Yes, but often times you don't (though you may wish to). Yet people die from 2 foot falls from out of the bathtub. It is not the distance, it is the roll. Go to Comment
I more conceived the item as "throwing you the distance" on the upstroke. Mostly because you can't fall upward, or have the slow acceleration, with gravity holding you in the opposite direction. The write up does not mention your fall being broken by impacting things on the upfall. So you would be pinned on the ceiling still under the acceleration/ force of the fifty foot fall (probably breaking most wooden roofs not made to support in that direction.)
I'm happy with a 3/5, I might eventually think of a really good backstory; about the shortness: I'm going to try to add some more flavor to it at some time. Sadly, its not up to the quality of my past items, but, hey, they cant all be winners. Go to Comment
Yeah, a 50ft fall is nasty, but it was never intended to seriously injure anyone. Thats why he sold it. It didnt turn out how he originally planned. Go to Comment
So he is a prankster and for the sake of a joke he invests much time and effort to create something that'll bring other people pain and himself amusement?
It is utterly unbelievable, thorougly unlikely and probably fun to give to the PCs Go to Comment
How about writing up Arbanax - but write him as a villain, a genuine Bad Guy - lets face it, a man who derives amusement from other peoples pain is NOT A NICE PERSON
As for the cloak - I'm inclined to agree with Echo - this is an assassins' tool, even if it wasn't originally meant to be - as a joke it's in extremely bad taste, a quite likely to get Arbanax killed just as soon as somebody (enter the PCs) works out who made it
I'll give it 3/5 because it would probably work well as a plot hook Go to Comment
MoonHunter: "It is only a definite kill if the victim is inside.. thus hitting the 10 foot roof at the speed of a 50 foot fall... then eventually falling down... ick."
If you are falling up I presume you would be accelerating at 9.81 m/s^2. So hitting the ceiling would break your 'fall' and it would be like falling 10 feet. Go to Comment
Low votes amount to that. It is not that horribly bad, just apparently stepped on many people's sensitivities. Could be better, now it is a so-so. Go to Comment
I see, 2.0 gives it another minus. Didn't want that but there it is. To me it's not really sub-2, but 2 sounds about right. Sorry Pieh, you know I like much of your work. Go to Comment
This is not a "minor" character. It has an impact upon its world is notable. It needs work. Alot of work. The write up does nothing to answer the questions that immediately come to mind when you read this.
Not enough detail or interesting elements to make it more than a cliche. Sorry. Go to Comment
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