Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Jun 2005 to 16 Jun 2005 (#2005-124) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 17/06/2005, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 3 messages totalling 126 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. On the newbie guide 2. Warforged in Blackmoor? (2) ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:02:38 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: On the newbie guide Hi Ville, your considerations on the newbie are definitely interesting. Certainly the fact that the Known World is not a Middle Age, but rather a Classical/Renaissance setting must be stressed. Also the peculiarities of KW religions and demihuman societies should not be discounted. I can only hope that someone finds the time and will to write the introduction to the newbie guide -- one of the few remaining tasks, since the nation entries are almost all written and edited. Bye, GP ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:13:57 -0700 From: Magister Mystaros Subject: Re: Warforged in Blackmoor? Haavard, I like all your ideas on this. Very cool! Though I would *severely* limit most of the heavy-duty feats that the Warforged can use, and make sure that the numbers of Warforged are, altogether, rather limited at this point in history. I would, tongue firmly planted in cheek, propose that the first wizard to develop the Warforged was Droidekos Golemcraefter, and therefore the Warforged are nicknamed "droids" after their Maker (and he is the Maker that they all swear by, though whether he has arisen as an Immortal is questionable to non-Warforged). Maybe make some sub-races of these "droids." The droids of the dwarves are stumpy, have several methods to move aroughd (including flight), and are quite useful when it comes to controlling steamtech, especially those of the enemy. University droids are designed for academics, and can speak many, many languages... they are also shiny and very humanlike, the better to impress the locals and assuage their fears. The University has also adapted several dwarven droids, due to their ability to interact with steamtech and perform higher mathmatical functions... these thay call "astrodroids" as they are used by astrologers, to assist with their great telescopes and horo scope calculations. And so forth... :) --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM & more. Check it out! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 07:42:20 +0100 From: Jon Cole Subject: Re: Warforged in Blackmoor? Good idea Warforged would seem to fit in - Eberron's odd tech could well match up with Blackmoors dwarven clockwork lso, its a set of ready prepared rules about how the things work, which is an advantage :-) Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Havard Faanes" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:40 PM Subject: [MYSTARA] Warforged in Blackmoor? > Hi, > I am considering using Eberron's Warforged in > Blackmoor, and I am curious to what you think. I think > this will satisfy the steampunk hungry among my > players while still keeping Blackmoor relatively > low-tech at this time. I am thinking about making the > campaign jump in time every now and then introducing > various eras of Blackmoor, but for now, the standard > DAB era will be in focus. > > Possible sources for Warforged: > > * Regent of the Mines > The Dwarves are already experimenting with various > forms of steam tech and have created several Warforged > during the last decade. > > * Blackmoor University > The Scholars of Blackmoor university have still not > figured out how their constructs developed sentience, > but have created a few Warforged with the help of the > Dwarves... > > * Egg of Coot > The Egg is known to be a major manufacturer of magical > devices, possibly even Warforged. The Egg clearly > prefers Thralls to be used in its armies though... > > * The Ran of Ah Fooh > There are rumours that the Ran himself may be an > advanced form of Warforged himself created by the Egg. > The Ran has created a large army, some believe it > consists of Warforged, and Warforged have been seen > near the Duchy of Ten. > > * Valley of the Ancients > Quite a few Warforged have appeared not far from the > Valley, posessing no memory of how they got there or > how they were created. The source of these Warforged > might indeed be the mysterious location known as the > City of the Gods... > > Comments? > > Håvard > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Jun 2005 to 16 Jun 2005 (#2005-124) ****************************************************************