tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2625297235287779592..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: ArachnaphobiaJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76595584396188785902020-12-20T21:19:13.586-05:002020-12-20T21:19:13.586-05:00The image you displayed to launch this item is one...The image you displayed to launch this item is one of the 10-20 pictures I reference internally to answer the question: What IS Dungeons & Dragons? <br /><br />I do not fear spiders in any way. But spider webs are horrifically unnerving. They are strong, pliable, strategically placed to trap and kill things, and they have a completely alien "feel" to the hand or face. It gets even creepier when one realizes that the spider and web in tandem can warehouse food (soft, tender elves) such that a spider can kill and kill and kill, and eventually consume everything. Great. A huge spider with his own refrigerator. HuckSawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381444935904172318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87351859339456717262020-12-16T02:13:13.274-05:002020-12-16T02:13:13.274-05:00I too first owned a monster manual, though mine wa...I too first owned a monster manual, though mine was the 2e Monstrous Manual, being somewhat younger.<br /><br />But as to spiders, I'm always happy to see them lurking in the corners of my house, catching worse pests, and I'm loathe to kill them--it's bad luck, after all! They're the spirits of the dead. (but fortunately I live where they're not generally dangerous)Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525346014856998303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25604325080766175732020-12-15T09:21:17.821-05:002020-12-15T09:21:17.821-05:00Lol. I came here to comment on some spiders' ...Lol. I came here to comment on some spiders' virtues for controlling the insects and find some of my countrymen got here first. For all our appreciation, there are indeed some which are just bad bad guys. These are best avoided...Adelaide Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5602804514033943722020-12-15T00:11:52.637-05:002020-12-15T00:11:52.637-05:00If it wasn't for spiders, insects would overru...If it wasn't for spiders, insects would overrun the world. As creepy as spiders are, they (overall) are on the side of the good guys.Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87240682729421508152020-12-14T19:30:49.441-05:002020-12-14T19:30:49.441-05:00Australia would be a nightmare for me. I had a fri...Australia would be a nightmare for me. I had a friend who lived there and used to talk about funnel web spiders all the time. Yikes!James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22411076227287466682020-12-14T19:21:06.986-05:002020-12-14T19:21:06.986-05:00I won't link to a photo or anything, but in Au...I won't link to a photo or anything, but in Australia we have so many different species that we differentiate between the friends and enemies. The huntsman spider is common, and they're great for taking care of insects for you. In another context they might even be cute. Still... doesn't mean it's easy to fall asleep with one cheersing high up on your bedroom wall.Shane Cubishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439632627554929290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29044856407774545852020-12-14T16:21:45.311-05:002020-12-14T16:21:45.311-05:00"Beautiful and horrible" is a good way t..."Beautiful and horrible" is a good way to put it.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8877875125928262892020-12-14T16:03:46.033-05:002020-12-14T16:03:46.033-05:00Though I have a slight fear of spiders, I also lov...Though I have a slight fear of spiders, I also love and respect them. They are beautiful and horrible. <br /><br />I read there have been a bunch of new spiders discovered in Australia, most very scary. <br /><br />As a real life gaming aside, a few months ago when running a game in Roll20, I was DMing a giant spider attack in a halfling estate. Ton of spiders, even swarms of regular size ones (and Ettercap was behind it). When the game was over and the players had logged out, I saw something moving on the encounter map. It was a spider moving around. I don't like to kill them if I can help it, so I tried to catch in a cup but I could not touch it. Being new to Roll20 I thought maybe the program could prank you; somehow knowing I was doing spider stuff. I was a bit freaked. But a few seconds later I realized the small spidey was actually on the other side of the 50 inch Flatscreen I was plugged into for the game. But damn, it looked like an animated spider running across my battle map. I never would have thought that could even happen. <br /><br />Being a bit superstitious, it was hard not to attribute it to some kind of supernatural thing for a split second. But of course it was just a super-coincidence. Spiders in the game, spider in the TV.<br /><br />I actually took phone video footage of it, so I may just have to post about it on my blog now that you've inspired me with spider talk.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.com