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How would you compare them, then? What 1e level is a 4e 19th comparable to, and what 4e level is a 1e 7th comparable to?

Not from the perspective of "It's what the characters would do", which is always my starting point. I first and foremost want the...

Of course. But traps don’t have to be perfect to be effective. Also not every single trap is going to be so badly made that it provides...

Ooh, this sounds like fun! SONGS: Is it too obvious to suggest Rock Lobster (B-52s)? Beast of Burden (Rolling Stones) - not sure how...

A "Cradle of Filth" is a cool name for a Mimic pretending to be an innocent pram (stroller).

Not all traps have to be deadly. The best traps IMO are those that aren't deadly but cause the PCs serious headaches now or later...

The first one; it seems to preclude the idea that there are good traps. Suppose the players got enough money to build a fort and added...

There is some internal tension here. When I read @Bill Zebub's post, my response is "but not all traps would have a tell". Having there...

Characters getting into the habit of looking in every spot isn't bad design philosophy in the slightest: if it's what the characters...

Even from a game-play perspective, a tell isn't always necessary; sometimes the point isn't the choices to be made as to what to do...

That's a pretty solid review, though I have some issues with the reviewer's preferences (some even relate to the thread topic!): ---...

That's the problem I have with just adding numbers to everything, adding power to both sides of the board, rather than paring them back...

Yes, that's the buildup and foreshadowing piece I'm talking about. Your end-stage save-the-world adventure isn't going to include that...

1. Fantasy does not automatically mean all sense of verisimilitude is meaningless and literally anything goes. It certainly doesn't mean...

Yes. Either the PCs are too powerful, or the monsters aren't powerful enough. I'd rather pare back PC power than up monster power, 'cuz...