Re: [DL] need some suggestions fast (long)

[darklord@dark-sky.net]

WEll, I tested out the Haunting Table tonight, and I must say it worked out
friggin awesome.  Everyone who played in it agreed that it was the best
deadlands session we have ever had, which surprised, considering that in the
other game that we all play in (with a different marshal) has had some really
awesome sessions before.  I took some notes while running it and will post what
happened to the posse after I have some time to flesh it out to more then "A"
sees a cat, the cat hisses, "B" sees what the cat is hissing at, "B" freaks out.



but here are a few things to keep in mind when using this table:

1.  Know the Table (I had a little help here since I read it, re-wrote it, Added
to it...)  If you know the table you can know when a different roll would work
better then the one they actually got and make a quick substitution.
2.  Split the posse up whenever possible, (The Door that isn't there, combined
with the bloody murder result was some of the most entertaining stuff all night)

3.  Lets the players roll for their own fate, then read the result, and watch
the fun when they think they get a bonus for a natural 20.
4.  Have a map of the house prepared, lots of hidden rooms make for a real fun
time ( I used a 2 story mansion that had over 120 different rooms, heheh, hours
of enjoyment... and they are still not through it all.


Any comments are welcome, and I'll post the full story of what they went through
later.

-=-D


anakin wrote:

> wonderful, great ideas, just what I was after. In regards to the fatality of
> the chart, I was really after something that was dificult for something
> really nasty to happen to the characters that they had little chance of
> avoiding, so those numbers are just what I was after. Anyways thanks to all
> of those that took the idea and ran ( looks like several people liked my
> little idea). I can't wait to see what happens when the guys make it all the
> way to the house, they spent a portion of the game attempting to resolve a
> problem created when an established southern character (with all the
> appropriate prejudices) met the two new characters to the game (both cavalry
> officers one of them negro).
>
>                 Anakin
>
> darklord@dark-sky.net wrote:
>
> > That matched some of my thoughts as well, there is the auto "jump to
> > spooky" Roll as well as a few something spooky happens then jump to the
> > next table.  Plus the marshal can have a couple rooms designated as auto
> > "next table" rolls, or just roll on a higher table if it seems
> > appropriate, OR just pick ones as necessary and just use the table for
> > suggestions.  I'm gonna test it tomorrow, and I'll post how it goes.  I
> > am designing the house tonight, I'll post that too.
> >
> > Thanks for the feedback, even though the idea was not originally mine I
> > am liking it a lot.
> >
> > --D
> >
> > Kirk Monsen wrote:
> >
> > > > http://www.dark-sky.net/ScaryTable.txt
> > >
> > > Some of the suggestions seem good, but I'm not sure
> > > how successful this random table would be.  There's
> > > only a 5% chance to get from the Spooky chart to the
> > > Nasty chart, followed by an 8% chance of then making
> > > it to the Darn Near Fatal chart, or in other worlds
> > > 0.4% chance to make it to that table.  You would need
> > > to roll the dice approximately 240 times before
> > > getting a single result from the Near Fatal table.
> > > You may want to change the chart to a d100 system
> > > (assign 3 numbers to Spooky (20x3=60), 2 to Nasty
> > > (12x2=24), and 1 to Fatal (10x1=10), which would leave
> > > 6 slots open (60+24+10=94).  Or an easier method would
> > > be just roll a d6.  On a 1-3 start on the Spooky
> > > table, 4-5 start on the Nasty table, and on a 6 start
> > > on the Fatal table.
> > >
> > > Even easier if you're only planning on using this
> > > table once, just choose your favorites and tweak them
> > > to match the flavor of your haunted house.
> > >
> > > -Munch Wolf
> > >
> > > ___