modifications to allow for more damage with increased chance of 
avoiding the trap.

Maybe it should be a deadfall trap (where the passage of a creature 
results in a large weight falling); this would lend credibility to the 
idea that putting more in it makes it hurt more.

A pit trap could then be something boring, like "When a mole steps on a 
pit trap, it loses a hit point".

--
Wonko

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