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Pieh's comment on 2010-07-31 10:04 PM

I find that a fun way to spice up relatively "normal" items like this is to include a detailed account of the ritual process.
"You must gather the knob of magically hardened silver and place atop your composite armadillo shell pillar. Anoint it with the tears of a troubled youth then let it sit under the light of a full moon. When you are ready to apply the knob to a door you must ... blah blah blah"

Also, some quotes from adventurers, as heard by the guy on the other side of the door, would be fun.

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Pieh's comment on 2010-08-26 07:07 PM

Not bad, a solid fun submission. If I use this I will need to add that it has an annoying laugh and thinks everything is funny. A nasally "Haehaehaehaehae" would fit perfectly. Go to Comment

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Cheka Man's comment on 2010-08-14 04:54 PM

Very amusing. Go to Comment

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Cheka Man's comment on 2010-08-15 08:28 AM

Very good,5/5 from me. Go to Comment

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Michael Jotne Slayer's comment on 2010-11-03 10:45 AM

Aha! The magic doorknob! A simple, usable submission. But, just like an urban legend, this badboy has hundreds of versions and variations. Doorknobs chewing off fingers, cursing, screaming an alarm, telling riddles etc.

Still though; a nice little writeup.

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Mourngrymn's comment on 2010-08-24 09:40 PM

Entertaining enough to frustrate anyone. Go to Comment

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Mourngrymn's comment on 2010-08-26 09:01 PM

That brings up a decent query... what is to stop the party from in fact beating said door down? Personally the group I game with, whether running or playing, would simply get to frustrated inside of two minutes and destroy it out of spite. Go to Comment

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Mourngrymn's comment on 2010-08-27 09:26 PM

I was referring to the door. Go to Comment

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Mourngrymn's comment on 2010-11-22 11:08 PM

Speaking of different variations, I once was in a Call of Cthulhu sessions where the entire living room of a haunted mansion beat the crap out of an entire Investigator group. Imagine our surprise when a recliner sails across the room to attempt to devour you. The doorknob eating your fingers makes me think of an entire house behaving in such a way. Go to Comment

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Kassy's comment on 2012-04-11 10:49 AM

Originally I was a little disappointed. But reading through the comments amused me :)

2.5/5 for the original

+0.5/5 for the comments

= 3.0/5

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MrAdam's comment on 2010-08-23 08:02 AM

Ha! All it needs is a face, the abilty to speak, and an increadibly obnoxious personality and it's the door knob from Disney's Alice in Wonderland! Ha! Excelent idea! Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-10 08:15 PM

Do you people think this is ready to be submitted?

(Also, the "ritual" is so simple, it really doesn't need to be mentioned here. It is basically, "get doorknob, metal dust, and antimagic stuff, then say magic words, and ta-da!"...) Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-15 04:35 AM

Technically, that is two. :P

To your second:

quote"If someone manages to catch the knob, can the person turn it immediately to open the door, or do they have to wrestle it back into position first?"/quote

The former. Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-15 04:36 AM

Okay, it is now a full-fledged submission. Cast your votes!

(Make it painless...please. *gulp*) Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-24 06:00 PM

I am sure there is a supplementary ritual for that. ;3 Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-25 05:01 PM

Let's just try and see a party kick down THIS door. :3 Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-26 07:31 PM

Don't forget some silly, ear-burning music in the background. Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-27 01:49 PM

The doorknob is pretty durable. Hitting AND damaging it would be a problem, as it is theoretically invulnerable.

This trap requires out-of-the-box ideas. Like breaking down a wall. Go to Comment

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Blydden's comment on 2010-08-28 06:16 PM

The doorknob is like a tiny, fast, and nearly invulnerable shield for the door. Try to kick the door, you will hurt your foot on the knob. The damn thing has the reaction time of a paranoid fruit fly. Go to Comment

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Cressida's comment on 2010-08-08 12:49 AM

I like it! It's simple, tricky, unexpected, and easy to insert into just about any adventure. It also has a nicely quirky, sort of "Alice in Wonderland" feel to it. Go to Comment