tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7036730303775794458..comments2024-03-29T07:58:31.156-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Retrospective: Lankhmar: City of AdventureJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53950651717029886032022-06-13T00:23:08.463-04:002022-06-13T00:23:08.463-04:00I'm behind in my blog reading. But the
LANKH...I'm behind in my blog reading. But the <br /><br />LANKHMAR BOX SET THE NEW ADVENTURES OF FAFHRD AND THE GREY MOUSER D&D AD&D<br /><br />Is a great little 2e D&D starter set that has the full rules and mostly forgotten.sevenbastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961009160456478009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55549978929876548382022-04-28T13:39:03.638-04:002022-04-28T13:39:03.638-04:00I have used Lankhmar as a stand-in for other fanta...I have used Lankhmar as a stand-in for other fantasy cities, but never actually ran it as Lankhmar. And I agree about the holes in the map. I always thought that it half-ruined a perfectly beautiful city map.cmg88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05460468800415480757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1027274286973920282022-04-28T11:44:15.881-04:002022-04-28T11:44:15.881-04:00I've struggled mightily with urban adventures....I've struggled mightily with urban adventures. I love the maps, I've been loving them since I first got City State of the Invincible Overlord in 1978. I used to purchase cities (and towns) like mad, but I've let go of a lot (including Lankmar). But I still have plenty (CSIO and other JG cities, all the Midkemia Press publications, all the Companions products, all the Catalyst City Book series, all the Thieves Guild/Haven stuff, Thieves World/Sanctuary, Pavis, and I'm pretty sure several more).<br /><br />The Lankmar geomorphs were pretty, and yet, they didn't feel that useful to me. Those square holes definitely threw me...<br /><br />But when I have tried to run urban adventures, they just start stalling out. Even my Thieves Guild/Haven campaign (run with RQ1 rules) is struggling with the city setting. Fortunately they just got a big haul and are about to go to another city to sell it... Wilderness adventure!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855679156477779666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45839699602142445202022-04-28T09:30:36.689-04:002022-04-28T09:30:36.689-04:00I'm not familiar with the MRQ1 book, I should ...I'm not familiar with the MRQ1 book, I should have been more clear. For my own part, I have yet to find a "perfect" representation of a great many settings, however I believe the MRQ2 Lankhmar is a solid starting point (and at least for many years was cheap on the second hand market)JEFFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862106711059104379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69226053093648087982022-04-28T09:05:23.331-04:002022-04-28T09:05:23.331-04:00Shameless plug. If you like a great fantasy city. ...Shameless plug. If you like a great fantasy city. We have a Kickstarter up for ours called Ravensrook which is inspired by the Greyhawk city Rookroost. :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravensrook/ravensrook-the-black-winged-city-of-bandits-and-brigands Wicked Studios LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07755998195112259481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49959103416010951052022-04-28T06:28:23.398-04:002022-04-28T06:28:23.398-04:00Excellent. I am also a Lankhmar fan. I must re-rea...Excellent. I am also a Lankhmar fan. I must re-read this supplement and Leiber's stories this summer. Thank you!The Angry Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075199616086876028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63734118701267426402022-04-28T02:32:52.602-04:002022-04-28T02:32:52.602-04:00I will run a game in Pavis, I just have to. We'...I will run a game in Pavis, I just have to. We'll see how it fares then. Thanks. I probably just need to take the plunge.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-531485874340586932022-04-27T17:39:13.800-04:002022-04-27T17:39:13.800-04:00Have to admit Lankhmar doesn't come in high on...Have to admit Lankhmar doesn't come in high on my list of fantasy cities. Sanctuary, Liavek, Pavis, Ethshar of the Sands, Merovingen (although that one's scifi, I suppose), Londra, Jakalla - all come to mind ahead of it. I like the world of Nehwon as a whole and the characters in it, but the city itself doesn't stand out so much for me. Too many standout stories in the series are the ones set nowhere near the place. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63074420168701356932022-04-27T17:31:04.257-04:002022-04-27T17:31:04.257-04:00Another vote for the already mentioned DCC-Lankhma...Another vote for the already mentioned DCC-Lankhmar boxed set and adventures.<br /><br />DCC is already pretty 'Lankhmar-esque' (even more so than D&D was IMO) but the DCCL rules really take that and turn it up to 11.<br /><br />I don't know that I would run a straight DCC game again these days, but I'd love to get DCCL to the table (or Chained Coffin or Purple Planet)akfu23https://www.blogger.com/profile/07850846883927606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86259673170979816762022-04-27T17:20:18.138-04:002022-04-27T17:20:18.138-04:00In my experience (mainly in New Pavis), the place ...In my experience (mainly in New Pavis), the place to start with a city adventure is to assume the characters have been there long enough to know their way around.<br /><br />It's not Skara Brae and they don't need to map themselves.<br /><br />The map goes in the middle of the table.Sir Harrokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064391207365006286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6316911877001391442022-04-27T14:34:40.347-04:002022-04-27T14:34:40.347-04:00I have a similar love for fantasy cities, and own ...I have a similar love for fantasy cities, and own all TSR ever published about Lankhmar. But, I have never used any of it. One problem for me with city adventures is that I don't know what to do with the maps! I have this gorgeous map, but should I describe how each and every alley looks, like and mention all those keyed areas they pass? Somehow I never figured out how to run city games, so they became hand wavy and kind of vague.<br /><br />I still love Lankhmar, though, and recently bought the Savage Worlds books. Of course.AndreasDavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170806742393291962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20097048212749663952022-04-27T14:34:02.020-04:002022-04-27T14:34:02.020-04:00Ah, I see that you say MRQ2. I was referring to th...Ah, I see that you say MRQ2. I was referring to the MRQ1 version. The MRQ2 one is certainly superior, albeit far from perfect for my tastes. Andrea Roccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698978113775905706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76069323394861599002022-04-27T14:31:18.140-04:002022-04-27T14:31:18.140-04:00Interesting that you liked the Mongoose book so mu...Interesting that you liked the Mongoose book so much. It's not bad in my opinion, but as so many things Mongoose did it infuriates me because it looks like a missed opportunity. There's so little on cults and especially on guilds - which could have worked magnificently in RQ. There is like less than ten spells for the black wizards. And the cover art is epically bad. When I have used it it was in combination with the old AD&D material.Andrea Roccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698978113775905706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8555570564800913452022-04-27T14:28:58.088-04:002022-04-27T14:28:58.088-04:00The DCC Lankhmar box set is superbly evocative!The DCC Lankhmar box set is superbly evocative!Mallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71825184130093003252022-04-27T14:10:35.139-04:002022-04-27T14:10:35.139-04:00I was out of RPGs at the time this was published a...I was out of RPGs at the time this was published and never saw it until many years later as a collector. I know I would have been ecstatic in 1985 to find it on a shelf. FWIW Mongoose did a stellar Lankhmar hardcover in the Y2Ks when they were publishing Runequest (MRQ2), Well worth picking up for someone interested in running a game there (it's very light on game mechanics)JEFFBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862106711059104379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79373432470171720332022-04-27T13:48:21.090-04:002022-04-27T13:48:21.090-04:00I have loved and still love that Lankhmar book. So...I have loved and still love that Lankhmar book. Some of my best D&D memories are tied to hilarious sessions that I ran in Lankhmar. In contrast, I never had much use for the geomorphs or the square holes in the otherwise beautiful and inspiring map. The AD&D2 edition and the boxed set were worthy successors. As for the MRQ version, the least said, the better. I'm tempted by the Savage Worlds and DCC versions of L. But I'm not into SW and I actively dislike DCC.Andrea Roccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698978113775905706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85535709388822136082022-04-27T13:36:44.102-04:002022-04-27T13:36:44.102-04:00I have not. I don't even own a copy.I have not. I don't even own a copy.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55562059540156683222022-04-27T13:33:23.680-04:002022-04-27T13:33:23.680-04:00Soooo... have you seen the DCC RPG Lankhmar settin...Soooo... have you seen the DCC RPG Lankhmar setting books yet? The Patron system in DCC was really built for Fafhrd & The Grey Mouser-esque adventures and modules for it are very Leiber.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650899016493335364noreply@blogger.com