tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post4281526049047872610..comments2024-03-26T22:17:42.458-04:00Comments on Semper Initiativus Unum: The First Dungeon MonsterWayne Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11347401495298367324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-34332439215977115272015-02-20T17:38:07.004-05:002015-02-20T17:38:07.004-05:00They "do " eat all the door knobs and ha...They "do " eat all the door knobs and handles. That's why all dugeon doors must be forced open .porphyre77https://www.blogger.com/profile/07620350717226228078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-3304234227936359722015-02-20T11:34:20.772-05:002015-02-20T11:34:20.772-05:00When I read this I immediately thought of a Godzil...When I read this I immediately thought of a Godzilla movie which featured a flying blob-like monster which I vaguely remembered seeing back in those days. I would have only been about 7 years old at the time, but I do remember seeing it in the theater. A quick online search brought up the movie "Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)". IMDb says the movie wasn't released in the US until Feb '72, but it's still close to the same time that this first dungeon adventure took place. Perhaps he's conflating The Blob with this movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-74115496000163949652015-02-19T19:22:42.765-05:002015-02-19T19:22:42.765-05:00James, thanks - that's a fascinating detail. N...James, thanks - that's a fascinating detail. Now I'll have to hunt down the H-Man in some format. I wonder which Dave was thinking about for that first game encounter.Wayne R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04118962136054206381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-8885563939964332162015-02-19T18:46:44.098-05:002015-02-19T18:46:44.098-05:00Greg might have conflated The Blob (1958) with The...Greg might have conflated The Blob (1958) with The H-Man (1959), a Japanese movie featuring a green slime... in fact, likely the original, true inspiration for D&D Green Slime, as it acts in almost every way as does D&D Green Slime, unlike the green slime of the movie, The Green Slime (1968), which are completely different monsters.<br /><br />In The H-Man, the H-Man slime can slither along the ground, on walls, and up to ceilings, and drops down onto its prey, transforming whatever living creature it touches into more green slime. The only way to defeat the H-Man slime is with fire...<br /><br />we know Dave was big into Japanese movies as well as Hammer Horror movies, so likely too were his players...James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-26788680938647751002015-02-19T17:36:26.085-05:002015-02-19T17:36:26.085-05:00Maybe they hate the taste of wood? Maybe they hate the taste of wood? Ajaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574482304665844355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5377543525075660166.post-13810055473505033862015-02-19T14:23:05.843-05:002015-02-19T14:23:05.843-05:00Dungeon cleanup crew monsters in general make espe...Dungeon cleanup crew monsters in general make especially good encounters for new players. Add in a couple of "screw-you" monsters of the less screwy kind, like a rust monster, and you've got a very weird first dungeon. <br /><br />Stray thought: why don't rust monsters eat dungeon door hardware?Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.com