tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2082669462357591831..comments2024-03-19T05:48:34.142-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Dwellers of the Forbidden CityJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81511063794689531352010-11-06T09:21:51.938-04:002010-11-06T09:21:51.938-04:00This module ranks among my players' favorites....This module ranks among my players' favorites. it is a classic pulp adventure, taking place in faraway land, with a lost city, and both enemies and allies to be found along the way. I did ended up fleshing out the city in more detail, adding in some ancient evil in the form of the ziggurat in the middle of the city being built over an obex of black stone sunk into the ground beneath it. I also fleshed out the Black Brotherhood a bit(as have many others), and yes, they were linked to the obex. ;) <br /><br />As you say, this module has all of the elements of a great adventure; to be made even greater by finishing it off with added details which makes it more relevant to one's own campaign. For me, the events that came about during the adventure ended up being pivotal to my own campaign. Dwellers of the Forbidden City is definitely an adventure that I would run again, and I recommend it very highly.btmcraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387202836025341475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37804711979416163092010-11-05T00:04:02.973-04:002010-11-05T00:04:02.973-04:00Didn't Mongrelmen make their debut here as wel...Didn't Mongrelmen make their debut here as well? IIRC, when I first ran this adventure, my players took it upon themselves to act as the Mongrelmen's protectors, defending them against the rival factions in the city. But it's been so long since I read this adventure, that I am not sure I remeber that correctly.<br /><br />I do remember that this was a great module. Unfortunately, I gave it away (along with a ton of other D&D stuff, little black Traveler books, and some Car Wars sets) in my senior year of high school, during a brief "I am done with gaming" phase.80sGamerGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09273165960058841668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87016253269542705772010-11-03T20:47:31.058-04:002010-11-03T20:47:31.058-04:00I GM'd this once, and, in fact, it was in this...I GM'd this once, and, in fact, it was in this adventure that two of my players put on the best display of "combined arms" low-level magic I've ever seen.<br /><br />Can't say this is one of my favorite modules though. May have to give it a reading to see if that opinion holds up.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29579066907118824662010-11-03T19:30:36.166-04:002010-11-03T19:30:36.166-04:00@ Captain Jack
We'll have to agree to disagre...@ Captain Jack<br /><br />We'll have to agree to disagree. Bullywugs are awesome.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-57474942478692846312010-11-03T16:41:45.317-04:002010-11-03T16:41:45.317-04:00Sparked my imagination, but I never actually worke...Sparked my imagination, but I never actually worked it in. Will have to at some point.Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42485123486306335372010-11-03T16:00:27.480-04:002010-11-03T16:00:27.480-04:00@Zaister:
No, it's not just you. This post i...@Zaister:<br /><br />No, it's not just you. This post is (I think) the first time I've ever seen the map, and that was my almost-immediate reaction.Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2508495846337546902010-11-03T14:54:35.440-04:002010-11-03T14:54:35.440-04:00It was inspired by Red Nails? I had presumed the ...It was inspired by Red Nails? I had presumed the inspiration was Jewels of Gwahlur/Servants of Bit-Yakin.PCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645647030605683608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37399277636101365622010-11-03T14:16:31.385-04:002010-11-03T14:16:31.385-04:00That map has a hint of 3-d, a foreshadowing of the...That map has a hint of 3-d, a foreshadowing of the Ravenloft maps.<br /><br />Definitely one of my all time favorite modules.Thomas Denmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135075012362548876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16681883105396269592010-11-03T13:50:41.986-04:002010-11-03T13:50:41.986-04:00This is one of my favorites too. I do wished they...This is one of my favorites too. I do wished they would of included a bit more info of the region and an additional map detailing the area outside the city( the same way they did with Keep on the Borderlands) But I'm not complaining.crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8546956754502309062010-11-03T13:45:19.661-04:002010-11-03T13:45:19.661-04:00I picked up a copy of this module at the GenCon au...I picked up a copy of this module at the GenCon auction this summer for $6.50, and didn't notice until I got home that it's actually still in its original shrink wrap. Faced with the collector/gamer's dilemma, I put it on a shelf and forgot about it. This post though may be what finally pushes me to tearing open its ancient plastic seal.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885070668246799352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71937636654199272072010-11-03T13:07:24.523-04:002010-11-03T13:07:24.523-04:00I wonder if it is just me, but I always think this...I wonder if it is just me, but I always think this map looks quite a lot like the state of Alaska.Zaisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190488872697468407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55900022945115034792010-11-03T13:06:28.036-04:002010-11-03T13:06:28.036-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zaisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190488872697468407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73487779941270305022010-11-03T12:36:54.163-04:002010-11-03T12:36:54.163-04:00I've never used the module, though it is in my...I've never used the module, though it is in my library. But it will be included in my next campaign. I plan on combining DotFC, Isle of Dread, Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan and The Temple's Tribute (a DCC adventure in #46 the Book of Treasure Maps) into one "lost world" island mini-campaign region.<br /><br />I think it'll be fantastic.<br /><br />I might incorporate Isle of the Ape, but that might be a bit too much..blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81665166776850866582010-11-03T12:24:19.172-04:002010-11-03T12:24:19.172-04:00One of the best sandbox adventures ever. Any compe...One of the best sandbox adventures ever. Any competent DM can develop hundreds of hours of play from the evocative map and the brief set up of the Forbidden City, adding his own adventures and scenarios.Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26469762958810320452010-11-03T12:12:33.131-04:002010-11-03T12:12:33.131-04:00Red Nails is one of my favorite Conan stories. I&...Red Nails is one of my favorite Conan stories. I'll have to give this module another look.<br /><br />Ed Greenedowar39https://www.blogger.com/profile/10912208499660509384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40264895984742725512010-11-03T12:00:08.280-04:002010-11-03T12:00:08.280-04:00I've used that ruined city map more times than...I've used that ruined city map more times than I can recall accurately. Good stuff.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682401446176099294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10706593343070633062010-11-03T11:53:04.188-04:002010-11-03T11:53:04.188-04:00I ran a campaign that spent about four months in t...I ran a campaign that spent about four months in the Forbidden City. Probably ended up with around 30 hours of play time that were within the rim of the volcano, and another fifteen or twenty in outlying communities. <br />This is my favorite module of all time. The map alone is worth the price of about half of all the other modules I own.tedoponhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390659501629920232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75639138386984151072010-11-03T11:41:00.843-04:002010-11-03T11:41:00.843-04:00One of my favorites as well (and I have a mighty i...One of my favorites as well (and I have a mighty itch to play it again).Gordon Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907319916602597979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34559103484095435192010-11-03T11:16:53.896-04:002010-11-03T11:16:53.896-04:00I have similar fond memories of refereeing this mo...I have similar fond memories of refereeing this modules. My only criticism would be about the Bullywugs. For me they were just one ridiculous humanoid creature too many.Captain Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682678777940123469noreply@blogger.com