Newbie Guide [Archive] - Wizards Community

Newbie Guide [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
stanles
01-27-08, 06:07 PM The Newbie's Guide to Mystara (http://pandius.com/guide) has finally been released.
Multizar
01-27-08, 11:18 PM This was a joy to read. Good work everyone on the project. I am going to print it out tomorrow for my son to read.
OldDawg
01-28-08, 04:13 AM Congratulations on getting this out.

-OldDawg
Hugin
01-28-08, 10:24 AM Just had a quick spot reading and it looks really good. Very useful for newer players to the setting. You could even use the individual pages as handouts to players whose characters have general knowledge of the region. Well done and thank you.
maddog
01-28-08, 12:08 PM Thanks guys! :) This is something I've always wanted to do myself but never had enough time.

--Ray.
havard
01-28-08, 04:25 PM This is great :)
Iramus
01-31-08, 07:50 PM Excellent work by all concerned.
curupira
02-01-08, 11:21 AM Hi, I'm new here. Thanks for the great work!

I started playing D&D (actually, AD&D 2ed) using Mystara as the Campaign, particularly Karameikos. So... I'd like to ask why in the Newbie's Guide it was reverted to the status as Great Duchy instead of as Kingdom. It seems to me that it's part of a overarching decision about Mystara's timeline...
Arakor
02-01-08, 11:36 AM Since the Newbie Guide is written for 1000AC, Karameikos was a Grand Duchy. Stefan only declared himself King during the events of "Wrath of the Immortals", thereby making it a Kingdom.

The 2nd Edition boxed set "Kingdom of Karameikos" pulls a fast one with the timeline, but is actually set after said events. Having said that, certain NPC write-ups are a direct paste from the Gazetteer which causes certain conflicts in terms of ages, etc.
Agathokles
02-01-08, 02:37 PM Since the Newbie Guide is written for 1000AC, Karameikos was a Grand Duchy. Stefan only declared himself King during the events of "Wrath of the Immortals", thereby making it a Kingdom.

Exactly. We wrote the guide for 1000 AC for a number of reasons -- that's when most people set their campaigns, for one, and is also the point in the timeline that is most documented and consistent; finally, post-WotI Mystara is already well documented in the Almanacs.
OTOH, there was no intention of altering the canon timeline.

G.
maddog
02-01-08, 10:17 PM Great news, guys! Give yourselves a pat on the back. You're on the front page of ENWorld! :)

http://www.enworld.org/

:cheer:
:dancin:
:bow:

Get ready for the :invasion:

--Ray.
stanles
02-02-08, 07:14 AM Great news, guys! Give yourselves a pat on the back. You're on the front page of ENWorld! :)

http://www.enworld.org/

:cheer:
:dancin:
:bow:

Get ready for the :invasion:

--Ray.

I sent it in as a possible news story, I was quite happy to see that it actually made it there.
CmdrCorsiken
02-02-08, 04:54 PM Thank you for the great work.

I raise my tankard to the team!!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
stanles 01-27-08, 06:07 PM	The Newbie's Guide to Mystara (http://pandius.com/guide) has finally been released.
Multizar 01-27-08, 11:18 PM	This was a joy to read. Good work everyone on the project. I am going to print it out tomorrow for my son to read.
OldDawg 01-28-08, 04:13 AM	Congratulations on getting this out. -OldDawg
Hugin 01-28-08, 10:24 AM	Just had a quick spot reading and it looks really good. Very useful for newer players to the setting. You could even use the individual pages as handouts to players whose characters have general knowledge of the region. Well done and thank you.
maddog 01-28-08, 12:08 PM	Thanks guys! :) This is something I've always wanted to do myself but never had enough time. --Ray.
havard 01-28-08, 04:25 PM	This is great :)
Iramus 01-31-08, 07:50 PM	Excellent work by all concerned.
curupira 02-01-08, 11:21 AM	Hi, I'm new here. Thanks for the great work! I started playing D&D (actually, AD&D 2ed) using Mystara as the Campaign, particularly Karameikos. So... I'd like to ask why in the Newbie's Guide it was reverted to the status as Great Duchy instead of as Kingdom. It seems to me that it's part of a overarching decision about Mystara's timeline...
Arakor 02-01-08, 11:36 AM	Since the Newbie Guide is written for 1000AC, Karameikos was a Grand Duchy. Stefan only declared himself King during the events of "Wrath of the Immortals", thereby making it a Kingdom. The 2nd Edition boxed set "Kingdom of Karameikos" pulls a fast one with the timeline, but is actually set after said events. Having said that, certain NPC write-ups are a direct paste from the Gazetteer which causes certain conflicts in terms of ages, etc.
Agathokles 02-01-08, 02:37 PM	Since the Newbie Guide is written for 1000AC, Karameikos was a Grand Duchy. Stefan only declared himself King during the events of "Wrath of the Immortals", thereby making it a Kingdom. Exactly. We wrote the guide for 1000 AC for a number of reasons -- that's when most people set their campaigns, for one, and is also the point in the timeline that is most documented and consistent; finally, post-WotI Mystara is already well documented in the Almanacs. OTOH, there was no intention of altering the canon timeline. G.
maddog 02-01-08, 10:17 PM	Great news, guys! Give yourselves a pat on the back. You're on the front page of ENWorld! :) http://www.enworld.org/ :cheer: :dancin: :bow: Get ready for the :invasion: --Ray.
stanles 02-02-08, 07:14 AM	Great news, guys! Give yourselves a pat on the back. You're on the front page of ENWorld! :) http://www.enworld.org/ :cheer: :dancin: :bow: Get ready for the :invasion: --Ray. I sent it in as a possible news story, I was quite happy to see that it actually made it there.
CmdrCorsiken 02-02-08, 04:54 PM	Thank you for the great work. I raise my tankard to the team!!