[dungeoncrawl] JIM CALL ME!!! 795-2063 514-9446
- From: Matt McKeehan <matt.mckeehan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:38:09 -0500
JIM CALL ME!!! 795-2063 514-9446
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-----Original Message-----
From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:21 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Monday Night, new Campaign
The real deal behind the orcs and the
sailors is also nagging at me. It's
what Kage wanted to find out by casting
the Speak with Dead spell. If he
wasn't so ruthless, I could have seen
him casting it on a sailor instead of
trying to make a point to Tori, but
then he wouldn't be Kage.
As for Alturo, I kind of see it like he
got a promotion. :)
>
> I don't think that Tori's ability
in combat changed my feelings about the
> character. She was always very
competent, and it seems she still is.
The only
> thing it really did, was reinforce in
my mind just how strong this party has
> become, and how much stronger they
are likely to be. It could be a
challenge
> for you.
> As for the orcs, there is one
question that has been really bugging
me. The
> island the Sigil was on was
incredibly small, and seemed to possess
no
> indigenous creatures. The humans
came on the boat. How did the orcs get
> there? Did the humans bring them?
They couldn't live on the island; there
was
> not enough room and nothing for them
to eat. I'm sure there is a back story
> here, but it's been nagging at the
back of my head since Monday night.
Cullen
> was going to mention it more than
once, but the giant sea creature kind of
> distracted him.
> As for the group, I actually
never sensed an awkwardness. I thought
things
> went incredible smoothly. I know
what you mean about four players; I was
often
> role-playing something with one of
the players, while the other two were
doing
> something else. However, that could
also be a problem. At one time I was
> role-playing a Cullen/Elizabeth
thing, while Jim and Matt were doing
some
> Alturo/Neiris interaction. The
problem is that Whilce was also with
Alturo and
> Neiris, and I missed some important
information about how the ship looked,
since
> I was role-playing with Bobby. In
the end, I wasn't paying full attention
to
> either conversation, so both suffered.
> I'm thrilled that you were able
to wing an entire plot from a picture
in a
> Monster Manual! That sort of
spontaneity is always fun as a DM, and
I think
> it's great you are at the point where
you are comfortable with it. More power
> to you!
> And I have to agree with your
kudos for Kage's actions during the
fight.
> The character oozes style, and has
since the beginning. I think most of
the
> memorable moments of the campaign had
Kage as a part of them. Jim does a
great
> job with him. I also have to give
some appreciation for Alturo as well.
Ever
> since Mystra gave the group their new
abilities, Jim has given him an air of
> mystery that is nice to see. He's
more serious and seems more capable.
It's
> been an interesting personality shift
that makes total sense and has injected
> the character with a new sense of
life.
>
> Damon Kline wrote:
>
> > Well, I was hoping to get an email
out yesterday, but unfortunately it
> > didn't happen. I'll get this one
out, but I'll be busy at another
location
> > at least all morning and possibly
into this afternoon, so I don't know how
> > much time I'll have to email.
> >
> > However, I wanted to say that I had
a lot of fun on Monday night. The first
> > few steps back into DMing were a
bit awkward, but it wasn't bad. Adding
to
> > the awkwardness was the fact that I
was DMing 7 characters and four players
> > for the first time in a long time.
It was so cool to me, to have all four
> > players there, but it was a tad
chaotic, but we made it through.
> >
> > By the end of the evening, I felt
like things were running smoothly and
> > everyone seemed to be having a
decent time. I thought that the combat
went
> > pretty quickly, and the role
playing was great! It's actually nice
having a
> > fourth player, because two people's
characters can be involved in something,
> > while the other two players
characters can be doing something else
and no
> > one is left out.
> >
> > I have to admit, that I honestly
had no idea how I was going to start the
> > game on Monday. I have two good
ideas of where these guys and gals are
> > going and where they will end up,
but how to start the night was really
> > bothering me. But, I came up with
the orc type things while typing up
> > Tori's back story on how she got
there. They worked because they gave
> > something to fight to bring the
group together, they weren't overly
> > difficult and it did something I
was hoping it would, but also backfired
at
> > the same time sort of. I knew that
Tori had a hatred for orcs and some of
> > her items and Ranger abilities are
geared toward them. I also thought that
> > Kage might be hesitant to bring
Tori into the group, so I thought that
if
> > the group fought them first and she
looked impressive, he would be more
> > inclined to add her to their
ranks. However, the downside to it
that I
> > hadn't anticipated, was that we
have a "new" character and a "new"
player
> > coming into the group for the first
time in a long time and in the first
> > fight, she kicked all kinds of butt
and to a small extent, pretty small, she
> > overshadowed some of the other
characters by hitting so well and doing
so
> > much damage. I think that makes
the rest of the group...dislike? her
> > because she is showing them up to
an extent.
> >
> > So I was glad that in the second
fight, she wasn't as overwhelming
because
> > she wasn't fighting orcs. I hope
it didn't scar the other
> > characters/players because of my
misjudgment.
> >
> > Anyway, so I didn't know what I was
going to do next and I looked in the
> > book for the picture of the
creatures to show the group what the
orcs looked
> > like and on the previous page, was
a Kraken. That put an idea in my head,
> > so I read them real quick and came
up with a whole plot! So anyway, I know
> > where these guys are going now and
how they are going to get to what I want
> > them to get too. I think. :) My
overall impression of the night was that
> > it was a good time and it may have
been a bit awkward, but as we get used
to
> > playing these guys again, with new
characters and a new player, we should
be
> > back to the normal awesome group
that we are used to in no time!!
> >
> > Oh, I never did my favorite/least
favorite on Monday night, so here it is:
> >
> > Least Favorite: My decision on the
combat in the beginning. I should have
> > come up with a better foe and made
it more of a challenge.
> >
> > Favorite: Kage letting the
creature hit him, then taking him out
with his
> > axe, while at the same time, using
his vampiric touch ability through the
> > axe to completely heal his wounds.
Very, very cool!!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Johnathan Detrick
[mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002
9:01 AM
> > To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Monday
Night, new Campaign
> >
> > I had considered the question
of what the older beings might
> > remember myself, and I like the
idea of pushing the cataclysm back.
> > It's a neat idea that the world at
large accepts the story (or
> > mythology) they have been told,
while some of the dragons and elven
> > elders may know the truth. Lots of
cool potential there for future
> > plots.
> > I meant to put out an e-mail
yesterday about the Sigil, but had no
> > time. If someone would like to put
their two cents in about the group,
> > I'd like to hear it. I'm curious
to see what Damon has planned. He is
> > going to be DMing a group of eight
characters, all of them pretty
> > tough. (If Keith would ever be
free, Damon would have ten characters!)
> > With that many characters running
around, just what sort of threats is
> > Damon going to have them face?
> >
> > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > Hey, everybody! It sure is quiet
out
> > > here in email land. John, thanks
for
> > > doing the review - it would be
nice to
> > > get some discussion going.
> > >
> > > As far as the new world
discussion,
> > > I've been thinking about
something -
> > > let me know where you all stand.
We've
> > > been saying that a huge cataclysm
> > > happened a century before the
present
> > > day, and that current events are
based
> > > on that event. It's great,
except for
> > > one thing - we'd have to figure
out
> > > what longer-lived creatures
(elves,
> > > dwarves, dragons, liches)
> > > remember/think about that event.
> > >
> > > Instead, how about we say it
happened
> > > 500 years before the current
time? It
> > > doesn't put the event out of
reach of
> > > the oldest creatures, but it does
set
> > > it far back enough that humans
(the
> > > predominant species) won't
question the
> > > past too much. It's like, we can
be
> > > pretty sure about what happened in
> > > London in 1902, but what about
1502?
> > > It's much more difficult to know
for
> > > sure.
> > >
> > > Thoughts/comments?
>
>
>
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