How to capture the feel of Castle Greyhawk and Maure Castle?
The question above is one i've been trying to do for a long time, because that what i and many others truly like. Although i want my megadungeon to be my own, i'd also like it to have the exitement...
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also anybody else can feel free to chime in for, most of you have been playing for years and have a good idea what feeling im speaking of.
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Hmm, okay...1. Read a lot of books from the "Inspirational Reading" list for EGG's DMG.2. Run a lot of Gary's old modules, and any of Rob's ones. Study the maps, study the use of language and...
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Also: search for the mega-dungeon threads on Knights & Knaves and Dragonsfoot, for a good start on design advice.grodog----Allan GroheEditor and Project Manager, Pied Piper PublishingWorks by...
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I have been slowly compiling essays for a book related to this subject and at the recent GENCON participated in a panel seminar, and another which I gave,at which I brought up salient points related...
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Another thing to consider, this from a player:Burn the Monster Manual.Seriously. Nothing would emulate the feel of Greyhawk better than NOT KNOWING THE RULES!How many hit dice does a Chimera have?THAT...
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What Michael says is so true. In fact I used the example of Robilar and party first discovering a Black Pudding in Castle Greyhawk for the first time, that during my Rediscovering Fantasy in FRPG...
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I ditto Mike and Rob from above--I can still remember my first AD&D games from thirty years ago when all I'd lain eyes on was the Players Handbook... even Kobolds held a sense of dread ('just what...
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Yep. Once you pin down the known and quantifiable, you are left with wonderlessness and disenchantment. Tis the reason I continue in creating new and variant "stuff" (monsters, magic,situtations,...
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I am reliving that sense of "mystery" now. My mom-in-law and I had a friend of mine over and the three of us gamed on Saturday afternoon with my son, who will be 5 on Thursday. This was our first...
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If what Gronan says is true (and since he adventured in CG we can safely assume it is), then if one were working on a new product intended to capture the "feel" of Castle Greyhawk, one would do well...
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Don't brun your frigging Moster manual. Send it to me. Also, I like to tweak creatures for my own campaign. I like to keep my players wondering. Lots of fog of war as they say. I know as a player I...
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What Clang says is spot-on, IMHO. I find that there are several ways to gain the fear and respect of your players in regards to monster predictability as noted in the above posts. * Create new...
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My old DM's name was Bob and we lived in the small town of Buckley. Well I called him B.O.B. - the Bucher of Buckley. He killed so many of my characters, I am now paranoid most of the time.To capture...
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