tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1874299357615971322..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Dwimmermount, Session 38James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61836310120724223942010-05-06T10:36:39.035-04:002010-05-06T10:36:39.035-04:00That party I darn lucky to get back to civilizatio...<i>That party I darn lucky to get back to civilization in six days without major complications!</i><br /><br>As I said, I got the sense that the players weren't really into the whole wilderness exploration thing, so I didn't press the issue. As it was, it served a useful purpose of revealing some areas beyond those they've visited to date, so I won't complain.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47768482760573435532010-05-05T19:36:25.031-04:002010-05-05T19:36:25.031-04:00That party I darn lucky to get back to civilizatio...That party I darn lucky to get back to civilization in six days without major complications!<br />When I'm playing...I FEAR the wilderness...Owlbear Storms...Angry Rhinos...Elephants...10d10 Orcs...Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5358455259308019292010-05-04T12:34:19.522-04:002010-05-04T12:34:19.522-04:00I was a little disappointed that the journey back ...<i>I was a little disappointed that the journey back to Adamas wasn't a little longer and arduous. It seemed to me that they were teleported and then back in Adamas that afternoon.</i><br /><br>I was about six days travel from the druidic temple to Yethlyreom FWIW. Since the players were clearly intent on heading back to civilization, I didn't lengthen the journey any more than necessary. If they'd been keen to keep wandering around the wilderness, I'd have found ways to keep them out there for several sessions.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91601105847105337312010-05-04T12:31:39.100-04:002010-05-04T12:31:39.100-04:00I was a little disappointed that the journey back ...I was a little disappointed that the journey back to Adamas wasn't a little longer and arduous. It seemed to me that they were teleported and then back in Adamas that afternoon.<br /><br />Great write up though.Axensmashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143322676894548933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55825101789299129762010-05-03T22:22:54.643-04:002010-05-03T22:22:54.643-04:00FrDave: Jeez, don't remember seeing that. Nice...FrDave: Jeez, don't remember seeing that. Nice. I'm going to have to rethink things the next time I have a goblin lair encounter!Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48659114145020912042010-05-03T21:35:48.905-04:002010-05-03T21:35:48.905-04:00Carnivorous Ape
Habitat: Anywhere you could find a...Carnivorous Ape<br />Habitat: Anywhere you could find a ConanBlairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77184950547315013922010-05-03T20:52:03.228-04:002010-05-03T20:52:03.228-04:00Brunomac,
Don't forget about those tasty litt...Brunomac,<br /><br />Don't forget about those tasty little tidbits in the description of Hobgoblins in the MM:<br /><br /><i>If the lair is underground, there is a 60% chance that there will be from 2-12 carnivorous apes as guards.<br /><br />Most hobgoblins speak goblin, orcish and the rudimentary tongue of carnivorous apes...</i><br /><br />Where there be hobgoblins, there be carnivorous apes and very possibly vice versa...FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39296765910938112122010-05-03T20:18:10.196-04:002010-05-03T20:18:10.196-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15317007473358946432010-05-03T20:17:57.399-04:002010-05-03T20:17:57.399-04:00I you think about it it's almost second genera...I you think about it it's almost second generation cannibalism ( apeman eats human, then humans eats apeman)crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73885047016918931432010-05-03T19:30:21.388-04:002010-05-03T19:30:21.388-04:00You know, there's a lot of diseases that human...You know, there's a lot of diseases that humans can catch from eating primates. <br /><br />I hate to think what you'd catch from eating magical mutant carnivorous primates....<br /><br />(Hope they cured that jerky well.)Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13922759047045143172010-05-03T17:55:06.711-04:002010-05-03T17:55:06.711-04:00That's funny, I never considered using the coo...That's funny, I never considered using the cool old school beasties Carniverous Apes anywhere but in a jungle setting (of which there are none in the main part of my game world - usually a long sea journey away). <br /><br />TWO rings of inviso? As Tracy Morgan might say "Daaaaammmmnnnnn....wotupwitdat?"<br /><br />James, you gotta be feeling guilty about that. Only days ago you posted about magic items needing to be unique. Two inviso rings. I think I have one come along in my game world about every 9-12 years...Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30923880258335406572010-05-03T17:23:18.789-04:002010-05-03T17:23:18.789-04:00James,
A reading pleasure as always. Thanks for th...James,<br />A reading pleasure as always. Thanks for the time & effort.charles mark fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385121479729236749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49311795786775833202010-05-03T15:49:16.953-04:002010-05-03T15:49:16.953-04:00Rafial,
Can you tell that I am not much of an out...Rafial,<br /><br />Can you tell that I am not much of an outdoorsman in real life? :)James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47946098398632051172010-05-03T15:48:55.558-04:002010-05-03T15:48:55.558-04:00Paul,
The necromancer encounter went something li...Paul,<br /><br />The necromancer encounter went something like this:<br /><br /><b>Player:</b> I'll bet the necromancers get carried around on palanquins and stuff, huh?<br /><br /><b>Me:</b> No, actually, they're strangely down to earth guys, who mostly walk everywhere. In fact, you see one of them now -- he's got a big, broad-brimmed hat, and a long coat, and a black staff.<br /><br />And that was about the size of it. The characters weren't interested in entering the city, so they only saw the necromancer from a distance, but, now that they have, they'll recognize one if they ever see one again, perhaps visiting Adamas ...James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-412379613818478512010-05-03T15:30:56.031-04:002010-05-03T15:30:56.031-04:00Entertaining as always. And now that you have esta...Entertaining as always. And now that you have established that there are bandits operating near the druidic temple, if the players return there, they may have other opportunities to interact with them. I have often found that preparations I make as GM do pay off, just not when I expected them to. <br /><br />And I cannot resist my geekish need to correct things: "...they broke camp in a hollow..." - I propose you meant "...made camp..." :)Rafialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077298546098373938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37104366831938244682010-05-03T15:24:21.236-04:002010-05-03T15:24:21.236-04:00I found it quite funny that the apes attacked th...I found it quite funny that the apes attacked the party in the hopes of making a meal out of them ended up becoming just that--rations. LoL!crowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066821931343968827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-284991229865183992010-05-03T15:22:48.453-04:002010-05-03T15:22:48.453-04:00Nice recap. It's good to have a session where...Nice recap. It's good to have a session where things meander along. Usually nuggets that flow by can be used again in the future as plot or encounters.bliss_infintehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433733609487959653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28816040554283827352010-05-03T14:28:14.465-04:002010-05-03T14:28:14.465-04:00I'm curious about the "encounter" wi...I'm curious about the "encounter" with the necromancer. How did you handle it? Was it simply, "You see a figure with a black staff and a broad-brimmed hat" or was there more to it? <br /><br />What I'm getting at is that you seem to drop a lot of hints/hooks into the game, and I'm wondering what your process is for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-62882082619953489502010-05-03T14:14:56.470-04:002010-05-03T14:14:56.470-04:00Rats. I would have liked to see them enter Yethlyr...Rats. I would have liked to see them enter Yethlyreom, if only to see how you'd present your own version of Zul-Bha-Sair.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.com