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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andre" data-source="post: 3742775" data-attributes="member: 25930">Interesting - the only example of a dungeon given to prospective GM's includes a section the author says shouldn't be used. BTW, here's the continuation of your second quote. I've highlighted a few especially deadly ideas:Here are a few simple items which can be included:False stairs, either up or downSteps which lead to a slanting passage, so the player may actuallystay on the same level, descend two levels, or ascend two levelsTrap steps which lead up a short distance, but then go downwards forat least two levels, with the return passage blocked by bars or aone-way doorIntra-level teleportation areas, so that a player will be transported toa similar (or dissimilar) area on the same level, possibly activatedby touching some item (such as a gem, door, or the like)Sinking rooms, including rooms which seem to sink, while the doorsremain shut fast for a period of several turnsIllusion, mind control, and geas roomsSections which dead-end so as to trap players being pursued bymonstersDoors which are openable from one side only, which resist openingfrom one side, or which appear at random intervalsNatural passages and caverns which have varying width and direction,so that it is virtually impossible to accurately map such areasSpace distortion corridors or stairs which seem longer or shorterthan they actually areMany of those "simple" ideas would be very lethal. While the rulebook includes a few passages about GM's not trying to kill off the characters, it's full of suggestions for how to do so. Too many GM's, myself included, took the suggestions to heart and overused them. In fact, in looking through the books, I find that there's very little advise on properly GMing the game, but a lot of material on creating challenges that can kill the characters. No wonder many GM's killed off so many.</blockquote>

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