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<blockquote data-quote="Charles Rampant" data-source="post: 2288892" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>Maybe survailance devices: A set of goggles (or a mirror?) that you put on and it shows the surroundings of the place. But have it look wierd, different. If snakes see differently it could show it in their vision range, or maybe it might focus on things that the adventurers would ignore.</p><p></p><p>Chairs/couches that slowly drift over the character, enclosing him, then it starts heating up. Used by the serpent folk to keep body heat.</p><p></p><p>Doors that demand passwords - psionically, in the snake language. They inflict mental pain (perhaps subdual damage, if your nice) upon characters when they fail to respond.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps pets, snakes naturally, that hiss psionically instead of out loud. Not very feasible though.</p><p></p><p>A favourite 'high tech' idea of mine that I always wanted to use, was the idea of a small screen, and when you looked at certain portions you suddenly got a highly magnified view of that appearing. Like a newspaper that auto-zoomed. You could have something similar - for example, a wall covered in small (very small) writing that, when the adventurers say they are looking at it, zooms in (using psionics). Perhaps this could cause some damage due to the characters not being of the right species for the device.</p><p></p><p>A rack of weapons. When the characters inevitably try to loot it, they suddenly find themselves walking in the opposite direction, as the rack uses a mind suggestion to repel anyone who isn't authorised for it.</p><p></p><p>Stairways, doors that only open when the character looks at it and concentrates on thinking, OPEN.</p><p></p><p>Lighting that bursts into flame when the characters draw near it, and extinguishes as they walk away.</p><p></p><p>Just a few ideas. Enjoy <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charles Rampant, post: 2288892, member: 32659"] Maybe survailance devices: A set of goggles (or a mirror?) that you put on and it shows the surroundings of the place. But have it look wierd, different. If snakes see differently it could show it in their vision range, or maybe it might focus on things that the adventurers would ignore. Chairs/couches that slowly drift over the character, enclosing him, then it starts heating up. Used by the serpent folk to keep body heat. Doors that demand passwords - psionically, in the snake language. They inflict mental pain (perhaps subdual damage, if your nice) upon characters when they fail to respond. Perhaps pets, snakes naturally, that hiss psionically instead of out loud. Not very feasible though. A favourite 'high tech' idea of mine that I always wanted to use, was the idea of a small screen, and when you looked at certain portions you suddenly got a highly magnified view of that appearing. Like a newspaper that auto-zoomed. You could have something similar - for example, a wall covered in small (very small) writing that, when the adventurers say they are looking at it, zooms in (using psionics). Perhaps this could cause some damage due to the characters not being of the right species for the device. A rack of weapons. When the characters inevitably try to loot it, they suddenly find themselves walking in the opposite direction, as the rack uses a mind suggestion to repel anyone who isn't authorised for it. Stairways, doors that only open when the character looks at it and concentrates on thinking, OPEN. Lighting that bursts into flame when the characters draw near it, and extinguishes as they walk away. Just a few ideas. Enjoy :) [/QUOTE]
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