[dungeoncrawl] Re: Monday Night, new Campaign
- From: "Robert Deibler" <rdeibler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 09:28:47 -0500
I have had that bug also , small island ?? where did the orcs come from. Did
the Kracken place then here, via magic to take care of the men on the shore??
Did the men on the shore know of the crews disappreance on the ship? ?? In
damons defense I am sure it was a just get the characters together situation.
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thu 11/7/2002 9:17 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc:
Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Monday Night, new Campaign
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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