This is the Origins Prepublication Preview of the Gamescience reprint of Tegel Manor. When I bought this it was marketed as a limited print run and I paid more than I should have for it. You still see these for sale in the secondary market so I am not sure that it was all that much of a limited print run.
This is no different than the standard Gamescience version from what I can tell. I would not recommend this version of Tegel Manor if you can't pick it up considerably cheaper than the original Judges Guild version. I might even say that it would be worth it to pay upwards of double the price for the original.
This version never impressed me much in either print version, this one or the normal colored cover version. I think this product serves as a testament to how good the original version is as there is no reason for this to command the cost it does except that the original is that good.
There is nothing really wrong with the Gamescience version of the module it just lacks the original charm of the original. Like most of the "universalized" Judges Guild products they lack something that was present in the older products. In the end there is nothing fundamentally wrong with it but as I said for me the extra money is better spent to get the original.
Spell:
Cassandra's Imaginary Trap
Level: Third
Range: 6"
Duration: Special
Ares of Effect: Special
Components: V,S
Casting Time: One Round
Saving Throw: Special
When this spell is cast the magic user causes an imaginary trap to come into being. The trap can be anything that the caster desires be it simple or as elaborate as the location allows. The trap can be placed on an individual item, on a door or other lock or even be a free standing trap located in a room or hallway.
The trap that is created will be one that is detected by anyone who comes near it even if they are not actively searching for a trap. The DM should make a point of rolling dice to make it appear that the party thief of most appropriate person found the trap based on normal percentages.
The person detecting the trap will know what it is and can see what should be a way to disarm the trap. A thief will be able to make their normal attempt to disarm the trap but it will always fail. The only way that the trap can be disarmed is for the person attempting to disarm it to instead declare that they believe it to be an illusion. If an attempt is made to disarm the trap then any attempt to disbelieve should fail. If the trap is deliberately triggered the DM can determine the effect. Anyone affected by the trap is entitled to a save if they disbelieve the effect but otherwise will suffer damage accordingly.
Disclaimer: The spells that you will see, for how ever long the write ups last, were all written up or conceived of back in the 80's so the terminology may not appropriate for anything other than 1e and depending on how well I did back then it may be slightly off for that as well. If there is any duplication of spells that exist now it is most likely I wrote mine first :) Please feel free to comment on them but try not to be too hard on me. If anyone wishes to use these in anything they print please let me know in advance and all I ask is proper credit.
"Go to the sign of Marvel's Axe, a dubious inn on the edge of the Thieves Quarter, in the City of Greyhawk, and look to your own wrist. If you perceive a bracelet and dangling dice, watch for the next throw in the war between Law and Chaos and be prepared to follow the compelling geas." -Signal
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Tegel Manor - Gamescience, Cassandra's Imaginary Trap
Labels:
Cassandra,
Gamescience,
Module,
Reprint,
Spell,
Tegel Manor
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
From the web: "A Supplemental players guide for Werewolf: the Apocalypse, this book contains numerous new Merits and Flaws, New totems...
-
From the web: Civilization is a game of skill for 2 to 7 players. It covers the development of ancient civilizations from t...
-
From the back of the box: Something awakens beneath the ruins of ancient Giustenal, the City by the Silt Sea. Many have tried to discover ...
-
From the web: This is an RPGA release designed as an introduction to the Living City campaign. Although it isn't labelled as part of th...
-
From the web: For immediate play with the Dungeoneer's Survival Guide. Down below the surface of worlds are where the real challenges l...
-
From the back cover: "The First Quest CD Audio Game is the fastest, easiest way you can play the AD&D game. Everything you need ...
-
From back of book: New Rules to Ignore! New Secret Societies! Bots as Player Characters! Psychological Tests! From the web: Acute Para...
-
From the web: Boxed city setting and campaign supplement for Legend of the Five Rings, second edition. Provides material to...
-
From the back of the book: Setting for the Icewind Dales trilogy of novels (The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and the upcoming Halfling...
-
From the web: Something evil is stalking the parish of Barlox. Ten years ago, the village's temple burned to the ground...
No comments:
Post a Comment