tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post4117281465223344999..comments2023-06-08T08:26:07.304-05:00Comments on Advanced Gaming & Theory: Torches: We are doing them wrongRipperXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-23423948146873357712017-06-09T16:52:49.443-05:002017-06-09T16:52:49.443-05:00I'm not one to let the truth get in the way of...I'm not one to let the truth get in the way of a good story. There is something romantic about torches in fiction! But, the more we know about the science of light, the more dynamic we can make our scenes.<br /><br />Fires highlight those that use them. Others use light to their advantage, and attempt to give them an edge over their opponent. <br /><br />We all make errors, and this is a very common one. Over describing the visuals. Allowing the players to see too much. <br /><br />Elves can prefer to go for quick surrenders, a blinding flash of light and suddenly the party is surrounded by spears. <br /><br />Anyone can sneak up on a bunch of drunk orcs partying around a bonfire. <br /><br />Walk into a dark bar on a hot summer day, everybody inside gets to take a quick glance at you before your eyes can adjust. <br /><br />We use light, and while I don't hope to get consistent with it, I do try to use it the best I can.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-5265707078577036752017-06-09T09:16:49.566-05:002017-06-09T09:16:49.566-05:00I've had few shorts walks under stary nights i...I've had few shorts walks under stary nights in the country-side when walking the dog for a last piss before turning in for the night. We use a flashlight for when it's clouded, because then it's pitch black (like in a cave) but when it's clear it does more harm than good. The stars are enough. The flashlight blinds. <br /><br />I understand this logic - I don't think it's something I can apply to my games as such, but if the vision and light and types of lighting played a bigger role in a scenario, it would definitely be something I could come back it. Thanks for sharing. It's not something I'd personally experience with torches myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758819882957808512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-67675936156681179192017-06-08T23:32:10.967-05:002017-06-08T23:32:10.967-05:00Nice comment! Thanks for sharing. Most of my life ...Nice comment! Thanks for sharing. Most of my life I've kept odd work hours, living in the dark is different. It can take up to an hour for your eyes to adjust to see at night. Blue or red colored light is easier on the eye for spot checks, normal yellow or white light is horrible, just a short painful glance of it, & you've got to start the whole process over again.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-9148283203850263632017-06-08T20:29:50.215-05:002017-06-08T20:29:50.215-05:00It is amazing how little light you need to navigat...It is amazing how little light you need to navigate if going slowly and how darned little you actually see by candles ot lanterns.<br />Even flashlights are deceptive. Decades ago my family spent a day at fort Warren in Boston Harbor, it's a big old civil war to WW-I fort that is a labrynth of tunnels and shafts. At the time there were fenced off areas you werenkt supposed to go into so of course my entire family did. We crept across sagging wooden floors a couple people at a time so we didnkt plummet, crept through narrow passage around old ammo magazines and down long tdark tunnels that opened out on the side of cliffs. We all had a flashlight and we all missed an open shaft in the middle of the floor we all had failled to notice when we first walked down a passage becasue darn it the dark is dark.JDsivrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674833512849495283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-41887208556920988832017-06-06T23:42:40.878-05:002017-06-06T23:42:40.878-05:00Of course 10' poles detect traps, Oakes! I nev...Of course 10' poles detect traps, Oakes! I never leave the house without mine. Well I think they do. So far so good, but you know what happens the second you put your guard down. BAM! 50' pit!RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370162161693557709.post-78784718862119521332017-06-06T23:11:31.403-05:002017-06-06T23:11:31.403-05:00This is a fascinating and (apologies) illuminating...This is a fascinating and (apologies) illuminating post. But it's also depressing. Is no item sacred? Next we'll hear that ten-foot poles don't really detect traps. :)Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.com