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Obligatory ***Spoiler Alert*** ... Hmm ... there's an encounter with the derro in "Dreaming Caverns" that I like a lot, mostly because it represents my favorite sort of encounter - one that requires some thought, and a little planning. Impatient players - or oblivious ones - find themselve...

Howdy! I'm just following Jay Little's lead here - since Joseph created this Adventure Design forum to talk about the ins and outs of writing adventures and other sorts of gaming material, I thought I'd throw out the invite to talk about the things I've written, as well as general topics that might ...

Rick Maffei wrote:This boxed set looks like a magnificent effort, and surely will be the talk of the Con.
I, for one, can't wait to get my grubby mitts on a copy!

Don't worry, Rick. I'll do my best to snag a copy for you.

I'm no expert on the turn around time for products to go to the printer and come back but four months seems like a long time. I want it now!!! Here's my understanding of the situation, at least based on how the DCC World boxed set worked last year (which was the same - limited GenCon release, then ...

I love how the cover colors of the four booklets match the colors of the old D&D boxed sets: Basic, Expert, Campaign and Masters. What a great homage! Wow. I have been playing a long time. I read "... old D&D boxed sets" above and thought "Old? But those are the *new* ones. T...

Cool stuff, 'Wiser. As always, glad you're enjoying it so far. Also glad you used Batu like that - she was always meant to be a flexible encounter, meaning you can play her as a straight-up combat encounter, or something more like you did as a role-playing encounter. I like trying to put a few of th...

Hello Arakor - and welcome to the boards! In general, the DCC GenCon tournament adventures are released as modules the year after they get played at GenCon. Right now, there's two that are available - "Crypt of the Devil-Lich" and "Vault of the Dragon Kings" - and one that's fort...

Not a problem! Always glad to recommend books that I like.

Hmm ... maybe "The Four Doctors" would be a good one-shot for a con. Gotta see if I can find my original notes for it.

Ken - The short answer to your question is absolutely yes. Temporality, IMHO, is a perfect fit for a Who d20 game. Someday, I'd love to run a one-shot using Temporality called "The Four Doctors" where players take on the roles of the Tennant/Davison/Tom Baker/Troughton Doctors ... :) I sta...

I hope whiterock is not like Undermountain... it would definitely keep me from buying it. From the page count though, it sounds like Castle Whiterock will be a fully fleshed out megadungeon much like Rappan Athuk. I can only hope... Don't worry, Rath. Don't worry at all. From what I've seen of it, ...

I'd highly recommend "Into the Wilds", which is for character levels 1-3. It's set in a frontier outpost, on the border between civilization and the wild lands of the unknown. (It's also a very good adventure!) Sounds perfect for a party of low-level characters heading from the cities to t...

DaveMage wrote:I'm thinking...kind of like a pie.

Perhaps even an orc and a pie?

http://www.montecook.com/arch_lineos11.html

Oh, the pyramid console isn't nearly as massive or powerful as WARDYN.

I would use the Generic Computer stats provided in the beginning of Area 3 for the console.

When I started working on the DCC Known Realms, I think one of the goals of the project was to create an interesting world with enough detail to give DMs the basic structure of a world and a campaign setting ... but enough flexibility for those same DMs to inject their own creative ideas into the Re...

Thanks for the quick reply, Mike! That certainly helps clarify things! My party just made it to the edge of Batu's hut at the end of our last game session. Only by the time they got there it was about 7:00 PM, and only those with darkvision could make out the gnarled tree. The Monk/Sorceror put on ...

SPOILERS! FOR DM's EYES ONLY! I have a quick question for Ferguson & Co: Can the PCs use a chime of opening (presuming they find the one hidden in Batu's hut) to open the _locked_ mechanical doors inside the Kra-dhan ship (such as the door that shuts behind them in Area 3-5 or if they trigger t...

Wise,

Sounds like you've got a phenomenal campaign going. Wish I could be a player in your group!!

Keep us posted as to how everything develops. I like how you're linking the various DCCs together.

-Mike

RE: Ogrepuppy, Harley, Mike: We just started the Talons last weekend and my players seemed impressed with the village too. 8) They even got to meet the Rassylov family and friends (I used Ambient Inc.'s "Everyone Else" supplement to populate the town). (snipped for much coolness) This is ...

I had a chance to run "Secret of the Stonearm" over the past couple of weeks, and was really impressed with it. It was exactly what I was looking for - short, sweet, highly entertaining, full of both combat and roleplaying opportunities, and loaded with lots of ideas for a campaign or for ...

I'm at work now, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the "Alignment Encounter" illo? If so, that's not 1E, that's from B/X, specifically the Basic booklet section on alignment... I love classic-inspired art. Into the Wilds had some great pieces like that... Think you're absolutely ...

Glad you're enjoying it! Let us know how it goes when you run the adventure - I always like reading "actual play" threads. :D The art on page 14 wasn't my idea, but I was definitely pleased to see it, in all its 1st-edition PHB inspired goodness. The fact that it fits that particular encou...

As always, outstanding stuff. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Harley, Excellent, many thanks for the response. Are the maps in the Saga of the Dragon Cult (PDF or boxed) maps of the entire world, or just a portion? Are they the same one/ones that are coming in Whiterock, or are they different? It looks like the boxed set contains the modules (which I already ...

That said, I am developing some visual aids for the small village of Kyarovsk and converting some of the black&white interior art into color counters for use during the adventure. And the "ship" near the end might be worth modeling if only to get a good side view. Rest asssured that I...

I have a similar question. I'm starting a new campaign and we're kicking it off in Quaysarria. Reading through the GM's book from DCC #35 I noticed the Nalvor and thought they would be good to use. I'm adapting the classic module B4: The Lost City and am thinking about using the Nalvor in place of ...