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<blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 2718047" data-attributes="member: 19990"><p><strong>[PLAIN]Discussion -- (Adventure) Rivenblight’s Castaway [Creamsteak Judging][/PLAIN]</strong></p><p></p><p>Yeah, this one has fond memories for me. It's the first one I ever read, back when I was trying to get a "feel" for Living EnWorld before generating my first character.</p><p></p><p>First, I don't think I have any problem with any of the details that are set in Orussus. I'm not sure street addresses would get up into triple digits in a town of 14,000, but that's a quibble. Maybe someday if I ever try to make a map of Orussus I might have more to say on this.</p><p></p><p>No, my biggest worry was the lands north of Orussus where the bulk of the adventure takes place. I greatly feared more of the "about a day's journey out of town, you encounter..." syndrome. ALL adventures can't take place a day's ride out of town!</p><p></p><p>First, there is a huge forest between Orussus and Rivendale on the map. The forest that this adventure takes place in is clearly not that forest. This one is much smaller, and is not on the map, although there is no reason that it couldn't be on the map.</p><p></p><p>I was most concerned with conflicts with previous adventures. I think we're OK, and here's why. First, the Mauler's Camp in <em>In Service of Orussus</em> is two day's travel to the northeast of the forest in <em>Rivenblight's Castaway</em>. I don't think anyone planned it that way, but it's good that they're far enough apart to not cause problems.</p><p></p><p>The other potential conflict is with the <em>Monastery of St. Feragon</em> stuff. Well, let's see...the roadwarden station is about 4 miles north of Orussus...check, no conflict. The "several inns" in <em>Rivenblight's Castaway</em> are 16 miles north of Orussus. The "side road" leading from the road to the Monastery of St. Feragon is about 12 miles past the roadwarden station, or just about where the "several inns" are. I don't really see a conflict there. Finally, we have the monastery being "20 miles north" of Orussus, or just about at the edge of the small forest. Again, since there is some undefined distance (> 1/4 mile) traveled down the "side road", I don't see why the monastery should even be visible from the road to Rivenblight, or even enter the <em>Rivenblight's Castaway</em> narrative. Likewise, the setting of the Monastery is described as wooded, but with fields cleared for the monks to farm.</p><p></p><p>I think it all fits...more by luck than by design.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Jefe, post: 2718047, member: 19990"] [b][PLAIN]Discussion -- (Adventure) Rivenblight’s Castaway [Creamsteak Judging][/PLAIN][/b] Yeah, this one has fond memories for me. It's the first one I ever read, back when I was trying to get a "feel" for Living EnWorld before generating my first character. First, I don't think I have any problem with any of the details that are set in Orussus. I'm not sure street addresses would get up into triple digits in a town of 14,000, but that's a quibble. Maybe someday if I ever try to make a map of Orussus I might have more to say on this. No, my biggest worry was the lands north of Orussus where the bulk of the adventure takes place. I greatly feared more of the "about a day's journey out of town, you encounter..." syndrome. ALL adventures can't take place a day's ride out of town! First, there is a huge forest between Orussus and Rivendale on the map. The forest that this adventure takes place in is clearly not that forest. This one is much smaller, and is not on the map, although there is no reason that it couldn't be on the map. I was most concerned with conflicts with previous adventures. I think we're OK, and here's why. First, the Mauler's Camp in [I]In Service of Orussus[/I] is two day's travel to the northeast of the forest in [I]Rivenblight's Castaway[/I]. I don't think anyone planned it that way, but it's good that they're far enough apart to not cause problems. The other potential conflict is with the [I]Monastery of St. Feragon[/I] stuff. Well, let's see...the roadwarden station is about 4 miles north of Orussus...check, no conflict. The "several inns" in [I]Rivenblight's Castaway[/I] are 16 miles north of Orussus. The "side road" leading from the road to the Monastery of St. Feragon is about 12 miles past the roadwarden station, or just about where the "several inns" are. I don't really see a conflict there. Finally, we have the monastery being "20 miles north" of Orussus, or just about at the edge of the small forest. Again, since there is some undefined distance (> 1/4 mile) traveled down the "side road", I don't see why the monastery should even be visible from the road to Rivenblight, or even enter the [I]Rivenblight's Castaway[/I] narrative. Likewise, the setting of the Monastery is described as wooded, but with fields cleared for the monks to farm. I think it all fits...more by luck than by design. [/QUOTE]
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