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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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 Posted - 23 Nov 2005 : 14:01:59
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I am currently playing with a group of players who wants to explore the jungle of chult. This however is a region i dont have all that much knowledge about. And as i try to give my players as few limits as possible i will study the subject and make the adventure possible. Can any of you, wise scholars, help me in my search?
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 23 Nov 2005 : 14:35:32
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The Jungles of Chult adventure module has what you're looking for.
You can try either nobleknight.com or dragontrove.com for hardcopy versions. RPGNow.com or paizo.com offer PDF versions of the sourcebook for $5/$4 US.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 23 Nov 2005 : 15:40:49
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| There's also the Ring of Winter novel and then Heroes and Villian's Lorebooks for the NPC's from that novel. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Crust
Learned Scribe
USA
273 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2005 : 04:55:07
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You can also get a great tour of Chult by playing that one board on FR: Demon Stone for PS2.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 24 Nov 2005 : 05:08:02
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You can also get a great tour of Chult by playing that one board on FR: Demon Stone for PS2.
While that's true... how much of what is featured in Demonstone for the region of Chult is actually supported by canon lore?
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2005 : 05:37:34
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msatran
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 25 Nov 2005 : 04:01:53
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Well, most jungle environments are pretty much the same. Just watch out for the talking wombats. (Kill meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....)
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 25 Nov 2005 : 21:48:35
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Originally posted by Kuje
There's also the Ring of Winter novel and then Heroes and Villian's Lorebooks for the NPC's from that novel.
I'll vouch for that novel and say it does an excellent job of describing the setting of Chult (and it's not just a copy of Africa and African culture). |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2005 : 16:48:56
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| Thanks everybody... Got me startet. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 26 Nov 2005 : 20:56:01
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Kuje
There's also the Ring of Winter novel and then Heroes and Villian's Lorebooks for the NPC's from that novel.
I'll vouch for that novel and say it does an excellent job of describing the setting of Chult (and it's not just a copy of Africa and African culture).
It's one of my fave Realms novels, too.  |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2005 : 18:24:55
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| I am sad to say that the Ring of Winter isnt available in any of my local RPG stores. Can anybody tell me if there are a webside that offers some guidance to the setting of chult. Or perhaps some of you can throw a clue in my direction... Anything helps... |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Nov 2005 : 19:07:46
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Originally posted by Faramicos
I am sad to say that the Ring of Winter isnt available in any of my local RPG stores. Can anybody tell me if there are a webside that offers some guidance to the setting of chult. Or perhaps some of you can throw a clue in my direction... Anything helps...
*laughs* I just bought a used copy at Amazon.com, although there are certainly other places you could buy it. |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 28 Nov 2005 : 14:55:05
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| i know... My time is short. I dont have time to read the novel before the session. I really need some descriptions of the jungle and its inhabitants. My players have decided to go have a look at it. And i dont want to limit them in their movement so i have to come up with an adventure in the jungle. It is easy enough to make something up, but i would like it to be faithful to original setting... Any help? |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
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Posted - 28 Nov 2005 : 15:09:00
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Tribal goblins named Batiri, wandering dinosaurs, lost world feel outside of the cites. Outside of the cities, you may not even run into many actual Chultans, but there is a rather nasty guy running around out in the jungles named Ras Nsi that was a champion of Ubtao and defender of Mezro that turned rather dark in his defence of the city and now has an army of undead following him, though he is still loyal to the city, he is an outcast.
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2005 : 15:25:49
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| How are the cities. I had the idea that Chult was an abandoned area where monsters roamed and ruled. How big are the cities and how are the infrastructure? |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Dec 2005 : 21:16:50
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Originally posted by Faramicos
How are the cities. I had the idea that Chult was an abandoned area where monsters roamed and ruled. How big are the cities and how are the infrastructure?
I got the impression that Mezro was pretty large, and it's infrastructure is like that of a maze you could get lost in. |
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Kianna
Learned Scribe
USA
155 Posts |
Posted - 03 Dec 2005 : 22:48:26
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| I bet there are volcanoes there too.... |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 03 Dec 2005 : 23:47:21
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| You mean like the three volcanoes in the Peaks of Flame marked on the 3rd-edition map? |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 06 Dec 2005 : 23:48:22
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| If you're at all interested, the Ghostwalk setting fits nicely into Chult, placing Manifest atop the mountains where the gates keeping Dendar out of the Realms lies in wait. Change the elves into wild dwarves and have the albino shield dwarves take on the role of the standard dwarves and voila. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 07 Dec 2005 : 00:40:42
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That's a great idea Tom!
I'd originally thought about placing the city of Manifest in the Underdark, or perhaps in the Spine of the World, but Chult is just as an intriguing locale.
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 07 Dec 2005 : 00:50:46
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That is a good idea. I had been wondering where to put Manifest. My favorite player (Kianna) has been bugging me to run a Ghostwalk game for her. Hmmm, wonder what Kelemvor would be thinking about all of this...
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Posted - 09 Dec 2005 : 18:27:30
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| Plus you already have the yuan-ti in heavy residence along the peninsula, and you can turn one of the islands off the north coast into the undead island. |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 21 Dec 2005 : 12:57:45
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| like all the ideas... Anybody know where to find the 3rd edition map without bying it... |
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KnightErrantJR
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 21 Dec 2005 : 14:39:26
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Chult was also a major base for the Sarrukh - the reptilian Creator race - which I believe there are still some there, especially now that Sseth is writhing in his little snakey bonds.
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 22 Dec 2005 : 10:42:02
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| Very helpful... If you have anything else about Chult that you can tell me i am open for anything |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 22 Dec 2005 : 14:53:34
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Well, Chult has an abundance of Volcanic activity, which is probably what make the land so fertile. As you know, it is a heavily contested area between the people of Ubtao, the Yuan-ti of Sseth, and the Wild Dwarves. Uhm, any specifics here?
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 14:07:04
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| I am planning a two-part adventure... Their first trip to the jungle gives them the impression that it is an abandoned jungle filled with ruins and bloodthirsty monsters. On the second trip they will discover that there is a civilized side of the island... Whether that to be warring nations or something else, i cant decide... Any thoughts or ideas. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 14:23:13
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Well, Mezro - the capital of Chult, blessed by Ubtao, could be set upon by many different enemies - for a straight up fight, you could have lizardfolk, commanded by Yuan-ti generals fighting in the name of the Sarukh. For the subtle fight, you could have the Yuan-ti causing civil unrest and beginning to the turn the civilization against itself.
C-Fb |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 23 Dec 2005 : 16:55:47
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
For the subtle fight, you could have the Yuan-ti causing civil unrest and beginning to the turn the civilization against itself.
C-Fb
In particular, you could have one of the barae secretly kidnapped or slain by the yuan-ti, who then put an imposter in that bara's place. Seeing a "bara" speaking or acting against the other barae would certainly hose things in the city... The false bara could be causing unrest, which the rest of the barae are busily trying to stay on top of. Then someone (maybe one of the legit barae) could approach the PCs, saying this other bara doesn't seem to be himself, and could they investigate? Or, for an evil twist, flip it around: the imposter bara approaches the newly-arrived PCs, voicing similar concerns about the other barae, or saying he believes there's an imposter of himself out there in hiding somewhere!  |
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