Visit the Ironworks Gaming Website Email the Webmaster Graphics Library Rules and Regulations Help Support Ironworks Forum with a Donation to Keep us Online - We rely totally on Donations from members Donation goal Meter

Ironworks Gaming Radio

Ironworks Gaming Forum

Go Back   Ironworks Gaming Forum > Ironworks Gaming Forums > Dungeon Craft - RPG Game Maker
FAQ Calendar Arcade Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 02-01-2008, 12:53 AM   #11
manikus
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 13, 2001
Location: Stumptown
Age: 53
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Quote:
Originally Posted by Uatu View Post
Nice place to start a campaign...
I was kinda thinging the same thing. I think the NPCs in this area would be good ones to start with when we get to that point.

We can also start stockpiling story ideas, tidbits and hooks we think of, just in case someone wants to do an adventure.
__________________
manikus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 01:50 AM   #12
Uatu
Horus - Egyptian Sky God
 

Join Date: June 7, 2007
Location: Japan
Age: 47
Posts: 2,614
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Actually, I am currently running an online AD&D campaign in that area right now! In Eveningstar to be precise... Good place to start low-level PCs off (and get them a few levels higher before they start to do REAL things...)

NPCs in the Forgotten Realms tend to be quite high-level, though, which is one thing that is bad (in my opinion). I mean, who would need a motly band of 1st-level PCs to save a town when the town's mayor/lord is a 16th level fighter/mage or paladin or whatever?
__________________
Original Dungeon Craft art at my home page:
http://dhost.info/uatu/

My Blog:
http://advanceddantiansanddragons.blogspot.com
Uatu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 09:35 AM   #13
manikus
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 13, 2001
Location: Stumptown
Age: 53
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

The NPCs could be used in more like a cameo role...The PCs pass a traveler on the road and stop to chat for a bit, only to find out that it's the famous ___ who offers them a story or sage bit of advie or nothing other than a 'Good day' before being on her way again.
They could also be used to get the player into the story...
The mayor tells the PCs that they're not needed to save the town, because so-and-so is. Outside of the mayor's office, they are greeted by an emissary/lackey of so-and-so who sets up a meeting with the NPC. The NPC tells the party that she is too busy and subcontracts it out to them.
__________________
manikus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 10:56 AM   #14
Uatu
Horus - Egyptian Sky God
 

Join Date: June 7, 2007
Location: Japan
Age: 47
Posts: 2,614
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Weeeell... Wandering NPCs are okay (Drizzt), and wizards who don't want to be bothered (Elminster) are workable, too... The difficult NPCs for me are the ones living/working in town as the local priest/lord/etc... I always have to make excuses as to why the high-level NPC in question can't go and destroy the lowly undead (or whatever) themselves
__________________
Original Dungeon Craft art at my home page:
http://dhost.info/uatu/

My Blog:
http://advanceddantiansanddragons.blogspot.com
Uatu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 11:38 AM   #15
manikus
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 13, 2001
Location: Stumptown
Age: 53
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Perhaps it is these same NPCs that are commissioning the PCs to rid the town of the undead...in the real world, the leaders always have someone do it for them even if they are qualified - the generals are not going door-to-door in Baghdad.
Or, there is always the vacation/lord's conference excuse. The famous NPC has stepped away for a time, thinking it safer to act, the baddies descend upon the area...
__________________
manikus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 12:02 PM   #16
SilentThief
Symbol of Cyric
 
Burger Time Champion
Join Date: September 10, 2001
Location: USA
Age: 49
Posts: 1,301
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Or you could have the old "we cannot spare the manpower at this time, but you will take a representative of our local government (NPC adventurer) with you who is gonna be a pain in the butt the whole time..."

-ST
__________________
http://www.wilhelmscream.net/
SilentThief is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 02:15 PM   #17
manikus
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 13, 2001
Location: Stumptown
Age: 53
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

Quote:
Originally Posted by SilentThief View Post
Or you could have the old "we cannot spare the manpower at this time, but you will take a representative of our local government (NPC adventurer) with you who is gonna be a pain in the butt the whole time..."

-ST
Except that most of the NPCs have a level equal to the whole party. I guess you can make a mid-level or high level design and that would help solve the problem... But I think that Uatu and I are both interested in (at least the first design) starting the PCs off anew or at second or third level (tops). It would be awesome to do a FR world hack/total conversion that is the framework for a series of adventures that could allow the player to take their PCs with them to each new one.
__________________
manikus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-01-2008, 06:36 PM   #18
Funky Dynamite
Zhentarim Guard
 

Join Date: July 11, 2005
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Age: 51
Posts: 393
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

I'm doing a tabletop campaign based in Arabel right now, I don't use alot of the canon NPCs (mostly because I know a few of them). I use the excuse that the crime/monster/whatnot problems are getting so bad that they need adventurers to help. My first adventure was a major thieves' gang had a stranglehold on the town.
If you guys need story ideas, I'm your man...if you can excuse my weirdness.
__________________
"Where does he get those wonderful toys...?"
"Why, I sell my soul, of course...."
Funky Dynamite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2008, 02:58 AM   #19
Uatu
Horus - Egyptian Sky God
 

Join Date: June 7, 2007
Location: Japan
Age: 47
Posts: 2,614
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

That works, I guess (My own startpoint, Eveningstar, is supposed to be a pastoral paradise, so it doesn't work so well, there - they even have their own stationed guards and such!)
__________________
Original Dungeon Craft art at my home page:
http://dhost.info/uatu/

My Blog:
http://advanceddantiansanddragons.blogspot.com
Uatu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-09-2008, 08:22 PM   #20
manikus
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: July 13, 2001
Location: Stumptown
Age: 53
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Forgotten Realms Collaboration

I've been out of town since last Tuesday afternoon. Afraid it was a touch of RL, and not the good kind.

But, I'm back to a place with internet access (pheww!) and hope to get back on this next week.

I've got finals coming up in about 2 weeks, so I might not be doing too much before March. I've also got to do some promised work for RuneSword as well...if I could only focus.
__________________
manikus is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
2007 Forgotten Realms Larry_OHF Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics) 24 10-19-2009 12:52 PM
Forgotten Realms Acoustic Ferret General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 1 09-28-2004 11:48 AM
Forgotten Realms Wolverine129h General Conversation Archives (11/2000 - 01/2005) 4 07-26-2003 12:20 AM
Forgotten Realms Shadowheart Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics) 4 01-11-2003 02:58 PM
Forgotten Realms SomeGuy Entertainment (Movies, TV Shows and Books/Comics) 15 10-11-2002 03:43 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:42 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
©2024 Ironworks Gaming & ©2024 The Great Escape Studios TM - All Rights Reserved