Whiterock Crystal Ball (broken)
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Whiterock Crystal Ball (broken)
so if the authors won't spill their guts, we might as well speculate
500 pages = a mega dungeon or adventure path. but goodman games is coming out with saga of the dragon path, so i doubt they would follow on the heels of that with another one so quickly.
so mega dungeon it is. 500 pages would constitute a huge level spread, and goodman games is consistent about offering low level adventures (thank you!) so if this follows suit it would begin low and run to as high as the product will permit.
500 pages is also more material than the aereth boxed set, so the price must be higher too. up from $69 to a $99 product, maybe? worth it, in my opinion, given the quality of the dcc line and knowledge that thats a whole lotta dungeon crawlin.
also, the name has intriguing implications. whiterock = white roc = color + bird = grey hawk = greyhawk. so is this goodman game's version of the infamous castle greyhawk? given the release of escape from the forest of lanterns, maybe there will be a tie in just as the rumors of castle greyhawk and dungeonland/land beyonf the magic mirror.
i think stroh posted that it wasn't his adventure, and monte did the same. so who are we left with? ferguson, lasala, and doyle seem the most obvious choices from the regular stable of writers, but maybe they have some young blood in the wings who has a mega dungeon to bring us.
what else are we missing? oh yeah, goodman's chinese heart attack.
500 pages = a mega dungeon or adventure path. but goodman games is coming out with saga of the dragon path, so i doubt they would follow on the heels of that with another one so quickly.
so mega dungeon it is. 500 pages would constitute a huge level spread, and goodman games is consistent about offering low level adventures (thank you!) so if this follows suit it would begin low and run to as high as the product will permit.
500 pages is also more material than the aereth boxed set, so the price must be higher too. up from $69 to a $99 product, maybe? worth it, in my opinion, given the quality of the dcc line and knowledge that thats a whole lotta dungeon crawlin.
also, the name has intriguing implications. whiterock = white roc = color + bird = grey hawk = greyhawk. so is this goodman game's version of the infamous castle greyhawk? given the release of escape from the forest of lanterns, maybe there will be a tie in just as the rumors of castle greyhawk and dungeonland/land beyonf the magic mirror.
i think stroh posted that it wasn't his adventure, and monte did the same. so who are we left with? ferguson, lasala, and doyle seem the most obvious choices from the regular stable of writers, but maybe they have some young blood in the wings who has a mega dungeon to bring us.
what else are we missing? oh yeah, goodman's chinese heart attack.
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Ahh, Warduke. One clue has already been "given," and you haven't hit on it yet.
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* scrambles *
Well, Jeff did post this:
"Coffee is a Goodman Games writer's friend. 'Tis the Nectar of the Gods of Áereth."
* reads into comment waaaaaaaaaaay too far *
Oh yeah, baby--oh yeah. This is gonna be 500 pages of pure Columbian gold.
Actually, Ken Hart wrote this (my emphasis):
"Yeah, and everything I've edited to date looks awesome. Now if only I can make my Wisdom check to successfully check the continuity of a 500-page, massively multi-leveled dungeon...."
Well, Jeff did post this:
"Coffee is a Goodman Games writer's friend. 'Tis the Nectar of the Gods of Áereth."
* reads into comment waaaaaaaaaaay too far *
Oh yeah, baby--oh yeah. This is gonna be 500 pages of pure Columbian gold.
Actually, Ken Hart wrote this (my emphasis):
"Yeah, and everything I've edited to date looks awesome. Now if only I can make my Wisdom check to successfully check the continuity of a 500-page, massively multi-leveled dungeon...."
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That'll hold you for a while, perhaps....until Joseph and his top men* deign to offer some more official information.
* Like from Raiders of the Last Ark.
* Like from Raiders of the Last Ark.
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ogre, my comrade in arms! check out the free rpg day thread where goodman wrote
oh, and uh, the emphasis is mine.
that's a teaser worthy of white wolf! june 23 can't come quick enough!goodmangames wrote:And besides, if you do that, you'll find out a little more about The Sinister Secret of Whiterock even before Gen Con.
oh, and uh, the emphasis is mine.
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Warduke:
Coincidentally, this was one of my favorite lands of the Northlands.
<------------- The crest of Morrain.Ahh, Warduke. One clue has already been "given," and you haven't hit on it yet.
Coincidentally, this was one of my favorite lands of the Northlands.
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Castle Whiterock
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From DC 35:
"Within a day’s ride of Cillamar rise the skeletal ruins of
Whiterock Castle. Lady Chauntessa, a mysterious sorceress
and the proprietor of the Inn of the Slumbering
Drake, often hires young adventurers to explore the
Castle’s labyrinthine dungeons. Local legends tell of a
fearsome dragon, the great Benthosruthsa, who is said to
lair in the ruins. Regardless of the truth of the rumors, the
expeditions are fraught with peril, and few of Lady
Chauntessa’s expeditions ever return."
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
SPOILERS
From DC 35:
"Within a day’s ride of Cillamar rise the skeletal ruins of
Whiterock Castle. Lady Chauntessa, a mysterious sorceress
and the proprietor of the Inn of the Slumbering
Drake, often hires young adventurers to explore the
Castle’s labyrinthine dungeons. Local legends tell of a
fearsome dragon, the great Benthosruthsa, who is said to
lair in the ruins. Regardless of the truth of the rumors, the
expeditions are fraught with peril, and few of Lady
Chauntessa’s expeditions ever return."
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