Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 9 Mar 2005 to 10 Mar 2005 (#2005-57) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 11/03/2005, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 263 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Map of Hule AC1000 found ! 2. Minrothad campaign ideas ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:51:52 -0800 From: Thibault Sarlat Subject: Re: Map of Hule AC1000 found ! if you move the map, please, let me informed so that i can update my links too. thanks thib --- shawn stanley wrote: > thanks for finding that one, it'll go up next update > which will hopefully > be very very soon > > At 06:21 AM 8/02/2005 -0800, you wrote: > >As for any mystara related map, it is most likely > >present on my site...(95% of them are..) > > http://www.mystara.addr.com/maps/midlands/midlands.htm > > > >it seems the url on Shawn new site is not correct. > >yet the old one seems to work fine (it is the one i > >use to redirect from my site) > > http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/html/hulemap.jpg > > > >hope you'll enjoy the maps. > > > > > >--- Bertrand Lhoyez > >wrote: > > > >> I have a copy at home of one Hule map. So if > still > >> needed, in +/-10 days i > >> can send it to you. > >> > >> David S. Leland writes: > >> > >> > Hi there, > >> > > >> > There's a page in the Vaults > >> > > >> > > http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/html/hulegeog.html > >> > that has a dead link to a file hulegeog.jpg. > It's > >> supposed to be an > >> > 8mi/hex map of the Hulean Empire. > >> > > >> > Does anyone know if it exists elsewhere or does > >> anyone have it who can > >> > email it to me? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Magus Coeruleus > >> > > >> > > >> > > ******************************************************************** > >> > The Other Worlds Homepage: > >> http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > >> > The Mystara Homepage: > >> > http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx > >> > To unsubscribe, send email to > >> LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > >> > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the > message. > >> > >> > > ******************************************************************** > >> The Other Worlds Homepage: > >> http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > >> The Mystara Homepage: > >> > http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > >> LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > >> with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > >> > > > > > >===== > >Thibault SARLAT > >a.k.a Clenarius > >www.mystara.fr.st > >ICQ 16622177 > >MSN Messenger: clenarius@hotmail.com > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? 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Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:19:00 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ville_V_L=E4hde?= Subject: Minrothad campaign ideas Hello, my old OD&D campaign is in a solo-phase, with the PCs living their own lives for a while. One of them is a wizard who is a honorary citizen of Minrothad Guilds (after completing the War Rafts of Kron adventure and getting an island as a reward). During the course of my campaign I established that Oran Meditor was assassinated in 1010, just before the Great Nomad War. After the War me and the player of the wizard have had interesting gaming sessions around the Guilds intrique. Some hints of this can be found at: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/html/twin_geo.html I will be sending mails from time to time in order to give a loose campaign scheme on the post-Oran Minrothad. I've done extensive work on the country in general, and I think this could benefit others. Just small word of warning: don't expect anything too soon, my life is a bit busy right now. I'll try to make this non-campaign specific. Events of my "Twin Campaigns" have affected the situation somewhat and I'll try not to refer to them. For example IMC Martan Bailey's lycantropic group was destroyed during the Nomad War by the Darokinian ambassadors, and the Verdiers were blackmailed into joining the war. The lycantropes made an assassination attempt on the diplomats and tried to frame the Corsers for the crime... Also, Minrothad Guilds are heavily engaged in profiteering in post-war Darokin and the new East-Sindian Trade Company (Ierendi and Minrothad). Any DM who used this info will of course have to decide when to place death of Oran, and this will effect the situation. IMC the murder happened 2-3 years before the following scheme was drawn up. --------------------------------------------------------- Death of Oran Meditor: As was described in the Minrothad Gazetteer, several attempts were made on Oran Meditor's life during the end of 990's. The first attempts were presumably made by clan Kasan, which was removed from the leadership of water elves' ethnic guild and replaced by clan Elsan. Guild Corser with its Glantrian mercenaries was behind most of the later assassination attempts, but guild Verdier was influencing their actions by infiltrators. Verdiers were playing a double game: helping Corsers to get rid of Oran and building up Bailey's group as a weapon against the Corsers. (So according to the Gazetteers, around 1000 AC Verdier was the most dangerous faction.) But it was neither of these factions that managed to best Oran Meditor. One of the Guilds had been building a network of intrigue much more dangerous. During one night, several people of the Palace household were savagely slain. Others disappeared without a trace - either they had been abducted or they had been complicit in the murders. It seemed that the murders centered on the close circles of Truth Greenton, the head of Meditor security forces. This series of murders seemed however to be just a diversion, as Oran Meditor was found dead, with no marks of violence on his body. Spells by clerics of Minroth could not reach his soul or divine any information on the manner of his death. Neither could palace magists get any information on his death by magical means. If it hadn't been for the other murders and the long tradition of assassination attempts, this might have been seen as death by natural causes. Things fell apart pretty soon after this. Truth Greenton had lost many of his valuable agents, and soon it seemed than someone had leaked inofrmation about his infiltrators in of the Family Guilds, as they were purged. (The infiltration program has been begun during the GAZ period.) Greenton was forced to go underground, because someone was clearly after him. At the same time the offical in charge of Guild Council treasury, Eliz Blanceer, decided to distance himself from Meditor rule. Blanceer decreed that until the decision about Oran's successor was made, he would only release Council funds upon Council decisions. In a chaotic decision like this, it meant practically closing the money tap. After Oran's death the key link between the Thieves guild and the Meditor rule was severed. To make matters worse, the Privateers announced their secession from the Guild (see later who was responsible and whom they joined). The officials of the capitol, linked to the Quickfinger Guild, used the assassination as a pretext to enact the Death to Thieves edict much more vehemently than before. Very soon the old order in the Thieves Guild collapsed. Alf Shadower was left alone with only a few supporters, and the guild cells in various continental cities went independent. After all these changes Astra and Ginol Meditor couldn't hope to keep their hold on the realm. Meditor rule was supplanted by the squabbling council of guilds. Astra Meditor remained the leader - for now - but her position was totally ceremonial. Most of the family guilds were baffled at the latest developments. The old conspirators, Corsers and Verdiers, hadn't prepared for Oran's death. Neither of their leaders had the necessary strategic skills to take advantage of the situation. Ulard Forster was already unpopular in his clan, and his sect was hampered by the actions of their Keeper. Hildric Vendor of Corser had powerful resources, but was unsure of what to do. ...But among this chaos the real conspirator, leader of clan Elsan, was plotting the next move. He clanced at the wall of the necromantic sanctuary, on which the Flesh Jar which held the soul of Oran Meditor was screaming in silent agony. Nailed to the wall was an exact replica of the elven king's facial skin, pulled taut -- crafted after the teachings of the ancient Taymoran tomes... ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 9 Mar 2005 to 10 Mar 2005 (#2005-57) **************************************************************