Comments on: Adventurers Anonymous http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/ The Journal of Gamer Culture Fri, 25 May 2012 09:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Storyteller http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56139 Storyteller Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:40:31 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56139 @Michelle - That's what I thought you meant, no worries. It would definitely be odd for, say, adventurers to run into competition all across the world, but a rival group of adventurers who happen to be in a tavern they come across might add some flair to a session. .-= Storyteller´s last blog ..<a href="http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/contests-contests-contests.html" rel="nofollow">Contests, Contests, Contests!</a> =-. @Michelle – That’s what I thought you meant, no worries. It would definitely be odd for, say, adventurers to run into competition all across the world, but a rival group of adventurers who happen to be in a tavern they come across might add some flair to a session.
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]]> By: Michelle http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56138 Michelle Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:42 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56138 Thanks Storyteller. By the way, I'm not sure I was clear what I meant by site-specific... What I meant was, these reactions work well for a single location within a world, but would be a bit odd if the Adventurers ran into one of them everywhere they went. Thanks Storyteller. By the way, I’m not sure I was clear what I meant by site-specific… What I meant was, these reactions work well for a single location within a world, but would be a bit odd if the Adventurers ran into one of them everywhere they went.

]]> By: Storyteller http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56137 Storyteller Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:09:48 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56137 @Neal - Gah! Maybe I should have hidden this idea away and sent in Wolfgang's way then haha! Just kidding of course, though I am waiting for some good ideas to send his way, I'm eager to get some articles out through KQ so you can expect some ideas from me, hopefully soon! @Michelle - Those are some great ideas! As you said, they could be used really well as site-specific flair. Crazy prophecy-preaching townsfolk is always a golden plot hook! .-= Storyteller´s last blog ..<a href="http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/contests-contests-contests.html" rel="nofollow">Contests, Contests, Contests!</a> =-. @Neal – Gah! Maybe I should have hidden this idea away and sent in Wolfgang’s way then haha! Just kidding of course, though I am waiting for some good ideas to send his way, I’m eager to get some articles out through KQ so you can expect some ideas from me, hopefully soon!

@Michelle – Those are some great ideas! As you said, they could be used really well as site-specific flair. Crazy prophecy-preaching townsfolk is always a golden plot hook!
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]]> By: Michelle http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56136 Michelle Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:35:47 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56136 All good ideas. May I suggest the following (old but familiar) concepts? 1. Troublemakers. "Don't get any big ideas, okay. Those swords need to stay in their bindings, or you will be hearing from some people who are much meaner than you are. They don't call them The King's Slayers for nothing. Oh, and if you so much as look at my daughter, you'll find poison in your soup one morning. Well, you would if you were alive to notice it." 2. The Prohesied Ones. "You there! With the green hat and the limp! Did you say you came down from the Mountain of the Lamps? And you killed an ancient dragon with fiery red scales? Quick, child, run to fetch Elder Matting -- the Swordmaster his grandfather dreamed of has arrived! Our slavery is near an end!" 3. The Competition. "Don't think you can just go into those caves and take what you want. What caves? What caves??? Give me a break. We know why you came here. Why do you think this encampment is here in the first place? We know what's down there, and it belongs to us -- all of it. So turn back down that road if you know what's good for you. There's an inn after about, oh, 200 leagues or so -- on the left, you can't miss it. Now bugger off." Okay, those are a bit more "site-specific" than yours, but there is no reason that they couldn't be the norm. All good ideas. May I suggest the following (old but familiar) concepts?

1. Troublemakers. “Don’t get any big ideas, okay. Those swords need to stay in their bindings, or you will be hearing from some people who are much meaner than you are. They don’t call them The King’s Slayers for nothing. Oh, and if you so much as look at my daughter, you’ll find poison in your soup one morning. Well, you would if you were alive to notice it.”

2. The Prohesied Ones. “You there! With the green hat and the limp! Did you say you came down from the Mountain of the Lamps? And you killed an ancient dragon with fiery red scales? Quick, child, run to fetch Elder Matting — the Swordmaster his grandfather dreamed of has arrived! Our slavery is near an end!”

3. The Competition. “Don’t think you can just go into those caves and take what you want. What caves? What caves??? Give me a break. We know why you came here. Why do you think this encampment is here in the first place? We know what’s down there, and it belongs to us — all of it. So turn back down that road if you know what’s good for you. There’s an inn after about, oh, 200 leagues or so — on the left, you can’t miss it. Now bugger off.”

Okay, those are a bit more “site-specific” than yours, but there is no reason that they couldn’t be the norm.

]]> By: lessthanpleased http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56135 lessthanpleased Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:39:33 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56135 @Storyteller A feature like this would have been a contender for print in Kobold Quarterly. I enjoyed reading it - and next time you've got an idea for a great, long-form blog post you should consider querying it with Wolfgang and maybe getting it published. -neal @Storyteller

A feature like this would have been a contender for print in Kobold Quarterly. I enjoyed reading it – and next time you’ve got an idea for a great, long-form blog post you should consider querying it with Wolfgang and maybe getting it published.

-neal

]]> By: Storyteller http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56134 Storyteller Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:12:16 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56134 @Yan - I do enjoy that final bit. A little humor for anyone who takes the time to read the whole thing :) I've found that it's a curious thing to consider, and one I haven't thought about in some of my last campaigns, so I figured it would make an interesting topic to reflect upon. Glad you enjoyed the post! @Anarkeith - Thank you sir! Share away! @Ninetail - Haha, it's a popular class I figured people could identify with that part of the post the best. People underestimate the sheer amount of strength and skill it takes to tame a hippo. A dangerous line of work to be sure. .-= Storyteller´s last blog ..<a href="http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2009/08/double-post-day.html" rel="nofollow">Double Post Day!</a> =-. @Yan – I do enjoy that final bit. A little humor for anyone who takes the time to read the whole thing :) I’ve found that it’s a curious thing to consider, and one I haven’t thought about in some of my last campaigns, so I figured it would make an interesting topic to reflect upon. Glad you enjoyed the post!

@Anarkeith – Thank you sir! Share away!

@Ninetail – Haha, it’s a popular class I figured people could identify with that part of the post the best. People underestimate the sheer amount of strength and skill it takes to tame a hippo. A dangerous line of work to be sure.
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]]> By: Ninetail http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56133 Ninetail Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:50:02 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56133 I actually played a Hippopotamus Tamer once. Those things are pretty vicious, and they move a lot faster than you'd expect, too. .-= Ninetail´s last blog ..<a href="http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/08/12/off-to-gencon/" rel="nofollow">Off to Gencon</a> =-. I actually played a Hippopotamus Tamer once. Those things are pretty vicious, and they move a lot faster than you’d expect, too.
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]]> By: Anarkeith http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56132 Anarkeith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:44:49 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56132 Fabulous post! Looking forward to sharing it with my players. Thanks (and thanks Chatty, for hosting it!) Fabulous post! Looking forward to sharing it with my players. Thanks (and thanks Chatty, for hosting it!)

]]> By: Yan http://critical-hits.com/2009/08/12/adventurers-anonymous/#comment-56131 Yan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:16:54 +0000 http://chattydm.net/?p=3729#comment-56131 hehe! Love the final! ;) A great post. I did not truly ask myself the question in my current campaign... Serious food for thought. hehe! Love the final! ;)

A great post. I did not truly ask myself the question in my current campaign…

Serious food for thought.

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