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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8285512" data-attributes="member: 82106">Aqueous gels are pretty much going to be close to 1g/cm^3, same as water. Limestone is 2.5g/cm^3, granite or basalt could be 3.0. So the rock is a good bit more dense. Channels could be cut in the sides of the pit, the block could be camphered, etc. These minor tweaks would probably significantly alter (presumably enhance) the splash effect. It sure wouldn't be implausible for a GM to rule that everyone within 10' of the pit was covered in 'cube (and thus paralyzed potentially). I think it is also safe to rule that the mold spores disperse in a cloud everywhere within 10' of the block. Granted that is another assumption, but it seems well-within the parameters that an AD&amp;D 1e or other classic D&amp;D DM should be free to assert, particularly if it is asserted as part of the pregenerated trap description. Remember, this is not some off-the-cuff ruling of the DM! His key says &quot;XYZ&quot; and that is perfectly fair in my book. Rules lawyers can be picky if they want, but this is VERY far from &quot;rocks fall, you're dead.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8285512, member: 82106"] Aqueous gels are pretty much going to be close to 1g/cm^3, same as water. Limestone is 2.5g/cm^3, granite or basalt could be 3.0. So the rock is a good bit more dense. Channels could be cut in the sides of the pit, the block could be camphered, etc. These minor tweaks would probably significantly alter (presumably enhance) the splash effect. It sure wouldn't be implausible for a GM to rule that everyone within 10' of the pit was covered in 'cube (and thus paralyzed potentially). I think it is also safe to rule that the mold spores disperse in a cloud everywhere within 10' of the block. Granted that is another assumption, but it seems well-within the parameters that an AD&D 1e or other classic D&D DM should be free to assert, particularly if it is asserted as part of the pregenerated trap description. Remember, this is not some off-the-cuff ruling of the DM! His key says "XYZ" and that is perfectly fair in my book. Rules lawyers can be picky if they want, but this is VERY far from "rocks fall, you're dead." [/QUOTE]

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