tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post2557796365553494656..comments2024-03-27T14:19:47.931+00:00Comments on BASTIONLAND: 34 Good TrapsChris McDowallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717684225248546716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-71652827525173491822023-11-10T02:06:34.605+00:002023-11-10T02:06:34.605+00:00A lot of these traps are surprises that aren't...A lot of these traps are surprises that aren't telegraphed. I think a good trap should be telegraphed Dan Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559672909936804478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-32442761867052632082019-12-10T18:08:40.694+00:002019-12-10T18:08:40.694+00:00Good stuff!Good stuff!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322782126113868388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-61734141929080014802018-08-23T20:22:33.297+01:002018-08-23T20:22:33.297+01:00Excellent explanation. That clarified the whole po...Excellent explanation. That clarified the whole post for me.Valzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052154892033159242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-7447771422012206762018-08-23T20:22:13.034+01:002018-08-23T20:22:13.034+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Valzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052154892033159242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-73259198185456956962018-08-22T14:25:01.410+01:002018-08-22T14:25:01.410+01:00Sound of moving water works, but here I was emphas...Sound of moving water works, but here I was emphasizing that a trap can still be fun even if it triggers you before it "announces" itself. The key is in finding the decision point.<br /><br />In this case:<br />1: You plunge into the water, there are piranhas in here.<br />2: NOW you have a decision point to deal with before any actual harm has happened to you. <br />3: Did you get out of the pit or subdue the piranhas somehow? If not, get bit. <br /><br />If the same pit contained just spikes then there's no decision between falling into it and taking damage, so that's a bad trap.Chris McDowallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717684225248546716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-23922266868719085452018-08-21T02:31:23.019+01:002018-08-21T02:31:23.019+01:00A chomping, splashing sound coming from beneath th...A chomping, splashing sound coming from beneath the floor.Arnold Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603155377769597516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-16331754100468799092018-08-19T05:24:09.145+01:002018-08-19T05:24:09.145+01:00Superb list. How would you announce #2? Superb list. How would you announce #2? Valzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052154892033159242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-28719455248915405822018-08-18T18:39:55.190+01:002018-08-18T18:39:55.190+01:00Yep! I still remember dying to that on my first ti...Yep! I still remember dying to that on my first time playing the game.Chris McDowallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717684225248546716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-14157962641968649802018-08-18T07:29:50.408+01:002018-08-18T07:29:50.408+01:00Good list. Isn't the pair of handles, one rele...Good list. Isn't the pair of handles, one releasing snakes, from Link to the Past? G. R. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076993341999529525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615826467198003068.post-18488549952501925692018-08-17T13:07:29.248+01:002018-08-17T13:07:29.248+01:00This is great - and terrifically useful. Traps are...This is great - and terrifically useful. Traps are always the hardest thing to come up with at short notice, I find - much more so than NPCs or monster encounters. JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964744140140515737noreply@blogger.com