tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post778770989866129154..comments2024-03-25T19:59:20.840-07:00Comments on Cavegirl's Game Stuff: Welcome to The Mimic's Arms (An Inn That Will Make You Crazy)Cavegirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03853637517886592288noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-12288799694252735902018-09-25T07:34:42.145-07:002018-09-25T07:34:42.145-07:00I ran this exact concept about two years ago in my...I ran this exact concept about two years ago in my home campaign, except the entire inn was a mega-mimic filled with smaller mimics and one doppleganger bartender. Called it "The Wandering Monster", cause it could get up on spindly legs and chase after the party.<br /><br />The thing I didn't nail down great was the hook. Gotta be a spicy hook to get players to walk into a death trap.Martin Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16621419996680588332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-57808673647500318122018-09-11T05:41:22.279-07:002018-09-11T05:41:22.279-07:00One of my favorite sessions involved some heavily ...One of my favorite sessions involved some heavily foreshadowed Doppelganger intrigue. Before the session started, I took each player individually to another room and asked them if they'd like to play a Doppelganger for bonus XP this session, letting them know that I needed at least one more taker to make everything work and that I already had one. If they could make it through the session without getting revealed their character would gain a level.<br /><br />Play included a lot of innocuous notes to everyone to ratchet up the paranoia. Periodically taking players aside again as well. I used a lot of suspicious "hand signals" and asked "are you sure?" a lot more than usual. Party tension was at an all time high, but cooperation was necessary to accomplish some long-running goals.<br /><br />No one ended up taking me up on the offer. <br /><br />There were no Doppelgangers.<br />ktreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680322763419091488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-36497978319174266842018-09-04T09:33:49.045-07:002018-09-04T09:33:49.045-07:00Perhaps you could have one of the PCs actually be ...Perhaps you could have one of the PCs actually be a Doppelganger. It might be arranged beforehand with one of the players who can play it straight and keep a secret. Or, you can go "Blade Runner" / "Total Recall" with it and have the PC be a Doppelganger who has gone "deep cover" and forgotten what they really are - at least until the other Doppelgangers reveal the truth.Daniel James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491624064919618569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-46646483743977072772018-09-02T16:55:44.413-07:002018-09-02T16:55:44.413-07:00>wouldn't it get kind of annoying after a w...>wouldn't it get kind of annoying after a while<br />Seems like a small dungeon.john tim billysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972915668548672742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-74191578703299622442018-09-02T11:20:01.430-07:002018-09-02T11:20:01.430-07:00This seems like an interesting concept, but wouldn...This seems like an interesting concept, but wouldn't it get kind of annoying after a while? I guess it could work, but you would really have to sell the utter lunacy of the situation.Yami Bakurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266174008401745128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556965477270279581.post-89816841301465805362018-09-01T08:52:49.682-07:002018-09-01T08:52:49.682-07:00I like the idea of a mimic horse. Adventurers will...I like the idea of a mimic horse. Adventurers will go to way more prey than the mimic would naturally get waiting in a dungeon. And I love the idea of the party fighting goblins and looking around and half the goblins are gone and the horse’s stomach is bulging. Pandatheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279587429293048700noreply@blogger.com