tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4805682141110517822..comments2024-03-19T04:29:47.922-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Dwimmermount, Session 29James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91272700597975682702010-02-06T12:40:38.807-05:002010-02-06T12:40:38.807-05:00By the way, how did the play-by-email/post version...<i>By the way, how did the play-by-email/post version turn out?</i><br /><br>Well to the extent I have been able to keep up with it, but I lately have not. It's a lot of work, especially with two groups and around 20 players. I think I bit off more than I can chew.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53681451996331108642010-02-06T12:29:34.506-05:002010-02-06T12:29:34.506-05:00did king of cats bit was planned. better said were...<i>did king of cats bit was planned. better said were you aware as a DM that there is the king of cats in the city or was that moment of inspired DMing invoked by your PCs decision to use speak with animals on dusty?</i><br /><br>The King of the Cats was mostly improvised. I'd had some vague notion of introducing "beast kings" into the game at some point, because I like Moorcock's versions of them, although I wanted something a bit more "mundane" while still being clearly magical. The King of the Cats was the result.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68612952348325052262010-02-03T13:49:32.914-05:002010-02-03T13:49:32.914-05:00As others have so far, let me praise you on the Ki...As others have so far, let me praise you on the King of the Cats plot piece. Very cool means to help a clever cleric use a low-level spell. <br /><br />I love Dwimmermount, keep the campaign going please, as well as the recaps!<br /><br />By the way, how did the play-by-email/post version turn out?<br /><br />And speaking of Lovecraft and cats (as another comment brought up), didn't cats feature prominently in "The Doom That Came to Sarnath"? <br /><br />Great blog, by the way! A staple of my daily perusal of the Internets...Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87088568818376323332010-02-02T16:17:54.960-05:002010-02-02T16:17:54.960-05:00"
psychopomp
Reading your blog is as vocabul..."<br />psychopomp<br /><br />Reading your blog is as vocabulary expanding as reading Gygax's DMG! "<br /><br />That is SO true. Im not a not a native english speaker, and sometimes its really difficult to follow your writing, however, its an entertaining and illuminating lecture too. Love it.Valandilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736239726821755165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-92147912730376647412010-02-02T07:42:34.115-05:002010-02-02T07:42:34.115-05:00did king of cats bit was planned. better said were...did king of cats bit was planned. better said were you aware as a DM that there is the king of cats in the city or was that moment of inspired DMing invoked by your PCs decision to use speak with animals on dusty? anyway it is pure gold...opossum101https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918781180223282882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16477550227279719662010-02-02T04:22:21.437-05:002010-02-02T04:22:21.437-05:00The King of Cats = Awesome.The King of Cats = Awesome.nextautumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201978755112508204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1684578951686091662010-02-02T03:27:28.615-05:002010-02-02T03:27:28.615-05:00Delta, I'm well familiar with Dream Quest..., ...Delta, I'm well familiar with <i>Dream Quest...</i>, but I was thinking more of <i>The Cats of Ulthar</i>, one of my favourite HPL tales, despite the lack of squibbly cosmic horror.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5421792855573762352010-02-02T02:06:29.163-05:002010-02-02T02:06:29.163-05:00James Maliszewski said...
" Memorized/pra...James Maliszewski said...<br /><br />" Memorized/prayed for are all the same to me when I'm writing quickly."<br /><br />Thanks.<br />I didn't mean to come across as a pedant, I was just confused as to whether the casting was different in your campaign and I had missed that post.<br /><br />Best,Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76006644713604617912010-02-02T00:27:27.516-05:002010-02-02T00:27:27.516-05:00I AM the King of Cats. Jeez.I AM the King of Cats. Jeez.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76876629254787022652010-02-01T18:32:20.100-05:002010-02-01T18:32:20.100-05:00without any knowledge of Lovecraft, I'd be mor...without any knowledge of Lovecraft, I'd be more likely to try to name one of my own favorite authors, but better yet, when I use the King of Cats in my game, I'll let you know whom my players are reminded of.Brian (brian_cooper at hotmail d o t com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805168206752602148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69988771929781464872010-02-01T17:24:53.370-05:002010-02-01T17:24:53.370-05:00psychopomp
Reading your blog is as vocabulary exp...psychopomp<br /><br />Reading your blog is as vocabulary expanding as reading Gygax's DMG!Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28038004922541837802010-02-01T16:55:01.344-05:002010-02-01T16:55:01.344-05:00kelvingreen: It's just slightly more than &quo...kelvingreen: It's just slightly more than "a bit" Lovecraftian if you read the Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. :)Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91009336839495766032010-02-01T16:46:24.453-05:002010-02-01T16:46:24.453-05:00Eesh. I wouldn't want to get on Angrboda bad s...Eesh. I wouldn't want to get on Angrboda bad side. Fortunately with those rolls, she doesn't seem to have a bad side!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851335695807313040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77460311460044708422010-02-01T15:55:44.759-05:002010-02-01T15:55:44.759-05:00Memorized/prayed for are all the same to me when I...Memorized/prayed for are all the same to me when I'm writing quickly.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16998004130886585492010-02-01T15:47:21.087-05:002010-02-01T15:47:21.087-05:00Adding my praise of the cat bit.
Puzzled though b...Adding my praise of the cat bit.<br /><br />Puzzled though by Brother Candor /memorising/ spells.<br />--Did I miss something along the way?Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86821709810121657452010-02-01T15:46:03.792-05:002010-02-01T15:46:03.792-05:00Who gets to take her over as their PC when their c...<i>Who gets to take her over as their PC when their current character dies?</i><br /><br>Likely Dordagdonar's player, since she's his henchman.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22499756469460799422010-02-01T15:45:36.641-05:002010-02-01T15:45:36.641-05:00So he's going to blame them for *not* being ca...<i>So he's going to blame them for *not* being caught unawares? As in "Hmmm... They seemed awfully well-informed?"</i><br /><br>That's what I get for typing faster than I can think :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81685433372237893292010-02-01T15:31:41.094-05:002010-02-01T15:31:41.094-05:00I loved the King of the cats as well.
I recently...I loved the King of the cats as well. <br /><br />I recently read the King of Ireland's son by Padraic Colum. It is very episodic in nature with lots of stories within stories one of which was about the King of cat. It was written in the early 20th century but has aged very well and is ripe with inspiring scenes and idea.Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174843939252395797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48569247923419412872010-02-01T15:22:50.459-05:002010-02-01T15:22:50.459-05:00Nice rolls for the warrior-woman!
Who gets to tak...Nice rolls for the warrior-woman!<br /><br />Who gets to take her over as their PC when their current character dies?Calithenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783899060873651832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74835541056166144582010-02-01T15:20:09.127-05:002010-02-01T15:20:09.127-05:00The whole sequence involving the King of the Cats ...The whole sequence involving the King of the Cats reminded me of some marvelous short-story from a shared-world anthology, such as Thieves' World or Liavek. Delightful. :)<br /><br />One thing:<br /><i>"...he learned that an inquisitor of Typhon was due to visit Adamas soon, looking into the zombie plague affair and (most likely) pinning the blame on someone within the temple for not having been caught off-guard by the whole affair."</i><br /><br />So he's going to blame them for *not* being caught unawares? As in "Hmmm... They seemed awfully well-informed?"Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13150549949184732332010-02-01T15:19:04.548-05:002010-02-01T15:19:04.548-05:00Count me among the fans of the whole bit with the ...Count me among the fans of the whole bit with the cats; it is inspired, brave (I can think of a number of gamers who would turn their noses up at such "silliness"), and even a bit Lovecraftian in its own way.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30842842162461116422010-02-01T14:38:34.664-05:002010-02-01T14:38:34.664-05:00"Brother Candor and Dordagdonar set off for t...<i>"Brother Candor and Dordagdonar set off for the King's home, carrying with them tribute in the form of fine cuts of fish and soft pillows."</i><br /><br /><br />= AwesomenessBigharahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232940345429292782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68762347046715596522010-02-01T13:29:45.024-05:002010-02-01T13:29:45.024-05:00"When he spoke with him in Adamas, he learned..."When he spoke with him in Adamas, he learned that the city-state was the seat of the King of the Cats..."<br /><br />Just had a mainline injection of Lovecraft into my system. Most excellent!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.com