OPEN CALL: Charity PDF for Katrina Victims
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Balok the Strange
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tadk said:
If you mean is there a list of all of the monsters in the book so far, than the answer would be a resounding no. We are still getting material in everyday, and there a more than a few monsters in it. We would prefer encounter tables that just use what's already out there. You could put in a few "GMs Choice" results, and then we could hint that they should use something else from in the book.......
Balok the Strange
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tadk said:
Thanks, Tad. Word will be better than Excel, While tables in either don't import into our layout software, Word is easier to cut and paste with.
Varianor Abroad
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Cathix said:
Thanks! I could probably write it for both if I download the D20 Modern SRD and see what the differences are. If there's anyone who knows that stuff that I can send it to, then I'd love to get some help dual-statting.
Also, what about a gumbo ooze? I know it's a bit silly, but the thought popped into my head this morning.
I also vote for Cajun Arcana! (Cajun Blackened Arcana? Creole Arcana)
How about a few "magical" effects from songs, jazz tunes or whatnot? Or magical areas where the musicians have played? (Just tossing this out for brainstorming.)
Balok the Strange
First Post
Varianor Abroad said:
Actually, everyone - the book isn't going to be called Cajun Arcana, although that might make it as the subtitle. The finished book cover including title will be revealed some time next week.
Varianor Abroad said:
I really like the idea of a 'food ooze'..but as it stands we've got three or four pieces dealing with gumbo, and one dealing with jambalaya. Let me do a little research on popular food and drink of New Orleans and I'll post back later with some ideas.
P.S. The reason we're not calling it 'Cajun Arcana' is mostly because Cajun describes a very specific nationality/lineage, one which does not include blacks, creoles, or the other ethnicities intrinsic in making New Orleans the city it was, is, and will be again. That's all. It is a really great idea for a name - just not broad enough for the veritable 'jambalaya' of contributions we've received.
Timespike
A5E Designer and third-party publisher
Well, here's my aid worker advanced class. (Will this work?)
Aid Worker
By Peter Martin
Open Game Content
Aid workers are the ones sent when a hurricane, a natural disaster, or some other calamity strikes. One part field medic, one part construction worker, and one part logistics expert, they aid the survivors, find those trapped in the rubble, and start the rebuilding process. Aid workers are usually trained by either relief organizations like the Salvation Army or Red Cross, or by government agencies, like FEMA. Regardless of who trained them, however, they are there to do much the same thing: restore hope and civilization to a place where both are in short supply. The fastest path into the aid worker class is through the dedicated hero base class, though other paths are possible.
Requirements
To qualify to become an Aid Worker, a character must fulfill the following criteria.
Skills: Craft (Structural) 3 ranks, Treat Injury 6 Ranks, Search 3 Ranks
Feat: Endurance
Special: Cannot have an allegiance to Evil or Chaos, must work for a disaster relief agency like FEMA, the Red Cross, or the like.
[Class information in the product if chosen to be included]
Aid Worker
By Peter Martin
Open Game Content
Aid workers are the ones sent when a hurricane, a natural disaster, or some other calamity strikes. One part field medic, one part construction worker, and one part logistics expert, they aid the survivors, find those trapped in the rubble, and start the rebuilding process. Aid workers are usually trained by either relief organizations like the Salvation Army or Red Cross, or by government agencies, like FEMA. Regardless of who trained them, however, they are there to do much the same thing: restore hope and civilization to a place where both are in short supply. The fastest path into the aid worker class is through the dedicated hero base class, though other paths are possible.
Requirements
To qualify to become an Aid Worker, a character must fulfill the following criteria.
Skills: Craft (Structural) 3 ranks, Treat Injury 6 Ranks, Search 3 Ranks
Feat: Endurance
Special: Cannot have an allegiance to Evil or Chaos, must work for a disaster relief agency like FEMA, the Red Cross, or the like.
[Class information in the product if chosen to be included]
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DanielSchenstrom
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Jonathan! I choose Jonathan!
Cathix
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timespike said:
It looks good. Let me consult my resident mechanix consultants extraordinaire and I will get back to you soon. How about sending me that .rtf file via email? *wink* Tankies.
And regarding the above mention of 'food oozes'... I've found a few things that might work, in a sick, twisted disgusted culinary sort of way:
Remoulade Sauce (Rum a laud)
Spicy mustard based cocktail sauce
Creme Caramel
A glazed custard
Bread Pudding
Custard baked french bread - often served with raisins and rum sauce
Blood sausage (! ew !)
taken from this food item: Boudin (boo dan')
Hot, spicy pork mixed with onions, cooked rice, herbs. Two types: boudin blanc is pork and rice, boudin rouge is a blood sausage
tadk
Explorer
This was going to be submitted but putting it here
I wanted to do some real life like article for flavor of the Bayou / Swamp
Pulled some data together etc
But not feeling a way to put it into play fast enough to make the deadline and work on my 4 monsters I have started and a germ of an idea for Gris-Gris bags
So posting it here for research purposes for my fellow threaders
Tad
Welcome to the Bayou, some information to enliven your game
Tad Kelson
Bayou (bī'ū, bī'ō) pronunciation n.
1. A body of water, such as a creek or small river, that is a tributary of a larger body of water.
2. A sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands, marshes, or plantation grounds.
[Louisiana French bayouque, bayou, possibly from Choctaw bayuk.]
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2004, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved
The thesaurus also suggests swamp, swampland, marsh, marshland, everglade, wetlands, bog for other similar terms.
Now more of a description of the Bayou taken lock stock and barrel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A bayou is a small, slow-moving stream or creek formed in the former bed of a river. Bayous are usually located in low-lying areas, especially in the Mississippi River delta region of the southern United States. Many bayous are the home of crawfish, certain species of shrimp, other shellfish and catfish.
The word was first used by the French in Louisiana and is thought to originate from the Choctaw word bayuk which means "small stream". The first settlements of Acadians in southern Louisiana were near Bayou Lafourche and Bayou des Ecores which led to a close association of the bayou with Cajun culture.
A term used in the western US for generally similar features is "slough" (pronounced "slew"). Houston, Texas is known as the "Bayou City".
Bayou Country is most closely associated with Cajun (Acadian French) and Creole (mixed French, African, and Indian) cultural groups native to the Gulf Coast region generally stretching from Houston, Texas to Mobile, Alabama with its center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cypress Swamp
Cypress swamps are found in the southern United States. They are named for the bald cypress tree. Bald cypress trees are deciduous trees with needle-like leaves. They have very wide bases and "knees" that grow from their roots and stick up out of the water. Bald cypress trees can grow to 100 to 120 feet tall.
Fire plays an important role in the establishment of bald cypress swamps. Cypress trees grow very quickly after a fire and re-establish themselves before other trees have a chance to grow! Many of the bald cypress trees in cypress swamps in the U.S. were cut down in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. The wood from the bald cypress is resistant to rot and was a popular wood for building. Other trees and shrubs like pond cypress, blackgum, red maple, wax myrtle, and buttonwood can also be found in cypress swamps. Animals like white-tailed deer, minks, raccoons, anhingas, pileated woodpeckers, purple gallinules, egrets, herons, alligators, frogs, turtles and snakes are often found in cypress swamps.
Here is a representative listing of some of the animals that live in the Bayou or a Swamp.
A Wide variety of Herons and other Birds
American Alligators
Bald Eagles
Bats
Beavers
Bobcats
Brown Bears
Catfish
Coyotes
Ducks
Eastern wild turkeys
Feral Boar / Pigs
Freshwater Drum Fish
Garfish
Grey Foxes
Grey Squirrels
Largemouth Bass
Long-Tailed Weasel
Minks
Opossum
Rabbits
Raccoons
Red Foxes
Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers
River Otters
Smallmouth Buffalo Fish
Striped Skunks
Turtles
Water Snakes
Waterfowl
White-tailed Deer
The Section on Cypress Swamps is used intact with some additions listing more animals found in many swamps, from
Nature Works
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htm
New Hampshire Public Television
268 Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824. 603-868-1100 Fax 603-868-7552
©2005 All rights reserved
(This part I might use later on. Watch out Sean and Deb once I am done with my current projects)
Facts and Folklore
"In Malaysia it is said that a crocodile has two pairs of eyes, one pair for daylight and one pair for night and under water. It also has a special stomach in which it hides its human victim's clothes. A child which has fallen into a river may turn slowly into a crocodile, beginning by growing a tail. The head remains human longest." - Jan Knappert
I wanted to do some real life like article for flavor of the Bayou / Swamp
Pulled some data together etc
But not feeling a way to put it into play fast enough to make the deadline and work on my 4 monsters I have started and a germ of an idea for Gris-Gris bags
So posting it here for research purposes for my fellow threaders
Tad
Welcome to the Bayou, some information to enliven your game
Tad Kelson
Bayou (bī'ū, bī'ō) pronunciation n.
1. A body of water, such as a creek or small river, that is a tributary of a larger body of water.
2. A sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands, marshes, or plantation grounds.
[Louisiana French bayouque, bayou, possibly from Choctaw bayuk.]
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2004, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved
The thesaurus also suggests swamp, swampland, marsh, marshland, everglade, wetlands, bog for other similar terms.
Now more of a description of the Bayou taken lock stock and barrel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A bayou is a small, slow-moving stream or creek formed in the former bed of a river. Bayous are usually located in low-lying areas, especially in the Mississippi River delta region of the southern United States. Many bayous are the home of crawfish, certain species of shrimp, other shellfish and catfish.
The word was first used by the French in Louisiana and is thought to originate from the Choctaw word bayuk which means "small stream". The first settlements of Acadians in southern Louisiana were near Bayou Lafourche and Bayou des Ecores which led to a close association of the bayou with Cajun culture.
A term used in the western US for generally similar features is "slough" (pronounced "slew"). Houston, Texas is known as the "Bayou City".
Bayou Country is most closely associated with Cajun (Acadian French) and Creole (mixed French, African, and Indian) cultural groups native to the Gulf Coast region generally stretching from Houston, Texas to Mobile, Alabama with its center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cypress Swamp
Cypress swamps are found in the southern United States. They are named for the bald cypress tree. Bald cypress trees are deciduous trees with needle-like leaves. They have very wide bases and "knees" that grow from their roots and stick up out of the water. Bald cypress trees can grow to 100 to 120 feet tall.
Fire plays an important role in the establishment of bald cypress swamps. Cypress trees grow very quickly after a fire and re-establish themselves before other trees have a chance to grow! Many of the bald cypress trees in cypress swamps in the U.S. were cut down in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. The wood from the bald cypress is resistant to rot and was a popular wood for building. Other trees and shrubs like pond cypress, blackgum, red maple, wax myrtle, and buttonwood can also be found in cypress swamps. Animals like white-tailed deer, minks, raccoons, anhingas, pileated woodpeckers, purple gallinules, egrets, herons, alligators, frogs, turtles and snakes are often found in cypress swamps.
Here is a representative listing of some of the animals that live in the Bayou or a Swamp.
A Wide variety of Herons and other Birds
American Alligators
Bald Eagles
Bats
Beavers
Bobcats
Brown Bears
Catfish
Coyotes
Ducks
Eastern wild turkeys
Feral Boar / Pigs
Freshwater Drum Fish
Garfish
Grey Foxes
Grey Squirrels
Largemouth Bass
Long-Tailed Weasel
Minks
Opossum
Rabbits
Raccoons
Red Foxes
Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers
River Otters
Smallmouth Buffalo Fish
Striped Skunks
Turtles
Water Snakes
Waterfowl
White-tailed Deer
The Section on Cypress Swamps is used intact with some additions listing more animals found in many swamps, from
Nature Works
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7i.htm
New Hampshire Public Television
268 Mast Road, Durham, NH 03824. 603-868-1100 Fax 603-868-7552
©2005 All rights reserved
(This part I might use later on. Watch out Sean and Deb once I am done with my current projects)
Facts and Folklore
"In Malaysia it is said that a crocodile has two pairs of eyes, one pair for daylight and one pair for night and under water. It also has a special stomach in which it hides its human victim's clothes. A child which has fallen into a river may turn slowly into a crocodile, beginning by growing a tail. The head remains human longest." - Jan Knappert
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