tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1670306595167697606..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: House of Worms, Sessions 225James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21615876116753823682021-05-31T15:07:29.168-04:002021-05-31T15:07:29.168-04:00After a certain point, the characters observed tha...After a certain point, the characters observed that the Ssú did not seem to be putting up as strong a defense as they had earlier. I didn't mention it in the write-up (and probably should have) that they saw evidence that the Ssú were actively withdrawing from certain chambers and passageways, seemingly in order to leave a path clear for them to proceed. They surmised that they may have decided simply to let the characters through to their obvious destination (the tubeway car station) rather than continue to face off against them.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1737018782444464392021-05-31T14:44:37.405-04:002021-05-31T14:44:37.405-04:00The Ssú command and control structure seems ineffe...The Ssú command and control structure seems ineffective. I can imagine their surprise the first time the PCs used TK to throw those bombs at them, but I would have thought the immediate survivors would have sent back word by telepathy, or even a runner, to warn those below that they were under attack and the hated ones were using the gems against them.<br /><br />I would be interested to learn at some point what those gems are for and if the Ssú are even the ones who placed them.<br /><br />Kind of risky, trapping themselves between two clouds of gas. They would have been sitting ducks (or the Tékumel equivalent) for any ranged attacks. A good thing the Ssú didn’t learn to throw those gems.Bonnaconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667671409170609819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23764577665940143842021-05-28T15:14:50.929-04:002021-05-28T15:14:50.929-04:00No, they have not tried touching or otherwise inte...No, they have not tried touching or otherwise interacting with the gems except by magic.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90448790422300960542021-05-28T14:16:00.803-04:002021-05-28T14:16:00.803-04:00Heh. Always loved watching players (including mys...Heh. Always loved watching players (including myself) trying to figure out what any give Eye actually did. As much fun as watching a Gamma World/Metamorphosis Alpha character fiddle their way through those unknown tech flowcharts. :)<br /><br />Sounds like the PCs have got those ssu mines down pat - until they run into one without a TK spell available. They haven't tried just hitting one of the bomb-gems with a crossbow bolt or spear or something, have they?Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.com