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Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:37 pm**

Antman9 wrote:Hey All,

Survey time...

I have been toying with whether or not to create a town map for Dragons Belch. Considering the severe lack of time I have these days, and my obsessive compulsive tendencay to try and make things as good as I can, I am thinking of just keeping the town in dialog only and not a map.

How does everyone feel about that? Are my descriptions of events, places, and things sufficient that everyone will be able to get the gist of where they are at in the city?

I am totally fine with no map. The words often tell the story. If you are yearning for a city map, Antman, perhaps there's one you can get on Dragonsfoot for free. Designing one from scratch is a big job!

Antman9 wrote:2nd Item....

On my last survey everyone voiced their opinion of the dungeon crawl, so I have a couple of those ready and in the works. My campaign seems to have taken the High Fantasy route. Let me clarify that statement a bit. I consider typical D&D campaigns, those that most people play along with the canned adventures, to be set in the primary, or "real" world, or a rational and familiar fictional world, with the inclusion of magical elements. I say that because most DM's tend to stick to the rules and focus on the classic good vs evil men vs men plots and throw in a bit a magic here and there. The magic and fantasy being the exception and not the norm.

I play to get away fromthe real, mundane, rules that I am forced to live with every day. Not to play them out in a fantasy campaign.

So, High Fantasy is typically defined as fantasy fiction set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the real, or "primary" world. In my version of High Fantasy I try/like to set all of the magical, un-common as the common and the common as the uncommon.

So, the Minotaur, the Pixie, the Lizardman, these humanoids are the norm not the freaks.

My question is...Is everyone happy with the direction I'm taking so far?
I'm really busy right now with school and work so I haven't put as much into this thing as I would like. I will be ramping up the fantasy side of things as we move forward. I have 3-5 plot threads in play presently and I'm going to be updating the "Background, Persons, Places, Things" thread soon to try and keep everyone up to speed on them.

I'm happy with the current direction. High Fantasy works for me! I sort of suspected this was the case when our party of monstrous humanoids was not regarded as being very out of the ordinary. Great fun! And yes, I approve of a dungeon crawl, too.

Antman9 wrote:3rd Thing/Info Blurb

Starting characters at zero level can be a bit challenging as I have to weigh the encounters carefully. It only takes a couple of good hits to kill a character at this level.and any creature <=1 HD can do just that. As I stated before I'm more concerned with the story than the rules and I want everyone to have a good time. My campaign isn't about wining, its about having a good time. Most everyone is coming up on 1st level now and I'm planning on setting level advancement at 1,000 xp, each level. Each HD of creature equates to 100 xp.

Zero level was awesome. First is gonna be a blast, too, I think. : )

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:55 pm**

Everyone else basically made all the points that I want to make so all I am gonna say is that I am really enjoying this campaign

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:06 pm**

I'm glad you're enjoying yourself SK! And that you've jumped into this site like a fish to water.

It really makes me glad I found you on the Tangled Web and recruited you over here

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:00 pm**

awwww thanks, this water is really comfortable! And thanks again for doing that, I am really loving the site

Posted: **Thu Mar 26, 2015 10:06 pm**

Thank you everyone for the input and kind words. I try to please...

I'll be working on a bunch of things during the next week but I will try to catch up as quickly as I can. Expect to see an Eddistone Point post sometime tonight or tomorrow morning.

GreyWolf,

I will try to revise and get the Gnome and Thief packages out to you tonight.

Everyone,

Wish Zirus luck...He's gonna need it.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:50 am**

thanks antman I'll roll up the character once that is ready for me

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:28 pm**

Gnome has been added to the "Race/Class Descriptions" thread. Thief will be added soon.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 5:03 pm**

Thief has been added.

GreyWolf,

Feel free to ignore my descriptions and make the character what you want it. My descriptions merely serve to portray my own personal color and taste for the world I see in my own head. I'm all about everyone playing the character's they dream about.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:49 pm**

The Spoils of War thread has been updated. I reformatted it slightly. You will find your individual items and gold at the bottom now.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:17 pm**

I'll work on it tonight then. thanks Antman

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:19 pm**

No problem, take your time.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:57 pm**

So... we have what?

Seeker: Bandits
Gort: Haunted House??
Caiden: Haunted House?
Gorthak: ??
Zirus: ??

So unless people start changing votes or Gorthak and Zirus care it looks like we are going to the haunted house.

Posted: **Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:59 pm**

Gorthak said Haunted house or bandits so he is either or but haunted house is his primary pick.

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:23 am**

Sorry folks. I know some of u get. A little impatient. Been a rough couple days. Weeks really. I'm gonna make a few posts tomorrow, work permitting

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:24 pm**

MonkeyWrench wrote:So... we have what?

Seeker: Bandits
Gort: Haunted House??
Caiden: Haunted House?
Gorthak: ??
Zirus: ??

So unless people start changing votes or Gorthak and Zirus care it looks like we are going to the haunted house.

Oh, right, I am not voting because my character is not there. However, that said, the Haunted House sounds awesome. : )

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:17 pm**

Ha!

Hows that for some exposition!

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:03 pm**

GreyWolfVT wrote:Gorthak ooc what about wep speed and thaco since I am not proficient is 21?

FYI to all,

I don't use weapon speed, weapon & non-weapon proficiencies, or Thac0 in my system. I prefer to focus on the world and the colorful interactions than on the minute mechanical details.

Also the only weapon restrictions I specifically impose are when you first create a zero-level character, and sometimes for Class (not always though - if you can give me a valid reason, i.e. circumstance, background, etc., for using a specific item I might be inclined to allow it.). If you find a weapon...pick it up and all day long...kill some shit with it.

I would encourage everyone to take a gander at the new Core Rules QR 3.3.2 guide in the Core Rules thread (Please forgive the minor formatting errors. I was working on it in the wee hours.) If a rule doesn't appear there, I most likely don't use it.

And as always, if you have questions feel free to shout'em out.

OH! and on the special items in my latest Eddistone Point Summary...If you have an idea for an item you would like, as apposed to the ones I have there, just let me know, here or PM, and I will be happy to work it up for you.

GreyWolf: If you would prefer those axes to be hammers I can modify the description accordingly. I don't have any specific attachments to the things I create. I'd rather you guys have what you want. (hence my asking a few weeks back).

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:22 pm**

Also, GW, you can't take both items ya silly goose.

One or the other.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:59 pm**

I made an executive decision...Decided it was sad not to see all the new items get used so I'm giving you all both items in the list with your respective names. SHould you decide you would like something else let me know. I'm happy to oblige.

This leaves just the last item, the Wand of Wonders, up for grabs. Any takers?

The Spoils of War thread has been updated accordingly.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:44 pm**

For those of you in the Eddistone Point thread:

Let me know what kind of Magical +1 weapon you would like and I will work it up for your visit to Bartholomew’s Item Emporium.

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