Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 4 Aug 2003 to 5 Aug 2003 (#2003-191) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 06/08/2003, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 4 messages totalling 392 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. new comics on www.mystara.fr.st (4) ******************************************************************** 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, 5 Aug 2003 08:54:45 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: new comics on www.mystara.fr.st --- Automatic digest processor wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 00:00:01 -0700 > From: Automatic digest processor > > Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 3 Aug 2003 to 4 Aug > 2003 (#2003-190) > To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests > > > There are 3 messages totalling 155 lines in this > issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. new comics on www.mystara.fr.st > 2. Terra, Djaea, and Ordana's Home Plane > 3. Mystaran outer planes > > ******************************************************************** > 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. > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 12:08:25 +0200 > From: Francesco Defferrari > Subject: Re: new comics on www.mystara.fr.st > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thibault Sarlat" > > i've just translated one of the two new comics > available on the site > (Super > > Kroc). They are both among the funniest ever made. > Hope you'll enjoy them. > > Thibault Sarlat. > > Very good and very funny, you've done a great thing > to translate it :-) > Another proof that French fantasy comics are the > best in the world.. > bye > Francesco > > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:49:38 -0700 > From: John Calvin > Subject: Re: Terra, Djaea, and Ordana's Home Plane > > >> > BTW, your idea for mortal PCs helping to > reseed a plane corrupted by > evil/entropy could work just as well in an > immortal-level adventure. The only > difference is that the foes would be //MUCH// more > powerful. Oh and also, > portals (from Lhondaras) to the personal planes of > Calitha Starbrow and Faunus > would make for some noteworthy links. > << > > Thanks for the feedback Shawn. You're right about > the immortal level > "reseeding" adventure. In fact I see this as one of > Djaea's primary goals. I > think she spends much of her time scouting the > planes for a suitably destroyed > world, and then once it's found she plans for its > rebirth. Of course she would > bump into some Entropics along the way, perhaps even > powerful Entropic allies > (like the Burrowers) also need to be overcome. > > I was starting to think that Djaea and Rafiel might > confront one another quite > often as well. Rafiel finds a nice place to build > one of his Chambers (ala the > CoS), and Djaea actively opposes its construction. > She knows what can happen > if one of Rafiel's experiments goes wrong... another > GRoF. In fact this has > happened several times (inferred by the several > charred and broken Chambers > that are still linked to Rafiel's home plane). > After such an occurence Djaea > and her followers step in and try to rebuild the > world. Rafiel in turn, will > have to deal with this when he tries to re-establish > his Chamber on the plane > in question. Now he has to bypass and or corrupt > Djaea's followers in order to > accomplish his goals. Darn, that's a great idea. > I'm going to have to update > both plane entries. > > As for links to Calitha and Faunus' home planes I > agree. I will to have to put > references in about those. I didn't do it yet > because I'm still not sure about > what their planes are like. Sure, they'd be > "woodsey", but what else? What > would make them stick out from any other heavily > forested outer plane? Any > ideas? > > -John > > ===== > Rule #85. > I will not use any plan in which the final step is > horribly complicated, e.g. "Align > the 12 Stones of Power on the sacred altar then > activate the medallion at the > moment of total eclipse." Instead it will be more > along the lines of "Push the > button." > > from "A Guide to Becoming an Evil Overlord" by Peter > Anspach > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 > Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:20:07 -0700 > From: John Calvin > Subject: Mystaran outer planes > > Here are a few more ideas about Mystaran outer > planes that I've been kicking > around, but haven't had time to expand upon. Keep > in mind that these are > unfinished ideas and there may be some > inconsistencies. > > Vanya & Petra > These two immortals intrigue me greatly (although I > think someone was smoking > something pretty bad when they did their write-up in > WotI). Petra was a > warrior queen of the Traladar people in what is now > Karameikos. Her sponsor > was supposedly Vanya. Now Vanya was a warrior > maiden of the Kerendas tribe in > Davania. Her people were driven out by the > Millenians who were descendants of > the Traldar. So it seems like the order of things > is all messed up... Vanya > sponsors Petra to immortality, Petra's people > migrate to Davania, then chase > out Vanya (who has not yet become an immortal). I > do realize that we are > dealing with immortals from the sphere of Time > however. These darn Time > immortals...makes your head hurt. > > I stumbled across a great adventure posted on the > Planescape ML about Xill > warriors who stalk the planes in search of sentient > beings that they can > implant their eggs in. [I never realized this > before but the Xill are vaguely > Hivebrood-like]. So I started to envision columns > of Xill marching across the > planes ready to do battle. In fact they have to do > battle in order to survive. > They must capture slaves or else no more baby Xill. > This kind of philosophy > works very well with Vanya I think. I picture a > vast open grassy plane that > sees a lot of marching (by humans and inhumans > alike). All are devoted to > Vanya's ideals of battle and conquest. > > Khoronus > Another Time immortal... > We already know something about this plane. > Khoronus has gathered a > Blackmoorian population there. Travel across this > plane is travel through > 'time' instead of 'distance'. Perhaps the plane is > composed of just one city, > but an infinite number of time periods for that city > can be reached. Perhaps > these different time periods even conduct trade > among each other, thus blurring > the lines a bit. > > There is also a darker place/time on this plane. A > time where Khoronous will > not go. What lurks in the darkness then? And what > impact might this have on > all of the immortals? Khoronous will not say. > > Asterius > The patron of merchants and theives. I picture this > plane as being a vast > crossroads across the Multiverse. Travellers > through this plane can get to > just about anywhere else...for the right price. > Nothing here is free. It's > kind of like Darokin on steroids. > > Other immortals might 'pay' to move troops through > this plane. It may be the > fastest way to get from one plane to another (since > it connects to so many). I > can see many of the more war-like immortals making > deals with Asterius in this > fashion. Vanya, Petra, Karaash, etc... > > > Well, that's just a few ideas. Enjoy. > > -John > > ===== > Rule #85. > I will not use any plan in which the final step is > horribly complicated, e.g. "Align > the 12 Stones of Power on the sacred altar then > activate the medallion at the > moment of total eclipse." Instead it will be more > along the lines of "Push the > button." > > from "A Guide to Becoming an Evil Overlord" by Peter > Anspach > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:55:13 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: new comics on www.mystara.fr.st Hi, What gives. I tried the URL but get this: Error-500 This domain name is temporarly unavailable. Please come back a minute. Ce nom de domaine est temporairement indisponible. Revenez dans quelques minutes. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:09:36 +0200 From: Thibault Sarlat Subject: Re: new comics on www.mystara.fr.st well then try this one http://perso.wanadoo.fr/mystara/index.htm and follow the kroc link ! hope you'll enjoy Thibault Sarlat. ICQ 16622177. Personal homepage http://www.mystara.fr.st thibault.sarlat@wanadoo.fr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joaquin Menchaca" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:55 PM Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] new comics on www.mystara.fr.st > Hi, > > What gives. > > I tried the URL but get this: > > Error-500 > > This domain name is temporarly unavailable. > Please come back a minute. > Ce nom de domaine est temporairement > indisponible. Revenez dans quelques minutes. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > ******************************************************************** > 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, 5 Aug 2003 15:06:49 -0500 From: Stone Marshall Subject: Re: new comics on www.mystara.fr.st



Thib sent a message saying the site would be down for about a week due to the DSL line. Check your email dude
 
 
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>Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] new comics on www.mystara.fr.st
>Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 08:55:13 -0700
>
>Hi,
>
>What gives.
>
>I tried the URL but get this:
>
>Error-500
>
> This domain name is temporarly unavailable.
>Please come back a minute.
> Ce nom de domaine est temporairement
>indisponible. Revenez dans quelques minutes.
>
>
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