tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post2301351332750485346..comments2024-03-28T21:13:53.845+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: The Serpent's VenomDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-87969250416877725852016-09-26T11:45:32.501+01:002016-09-26T11:45:32.501+01:00I'll be very happy to, Paul!I'll be very happy to, Paul!Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-66656304146938973762016-09-26T10:01:52.334+01:002016-09-26T10:01:52.334+01:00I did write up a scenario for the Fabled Lands RPG...I did write up a scenario for the Fabled Lands RPG a few years back. Sadly, I've since then deleted the blog where I hosted it. It was translated into French for publication in the French version of the Sokara sourcebook - but, eventually, that book was cancelled.<br /><br />If I can track it down, though, maybe I can beg Dave to post it here... Paul Grestyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928818666428286693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-28245410380414454092016-09-22T10:09:51.452+01:002016-09-22T10:09:51.452+01:00I was all set to say there were no FL scenarios, J...I was all set to say there were no FL scenarios, John, but then I remembered this one:<br /><br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/in-sky-with-diamonds.html<br /><br />It was originally a Tekumel scenario, in fact, but would fit very well in the high fantasy milieu of Over the Blood-Dark Sea.<br /><br />Serpents keep coming up. Think how confused I was when the company who took over the Dragon Warriors licence called themselves Serpent King Games.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-6422344234635235402016-09-21T23:51:41.770+01:002016-09-21T23:51:41.770+01:00Do you have any scenarios suitable for the Fabled ...Do you have any scenarios suitable for the Fabled Lands game books? I'm kind of on a Fabled Lands kick right now in anticipation of the release of The Serpent King's Domain. I got a bit excited when I saw the article/dungeon title because I thought it might be a tie-in.johntfshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005496604068259398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-15357724265626342362016-09-19T21:55:42.769+01:002016-09-19T21:55:42.769+01:00Gosh, I'd better get down the gym to tone up f...Gosh, I'd better get down the gym to tone up for that shirtless scene.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-72785587818217100252016-09-19T20:33:52.324+01:002016-09-19T20:33:52.324+01:00I'd hardly say that, Erik. It's true that ...I'd hardly say that, Erik. It's true that I churned out a few old dungeon bashes for White Dwarf, and those (like this one) I only post here for completeness's sake. I never was a fan of D&D or dungeons. But mostly I post scenarios from my own games that I am completely happy with - well, insofar as a perfectionist can be. For example:<br /><br />"The King is Dead" - a scenario set in 5th century BC Greece:<br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-king-is-dead-sparta-scenario.html<br /><br />"The Hollow Men", set in Legend:<br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/the-hollow-men-legend-scenario-using.html<br /><br />"Silent Night", a scenario and mini-campaign setting:<br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/silent-night-dragon-warriors-scenario.html<br /><br />"Wayland's Smithy", also for Legend/Dragon Warriors:<br />http://annwnmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2004/08/waylands-smithy.html<br /><br />"More Precious Than Gold", set in the Ophis/Questworld universe:<br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/More%20Precious%20Than%20Gold<br /><br />"Internecine!" - a Tekumel scenario:<br />http://fabledlands.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/trouble-in-paradise.html<br /><br />Still not enough for you? Well, coming up this Christmas we have "A Box of Old Bones", a rare Dragon Warriors scenario from White Dwarf 71.<br /><br />Of course, most of the time real campaigns don't yield scenarios written out in long form for publication. The best moments in a game are specific to the characters and are often improvised to boot, so really can't be reproduced in a format that others can usefully play from. But I do tend to write up specials in advance (my group does four of those a year) so there should be plenty of upcoming scenarios that I'm not at all embarrassed about. Just don't ask me to stick up for dungeons!<br />Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-88571656484212231492016-09-19T20:15:08.947+01:002016-09-19T20:15:08.947+01:00Definitely pitch it to the Beeb, Dave, it'll g...Definitely pitch it to the Beeb, Dave, it'll give Poldark a run for its money ! John Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249152658906641154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-91345878407208569862016-09-19T18:22:20.530+01:002016-09-19T18:22:20.530+01:00Dave, it seems like the scenarios you post you ten...Dave, it seems like the scenarios you post you tend to hold slightly at a distance, as if you mostly post old hack and slash stuff you're slightly embarrassed about. What would a scenario that reflects what you love and currently play look like?Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15262262198754010247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-61949810727706307022016-09-19T09:44:22.727+01:002016-09-19T09:44:22.727+01:00I did indeed have that dandy highwayman phase, Jam...I did indeed have that dandy highwayman phase, James, but luckily all photographic evidence of the time has been destroyed.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-14279127293598878572016-09-19T09:03:00.520+01:002016-09-19T09:03:00.520+01:00I'm now imagining Richard Hannay casually crea...I'm now imagining Richard Hannay casually creating roleplaying gems while defeating sinister agents of the Kaiser (while dressed as a dandy highwayman).James O'Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293956084685099045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-9358566464327345142016-09-19T01:09:46.694+01:002016-09-19T01:09:46.694+01:00I was terribly cool back then. Not so cool that Bo...I was terribly cool back then. Not so cool that Bowie would have played me in the movie, but maybe Robert Powell. (The Cumberbatch of his day in many ways. Modern me is more Paul Merton.) Since the '80s is now a thing in TV drama, maybe Jamie and I should pitch it to the Beeb...?Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-4434371967834378702016-09-18T22:27:50.356+01:002016-09-18T22:27:50.356+01:00Dave that sounds even better . Now I can envisage ...Dave that sounds even better . Now I can envisage a retro - cool TV show along the lines of Deutschland '83. I suspect David Bowie would have been more Tekumel than dungeon crawl, but then again, there was 'Labyrinth' John Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249152658906641154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-44833038344639946092016-09-18T19:05:54.438+01:002016-09-18T19:05:54.438+01:00That's really one for Jamie, as he was there f...That's really one for Jamie, as he was there full-time. I used to show up in the morning every now and again with a bottle of vodka and a pack of menthol fags (very louche in those days) and bang out a scenario or column (often both) to order. The more D&D or dungeon-based the editorial demands, the more vodka I needed to get through it ;-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-72063821799541983572016-09-17T21:25:16.403+01:002016-09-17T21:25:16.403+01:00I'd buy THAT for a dollar!I'd buy THAT for a dollar!Andy Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735277481108984596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-23079120870083113002016-09-17T18:08:15.500+01:002016-09-17T18:08:15.500+01:00"Can't be arsed vaguely OT..." He he..."Can't be arsed vaguely OT..." He he, well put ! You should write your memoirs of working with GW, Jackson & Livingston et al in the 80s, possibly in the form of an adventure game book ?John Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249152658906641154noreply@blogger.com