tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post508294262080623358..comments2023-04-07T01:24:10.515-07:00Comments on No School Grognard: Castle of Horrors Session 8Mark Langsdorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00301984145275679568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-52156921888315573952015-11-26T10:04:04.742-08:002015-11-26T10:04:04.742-08:00My excuse is that these characters have been train...My excuse is that these characters have been trained by zombie movies and Left 4 Dead. Of COURSE they shoot the zombies in the head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380443322333844308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1287550692312955328.post-19688443710912689102015-11-20T05:59:59.291-08:002015-11-20T05:59:59.291-08:00My players are convinced that every monster has a ...<i>My players are convinced that every monster has a weak spot, in its vitals or in its skull, and if they just shoot it there, it will take massive damage and/or be easily stunned. </i><br /><br />Mine too. I think it's partly the "if you have a hammer" syndrome. My weapon is best vs. hit location X, so everything <i>must</i> be vulnerable in X.<br /><br />We joke that the written test for Swashbuckler School always has these answers to the questions:<br /><br />A) stab it in the vitals!<br />B) stab it in the eyes!<br />C) It's too tough, we're all going to die.<br />D) Both A and B.<br /><br />I find it equally odd when players persist in ignoring known vulnerabilities for equally obscure reasons. There is a deeply seated "Zombies have No Brain automatically so they aren't vulnerable to head shots" thing in my group. Lo and behold, basic zombies animated by the Zombie spell have Unliving and No Blood but do have brains. I've flat out said, "they lack No Brain" but they won't believe my clear disinformation campaign.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.com