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Dungeon Dressing: Bridges $3.75
Publisher: Raging Swan Press
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by Megan R. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 03/05/2013 04:51:48

Bridges in dungeons can provide spectacular excitement and moments of extreme nervousness, terror even, as characters inch their way across not quite sure what will happen before - or even if - they reach the other side. For the GM they have their mechanical uses as a means to channel characters, forcing them to take a particular route and even, if you're particularly cruel, to be bunched up somewhere vulnerable.

In standard style for the 'Dungeon Dressing' line, the material herein is presented as a series of tables. If you like randomicity, you can roll away; others may prefer - particularly if using the work when planning rather than running their game - to read through and select the features that they want for the bridge that they are constructing.

The first, fairly obvious, thing to consider is, what is the bridge made of? Common construction materials are wood and stone, with rope for more temporary (or at least temporary-looking) ones, but there are more unusual ones such as glass. A couple of sidebars discuss bridges in literature and the uses for bridges within a dungeon (apart from the obvious of getting over some kind of gap...), which may help you decide when and where a bridge will be appropriate.

There is then a table of 'interesting features' that you can give your bridge. Some of these are purely cosmetic, some might worry the characters, others have an actual game effect. I quite like "This sculpted stone bridge resembles a dragon, arching over the gap; you cross by walking along the dragon’s back." The next table adds futher features, these being more small-scale and descriptive, but still capable of being purely narrative or having an in-game effect.

And then... we reach a further selection of traps and tricks. Five different ones, each with full game mechanical details as well as descriptions to make them vivid to your no-doubt horrified characters!

Bridges are no longer merely for getting to the other side, they can be an integral part of the adventure.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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