Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 2 Oct 2003 to 3 Oct 2003 (#2003-239) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 04/10/2003, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 122 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Blackflame and Halfling Masters in other lands (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: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:19:59 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: Blackflame and Halfling Masters in other lands David Keyser wrote: > >> That said, I don't use Hin Masters as such. > > Do you mean you don't use them outside the Shires, tone them down > or don't use them at all? Toned down. AD&D-wise, I consider them as Defenders (see Savage Coast). -- Giampaolo Agosta http://digilander.iol.it/agathokles ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:14:05 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Havard=20Faanes?= Subject: Re: Blackflame and Halfling Masters in other lands Hi David, This is quite an interesting topic that I have been thinking about aswell. I think Masters should be allowed in lands that are considered Halfling homelands, such as the Five Shires, Leeha and Alphatian lands. Perhaps Blackflame originated in the old halfling lands back on Davania and was spread from there like the Trees of Life? I've been toying with ideas for a Master PrC. I suppose they are similar to Druids, but I'm looking for ideas for special abilities for these guys. Ideas anyone? Havard --- David Keyser skrev: > In the Shires Gazeteer, Blackflame is fleshed out in > description > and origin from what the D&D Companion set provided. > Halfling > Masters are also introduced, and while they can be > powerful > spellcasters, they are restricted. > > So according to GAZ8, Blackflame is not necessarily > exclusive > to the Shires, but it might be. However, Blackflame > is transportable > and could be exported outside to other halfling > communities. > As for Halfling masters, they lose their ability to > regain their > spells outside the Shires, until they hit 30th level > or thereabouts. > > My first question has to do with the Dawn of the > Emperors Gazeteer box > set. It mentions Halfling Masters in passing, and > if the DM uses them > than they exist in Alphatia and are nobility. I > don't think Allston > read > GAZ8 that carefully, or he chose to ignore that > particular restriction > about spellcasting outside the Shires. > > So how do people treat this? Is Halfling land in > Alphatia treated as if > > it were Shire land for the purposes of halfling > Masters casting spells? > Or > stick with GAZ8 and either have no masters at all, > or perhaps just a > small group of very high level Masters who have > travelled from the > Shires to protect other Halfling communities? > > The other question is, can Blackflame be found in > other areas outside > the Shires naturally?(unlikely since only Halflings > have found it) Would > > it have been exported to communities in other > lands?(this seems more > probable) > > Dave > > ******************************************************************** > 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. > ______________________________________________________ Få den nye Yahoo! Messenger på http://no.messenger.yahoo.com/ Nye ikoner og bakgrunner, webkamera med superkvalitet og dobbelt så morsom ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 2 Oct 2003 to 3 Oct 2003 (#2003-239) **************************************************************