mark@mrstve.UUCP (Mark Smith) (01/09/86)
Several people have written me saying that they didn't get Monday's Posting.
So here it is one more time....
Q U E S T f o r t h e E L F S W O R D
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M O N D A Y P O S T I N G 01/06/85
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dungeon Gazette Headlines...
The Realm was shocked today, when Leif Sternson, famed adventurer, and world
traveler crossed the treacherous Southern Peaks and discovered an unknown
portion of the Realm. While it has always been known that life did exist
outside of the Realm, no one has ever been able to cross any of the deadly
barriers which form the boundries of the Realm. Sternson was unavailable
for comment, but rumor has it that there is a great desert and another range
of mountains further south.
One of Sternson's companions, Eric the Red, said that they planned to seek
funding for further expedtions to map the area and locate any inhabitants.
Nothing further has developed in the Elven Conflict; however, there was a
devestating attack on the city of Glendale by the infamous Diablo. Much
of the city was destroyed by fires, and while there were no fatalities,
several citizens were severely wounded. It has not been confirmed if this
attack was related in some way to the invasion of the Drow.
There have also been reports of a Green Dragon in the vicinity of Fairbourne.
Several sightings report that the dragon appears to be living in the sinister
Forbidden Forest.
Classified:
Wanted: Passage off the Isle of Doom
See man in loincloth waving
on the south beach. REWARD
Wanted: Rangers and other "good"
adventurers needed for major
quest. Report to Eldarion
at Peradas immediately.
Advertising Rates for Classified Ads: 2gp/week
PLAYER NEWS
For all those who want to know the EXACT contents of their pack:
Food Rations (Good Food) 1 weeks
Food Rations (Survival) 2 weeks
50' Rope w/ grappel
12 iron spikes w/ hammer
wooden cross (Clerics all get silver crosses)
12 Vials (un)Holy Water
razor, soap, etc
flint, tinder, etc
2 Torches or 1 Lantern (your choice)
3 Flasks of Oil (For lantern or Cocktails)
1 Bone Mapcase
1 Change of Clothes (tailored just for you)
...all contained in a nifty backpack...
To those of you who still can't reach me by mail. Count to 10 then
we'll all scream together. By now I have posted a list of all players
who I am having trouble communicating with. If you were on this list
please verify the path I am sending your mail by. If it is wrong,
please send me one or more alternate paths which I might try. Pur-phy
is responsible for a majority of the difficulties. I hope we can get
all these mailing problems ironed out by the end of the month so we
can get down to some serious adventuring.
Parties are beginning to form so it is time for "Party Rules".
o There is no limit to the number of characters in a Party.
o There should be at least 3 characters in a Party before
leaving the first module.
o I will provide all addresses necessary so Party members can
communicate amongst themselves.
o If there are communication problems or you would rather not
receive mail, Party members may communicate through me.
o All Parties must elect a spokesman. You will then decide on a
course of action and the spokesman will be responsible for
sending me the move.
o Being in a party will not lessen your score. Everyone is scored
individually. All treasure will be divided equally unless there
is something which warrants greater shares going to one or more
characters (i.e. Two party members kill a monster while on guard
duty and the other three members are asleep. In this case xp.
and treasure would be divided between the two who did all the work)
At this time there is only one party. If problems arise there may be
several changes in the party system. We'll just have to wait and see.
Several questions have come up about spells. I run spells a little
differently than the book although I use the same spells listed in
TSR's Player's Handbook. I DO NOT run cantrips or any spells from
the Unearthed Arcana.
Here's how spells work:
To determine how many spells you can memorize/cast in one day
(16 hours), add 1 spell per level of experience and 1 spell
for each point of intelligence over 15. (i.e. A 2nd level
mage with a 17 INT may cast 4 spells per day). All magic
using classes are required to get at least 8 hours sleep each
day or they will only be able to cast their 1 spell per level
without the INT bonus.
You may cast spells of a higher level than you are capable of
ONLY under these circumstances:
o The spell is on a scroll. You may not
copy this scroll into a book either.
o You will be at a -30% plus -10% for each
level the spell is greater than your
casting capabilities. (i.e. If you are
2nd level and you try to cast a 3rd level
Knock spell you will do so at -40%.)
o When you fail to properly cast a higher
level spell several things might happen
including; backfires, side effects, or
other unpredictable options which my
deviant mind can improvise.
There hasn't been a chance for spell casting in combat yet so there
will probably be several changes made before its all ironed out.
At this time I would like to outline the structure of the Campaign. It
is comprised of several modules (of my own creation) which are played
in a predetermined sequence. While the sequence may be altered, the
original campaign was designed using this order:
1. Invasion of the Drow
2. Diablo's Domain
3. Citadel in the Sky
4. The Forbidden Forest
5. The City on the Sea
6. Night of the Comet
7. The Isle of Doom
Each of these modules completes a specific part of the Quest. Special
bonus points will be awarded to the person or party who completes a
part of the quest. Additional points will be awarded to the first
player(s) who complete the entire quest. The campaign is scored,
tournament style, with points being awarding for certain accomplishments
plus killing monsters, gaining treasure, etc. Going to a module without
completing the previous one will NOT get you any more points, and you
probably won't know what to do, since all these are tied together with
strong sequential bonds, rumors, plots, etc.
On the first Monday of each month, I will post a Score Sheet which will
list all the characters, the module they are currently in and their score
so everyone can see how everyone else is doing. This Score Sheet will be
posted separately from the regular Monday Posting.
PLAYER LIST as of 01/06/85
Character Lv Race Class Location Status Inst#
=========================================================================
Maol Chalium 1 Human Cleric 11,26 J 3
Wind 1 Elf Thief 11,26 J 3
Ali Wylen 1 Human Cleric 3,21 I 2
E.R. Wylen 1 Human Ranger 3,21 I 1
Eldarion 2 Half Elf Ranger 26,4 J 2
Doc ? Elf Fighter 43,17 E 4
Altar 1 Human Paladin 3,5 J 2
Luther 2 Elf Ranger 64,8 J 4
Elwood 2 Elf Ranger 64,8 J,C 4
Bronson 1 Human Thief 3,12 I 1
Flint 2 Human Cleric 21,10 J 3
Slick 2 Human Monk 21,10 J 3
Zinger 1 Halfling Archer 43,17 E 9
Odin 2 Human Paladin 19,13 I 1
Sam 1 Human Samuri 65,19 Marooned 1
Mintour 1 Dwarf Cleric 24,30 I 1
Kobol 2 Dwarf Fighter 24,30 I 1
Kenny (Gambler) 1 Human Cleric 39,10 J 2
Buzzard 2 Human Assassin 3,21 I,C 4
Thundarr 1 Human Barbarian 20,21 C 2
Gorto 2 Human Fighter 15,8 C 4
Despo 2 Dwarf Fighter 31,13 J 3
Skull 2 Dwarf Fighter 31,13 J 3
Shorty 1 Gnome Thief 58,12 I 1
Qualude 2 Human Illusion 52,23 E 2
Flite 2 Human Magic User 52,21 J 2
Milton 2 Human Magic User 26,6 J 4
Baltar 2 Human Thief 3,21 I,C 2
Kerman 1 Dwarf Fighter 54,29 J 3
Bo 1 Dwarf Fighter 54,29 J 3
Micrathen 1 Half Elf Magic User 52,23 E 2
Benito (Beni) 2 Human Druid 19,13 I 2
Nightshade 2 Human Fighter 11,26 I 1
Chime 2 Human Fighter 11,26 I 1
Ganlon Irongrip 2 Dwarf Fighter 3,21 Jailed 2
Kerlinas the Agile 2 Halfling Thief 3,21 Jailed 2
Sayudel 2 Elf Magic User 10,31 I 2
Jugger...Naught 2 Half-Elf Ranger 10,31 I 2
Satar 2 Half-Elf Druid 10,31 J 2
Paragon...Cross 2 Human Paladin 10,31 J 2
Pnardic 2 Human Ranger 52,23 E 2
Skrin 2 Elf Magic User 52,23 E 2
Raven Darkshadow 2 Elf Ranger 10,31 I 1
Hawk 2 Elf Archer 10,31 I 1
Torr 2 Human Magic User 3,21 I 1
Farley 2 Human Cleric 3,21 I 1
Renwerth 1 Half-Elf Druid 19,13 I 1
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KEY for Status:
J = Journeying C = Combat D = In a Dungeon
I = In town T = Training O = Out of Commission
E = Encounter
Note: Out of Commission refers to anything which prohibits
character activity other than death. This could range
from unconsciousness to being paralyzed or turned to stone.
Combinations of the codes may be used. If a character were
engaged in combat within city limits (which is against the
law in most cities by the way), his status would look like
(I,C). Full words may also be used such as Marooned, Dead,
or M.I.A.
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6
+--------+----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5---+
| KEY |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___^^^^^^^^^^^Foothills^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
| |~~~~~~~~~~Blue Moon Bay~~~~~~~_____/\/\/\^^^^^^^^^of^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
| /\/\/\ |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~______/\/E/\/\^^^^^^Cragsen^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
|Mountain|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o_________/\/\/\^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
| ^^^^^^ 5__O~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~___________~~.................................|
|Foothill|""""_____~~~~~~~~~____________##~~........Plains of DarkElf.........|
| ...... |"""""""""""""~O_###############~........^^......................o...|
| Plains |""Taphos"""""~_##Cathedral####~......./\/\/\/\^^^^^^^/\/\^^..#######|
| ###### |"""Swamp""~~~_####Forest###~~~....../\/\/F/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\##O#####|
| Forest10""""""""""~##############~~__..^^^_~~/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\########~~~|
| """""" |""""""""""~~~~#########~~~##../\/\__~^^^^^^G^^^^^^^/\/\^^#####~~~~~~|
| Swamp |""o""""""""""~~~~~~~~~~~...^/\/\/\___~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^#O##~~~~~~~~|
| ______ |..""""""""........O....~~~~/\/o/\/\____~###########~#####~~~~~~~~~~~|
| Grass |.........................../\/\/\/\____##~####H####~###~~~Azul~~~~~~|
| ~~~~~~15.........................../\/\/\/\____###~######~~####~~~~~Sea~~~~~|
| Water |......Western Plains......./\/\/\^^_____o##~####~#######~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| o |.........................../\/\/\/\_______#~~##~######~~~~~~~~~~^^~~|
|Village |.........................../\/\/\/\_________#~~o###"""~~~~~~~~K^/\^~|
| O |........................../\/\D\/\___________##~""""""~~~~~~~~~^##^~|
| City 20.........................../\/\/\/\____________~""J""~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| |..O.....Ten...o.o.o.o....../\/\/\/\_____________~"""""~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| 1 char |........Tribes.o.o.o.o..../\/\/\/\_______________~~~"""~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| = 5 mi |..................o.o...../\/\/\/\_______I_________O~~"~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| |........................../\/\/\/\____________________~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| 25........##########~~~~~~/\/\/\/\_________________________~~~~~~~~~~~|
| |^^^#######o#####~~~~~~~~~/\/\/\/\__________O____________~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| ^ |^^^############~~~~~C~~~~/\/\/\/\__________________________~~~~~~~~~|
| | N |^^^^############~~~~~~~~/\/\/\/\_____________________________~~~~~~~|
| | |^^^^####A#########~~~~/\/\/\_______________________/\/\o\/\/\/\/\/\~|
| 30^^^^^################/\o\/\___________________/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
| |^^^^^^###o##########___________________/\/\/\/\Southern Peaks/\/\/\/|
| |^^^^^^^^^^######______________/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
| |^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^__________/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/|
+--------+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Cities (O) Villages (o)
3,5 Westpoint 3,12 Arkas
3,21 Valar 10,31 Sunwood
15,7 Seahaven 11,26 Northshire
19,13 Peradas Ten Tribes is Barbarian Clan which resides in the
44,26 Ashmire Western Plains. They never bothered to name their
52,23 Dark Odyssey villages and they move about frequently.
58,12 Illmar 24,30 Stoneridge
63,9 Eanor (Capital) 26,4 Moondale 48,18 Fairbourne
31,13 Rockpoint 56,29 Stoney Peak
41,16 Glendale 65,7 Ashwood
Unidentified Terrain Names Rivers
A. Silver Wood Forest 20,12 Rockcastle River
B. Foothills of Cavaran 48,19 White Elf River
C. Dragon's Eye Lake
D. Cloudwall Mountains Passes
E. Hellfire Mountain
F. Granerek Mountains 30,31 Dwarfgate Pass
G. Foothills of Granerek 35,10 Shadow Rock Pass
H. Forbidden Forest 47,8 Peryton Pass
I. White Elf Plains
J. Marsh of the Magic Mist Other smaller name have been omitted, but
K. Isle of Doom they will be provided as needed...
This ends the Monday Update for 01/06/86
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May the Quest for the ElfSword be
your ultimate goal in life...
Mark Smith
GM "The Software Wizard"
ihnp4!pur-ee!pur-phy!mrstve!mark
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