Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 22 Dec 2003 to 23 Dec 2003 (#2003-296) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 24/12/2003, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 89 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Mystara and Spelljammer 2. Mystara in Dragon ******************************************************************** 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, 23 Dec 2003 10:17:35 +0100 From: DM Subject: Re: Mystara and Spelljammer At Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:33:19 -0500, Paul Westermeyer wrote: > I'm sure not everyone on the list likes Spelljammer, or mixing > Mystara with it. But I thought some of you might have some thoughts > about integrating Mystara into the larger Spelljammer multiverse. > How do you do that? What about the differing physics in Mystara > space, according to the Princess Ark series? Well, for my part, if you're interested in my take on Mystara & Spelljammer, you should look at this page: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/2967/mystsjr.html this is where I try to take into consideration all different aspects of both cosmologies and mix them in order not to lose the flavour of both (the best of both worlds, so to speak). ;) Cheers! DM Senior Editor of the Mystaran Almanac Lt. Cmdr. of U.S.S. Unicorn "You don't stop playing because you grow old: you grow old because you stop playing!" Visit Marco's Mystara Homepage at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/2967 And Mystara Italian Homepage at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/9940 Join the Mystara Webring at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/2967/mystring.html Join the Starfleet Academy at: http://gioco.net/startrek (Italian RPG PBEM) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 12:18:32 -0800 From: Herve Musseau Subject: Re: Mystara in Dragon Alright, so which article did I not review as yet? Ah yes, the Mystaran article :) Mystara: Return to the Lost City, by Michael Mearls, 5-page article starting on page 88. article contents: The article recounts the history of the Cynidiceans, describes the main elements of the lost city (including a map), describes the four cults and their goals, gives statistics for the infamous Zargon, and describes (with rules) the drug that makes the Cynidiceans fall into their eerie dream-state. my opinion: The article repeats elements of B4, but with a twist: it is set in the close future of the module, as NPCs (maybe from the author's campaign) have "played" the adventure from B4. However, they failed to completely defeat Zargon, so there are some changes to the setting as a result, even though things are mostly unchanged. The article gives 3E stats for Zargon, and, well, he's a tough bastard -- not at all like the Zargon of B4. The article says he does not remember his origins, and only suggestions are given; while this is not incompatible with B4, it differs from Zargon's origins (and knowledge of it) in the unofficial Cynidicea Gaz. Likewise, the Elixir of Fantasy and its use differ from those in the gaz (and, I believe, is also not exactly like B4). Note that the (unnamed in B4) underground lake is here called Lake Moldvay (after the author of B4). ===== ___________________________________________________________ Herve Musseau http://www.geocities.com/hmusseau/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 22 Dec 2003 to 23 Dec 2003 (#2003-296) ****************************************************************