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Hyboria isn't meant to be realistic or consistent. That's not what it is concerned with. The setting "geographically" and "historically" is meant as a collection of highly coloured backdrops to a bunch of larger-than-life characters - Howard's heroes if youre reading the stories (which are...

I agree, better to be up-front about it. And throw the set piece out while you're at it. Becoming attached to a specific outcome of an encounter your players are yet to play through is a danger sign IMO. That's assuming your DMing/playing style is at all similar to mine, that is. I prefer...

:) Maybe copy Keeran's background over to here? EDIT: In fact I guess I'll do that. I'm copying char backgrounds over from randomling's boards, into the posts above where the PC is first introduced. Adding player names to above posts, too.

The Midnight campaign setting book has rules on covenant items, which are magic items with dormant magic abilities. The abilities are unlocked as the wearer/wielder gains levels. No separate XP/level progression for the item itself, but increasing "magicness" as the user progresses.

Loren spends a couple of evenings pouring over the letter and comes up with the following transcript: "Soldier Legate Rimhelde was observed riding east towards Hamra and Eisin Road with full guard and half a dozen pack horses two dusks ago, she is said to have been ordered North for either...

Further inspection of the seemingly blank letter reveals writing in wax or tallow that can be made readable (in a glassy sort of way) by soaking the letter in water. Here's what becomes visible [Erenlander alphabet:] "SZ OE LN DP IA EC RK LH EO GR AS TE ES RT IW MO HD EU LS DK ES WA AG SO...

The letters taken off the goblin courier read: [Colonial alphabet, Orcish] "To the Garrison Commander, Hamra: Unacceptable. I will see your troops block the eastern escape by Midnight tomorrow, or by the Lord's ashen blood Khaark shall have your twitching liver! S." [Colonial...

By Tane's player: Having used several magical spells, the group decided to move away. Tane asked Loren about the nature of the mage hunters and Loren replied that they were creatures wholly dedicated to pursuing spell-casters. They belonged to The Shadow and they could sense magic from a...

By Tane's player: Tane and his brother Keeran had watched the collection of hovels for a goodly time now. The dwellings were ramshackle, little better than holes in the ground. What attracted the brothers was the sound they heard. Someone was using a hammer. That suggested someone crafting...

By S'mon, Zana's player: Zana's Story - Part 2 As Zana Than cleaned the Krenshar blood off her father's sword, she looked over at the other members of her party, now enlarged to six. They were starting to come together as a fighting team - they had better come together, if they were ever to...

And finally, two Erenlander couriers are making their way back towards Erethor along the north bank of Felthera ... New PCs Keeran (Tallarn), Erethor hunter and courier, Tane's brother, Erenlander Rog1 Tane, Erethor bowyer and courier, Keeran's brother, Erenlander Rog1 Keeran's background...

By randomling, Jezz's player: Jez's Story: Part One I’ve been walking for days when I come upon the village. The outlaw group wasn’t very successful. We were camped when the orcs came, and I’m pretty sure nobody else survived – the only souvenir I was left with is a nasty dent in my sword...

Around the same time, another sole survivor from the attack on Than's band has made her way northwest and crossed Felthera in a safer place. She is hungry and tired and needs a forge to smooth a dent out of her blade ... The sole PC for this session: Jezzan Hest (randomling), weaponsmith...

By S'mon, Zana's player: Zana's Story As dawn glimmered in the east, Zana Than sat cross-legged in the dirt, cleaning the iron breastplate she'd looted from the orc champion earlier that day. There was an expression of intense concentration in her large brown eyes, her smooth brow slightly...

Part One: Shadow over Felthera Felthera Valley, Central Erenland, Year 99 of the Last Age. It is late spring. Four days ago, a band of Sarcosan riders known as "Than's band" for its former freerider leader was overrun and slaughtered in camp by a large force of Dark Mother orcs. Since...

Surely not the only thing. The channeler in my low-level Midnight game won't get access to Magic Missile for a while (not until seventh level, he's only second currently). His standard spell is color spray, which is extremely successful against low-level melee types with their low Will saves -...

Hmm, that's a sensitive situation you've got there, newbie DM with newbie player. She wouldn't happen to be your wife/girlfriend/SO also? That wouldn't exactly make things easier. Assuming she is "just" a player and there's no relationship complications involved, here's a few of thoughts...

It wasn't the mechanics I was thinking of. Actually it would have been clearer if I'd said "punishes" rather than "penalises". No RP-shy player I know would feel comfortable at being dragged out of hiding and forced into a complex RP situation with the parameters already set for them by the...

I'd say it lets players shine who are comfortable playing their character in various modes and shades. Definitely more difficult to do than just taking a deep breath and starting to RP a situation "just as yourself". That type of thing can be fun if the entire group is on about the same...

Wow. :cool: Wish I could say I've been as successful as that in luring RP-shy players out, at least not instantly - best response I usually got was a secret glowing smile, which might even linger for a while. And I like to believe that I have managed to lure some people out of hiding over a...