Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Sep 2005 to 16 Sep 2005 (#2005-183) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 17/09/2005, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 4 messages totalling 166 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. RES: [MYSTARA] Thanatos (2) 2. Thanotos story 3. ist Campaign 3 ******************************************************************** 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: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:55:42 -0300 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9_Martins?= Subject: RES: [MYSTARA] Thanatos =20 > Peter Balazs ha scritto: > > > > There was an article on Pandius about an old story dealing with=20 > > Thanatos and Oberon, I think. I can't really remember the=20 > story very well. > > > > It had a ncie twist. I think it explained how Thanatos=20 > became what he=20 > > is. I think he started as a just king of immortals, but the=20 > he had to=20 > > fight a war. I think he had to close the doorway to 'true death' or=20 > > something like that. > =20 > I remember it too. Thanatos was the king of the Immortals,=20 > and Ixion his advisor. They planned to close some gateway to=20 > lock their enemies beyond it, but Thanatos wife/lover was=20 > stuck beyond the gate as well. > Thanatos wanted to reopen the gate, but the other Immortals,=20 > led by Ixion, would not allow it. This was a way to explain=20 > why Thanatos wants to end the multiverse. > =20 > IIRC, this was a story from James Mishler's website, and got=20 > lost with it (together with his work on lycanthropic magic). > =20 > Bye, > GP It is nice to see people still remember that one. I wrote it sometime = ago and it was not in James Mishler's website, but in the last (sixth, I = think) edition of the Tome of Mystara. Right now, I can't find it anywhere = among my things (I am having some major problems with my computer, it is quite unstable and my data hd is failing badly), but I'll try to locate that = file in the weekend among my backups. If needed I can try to replug the = damaged HD and see what I can get from there, it is incredibly slow and not everything works, but is would be worth a try. If anyone wants to get a copy, just let me know. Btw, Giampaolo got most of it right. The in character part in the = beginning of the article was written from the point of view of one adventurer (or = a party) who met Oberon. Oberon told them about na ancient time where = Thanatos was like a father to them and he lost his love when the multiverse was closed by the Immortals to protect themselves from an enemy. But there = was a little more to it. If enough people are interested, I might copy that = into a message and post here, now the Tome is gone, Andr=E9 =20 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:47:51 +0200 From: Giampaolo Agosta Subject: Re: RES: [MYSTARA] Thanatos André Martins ha scritto: > > It is nice to see people still remember that one. I wrote it sometime ago > and it was not in James Mishler's website, but in the last (sixth, I think) > edition of the Tome of Mystara. My memory doesn't seem to be in prime conditions... I thought it was much older :( Moreover, the 6th volume is the only one I don't have archived :(( > Btw, Giampaolo got most of it right. Well, at least I did remember something right ;) > If enough people are interested, I might copy that into a > message and post here, now the Tome is gone, Definitely. Actually, the same would be true for most Tome of Mystara articles. Bye, GP ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:45:33 -0500 From: Pat Taylor Subject: Thanotos story Yes we would like to see it again, thanks ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:21:39 -0500 From: Pat Taylor Subject: ist Campaign 3 we left the party finishing confronting a demon who had taken over Majo's brother. the party consist of Ist- Minotuar warrior F9 Estabon- ex Thyatian Gladiator F9 Majo- Tangor wizard MU12 Tzin- ex Minean Pirate T11 Myra- Female Minotaur Cleric C8 The party begins their jouney back to the west, while in a forrest not far from Majo's village they encouter a strangely vicious Kobold, who is stronger and less cowardly. The party makes short work of the strange kobolds (the boor) and continues. while enteriing the broken lands they come upon a plataue. On the plataue survives a lost colony of nithia- Mizpeh. It consist of a main town and surrounding villages. they come upon a slaughter in which they join the townspeople being slaughtered. they win and are taken to the village and learn of Mizpeh. The attackers are the Kassites- a mixed oltec-tangor barbarian tribe. The Kassites had discovered the location of the secret "city of the gods" and wanted to take it for themselves. The party is taken to Mizpeh proper, but on the way, word reaches of the kassite slaughter of villiages and their march on the main city. When the party arrives...there is mostly welcome because of their help to the village, but some are whispering of the "horned demon' let into the city. The main disenter is the High priest Niebus. Niebus is upset at reforms of the present pharoh and wants to keep power in his hands. he convinces the captain of the gaurd of the kassites as being punishment for letting demons into the city. More refugees come into the city with tales of the horrors of the kassities. The main Kassite horde arrives at the city and offers to spare the people if they surrender and become the slaves of the Kassites. As a token of what is to come if refused the heads of the villigers who died are flung over the walls. the first assult is repulsed thanks to the heroics of the party. Niebus finally convinces mumbar the captain that the party must be killed. At a counsil of war the party voluteers to go out and kill the kassite leader. Niebus surprizingly agrees. He has made a deal with the Kassites to aid them. He warns the Kassite leaders of when the party will try to attack him. the party is warned by a priestess of Niebus treachery and sneak out a day early. The early attack was successful and the party and pharoh confront the evil priest the next morning. The party then leads the Mizpeh army to route the leaderless Kassites. The ivaders wrough much devestation, and much must be done to rebuild the plataue civilization. Party is invited to stay, but decide to move on. let me know any thoughts ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 15 Sep 2005 to 16 Sep 2005 (#2005-183) ****************************************************************