From: Allan Henderson (allan@tcrystal.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Sun 05 Dec 1993 - 16:46:15 EET
Hi everyone,
eosgg@raesp-farn.mod.uk (Geoff Gunner) writes -
> Now, what pH acid would be needed to eat through bronze plate
>in a single round ? Pretty low, I should imagine. 2? 1?
>I'm not achemist, but then saying something has 80 pt damage per
>round is crazy. That strength acid is going to eat through rock
I am a chemist and can find no fault with what you say about the unrealistic strength of the acid. I tell players, "look at the acid blood in the Alien films, its like that, only worse". I agree the Slimestone gorp will eat through rock, but very slowly; reducing the ruins it lives on to a very weird, rounded smoothe, exceptionally clean enviornment. This idea of Slimestone could lead onto a major adventure (someone else has proposed this).
Geoff continues -
>And the thing's an amoeba. A move of 1 ? (Wild hysterical
>laughter in background). Active attacks ? (falls off console).
>I MEAN, come on. No, I don't like gorp.
I don't like Gorp for the same reasons. A player new to Glorantha openly laughed at the idea of the creature having an active attack. If you put a Gorp in water, allow a little propulsion and make them virtually invisible then they are much more realistic preditor. I no longer allow Gorp on dry land (they flatten out without water to support them) bacause they are not frightening enough.
I will allow the Slimestone Gorp but will not allow active attacks, it might approach you slowly when you're asleep though. I see it as a one off like the Bat and as such immune to normal player characters. Maybe a major heroquest, but nothing less will do, certainly an army of thousands or firearrow archers is not enough. I will use it primarily as the guardian over the treasures of Slimestone, and as figure of hate for the players.
Cheers, Allan Henderson ---------------------
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