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Snoring Rock Quote: what do you think of using Bard's Gate for Tarsh, inserting the wilderlands NPC's? Seeing as how you designed so much of it?

I can tell you what I think of it, too big of a city state to fit the feel of Tarsh, yes the landscape works to some degree, but when we were designing it, Tarsh was a newly awakening city state rising from the ashes of a once great city with long lived rangers of the North (think tokien) in control of the city. Much of the city outside the walls was in ruin and served as slums for beggars and vermin. Inside the walls, the city was reconstituting, but large sections of the city were abandoned still and off limits to people on the other side of the river, the only place accross the river that was habbital was the nobles quarters and temples. On the south side of the city was the government, business, and commons. If you look at a map of Luddville (Ludding), I believe you will see about the livable size of the city, Small City State.

Kara

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kgeilman wrote:

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Snoring Rock Quote: what do you think of using Bard's Gate for Tarsh, inserting the wilderlands NPC's? Seeing as how you designed so much of it?

I can tell you what I think of it, too big of a city state to fit the feel of Tarsh, yes the landscape works to some degree, but when we were designing it, Tarsh was a newly awakening city state rising from the ashes of a once great city with long lived rangers of the North (think tokien) in control of the city. Much of the city outside the walls was in ruin and served as slums for beggars and vermin. Inside the walls, the city was reconstituting, but large sections of the city were abandoned still and off limits to people on the other side of the river, the only place accross the river that was habbital was the nobles quarters and temples. On the south side of the city was the government, business, and commons. If you look at a map of Luddville (Ludding), I believe you will see about the livable size of the city, Small City State.

Kara

I am not finding a map of Luddville (Ludding) in the module. Am I missing something?

email me offline and I will dig into the maps and email it to you, kgeilman@eostros.com

Also, Acre' Opposum (Hex 0108, Map 3) is a very important Keep and Rose and Paul are best friends with Voltar, Alexiev and Kirbye. Josh is a Ward of Rose (like another son) and is a guardian of the keep. Josh Rides a Pegasus which was a gift from Athena. Olga is a Skandik with a very thick skandiavian accent and lives in the temple of Thor tending to the warriors that arrive in need of her services. There is a large Shrine to Athena also on the grounds. Rose is building a temple to Athena (a collossus) in Tarsh/Luddville. Rose wields a Holy Avenger longsword of Elven craftmanship, its intelligent and has cleric healing powers, made of glass steele, +4 Full Plate, and a +2 Shield. Josh wields a Holy Avenger Great sword and wears +3 Elven Plate (Mithril Plate, Dex 16).

(Tarsh, Hex 0206) Voltar is a Stoic yet active party animal priest whos Half Brother is Alexiev. Alexiev is half hill giant and is the Governor General of Tarsh/Luddville and the Kingdom of Palos. The Red Dragon Inn is Run By Kirbye and Kirbye is married to Angelina Anapolis, Voltars Cleric under study.

The Red Dragon is a bar, strip club, pipe den, and brothel. Paulus, Alexiev and Voltar like to hang out at the Red Dragon with Kirbye. Kirbye is also a cohort of Voltar. Both Angelina and Rose hang out together but Rose is a very moralistic paladin who enjoys social gatherings with the elite and upper crust, is opposed to many of Pauls amoral antics. Rose is constantly threating Paul with a frying pan over the head for staying out all night and not returning to the keep. He swears he never sleeps with any of the girls at the club and thinks its ok to party as long as he is faithful (Men!! He is suppose to be a paladin).

Angelina is on the other hand very carefree, quite unintellectual, but fun at a party (Airhead). She makes decisions based on her whims but is very wise in addition to being charismatic when need be (think head of Tri Delta Sorority). The temple of Apollo is across the street from the Red Dragon and sponsors greek orgy's at times and has a skybridge built between the two buildings for easy access. The Temple has the circular sanctuary building surrounding a large open garden in a triangular shape, with the Hi Priest conclave in the center of the garden. Kirby also has a import/export company that serves as a front for the thieves guild out back in a secret room, basically a pawn shop.

Karl Glittergold can be found at times in town. Marvin works at the magic shop with Kaltodar as he is very old, Marvin is set to inherit the shop. Marvin likes to collect magic swords. He currently has one that is a +2 CN Intelligent Mage slayer that Angelina was forced to give him. The Tenifel Tarsh Rangers are in charge of patrolling the outlands of Tarsh and keeping the Orcs and Goblins cleared of the roads. The army tends to the protection of the cities. Ardontis is very pompus and has a british accent and looks like Robin Hood (Erol Flynn version).

Lord Hermes is playing host to Lord Kelandor IX without knowing his evil schemes. Though Paul is not officially a member of the Army, as a Paladin of Thor, he accompanies Alexiev quite often and has taken command of the army on occasion, He carry's the complementary title of General. Normally he is only in charge of the reserves. Neil is a Half-Elf Cleric/Wiz who is part of the unholy trio, he often accompanies Harmeggedo and Utak as they help Paul. Think of the unholy trio as the 3 stooges. Har is Acetic Jewish, Neil is a drunk, Utak is flaming.

Yes, there is a lot of drugs, sex and rock n roll involve here.

Just to let you know, there was a lot of things changed in the published version, compared to the manuscript, so I am not surprised the map got left out.

Grusome Square (Hex 2005) is a very important village also to the adventure, they are found wandering in Kelandors dungeon. Dax's belt of giant strength is Giant sized so Dax uses suspenders to hold it up and it has a on off position on the buckle, when active, Dax becomes giant sized. He got it with a wish spell he found on a scroll. Troy is an Assasin5/Rog4/Pal7 at this point, but she is an Assasin due to a curse. She is actually the daughter of some very influential people. She did not fall by choice. Greg knows her complete motivation, but she loves to dog parties in the dungeon.

Dome (Dorne) (Hex 1808): This is a good spot to place Kelandors castle. Put it just outside of town to the north near the river in 1807 or 1708, as the castle is tended by Gnomes and is built on top of a Mine.

Hex 4826, Keldar/Polimeros Keep is the spot for Land of 1000 Doors. Lord Balfour is a Bandit Lord and has built a little thiefdom in the oasis. There is a fortune teller there, but she is actually Petrarch the Lich from Kelandors Gold in disguise. Charte is the name substituted for the Lich who is 30th level. Petrarch's companion is actually a Death Knight. Underground the lich has built quite a small dungeon under a buried castle on the oasis. An orb of weather control is in his possession and used to bring on sand storms during bandit raids of the surrounding areas to cloak the bandits. The lich is trying to perfect time travel and weather control and uses the thieves to keep everyone away. This land was once a green and lush plain. It now resembles the gobi desert.