Comments on: Mining Tropes for RPG Nuggets: Ice Ice Baby! http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dean http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47334 Dean Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:19:32 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47334 Dave, Yeah, the snow and full night for 30 days held in the movie. And it is a great idea. Can't speak a lot for the movie, but it was entertaining in spots. But great concept connection. I like the idea of a sudden "ice age" allowing the migration or re-appearance or mutation of critters that are very foreign to the characters. Or maybe the dwarves are doing rites to extend their domain out of the mountains. Or a force opposed to the jungle-dwelling yuan-ti has instigated the cool down and the party actually ends up working with previous enemies to stop the collateral damage. All sorts of good ideas. Gotta go get a group... Dave,

Yeah, the snow and full night for 30 days held in the movie. And it is a great idea. Can’t speak a lot for the movie, but it was entertaining in spots. But great concept connection.

I like the idea of a sudden “ice age” allowing the migration or re-appearance or mutation of critters that are very foreign to the characters. Or maybe the dwarves are doing rites to extend their domain out of the mountains. Or a force opposed to the jungle-dwelling yuan-ti has instigated the cool down and the party actually ends up working with previous enemies to stop the collateral damage.

All sorts of good ideas. Gotta go get a group…

]]> By: ChattyDM http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47333 ChattyDM Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:56:01 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47333 Dave: Added to my 'look at this soon' list. Omnius: We've found your super weakness! In a RPG, such a disadvatage is worth a lot of points.... if you play a campaign in a temperate environment! Zozeer: I love Cold-related critters. Heck all my MMORPGs characters have an Ice theme whenever I can pull it off... Dave: Added to my ‘look at this soon’ list.

Omnius: We’ve found your super weakness! In a RPG, such a disadvatage is worth a lot of points…. if you play a campaign in a temperate environment!

Zozeer: I love Cold-related critters. Heck all my MMORPGs characters have an Ice theme whenever I can pull it off…

]]> By: Dave T. Game http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47332 Dave T. Game Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:45:37 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47332 Thirty Days of Night also uses the trope to great effect (the comic at least, haven't seen the movie.) Thirty Days of Night also uses the trope to great effect (the comic at least, haven’t seen the movie.)

]]> By: Omnius http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47331 Omnius Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:08:31 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47331 Interestingly to me, the title of this post is also my ring tone. And as for the allergy? The Stay Puft Marshmallow man isn't all CGI in the new video game. They threw some snow at me and let me swell and then started filming it to use as a basis for the final animation. Interestingly to me, the title of this post is also my ring tone.

And as for the allergy?

The Stay Puft Marshmallow man isn’t all CGI in the new video game. They threw some snow at me and let me swell and then started filming it to use as a basis for the final animation.

]]> By: Zozeer http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47330 Zozeer Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:54:03 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47330 Good ol winter wolves, they are like regular wolves but far nastier. Bite, trip, bite, bite. And for real shock value (though this only works the first time...) add still spell and a few levels of sorcerer. I kid thee not the party caster will never be more terrified then when a wolf belts out a counter spell. PS Wolves are my favorite-ist monster ever. Good ol winter wolves, they are like regular wolves but far nastier. Bite, trip, bite, bite. And for real shock value (though this only works the first time…) add still spell and a few levels of sorcerer. I kid thee not the party caster will never be more terrified then when a wolf belts out a counter spell.

PS Wolves are my favorite-ist monster ever.

]]> By: Yax http://critical-hits.com/2007/12/17/mining-tropes-for-rpg-nuggets-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47329 Yax Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:07:57 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2007/12/17/mini-trope-ice-ice-baby/#comment-47329 White dragons are better than no dragons, but I`d substite snow for fire an squeeze some red-dragon uber-awesomeness in this game. Seriously though, The Shining has to be the ultimate example of being snowed in. I think th snow excuse works better if it's a premise rather than an excuse. White dragons are better than no dragons, but I`d substite snow for fire an squeeze some red-dragon uber-awesomeness in this game.

Seriously though, The Shining has to be the ultimate example of being snowed in. I think th snow excuse works better if it’s a premise rather than an excuse.

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