tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969113154047000317.post81403432336844247..comments2023-09-16T04:44:58.971-07:00Comments on Crit or Cruddy: VentilationGamer Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006232842482959060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969113154047000317.post-18415685809994833262009-02-25T21:44:00.000-08:002009-02-25T21:44:00.000-08:00Ah ha! That was it, the Lords of Quarmall. I coul...Ah ha! That was it, the Lords of Quarmall. I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of the specific story. Thanks for that Mike.<BR/><BR/>That's the beauty of the "dungeon" though as a realm, pieces of it may make logical sense (e.g. Air shafts, garbage pits, etc.), while the whole can be as disjointed and "otherworldly" as one likes. <BR/><BR/>Wind obelisks. Now that's pretty sweet. Any kind of portal mechanism that channels energy or essence from one plane to another always seems to add that sense of mystery...One never knows what could step out of that open gate next.<BR/><BR/>It's the old dark doorway trick that they used so much in horror movies. Wonderful stuff, and still every bit as visceral and powerful today as it was back then.Gamer Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006232842482959060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969113154047000317.post-63137789078950165542009-02-25T19:37:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:37:00.000-08:00The old Quarmall gambit, eh?Something like that wo...The old Quarmall gambit, eh?<BR/><BR/>Something like that would definately fall into the Zowie! category of dungeon design (a memorable facet of the dungeon that distinguishes it from other dungeons). I thought about ventilation a very tiny bit when I saw Stonehell was going to run deep. My solution was the wind obelisks - plinths of stone that periodically summon gusts of wind from the Elemental Plan of Air to refresh the dungeon. Not as groovy as treadmills and air ducts but it gets the job done.<BR/><BR/>I do think you're on to something though. If you going to make allowances for certain realistic concerns like a proper air supply, you might as well make the solution more interesting than just air vents and a big fan. The same probably is true with plumbing and other mundane aspects of the dungeon.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.com