Rhun's OLD Greyhawk ALPHA OOC Thread (ToEE) -CLOSED

[Rhun]

Have you read all of the pre-adventure Leif? It is opening alot of questions for me just like a good book

1.Did the party ever find Rodigan?
2.Why is Two Axe no longer in the party(did he die)?
3.What information did "The Master" tell Burne?
4.Has the party found any of these keys mentioned in the poem?
5.What are all those armed men doing in Nulb are they all bandits?
6.Why did Rhun change his mapmaking program was everyone else having as much trouble as I am?

So many questions and I'm only on page 45 of 129 oh woo is me

Jerrand, I totally missed this post...if you have any more questions, please post them up, and I will answer them tonight (hopefully).

 

[Jerrand Redband]

I was posing those questions at the time because I was still a long way from completely reading the adventure. I have finished and some questions were answered and some where not. (Like why you changed your maps. LOL ) The only question I have now is did the party bury Otto near the glade they used as a campsite before entering the temple this last time?

Oh and though Ragnok is smart enough to suggest dressing up in earth robes and going into the water temple pretending to bring the tribute mentioned in the letter, I don't think it's in his character. I say we charge down and clean this place out 1st edition style... one room at a time.

 

[Rhun]

Time: 11th Day (about midafternoon)

Correct

History: The moat house bandits and the "Master" defeated the party learns that the troubles in the area, may involve a . Learning what the could from Lord Burne about the Temple (a poem giving it's history and means of destruction?) at Hommlet the Pc's set out to discovery what was going on in Nulb a town mentioned by an interrigated bandit. Following bandits to the temple was easy as was there defeat in the tower located on the grounds. Entering the temple the PC's battled their way to a place called the Earth temple were they defeated the Avatar of Earth but at great cost (the of Otto). Going in this latest time (the thrid I believe) The party has crushed the power of the Earth temple causing it's leader Romag to flee. They are now just exploring the level for any losse ends.

A nice short summary of everything that has happened.

Party:
Dara Barbarian/Sorceress
Trevor Fighter/Thief (will not call him a rogue lol)
Kurt Cleric
Verdis Warlock
Ragnok Fighter
Coriane Paladin

Correct. I've been referring to Trevor IC as a soldier instead of a rogue, since that goes with his background.

 

[Jerrand Redband]

Hmmm... have not read Trevor's background as he did not give it to Ragnok and since Trevor really has only been part of the group IG for one day (though Leif has been for a couple months now)

 

[Rhun]

I was posing those questions at the time because I was still a long way from completely reading the adventure. I have finished and some questions were answered and some where not. (Like why you changed your maps. LOL )

I changed the maps because posting an excel document saves me time. I make the map in excel, and to post jpegs I have to copy them into MS Paint or such, and then attach that document. It is an extra step or two that I decided I didn't need to do.

The only question I have now is did the party bury Otto near the glade they used as a campsite before entering the temple this last time?

While it was never explicity stated that he was buried there by the PCs, Kurt did conduct something of a funeral there for him, so I just assume he is buried there.

I say we charge down and clean this place out 1st edition style... one room at a time.

Nice! Seriously, though, you guys don't have to explore every room. It all depends on how fast you want to finish the adventure, really.

 

[Jerrand Redband]

Nice! Seriously, though, you guys don't have to explore every room. It all depends on how fast you want to finish the adventure, really.

I don't know how long my comrades in arms have been playing. But I have 22 yrs of D&D under this old belt. LOL, I think they may believe that every room has some tidbit in it but back in the Golden Years the key encounters had the key clues/treasure in them. I do believe that's how defeating the boss of a level developed in video . And a lot of rooms were empty fighting not being key to gaining experience points. Remember that rogues in 1st edition got 1xp for every gold piece they aquired. But I'm won't put Ragnok in charge he'd be on level four right now looking for his brother. Way to early even by 1st edition standards.

One more question the Grand Stairs as you enter from outside. The party has never gone down them?

edit: and I notice you haven't used your... bump? in awhile

 

[Rhun]

I don't know how long my comrades in arms have been playing.

We are about at the 26 month mark, give or take a month. Exploring every room in the temple could take another two years or more.

But I have 22 yrs of D&D under this old belt. LOL, I think they may believe that every room has some tidbit in it but back in the Golden Years the key encounters had the key clues/treasure in them. I do believe that's how defeating the boss of a level developed in video . And a lot of rooms were empty fighting not being key to gaining experience points. Remember that rogues in 1st edition got 1xp for every gold piece they aquired. But I'm won't put Ragnok in charge he'd be on level four right now looking for his brother. Way to early even by 1st edition standards.

I have been playing D&D for since about 1980/81 myself, so I know exactly what you mean. Also, I've deleted some rooms, and changed the contents of others, since a lot of the original encounters just did not make sense, as was typical in 1E Adventures.

One more question the Grand Stairs as you enter from outside. The party has never gone down them?

Correct.

edit: and I notice you haven't used your... bump? in awhile

Since you and Leif joined, I haven't had to use the BUMP.

 

[Jerrand Redband]

I meant how long they have been playing D&D.

Playing 26+/- months and finished lvl 1 hmmmm... let me do some math

lvl 2 = 26 months = 2010
lvl 3 = 26 months = 2012
lvl 4 = 26 months = 2014

o.k. temple destroyed 2015 or so and we start the Slave Lords playing 5th edition lol

 

[Rhun]

Playing 26+/- months and finished lvl 1 hmmmm... let me do some math

lvl 2 = 26 months = 2010
lvl 3 = 26 months = 2012
lvl 4 = 26 months = 2014

o.k. temple destroyed 2015 or so and we start the Slave Lords playing 5th edition lol

Well, keep in mind that 26 months included intro to Hommlet, the Moathouse, Nulb, the Temple Proper and Level 1.

But point taken. Which is why it is all up to you guys. If you want to check every room (and let's not even mention the Nodes, which I plan on nerffing), we are looking at a avery long time.

 

[Leif]

I've also been playing DND since about 1980-81. Yeah, the room-by-room approach is just a bad leftover habit that I would like to break. Actually, though, we, or at leat I, didn't know whether we might find something interesting/useful in the unexplored portions of this level. But Trevor is all for proceeding into the depths of the temple. He'd just prefer to have a relatively secure exit route beind him before we venture down there.