Re: [DL] need some suggestions fast (long)

["Roy Spence" <roy.ster@virgin.net>]

Anakin wrote

>>If anyone has any for what to add to or change in the table.<<


Here are a few possibilities for the haunted house, I haven't put these into
any of your tables I'll leave it up to you to place them as you see fit.

A characters leg goes through a weak floorboard/ stair.  He feels something
underneath pulling at it - when he regains his leg, his boot could be
missing, or the boot could have bite marks in it.  Or alternatively it could
start to pull him through while he cries "It's got my leg, help me."
Remember anyone shooting, will be shootin blind into below the stair area
and might hit the characters leg.

The hanging corpses from the Sixth Sense school, however these could speak
to a character as they swing/ turn in the non-existant breeze - possibly no
one else hears them or is looking at the time.

At the top of the stairs or near a banister someone could get pushed over,
accidents do happen.

Trapdoors to secret hideyholes.  Anyone fooling about in suspicious places -
candle holders, bookcases and the like could activate trapdoors that send
themselves through or other characters.  This immediately splits the party
making them more vulnerable and everone else hears the screams yet the
character has vanished and transports a posse member straight to one fo the
creepier parts of the house - cellars etc.

A character feels some item in his possession moving as if it is being
stolen, when he turns he only finds another posse member who "claims" to
know nothing about it and didn't see a thing.

Scene from Ghostbusters when the posse find a quaint old lady knitting (or
something) yet when disturbed she turns into a wailing banshee that comes
flying at them causing them to wet their trousers.

Doors slamming and becoming jammed/getting locked behind characters when
they enter rooms

Ghostly ligths/candle flame moving in the hallway/landing, when they get
there it's gone.

Blood dripping or running down a wall from an ancient crime.  Actually the
crime could be replayed in front of the characters only they cannot see the
ghosts only see the splashes of blood as they are thrown onto nearby
furniture, walls, floors (characters?) with the accompanying screams.

Door handles that are either so cold that characters loose some skin after
gripping them (try shooting with that hand pardner) or so hot that they burn
themselves.

A cat or other animal that acts strangely/goes demented whenever ghosts
appear (that the characters cannot see)

Scratching from behind the walls

A breeze that sends all flames flickering and then blows the lights out
(regardless of whether they are protected or not?)

The fireplace that lights itself with a large gout of flame and then settles
to burn normally giving off heat.

Finding skeletons that are half fused into the ground with only their torso,
head and arms showing.  If the characters don't start getting worried about
what did it, let them find out the hard way.

Dust/soot that can get thrown/blown into a characters' eyes to blind them -
just to make them panic and jumpy.

The animal that just seems to sit there watching them as they move about the
room - anyone approaching it and touching it, finds that just as their hand
goes through it, it vanishes with a snarl as if it has been disturbed.

Hope this helps

Roy