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(Adventure) The Bastards of XXXXXX Bluerun
This was an adventure that added enough geographical details to get itself in trouble. But first, the facts:
This was an adventure that added enough geographical details to get itself in trouble. But first, the facts:
- Bluerun is two days journey from Orussus
- Bluerun is in the rolling hills just south of the Northern Mountains. There are abandoned mine shafts in the general area.
- A day’s ride north of Orussus is an inn called the Counting Owl.
- There are two good potential campsites a little to the east of Bluerun, and one to the west.
- There is a small jail in the basement of the Bluerun council house.
- Bluerun is south of Andren.
Discussion -- (Adventure) The Bastards of XXXXXX Bluerun
My biggest problem with this was the impossible geography. If Bluerun is in the rolling hills just south of the Northern Mountains, then it is definitely not two days from Orussus. It's more like 5-7 days from Orussus to Rivenblight, and several days onward from there.
Now, supposedly, a days ride from Orussus on the road to Rivenblight is the Counting Owl. Since several extra days must be inserted into the timeline in order to make the distance fit the time, the Counting Owl could be anywhere from a day out of Orussus to a day from the Northern Mountains. I prefer the former, and here's why.
In Rivenblight's Castaway, there's a group of inns a day from Orussus, a popular rest stop for caravans. Why not number the Counting Owl among them? I can't think of a good reason why not.
Bluerun is south of Andren, but Andren isn't on the map. I think we can put it at any reasonable location in the lands north of the Northern Mountains.
My biggest problem with this was the impossible geography. If Bluerun is in the rolling hills just south of the Northern Mountains, then it is definitely not two days from Orussus. It's more like 5-7 days from Orussus to Rivenblight, and several days onward from there.
Now, supposedly, a days ride from Orussus on the road to Rivenblight is the Counting Owl. Since several extra days must be inserted into the timeline in order to make the distance fit the time, the Counting Owl could be anywhere from a day out of Orussus to a day from the Northern Mountains. I prefer the former, and here's why.
In Rivenblight's Castaway, there's a group of inns a day from Orussus, a popular rest stop for caravans. Why not number the Counting Owl among them? I can't think of a good reason why not.
Bluerun is south of Andren, but Andren isn't on the map. I think we can put it at any reasonable location in the lands north of the Northern Mountains.
Knight Otu
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If it's the one I'm thinking of, it should be one vote short of approval...
By the way, did you skip over the Old-Fashioned Way, or am I simply blind?
By the way, did you skip over the Old-Fashioned Way, or am I simply blind?
Kahuna Burger
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the old fashioned way takes place in an unspecified location, so if el' didn't like the geogrphy in my other threads, that one would probably cause an anurism.Knight Otu said:
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