Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 7 Jan 2002 to 8 Jan 2002 (#2002-9) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 09/01/2002, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 4 messages totalling 171 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson 2. War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson - Part VI 3. Problems with MA1018 pdf (2) ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:20:29 +0200 From: Ville V Lahde Subject: Re: War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson Well, as a Finn I'm not propably in the best position to comment on the Northern Reaches analogies, we were just one of those lands were the drakkar landed, doing trade and occasionally raiding (not very sure about this though). Well, Swedish IS one of our two official languages, but Norwegian and Danish escape me... Is someone is interested in the Norse history of colonisation, check out this essay that deals with their colonies in Greenland. Very interesting, it gave me a lot of ideas about campaigns that are influenced by climatic shifts. "Managing for extinction in Norse Greenland", Thomas H McGovern in "Historical Ecology - cultural knowledge and changing landscapes" ed. Carole L Crumley (School of American Research press, 1994) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:53:10 +0100 From: Jacob Skytte Subject: War Journal of Bue Geirsteinson - Part VI What further trouble awaits? Jacob Skytte scythe@wanadoo.dk --- The War-Journal of Bue Geirsteinson Vatermont 22nd, the year 1000 After Crowning of the First Emperor of the = Thyatian Empire This has been a day of dread, but also a day of victory. We arrived at = the lands of Leirbotn, the clan hall, early in the afternoon, not having = met any further resistance on our way. The free karls farming the land = were gone, into hiding I presume. As we neared the clan hall itself a = force of men took up position before us. At the head of them was my = older brother Lot, my father's chosen heir. He called out. "So, you have come at last. We have been waiting to give = you the burial you deserve. But I see that you have gathered an army of = the king's men, ambitious warriors waiting to partake in the plunder of = our ancestral lands." "They will not," I replied. "These loyal subjects of the king have come = with me to punish those who would conspire against his rule. It is only = those of you, who take up arms against us that will need fight us. As = long as we get what we wish, those who plan to usurp the throne of = Ostland, the jarl and his immediate family, you need not fear us. You = will all be spared." "Do not listen to him!" Lot yelled. "King Hord would not spare any man = he suspected of treachery. Once you lay down arms, you will be = slaughtered! That is the way of the king's 'loyal' subjects. We must = attack them now!" Lot took a step towards me, drawing his sword. Ingibjorg stepped = forward, sword in hand, but I held her back. "Do not listen to this = traitor," I said. "If he has it his way, you will all die this day. Our = forces are superior to you. If we wanted to kill you, we would do so = now. But if you hold true to the king of Ostland, you will let us take = those we want and I promise that no harm will come to you." An aging retainer of our house guard came forward and addressed me. = "Your word has always held truth, Bue. If you will swear upon the = All-Father that no harm will come to us, we will let you mete out = judgement against your own family unmolested." "I do so swear," I replied. "No!" Lot screamed. "You are all traitors, traitors to my family and to = the true king of Ostland. It will not end thus! Brother, I challenge you = to a duel! A duel of honor. This you cannot turn down, unless you are a = coward, unfit to lead these men. I will not surrender my arms to you. = And should you refuse, our family will take their lives in shame. All of = them!" he added significantly. "Do not listen to him, Bue" Ingibjorg pressed me. "He has lost and yet = he seeks a way to turn that defeat into victory. Do not fight him, those = are empty threats." "You have been challenged upon your honor, Bue Geirsteinson," the = retainer called out. "How answer you this challenge?" I knew that the day was not yet won, that any doubts about my honor = could still turn this into a bloodbath. "I accept you challenge, = brother. Let the cloth be staked to the ground. We will go holmgang." There was cheering, both from my clansmen and from my own army. The = traditional 15x15 feet cloth was brought forth and staked to the ground = by the corners. Rope was tied around this area. "As the challenged I = will choose the weapons," I called out. "Fighting clubs. Unarmored." Lot laughed. "You hope to save your life choosing such a weak weapon. = You delude yourself. Even the clubs can kill. And I will kill you. Let = this be a fight to the death." The retainer spoke. "That is not the way of things. You will fight until = one cannot continue. If that means death, then so be it. But neither one = of you will strike at a defenseless opponent." My brother scowled. "We will see how the fight goes. Death may yet claim = you, brother dear. I will crush your skull." We both stripped to the waist, then each were handed the two traditional = short fighting clubs. I had trained hard at the Court of Cnute, mostly = to work off frustration, and I was probably at the peak of my strength. = But my brother was far from a weakling either. In the past he had often = won our practice matches, but that I had to put out of my mind. I had = evolved and learned much since that time. Whether it was enough remained = to be seen. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:01:22 -0000 From: jason o'brien Subject: Re: Problems with MA1018 pdf Hi. Anybody else still having trouble downloading these thirteen files or is it just me. Mortus. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 21:10:14 -0600 From: Stone Marshall Subject: Re: Problems with MA1018 pdf I still cannot download them!!! > From: jason o'brien > Reply-To: Mystara RPG Discussion > To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] Problems with MA1018 pdf > Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:01:22 -0000 > > Hi. > Anybody else still having trouble downloading these thirteen files or is it > just me. > Mortus. > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 7 Jan 2002 to 8 Jan 2002 (#2002-9) ************************************************************