Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 1 Nov 2009 to 2 Nov 2009 (#2009-78) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 03/11/2009, 19:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 4 messages totalling 153 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. What's Going Down in Black Eagle Barony (2) 2. Dagger and Magic Items 3. R: [MYSTARA] Dagger and Magic Items ******************************************************************** 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: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:31:39 -0800 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: What's Going Down in Black Eagle Barony What's happening in the party, is they came across this dagger that has a glowing flame inside of it. The dagger is semi-transparent. I decided to go with it, make is something special. The party discovered it discarded by a mangled body, stray dogs were having a gruesome tugawar on the body parts (horror checks). Later in an Inn, an adventuring party out of Black Eagle Barony, claims that the dagger belongs to him, and a brawl breaks out. The sheriff confiscates the dagger to determine true ownership. In the brawl, artifacts of a professor were destroyed, and all parties are responsible, and to not do the time and win the dagger, each group has a limited time to retreive some artifacts on a mission from the professor. Along the way, players kill a Bugbear bunty hunter with pictures of the competing party. Relaying this information to a goblin hunter (ranger) causes grave concern. There are numerous bugbears in the area... The dagger is a special dagger, that can kill demons, but also doubles as a key that can open a gateway. Once the gateway is opened, all sorts of creatures come out (some of level the party can combat). Then we have demon invasion in Karameikos, in addition to the other warped entities of fey, outsider, cultists, undead that room the forests of Karameikos. Karameikos is already gothic dark, but now it'll get a lot more interesting. I thought of using some ideas from the module Against the Cult of the Reptile King, but maybe instead of a Naga and Troglodytes, I can have some chaotic demon-like creature and a variety of minions and turn the town upside down. I doubt I'll get up to this point before I'll leave Korea, but I'll redo the campaign I have with a new group in California. I'll be up in San Francisco, and there are a variety of gamers up there. - Joaquin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ******************************************************************** 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: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:35:55 -0800 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Dagger and Magic Items I was also thinking to use the dagger and other sylvan magical items, and have them have progressive powers, but also bear a curse. The wielder is granted some spell like abilities, depending on his level. But to replenish the power, the player must syphon of energy in some fashion (such as blood, life essence, fleshly humanoid heart, magic draining, etc.) of others. If the player does not, he becomes crippled and weak, draws more energy, he gains more power, such as using a spell like ability ore than 1/day. An example of this would be a wand that must draw blood from a creature it touches to recharge the charges in the wand. The items cause also corruption in the land, in the form of chaotic or undead energy. ******************************************************************** 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: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:12:59 -0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Subject: Re: What's Going Down in Black Eagle Barony I once wrote a theory about the insanity of Ludwig as the result of a curse that started from the actions of Baron Ulsthag (as described in GAZ 8, in the Ballad of Nob Nar). Baron Ulsthag, as I described him, can be seen as a demon, so this might suit what you are looking for. The ideas are in the Vaults, at http://pandius.com/halagcrs.html Andr=E9 On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 1:58 AM, Joaquin Menchaca wro= te: > I figured it out. =A0This is why Ludwig is insane. =A0Demons. > > He is communing with demons, and he is going rather insane. =A0This will = only last for so long, as he is actively trying to summon a portal. > > I want to introduce some demon element into the campaign, but I cannot ha= ve really outrageously god-like demons, as that is well, too overpowering f= or the parties current level. > > There has to be lesser demons, and allies of the demons, and all sorts of= new powers, like Blood Magic, etc. Like Blood Kolbolds for example. =A0The= n from Black Eagle Barony, one can have a Diablo style campaign, full of ad= venture and suprises, of course, unless the party fights back the demons, o= r stops the gate from being opened. > > =A0- Joaquin > > > > > ******************************************************************** > 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. > ******************************************************************** 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: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 01:02:20 +0000 From: la Volpe Subject: R: [MYSTARA] Dagger and Magic Items cool, this is very Elric the Necromancer like! Scaevola --- Lun 2/11/09, Joaquin Menchaca ha scritto: Da: Joaquin Menchaca Oggetto: [MYSTARA] Dagger and Magic Items A: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Data: Luned=EC 2 novembre 2009, 10:35 I was also thinking to use the dagger and other sylvan magical items, and h= ave them have progressive powers, but also bear a curse.=A0 The wielder is = granted some spell like abilities, depending on his level.=A0 But to replen= ish the power, the player must syphon of energy in some fashion (such as bl= ood, life essence, fleshly humanoid heart, magic draining, etc.) of others.= =A0 If the player does not, he becomes crippled and weak, draws more energy= , he gains more power, such as using a spell like ability ore than 1/day.= =A0 An example of this would be a wand that must draw blood from a creature= it touches to recharge the charges in the wand.=A0 The items cause also co= rruption in the land, in the form of chaotic or undead energy.=A0=20 =A0 =A0 =A0=20 ******************************************************************** 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. =0A=0A=0A ******************************************************************** 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 - 1 Nov 2009 to 2 Nov 2009 (#2009-78) *************************************************************