[dungeoncrawl] Re: Random thoughts

  • From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:25:14 -0400

    Krodo and Marnie would be a great adventuring couple.  I'd love to see an
adventure with the three of them.  They are all powerful, yet they have a
limited set of resources (no rogue, no wizard).  It would be very interesting to
see how they would resolve certain situations.

Damon Kline wrote:

> I'm thinking that I would like to make Dove a deity, but perhaps Krodo could
> hook up with those guys?  He and Marnie always had a lot in common and since
> her husband is going to be a god, maybe she'll need some company.  :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 3:05 PM
> To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Random thoughts
>
>     Well, Damon seemed to want Dove as a deity, although perhaps he will
> change his mind once he gets back from Pittsburgh.  If not, perhaps
> Nadan and Marnie could hook up, since their spouses ran off to become
> deities.  :)
>     It makes a lot of sense to move Dennis, although it also made sense
> to keep him with the others.  I'll switch that around.
>
> jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > A couple of things - let's put Dennis
> > by himself.  We could have another god
> > of magic that oversees Zolkiir,
> > Barlowe, Celane, and whoever else.  The
> > only exception to that oversight would
> > be Ancalagon - who has necromantic
> > magic - and falls under the death
> > powers.
> >
> > I like the idea of Bree being a
> > powerful woodland being.
> >
> > On Nadan, I'm fine with either keeping
> > him in active use or making him a god.
> > If it were up to me, I'd keep him,
> > Dove, and Marnie active as a high-
> > powered threesome.  I think they'd be
> > neat together.
> >
> > >
> > >     That's what I was thinking as
> > well.  But where do we put him?  Where
> > do
> > > illusions fit into the scheme of
> > things?
> > >
> > > "Grogan, Keith" wrote:
> > >
> > > > > 1.  How about a lesser power of
> > Illusions and trickery under the sages
> > of
> > > > > reality?  Add deception as well
> > maybe?
> > > >
> > > >                 I thought Barlow
> > was going to factor somehow into the
> > > > illusionary field?
> > > >
> > > > > ----------
> > > > > From:         Damon Kline
> > > > > Reply To:
> > dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Sent:         Wednesday, October
> > 23, 2002 8:44 AM
> > > > > To:   'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > > > > Subject:      [dungeoncrawl] Re:
> > Random thoughts
> > > > >
> > > > > Okay, let's see:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1.  How about a lesser power of
> > Illusions and trickery under the sages
> > of
> > > > > reality?  Add deception as well
> > maybe?
> > > > >       Or, we could split it up
> > and do darker illusions including things
> > > > > like fear and put that one under
> > the Shadow Lords and then do a lighter
> > > > > illusions/deception/trickery and
> > put that under the sages?
> > > > >
> > > > > 2.  I like him in the role you
> > suggested, or perhaps as the darker
> > side of
> > > > > illusions and fear?
> > > > >
> > > > > 3.  I love the idea of Bree as a
> > fey queen or something!!  I suppose it's
> > > > > up
> > > > > to Jim about stickpin, but he
> > would be cool as some sort of demi-power
> > > > > that
> > > > > frolics through the
> > wilderness.  :)
> > > > >
> > > > > 4.  I would put Kilian in the
> > nature pantheon if we needed god's
> > there.  I
> > > > > think it would be interesting to
> > have a very young person be thrust into
> > > > > the
> > > > > role of a god.
> > > > >
> > > > > 5.  I thought about the demi-
> > human thing, but I like the idea of all
> > of
> > > > > the
> > > > > races worshipping the same
> > deities, sort of.  It unites the world
> > in a
> > > > > sense, which is cool and we have
> > enough "squabbling" between the existing
> > > > > deities, we shouldn't need other
> > demi-human deities to squabble with for
> > > > > power.
> > > > >
> > > > > 6.  I'd say it's up to you on
> > Nadan.  I don't mind if you keep using
> > him.
> > > > > We might be hard pressed to find
> > people for him to adventure with that
> > > > > would
> > > > > be around his power level.  I
> > have Krodo running around who most
> > likely
> > > > > won't be a deity and of course
> > Erebus.  But even they aren't quite up
> > to
> > > > > Nadan's power level.  But, if it
> > doesn't make sense for him to be a
> > deity,
> > > > > then I'd say don't do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Johnathan Detrick
> > [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002
> > 4:22 PM
> > > > > To: Riders II
> > > > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Random
> > thoughts
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Some brainstorming on my way out
> > > > >
> > > > >     We had talked of a god of
> > illusions, but it doesn't seem to fit
> > > > > under any of the categories we
> > have now.  We could put it under the
> > > > > magic god, but that seems dull.
> > Is there anywhere we need illusions?
> > > > >
> > > > >     Do we want to think of making
> > Betelguize are god of dark and
> > > > > forbidden knowledge?  Jim always
> > played him as being obsessed with
> > > > > knowledge, but he wasn't evil.
> > Would he go evil?
> > > > >
> > > > >     Do we want Bree as a deity
> > for woodland creatures?  What about
> > > > > Stickpin?  Do we want Bree as a
> > divine being, kind of like a Queen of
> > > > > Faerie?
> > > > >
> > > > >     Do we want to use Kilian and
> > Ilana to fill out our nature pantheon?
> > > > >
> > > > >     Do we want any deities to
> > represent the demi-humans?  God of
> > gnomes,
> > > > > god of elves, that sort of thing?
> > > > >
> > > > >     If Dove is going to be a
> > deity, what do I do with Nadan?  Do the
> > > > > other DMs in the group want him
> > out of commission, due to his power?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > >


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