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Issue Number 3

December 2004

Contents

Stop the Goblin Raidby Trenton Howard 2The Nasty NPC Competition Second Place Winners 12

The Thingby Christopher Tichenor 12Delorn by Quinn Davis Dave Munnerlyn III 13

Wandering Monsters 1Giggerby Quinn Davis Dave Munnerlyn III 1Allaruby !ohn "# Turcotte 1$ttu!uby !ohn "# Turcotte 1%

Retheriansby !ared Hallet 1&

"nline Gaming# Play by $%mailby Quinn Davis Dave Munnerlyn III 23Product Re&ie'# Module () When a Star Fallsreviewed by 'orne Marshall 2$

Pseudo Dragon( )ur Hu*or +ection 2&Siblings o* the Sta!e by ,li-abeth .Indi/o 0ose. +tewart 3

The Staff

Publisher Stuart Highman

Editor Chris Gonnerman

Associate Editor ohn !urcotteAssociate Editor Ste"e #blood$mage% &illett

Co"er Art Eri' &ilson

!itle Gra(hics im )assiter

Interior Art Dan Dalton* )ord +$le* Chirgles* ,rant

,ollman*Eri' &ilson* ohn !urcotte* Eli-abeth

Ste.art* Ste"e /obertson

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% in Lair:

&e"e got game this issue111 or at least* a module1 )oo' ust one (age urther on to see

!renton Ho.ards Stop the Goblin Raid1 I thats not enough* the "er$ net item is our (rinting

o the t.o second (lace Nast$ NPCs* !he !hing and Delorn5 t.o interesting ello.s to s(ice u($our cam(aign1 Add in a trio o ne. &andering 6onsters and $ou should ha"e (lent$ to 'ee(

$our (la$ers bus$7

&e ha"e something or $ou (la$ers* too111 a ne. (la$er character race* the Retherians b$

ared Hallett1 8r i $ou cant ind an old9school game near $ou* (erha(s Da"e 6unnerl$ns

article on Pla$ b$ Email games ma$ be ust .hat $ou need1

6i in )orne 6arshalls re"ie. o :+4 &hen a Star ;alls and se"eral (ages o cartoons or a .ell9

rounded e-ine111 I ho(e $ou all eno$ reading this one as much as .e did assembling it1

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Stop the Goblin Raid

"n "DD "dventure by Trenton Howardor 45 characters o6 levels 143

Story *or the DM#

7oblin raids have put the ,lven city o6 8yri*i in dire need o6 help# They will be loo9in/ 6or any:Cs that can help# +tran/e 9illin/s in the 6orest o6 Ten/ar have *ade trade i*possible with othercities# The :Cs should be as9ed to investi/ate the 9illin/s so that trade can continue# "lyissid; anevil th level clerical worshiper o6 the 0ot 'ord; is behind the 7oblin raids# +he has beensacri6icin/ victi*s 6ro* the caravans in order to raise a s*all 6orce o6 undead# The /oblins are ascoutin/ and distraction 6orce to wea9en the city 6irst be6ore the undead invasion :C interaction# ?hen they arrive; the elves will be suspiciouso6 the :Cs until they understand that they are there to help# 7uards *ay bloc9 entrances or as9@uestions to deter*ine the :CsA intentions#

8yri*i is a s*all city# Be6ore you be/in the *odule; you *ay wish to create your own rou/h *apo6 the city# se the details below to help you *ap the i*portant sections# Discoura/e the :Cs6ro* /oin/ to the undead cave 6irst bloc9 it with thic9 over/rowth or so*ethin/ else# 8eep theevil boss and the undead a secret as lon/ as possible# 7ood 'uc9E

The $l&en City o* (yrimi#

There will be between 243 ,lven /uards at the city li*its at all ti*es on4elves *ay be treated with suspicion#

+, -arrac!sF 7uards reside here


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., Captain/s -arrac!sF This tree is ho*e to the Captain and & /uards# >o one will be allowed toenter this buildin/# ive o6 the /uards in the tree will be standin/ /uard outside on the /round#The /uards are 2nd level 6i/hters


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The 5orest o* Tengar#

?anderin/ Monsters


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Goblin Ca&e#

There are no wanderin/ *onster encounters in this cave#

+, Guard Room# This roo* is cut out o6 natural stone# There is a barrel in the >, corner and a lon/table and two chairs in the >? corner o6 the roo*# The barrel contains nothin/ but drin9in/

water#

MonstersF J /oblin /uards


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4, "gre/s Chamber# There is a 6oul s*ellin/ pile o6 hay; which is the o/reAs bed# There is nothin/o6 value in this roo*#

MonstersF The o/re; 7raloc9; is /uardin/ the secret door to the /oblin leader o wanderin/ *onsters will beencountered here# In order to enter :Cs*ust pull all 6our levers to open the doorsto area 5# The levers *ay be pulled in anyorder#

+, S!eleton Room# This roo* is 9nee deepin rottin/ bones and sli*y water# It ree9shorribly in here# The secret door has alever# I6 pulled; a /rindin/ noise will beheard 6ro* so*ewhere in the co*ple#

)ne loc9 to the door at "rea 5 will beunloc9ed# In the bones o6 the s9eletonsthere is a shiny brass 9ey 6or area


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., Co**in Room# This roo* is lit by an eerie blue /low e*anatin/ 6ro* a lon/ sword atop apedestal# The sword is 1 but when touched the co66ins will open and their occupants willattac9# )ther than the sword and co66ins )T,F this wi/ht can behit by nor*al weapons#



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3, Resting Room# This area is a restin/ roo*# :Cs will 6eel sa6e restin/ here# There is only a bed anda table is in this roo*# >o *onsters will attac9 the* in here because it is protected by a spella/ainst the undead#

4, Statue Room# In this roo* are three statues# )ne is in the >, corner; one is in the +, corner; andone is in the +? corner# I6 the statue by the secret door is *oved to the e*pty area ?corner; a trap will be tri//ered# In the secret door is another lever to unloc9 a loc9 to area 5;


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Stop the Goblin Raid Maps#

Tengar 5orest#



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Goblin Ca&e#



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ndead Ca&e#



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The Nasty NPC Competition

Here we /o a/ain; with the two second4place winners in Dra/ons6oots Halloween 23 >asty>:C co*petition# ,nNoyE

The Thingby Christopher Tichenor

0aceF "lienClassF i/hter K 5"/eF PP

+trF 15KIntF 15?isF 1DeF 11ConF 1$

ChaF 3

H:F $

?eapon :ro6icienciesF'aser Blaster; 'i/ht +word; Club; PP

'an/ua/esF Does not spea9

Bac9/round K detailsF

" crash4landed pilot 6ro* another planet; theThin/ appears to be a hu/e; u/ly hu*an closeto 5 6eet tall# In actuality; he is a *ass o6 plant4

li9e tissue# "s such; blud/eonin/ weapons do noda*a/e a/ainst hi* and piercin/ weaponsonly do 1 hp o6 da*a/e per hit# +lashin/weapons do 6ull da*a/e; but *ay


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The Thin/ is very stron/; very s*art; and @uite cra6ty# He attac9s by a*bush; when his opponentsare unaware or in a position o6 wea9ness# )therwise he will avoid lar/er; stron/er parties# Hepre6ers to blud/eon his opponents into unconsciousness in order to retain *ost o6 the blood inthe body# The Thin/ has nothin/ but conte*pt 6or other races# He si*ply sees the* as ba/s o6blood to 6eed hi*sel6 and his youn/#

I6 The Thin/ is de6eated; *ore *ay co*e### 8eep watchin/ the s9ies#

Delornby Quinn Davis


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)ut o6 a /roup o6 si only he was spared### i6 thats what you want to call it# The others werepro*ptly eaten; but the de*ons had a /a*e to play with Delorn# They twisted his *ind; turnin/hi* into a sel6ish; bitter *an; willin/ to do whatever it ta9es to /et what he wants#

They let Delorn /o then; and /ave hi* passa/e bac9 to the :ri*e Material# n9nown to hi*however; they sent out the 6irst Hunter# This was their /a*eF " hunter de*on would be let lose

upon the world to search 6or Delorn; to hunt hi* down and 9ill hi* and anyone near hi*#

The 6irst catch was easy Delorn never suspected he was under pursuit# He was out with a ladyhe 6ancied; ta9in/ her ho*e by a di66erent way than usual### 6or he had plans o6 his own# TheHunter was waitin/ 6or the* in the dar9 alley Delorn had chosen# Their screa*s pierced the dar9ni/ht as the Hunter ended both o6 their lives# By the ti*e the city /uard arrived; the De*on was/one# They 6ound only the body o6 Delorns lady escort#

Delorn reawo9e; na9ed in a land 6ar away# He 9new now that he was the hunted# Hes tried tohide everywhere he can thin9 o6; but the Hunter always 6inds hi* eventually# He doesnt try toseclude hi*sel6; not carin/ i6 anyone else /ets hurt# He hopes that *aybe so*eday the Hunterwill choose the wron/ place to attac9; and so*eone in the vicinity will be able to de6eat thede*on# In the *eanti*e he searches 6or a way to 6inally win the /a*e hi*sel6#

Delorn has 6ew possessions o6 his own# " year at *ost passes between the ti*es when thede*on catches up to hi*; not lon/ enou/h 6or hi* to rise hi*sel6 up 6ro* destitution in astran/e land# ,very now and then he does steal hi*sel6 so*ethin/ help6ul#

Despite his a/e; Delorn re*ains in ecellent health# The de*ons have elon/ated his li6espan; inhopes o6 etendin/ their little /a*e# He doesnt dare co**it suicide; or otherwise have his li6enaturally ended 6or 6ear that doin/ so will send his soul ri/ht bac9 to the "byss 6or an eternity o6torture# He believes that the only way to save his soul is to win the /a*e#

He continues his search 6or a way to 6oil the de*on# He suspects that i6 he can 9ill the Hunter; orhave it 9illed; that the hunt will end and he will be le6t in peace# )r *aybe the tric9 is to eludethe de*on 6or a certain period o6 ti*e#

" di66erent de*on is sent with each conclusion o6 the hunt# ,ventually the de*ons *ay tire o6their sport but so lon/ as the hunt continues; neither Delorn nor anyone around hi* can ever besa6e#

The actual rules o6 the De*ons Hunt /a*e are le6t up to the DM# Its assu*ed the :Cs will betas9ed so*ehow to 6ree this wretched person 6ro* his curse one way or the other# )6 coursethey *ay have to deal with Delorns twisted and dan/erous personality in order to discover hissecrets#



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Wandering Monsters

GiggerQuinn Davis +,+F >ilM"7IC 0,+I+T">C,F >il

I>T,''I7,>C,F "ni*al"'I7>M,>TF >eutral+IL,F M IC "BI'ITRF >il "ttac9KDe6ense ModesF >ilK>il

The /i//er is a /iant se/*ented centipede4type creature# Twelve lon/ le/s carry it swi6tly alon/its wetland ho*e# It can cli*b trees at the sa*e rate it *oves on the /round; but it avoidsswi**in/ because its breathin/ or/ans are on the underside o6 its body# The insectoidcreatureAs eos9eleton is white and so6t at birth; but hardens within 2J hours; and ta9es on a/reen hue in two wee9s# our ar*s are attached Nust behind its head; two o6 which aree@uipped with bri/ht biolu*inescent tips; which are covered with an eos9eleton lid# The

other two ar*s end in sharp; barbed spear4li9e appenda/es#

Co*batF

" /i//er initiates its attac9 by li6tin/ the lids on its li/ht4producin/ ar*s and 6ocusin/ theillu*ination into a tar/etAs 6ace# The li/ht renders any opponent blind 6or as lon/ as the li/ht is6ocused on the opponent


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HabitatK,colo/yF

The /i//er is a solitary hunter; roa*in/ *arshes and wetlands see9in/ out 6ood# It will only see9out others o6 its 9ind 6or *atin/ /i//ers have been 9nown to eat other /i//ers# They do not*a9e lairs; but o6ten choose to rest in treetops# They typically prey on /iant 6ro/s; 6ish; or theoccasional alli/ator# They are not shy about attac9in/ a party o6 adventurers hopin/ to *a9e a

@uic9 9ill and /etaway#

I6 a /i//er *ana/es to 9ill or render a tar/et unconscious it will i**ediately brea9 co*bat andatte*pt to retreat to a sa6e area where it can consu*e its 9ill# ,ven thou/h they are not used inco*bat; a /i//erAs *andibles can crush bone; so *eals are usually totally consu*ed# The*onster will discard all *etal obNects# +o6ter inedible *aterial such as leather is ripped to shredsto /et at the *eal underneath#

7i//ers *olt once every three *onths; replacin/ any lost li*bs in the process# or 2J hours a6ter*oltin/ they are "r*or Class % over their entire body#

" slain /i//erAs eos9eleton @uic9ly dries out and beco*es brittle; renderin/ it useless as ar*or;but the lu*inous bladders in its li/ht ar*s are pri-ed 6or *a9in/ li/ht4related *a/ic#

Allaruby !ohn "# Turcotte

0,Q,>CRF 0are>)# "::,"0I>7F 14J"0M)0 C'"++F JM),F $K2JHIT DIC,F JJO I> '"I0F 3OT0,"+0, TR:,F 0; +; T>)# ) "TT"C8+F 3D"M"7,K"TT"C8F 245K245K14J+:,CI"' "TT"C8+F +ee below+:,CI"' D,,>+,+F +ee belowM"7IC 0,+I+T">C,F 2OI>T,''I7,>C,F ,ceptional"'I7>M,>TF 'aw6ul ,vil+IL,F M:+I)>IC "BI'ITRF >il "ttac9KDe6ense ModesF >ilK>il

The allaru are evil spirits clothed in 6lesh# To/ether with their *asters; the uttu9u


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"n allaru *ay use the 6ollowin/ spell4li9e abilities; one at a ti*e; one per round; at willF causefear; darkness; detect good; detect invisible# )nce per day; an allaru *ay use the 6ollowin/spell4li9e abilitiesF charm person; know alignment; mirror image, protection from good 10 radius."ll spell4li9e abilities 6unction at the th level o6 eperience# In addition; allaru use spells anda66ect undead as thlevel evil clerics# "llaru have an innate 6or* o6 tongues; and can spea9 thelan/ua/e o6 any hu*an or de*i4hu*an encountered#

"llarus *ay only be struc9 by *a/ic weapons# They are i**une to 6ire4based attac9s; poison;paralysis; petri6ication; poly*orph and death *a/ic# They are 9ept at bay by a protection fromgoodcircle and su66er 245 hit points o6 da*a/e 6ro* a direct hit by holy water )# ) "TT"C8+F 2D"M"7,K"TT"C8F 141 and by weapon 3+:,CI"' "TT"C8+F +ee below+:,CI"' D,,>+,+F +ee belowM"7IC 0,+I+T">C,F 2OI>T,''I7,>C,F 7enius"'I7>M,>TF 'aw6ul ,vil+IL,F ' IC "BI'ITRF >il

"ttac9KDe6ense ModesF >ilK>il

The uttu9u are power6ul evil spirits who roa*the :ri*e Material plane see9in/ to persuadethose o6 /ood ali/n*ent into co**ittin/ evilacts# They are cunnin/ and devious# Theyo6ten i*personate power6ul and in6luential

clerics o6 /ood in order to lead the unwaryastray#

In its true 6or*; an uttu9u appears as a /iantwith the head o6 a 6ierce lion; the horns o6 abull; and enor*ous 6eathered win/s# "n uttu9u can polymorph selfat will into the 6or* o6 ahu*an or de*i4hu*an o6 either /ender# The voice o6 an uttu9u is pleasin/ and 6luid; allowin/ it



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to castsuggestionat will# ttu9us have an innate 6or* o6 tongues; and can spea9 the lan/ua/eo6 any hu*an or de*i4hu*an encountered#

"t will; an uttu9u *ay use the 6ollowin/ spell4li9e abilities; one at a ti*e; once per roundF bestowcurse; charm person/monster; darkness 15 radius; protection from good 10 radius; telekinesis2 /p wei/ht; teleport


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Retheriansby !ared Hallett

Attribute# min%ma=+T0F 1415KD,SF J41$

I>TF J41$?I+F 41$C)>F 1241&CH"F 3412

Attribute Modi*iers+T0F 1D,SF 41

I>TF 41

C)>F 2CH"F 42

Special Abilities>i/ht ision'i*ited 0e/eneration

Regenerati&e Abilities0etherians re/enerate at a rate o6 1 H: every & Turns#

They cannot re/enerate lost li*bs; thou/h i6 the li*b is recovered; castin/ a cure woundsspell

holdin/ the severed li*b to the stu*p; it can be reattached


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4 0etherians cannot use undersi-ed weapons li9e da//ers or darts#

4 It is di66icult to distin/uish between 0etherian *ales and 6e*ales; the only distin/uishin/ 6eaturebein/ that 6e*ales have lon/er hair#

4 :C 0etherians cannot be o6 any ,vil ali/n*ent :Cs can; but they are ,ST0,M,'R rare=# I6 ever

a :C beco*es evil; he i**ediately loses all levels in any class but Thie6 and he is cast out 6ro*0etherian society#

Ad&antages

4 0etherians are *aster artisans# They are second only to Dwarves in stonewor9 and 7no*es inthe *anu6acture o6 *echanical devices# They are second to >)>, in the cra6tin/ o6 weaponsand ar*or#

4 0etherians live to approi*ately years o6 a/e#

4 0etherians are able to wield what would nor*ally be a two4handed weapon in one hand#

4 0etherians /ain 2 H: at 6irst level

4 0etherians are i**une to 6ear#

4 0etherians are able to see Nust as well in starli/ht as they can in dayli/ht# They still cannot see inco*plete dar9ness; however#

Society

0etherians live in a tribal; honor4based society# They see9 /lory 6or the*selves and reco/nition6or their clan in *any tas9s; *ost notably on the battle6ield# They loo9 6or any co*petitive tas9to underta9e; 6ro* 6ar*in/ the *ost wheat; to s*ithin/ the best weapons; to 9illin/ the *ostene*ies# They will never resort to tric9ery or subter6u/e to co*plete any tas9; as such thin/s are

.dishonorable. and do not re6lect a persons true s9ill# Their clans are o6ten na*ed a6ter theirho*e


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$ictory #onditions" winner is declared when one o6 several events ta9es placeF1= )ne co*batant eits


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Rou said that 0etherians were /ood with *echanical thin/s; does that *ean they can buildcloc9sP>o# " 0etherians hands are unsuited 6or such delicate wor9# I *eant *echanical devices suchas sie/e en/ines; drawbrid/e asse*blies; that sort o6 thin/#

.They are second to >)>, in the cra6tin/ o6 weapons and ar*or#. Does that *ean they can

create 1 weaponsP+9illed 0etherian weapon *a9ers or ar*orers can create up to 2 weaponsKar*ors; but they arenot *a/ical# The pluses are a result o6 superior cra6ts*anship; uni@ue blade desi/ns; etc#

Do 0etherians have a natural ali/n*entP0etherians are Chaotic 7ood by de6ault#

"re 0etherians widespread; or do they tend to be centrali-edP0etherians are always centered on their respective clans# The clans; however; are scattered allover the world# 0etherian clans can be 6ound in desert wastelands; arctic tundra; andeverywhere in between#

+ince they tend to live in 0etherian4

centric co**unities; are theyantisocial in re/ards to the otherracesP>o# 0etherians will treat everyone ase@uals; with the eception o6 evil ordishonorable people#

?hen you say that 0etherians will.cast out. evil 0etherians; what didyou *eanPI *ean that no 0etherian will everbe6riend; deal with; or indeed evenac9nowled/e the eistence o6 an

.outcast.#

?hat do you *ean by .i**une to6ear.P0etherians are 6earless# 0etherian>:Cs are i**une to *orale 6ailure;and all 0etherians are i**une to6ear4based spells or e66ects# They willbe una66ected by a Brass Dra/onAs6ear /as; or will auto*atically *a9etheir savin/ throw a/ainst theIllusionist spell weird; 6or ea*ple#



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Online Gaming: Pla b !"mailBy Quinn Davis


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The Player/s Role

The playerAs responsibility to 9eep the /a*e runnin/ s*oothly is at least as i*portant as that o6the /a*e *aster# :BeM by its very nature is a slow *ediu* o6 play# " 6ew hours o6 /a*e ti*ecan ta9e *onths o6 real ti*e to play out# This /ives you plenty o6 ti*e to thin9 about youractions to put into your posts; but try to 9eep up with the lists *ini*u* post rate#

Do everythin/ you can to save ti*e# ?hen 6or*in/ your posts try to ta9e into account possibleoutco*es and put in ?hat i6 scenarios into your posts i6 possible; so that the 7M wonAt have towait 6or another reply i6 such a situation does co*e up# 0e*e*ber that playin/ by e4*ail can*ean abstract and di66erin/ views o6 where your character is in relation to the surroundin/s# Beas descriptive o6 your characters place*ent and *ove*ents as possible# The 7M should bewillin/ to /ive you a s*all /raphical ea*ple o6 where everyone is i6 you as9 6or one#

?hen interactin/ with other players re*e*ber to be as clear as possible# Rou have ti*e toword your replies care6ully; so ta9e advanta/e o6 that to help ensure that what you say isnAt*isunderstood# 7o over your post several ti*es be6ore you send to *a9e sure it con6or*s to the/a*eAs particular 6or*at and that it is as clear as you can /et it#

?t/s About Style

Be6ore you start your /a*e you need to decide on a 6or*at or style o6 play# ?hichever style youchoose is up to you and your /roup# >o style is really better than another; but o6 course; you*ay 6ind one particular style 6its your needs better than the others#

Many :BeM /a*es are a 6ree6or* writin/ style with no dice rolls# The 7M /ives the playerssituations; and the players use pure roleplay to /et throu/h the /a*e; with the 7M interNectin/as thin/s chan/e# The 6reestyle syste* o66ers 6aster play; but can be chaotic at ti*es#

Rou *ay choose to have the players send the 7Ms their posts; then the 7M processes the turnand sends the results over the list to the players who then send bac9 their responses to the turn toco*plete the circle# In this style; either the 7M *a9es all the rolls or the players *a9e the rollsthat involve their characters and show the results in their replies# " variation on this style doesnAtuse a *ailin/ list at all; but sends all the e4*ails privately# This *eans *ore wor9 6or the 7M; in

that they will need to add descriptions o6 what the other players are doin/ to each post; insteado6 the players bein/ able to 6ind out by readin/ other playerAs posts# This style can be very slow;but it o66ers the 7M al*ost total control over the /a*e; as nothin/ /oes over the list that he orshe hasnAt read over and chan/ed; i6 need be#

" style in between these two etre*e ea*ples; and the one I pre6er personally; is a structuredcreative writin/ style# :layers send e4*ails over the list 6reely; but use ta/s to indicate whereresponses or actions are epected# The 7M will use these sa*e ta/s to indicate where he or shere@uires a response or action 6ro* the :CAs# The ta/s consist o6 the ta/ itsel6 0,+:)>+,U or"CTI)>U 6ollowed by the characters epected to /ive the response or action; 6or ea*ple;0,+:)>+,K:layer1K:layer2U# This way there is no doubt as to who is bein/ spo9en to or who isinvolved in the action# )ther ta/s can be use6ul as well# )ut o6 Character ta/s can be used todenote non4character speech# " 0,+'T+U ta/ is usually used when a player has the character

inspect an obNect or area or per6or*s so*e action such as searchin/ 6or traps# The 7M can*a9e all rolls or the players can be allowed to *a9e the rolls speci6ic to their character# Thisstyle o66ers the players 6ull control over their roleplay; but still allows the 7M to chan/e the postsas responses are *ade and situations chan/e unepectedly# The 7M still has a lot o6 wor9 todo; but doesnAt have to *a9e a response to each and every post between players#



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+o*e aspects o6 the 6or*at usually re*ain the sa*e over all styles# The 7M should add aheader to the top o6 each e4*ail that the players should re*e*ber to include in their responses#The 7M will update the header as ti*e /oes on and the players *ove around# " header/enerally includes basic in6or*ation such as location; weather; date; ti*e and a shortdescription o6 the surroundin/s# The subNect line o6 each e4*ail should include a title that /ivesso*eone a basic idea o6 what is happenin/ in the thread and a list o6 the na*es o6 all the

players involved# +o*e players donAt read every e4*ail; Nust the ones pertainin/ to theircharacter; so this is a si/nal to the* that they need to read it# :BeM posts are typically written inThird :erson :ast Tense; but any writin/ style your /roup a/rees on can be used#

Combat

>ear and dear to every adventurerAs heart; and o6ten ti*es the 6irst @uestion IA* as9ed about:BeM is; How does co*bat wor9P In the *ore structured 6or*ats o6 :BeM co*bat is donedi66erently than nor*al play# Rou enter what I call an encounter *ode# " nor*al post shouldta9e up 1 *inutes o6 /a*e ti*e; /ive or ta9e; at the discretion o6 the 7M# In encounter *odeti*e slows down to no *ore than 1 *inute per post# Characters can ta9e a nu*ber o6 actionsdurin/ this encounter *ode e@ual to the nu*ber o6 attac9s per round they /et# ,a*ples o6 anaction include drawin/ your weapon; closin/ distance with an ene*y; /rabbin/ an ite* 6ro*inventory or *a9in/ an attac9# "ctions durin/ encounter *ode are a Nud/*ent call by the 7M#)bviously a character can close in to attac9 and draw a weapon at the sa*e ti*e; whileta9in/ up only one action; but drawin/ a weapon and attac9in/ with one action is notper*issible in *ost rules syste*s#

There you ha&e it@ playing by e%mail gi&es you a ne' opportunity to get your old group togetheror ma!e a ne' one 'ith *riends 'ho are spread out all o&er the globe The emphasis is onimagination and 'riting style instead o* on%the%spot@ acting out roleplay, Bou/ll *ind the onlineroleplay e=perience much di**erent than sitting around the table, Some things you/ll miss butsome things you/ll *ind better, $ither 'ay 'ith a good e**icient process you/re going to ha&e ustas much *un



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Ad#an$ed %ungeons & %ragons 'irst !dition Produ$t Re#ie(

Module U)*+ When a Star Fallsby 'orne Marshall

%hen a &tar 'alls was published in 1&5J; co*binin/ the e66orts o6 author 7rae*e Morris; artist

!ere*y 7oodwin and carto/rapher :aul 0ui-# Ta9en as a whole; it is one o6 the *ost easilyadaptable and playable 6irst edition adventure *odules T+0 produced; bein/ desi/ned 6or aparty o6 si to ten characters o6 the third to 6i6th eperience levels#

The adventure is *ore or less standard in ter*s o6 its len/th it runs 32 pa/es; inclusive o6bac9/round *aterial; new *onsters and so 6orth# " particularly pleasin/ 6eature o6 the productis that all *aps are printed on cover stoc9 paper# It was necessary 6or the publishers to include aVsecond cover pa/eA to acco**odate the additional *aps


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The 6allin/ star all but destroyed the Derro lair; and even wrec9ed the li9eness o6 the Derro/odlin/# The Derro were pu--led by what 6orce toppled their deity and are dividin/ their ti*ebetween studyin/ the roc9 and di//in/ out their relatives when the party arrives#

The Derro ta9e a di* view o6 the heroesA intrusion; and there is so*e tou/h 6i/htin/ in thestructurally unsound halls# +o*e Derro use a special hoo946auchard to 9noc9 attac9ers o664balance; others use repeatin/ li/ht crossbows with poisoned @uarrels


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)bviously; a certain level o6 Nudicious tin9erin/ on the Dun/eon MasterAs part is re@uired 6or thisadventure to succeed# The party needs a reason to be in the vicinity o6 the tower and even*ore i*portantly; the party needs to 6eel co*pelled to underta9e the @uest# or *y /roup; theparty needed to Nourney to the tower to /et advice 6ro* a sa/e# They 6elt that the best casescenario would be that the sa/es would /ive the* 6ree advice 6or co*pletin/ the @uest andthe worst scenario would be that the sa/es couldnAt help the party unless the *ission was

co*pleted# ?hile all *odules need adNust*ents 6or *onster nu*bers and stren/ths; this writer6ound the adversaries to be either 6ar too tou/h or not stron/ enou/h#

)n the whole; thou/h; the uni@ueness o6 the story; the co*parable ease o6 wor9in/ theadventure into an on/oin/ ca*pai/n and the s9illed place*ent o6 new *onsters has *ade%hen a &tar 'alls a *odule I run 6or every new /roup o6 players and it is wholeheartedlyreco**ended#



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Siblings of the Stake by Elizabeth "Indigo Rose" Stewart



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