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Dargoth
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 Posted - 14 Nov 2004 : 22:27:08
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The 5 Dungeon magazines (69-73) that featured the Mere of Dead men series are now back in stock at Pazio!
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 15 Nov 2004 : 01:28:28
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The 5 Dungeon magazines (69-73) that featured the Mere of Dead men series are now back in stock at Pazio!
Help out the uneducated. What does this series cover again? |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2004 : 01:46:17
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Eye of Mykrul
Ssscally thingsss
Dreadful Vestiages
Slave vats of Yuan Ti
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 15 Nov 2004 : 14:22:16
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Slave vats of Yuan Ti
Ah... the only part of the adventure series which I actually missed  . At last!  .
And that's good to, to finally be able to complete the collection, because it's one of my favorite FR Dungeon adventures, which also was very popular with the groups I gamed with several years ago  .
Thanks for the info, Dargoth  .
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2004 : 16:41:03
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| I managed to get some of the issues from Paizo (eventually, had a minor problem with them sending me something completely different initially) to compliment the ones I picked up from ebay and I have to say I'm not disappointed. I've only run Slave Vats so far but the feedback from my group was positive and I'm very much looking forward to getting stuck into the rest over Christmas. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 05:23:22
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 09:01:47
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Can any scribe provide a summary as to what these adventures feature?
Well met
Indeed. I only have one of these adventures, but would appreciate summary details being listed herein. Plot summaries, character levels etc. |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 14:20:44
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It's been a while and I don't have access to the modules off the top of my head, but I can give you the feel.
First, if you review the write-up of the Mere of Dead Men in VGttN (available for free on WoTC site), you'll find a lot of monsters and sites mentioned therein are detailed in the modules. In effect, the series fully fleshes out Ed's vision of the Mere, "covering" 90% of the locations and creatures alluded to in those 2 or 3 pages.
The idea of the modules is that a paladin and his followers have taken over the Ruins of Iniarv's Tower (just east of the Mere of Dead Men) and are attempting to keep the road clear for merchant traffic. Something is happening in the depths of the swamp that is displacing concentric circles of swamp dwellers, leading to increased danger along the roads.
In the first four modules, Sir Justin employs the party to go after one threat or another in the depths of the swamp. IIRC, there's a ruined manor house overrun by creepy crawlies, a tribal encampment of lizardmen, an arcanist academy, and a ruined temple, but I might be misremembering the last.
In the fifth module (written by me), the "usual" is turned on its head, and the party gets a new "patron" and a new reason for going into the swamp. You learn all about the history of ancient Uthtower and a draconic cult that followed on afterwords. Of course success is a mixed bag, as the heroes may end up creating more problems then they solved. You can infer more here (spoilers aplenty): http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/wn/20040310a
--Eric
[I should never write posts while in a meeting. Although "flushes out Ed's version of the Mere" has a certain ring to it, I've edited to fix several linguistic tangles and spelling mistakes. ;-) ] |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 15:06:18
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Alaundo
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 15:46:26
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Eric, flushes! Fleshes!
Good as "Eye of Myrkul" is, I flinched each time the name 'Justin' came up. Realms folk are not called Justin! Not Eric's name, of course, but editors should know their main campaign settings better. |
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Capn Charlie
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 16:05:23
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| Meh. Why not? One of the things I have always went agaisnt was the use of just plain gibberish to make a setting seem exotic. Why call the valley some tongue twister, then say "Or black adder canyon, in our language", why have such a poor illusion? I mean, the players don't sit around speaking chondathan, why not call a character Justin, and the in game character's name be the equivelant. |
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Nov 2004 : 16:16:45
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Because that ain't how names of the Realms have been established to be for decades, and names are one of the main ways a world communicates its nature. Ed's names in particular are distinctive and recognizable. Using Earth names instead shows disrespect to the setting's creator and all his years of work; it shows how poorly you understand the world you're writing for; and it encourages players to slip into habitual Earth-style thinking by breaking the Faerűnian illusion. It's bad shared-world writing in every way.
Use of English elements in place and character names is a different thing, and something the Realms does do. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2004 : 02:13:13
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When I finally run the campagin (Might try and run it in conjuction with the City of Splendors source book when it comes out) Ill be tying the story to the events in ECs novel thornhold (Which will explain why Sir Justins set up another keep near the Mere)
Hopefully Ed and Eric will have covered some the Paladin orders present in Waterdeep in COS *cross fingers8 |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 29 Dec 2004 : 04:44:29
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Keep those fingers crossed, Dargoth. You never know your luck in the big city (Sydney, being the big smoke, of course!)
-- George Krashos
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 29 Dec 2004 : 09:20:37
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Keep those fingers crossed, Dargoth. You never know your luck in the big city (Sydney, being the big smoke, of course!)
-- George Krashos
It is?...  Wow . So then, what does that make Adelaide (besides the City of Churches)?
Keeping on topic though... What was the price for each of these issues, in Australian tender? I still haven't purchased the copy I'm missing, so I'd like to know how much to set aside for it.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2004 : 12:19:21
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It simply makes Adelaide the best place to live in Australia. Although I am quite partial to Perth.
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