tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post8820781846049627845..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Part 52: "No End to the Rats"Zenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-68019027812616890152015-11-01T06:42:40.702-08:002015-11-01T06:42:40.702-08:00I'm hardly an expert, but the common brown rat...I'm hardly an expert, but the common brown rat (aka Norway rat) often makes burrows. This page has a diagram of one:<br /><a href="http://icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/NorwayRats.asp" rel="nofollow">Norway Rats</a>Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-88321600534104768642015-10-31T22:44:52.064-07:002015-10-31T22:44:52.064-07:00Didnt know rats burrow...but must add nest to the ...Didnt know rats burrow...but must add nest to the dungeon of my castle Zenopus module.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-63075985104840033342015-10-08T20:37:17.982-07:002015-10-08T20:37:17.982-07:00Thanks for sharing your impressions from back in t...Thanks for sharing your impressions from back in the day!Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-16071160692683403972015-10-08T20:36:24.423-07:002015-10-08T20:36:24.423-07:00Gygax added a paragraph to the Basic rulebook that...Gygax added a paragraph to the Basic rulebook that it should take at least 6 to 12 adventures to make it to 2nd level, so his changes to the Sample Dungeon fit with this advice.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-41054029376111067362015-10-08T06:11:24.947-07:002015-10-08T06:11:24.947-07:00It's worth noting that the Tower as published ...It's worth noting that the Tower as published does not have enough XP for even a small party to make it to level 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-81537340058834287922015-10-08T05:58:13.594-07:002015-10-08T05:58:13.594-07:00You know, I recall when Holmes was published. Some...You know, I recall when Holmes was published. Someone in my OD&D group bought it and I recall thinking "that's what I thought!" when I saw this dungeon. The example in the TLBBs seemed more like a quilt of various things you could put in a dungeon ... much like the rules themselves were to an overall campaign. Whereas Holmes actually made a playable dungeon. I think my floorplans were a little more crowded, but they resembled this map much more than that one in the TLBBs. Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770517741281593733noreply@blogger.com