Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 14 May 2011 to 15 May 2011 (#2011-41) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 16/05/2011, 17:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 38 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. The Missing Adventures: Goals 2. Piazza once again ******************************************************************** 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: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:12:48 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: The Missing Adventures: Goals As a DM, I try to accomplish mainly everyone is having fun, which usually entails that the players have the opportunity to be truly heroes. I mentioned the goals thing in that there can be alternative paths to win the challenges, and also some alternative types of adventures can be developed over vanilla dungeon crawls (which aren't bad), for example adventures within the scope of war campaign or merchant prince style campaign. Mystara presents diplomatic and merchant type campaigns through Darokin, which work well with Minrothad as well, and for military style campaigns, there's the Desert Nomads saga, but it doesn't have to be limited there. Ultimately, it means greater thought and preparation for the GM, but the greater fun for the players. The other thing that I really try to emphasize is connections to society, because when players have connections, the victories are so much more rewarding, and thus greater times. For example, in one adventure, when the heroes enter the keep, a little girl runs up and hugs the player's leg, and says "Are you here to save us from the monsters..." The adventure begins... ******************************************************************** 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: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:16:56 -0700 From: Joaquin Menchaca Subject: Re: Piazza once again That sounds like cross site scripting hacks. They break into one vulnerable web program, then once broken in, they can infect other content. These types of attacks are most likely automated, then the web scripts exploits Windows + Internet Explorer to load malware on the web surfer's system, which either spams the user with money, and communicates back to the hacker (whose being paid for this), or gets zombied for future malicious attacks against a third party. If you don't mind me asking, who hosts Piazza?!? I might not want to pay for their services in the future. ******************************************************************** 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 - 14 May 2011 to 15 May 2011 (#2011-41) ***************************************************************