Chainsaw wrote:

Gary Con IX's scheduled for March 23-26, 2017. Hope to see everyone there!

Rooms reserved! Crew expanding . . .

Room reserved - probably should start on prepping my games now!

Got my badge! Now it's time to get busy on the adventures I want to run. In a perfect world, I would run the ones below, but Corpse Creek is only an idea at the moment and Foolsgrave needs keying. I think I can get it done by Gary Con, especially if I submit them as events for motivation. Event submission opens Sept. 1, I read.

- Crash at Corpse Creek A saucer-shaped object has fallen from the stars, crashing into the cold swamplands near Lake Nova, north of Khromarium. Local hunters and trappers call this area Corpse Creek following a horrific battle recently fought here between the Kimmerians and Kelts. Rumors from the nearby trappers' camp suggest that the object may have brought powerful weapons that you want, but recovering them will be dangerous. The disturbance has awakened the swamp’s giant bugs from their winter freeze, including some strange varieties never seen before in Hyperborea, and Corpse Creek teems with the living dead. A site-based adventure for 4-6 player characters of levels 1-2.

- Foolsgrave Khromarium's mysterious spiraling towers of black gneiss predate the city itself, an ever-present reminder of how strange and alien things once ruled Hyperborea. During the Festival of Plutonia, a sombre commemoration of death, darkness and the all-consuming void, one such tower's impenetrable doors slowly creaked open, admitting anyone brave enough to descend into its depths. Many have entered, but few have returned - some with wealth overflowing, others simply mad, drooling and babbling. Locals now refer to the labyrinth as Foolsgrave. A megadungeon crawl for 4-6 player characters of levels 3-5.

- The Strange Tale of Crystal Point In the far reaches of Hyperborea's Crab Archipelago, lies a small, mountainous island known as Crystal Point. Passing sailors have recently seen a crimson glow in Crystal Point's waters, beams of reddish-brown light shining up from its steep cliffs and unusually frequent lightning storms. One famous sage believes Crystal Point may hold the ruins of a lost Atlantean colony - and its secrets! Eager for adventure and treasure, you agreed to explore the island and, after a long journey, have finally set foot on its rocky beach. A site-based adventure for 4-6 player characters of levels 7-9.

We did explore a crashed flying saucer in the swamp but there were no living dead, just some rabid frogs worshiping the alien pilot.

gizmomathboy wrote:

Crystal Point was such a fun place. I look forward to seeing you and Jeff work that up into a module. :-)

Thanks man! Very nice of you to say.

gizmomathboy wrote:

Foolsgrave sounds intriguing. We'll see if I have time in my schedule to play in it.

Hope it works out! I know scheduling can be tough when there are so many good offerings - and you're running games. I'm hoping I can make one of yours this year. 
 

gizmomathboy wrote:

BigPerm wrote:

Did Handy run something like Crash at Corpse Creek for his home group? I want to say I've read something like that.

We did explore a crashed flying saucer in the swamp but there were no living dead, just some rabid frogs worshiping the alien pilot.

I do recall that adventure, actually, now that you mention it, though I did not play in it, sadly. It's a great idea, for sure! I first came across something similar reading Karl Edward Wagner's Bloodstone. Very cool story and highly recommended! Jeff also included another incarnation of the concept in the Gazetteer (look up Lake Nova or Nod's Chain). In any case, things in Corpse Creek may not be quite as similar (or simple) as the rumors in my event description imply. 

Chainsaw wrote:

Got my badge! Now it's time to get busy on the adventures I want to run. In a perfect world, I would run the ones below, but Corpse Creek is only an idea at the moment and Foolsgrave needs keying. I think I can get it done by Gary Con, especially if I submit them as events for motivation. Event submission opens Sept. 1, I read.

- Crash at Corpse Creek A saucer-shaped object has fallen from the stars, crashing into the cold swamplands near Lake Nova, north of Khromarium. Local hunters and trappers call this area Corpse Creek following a horrific battle recently fought here between the Kimmerians and Kelts. Rumors from the nearby trappers' camp suggest that the object may have brought powerful weapons that you want, but recovering them will be dangerous. The disturbance has awakened the swamp’s giant bugs from their winter freeze, including some strange varieties never seen before in Hyperborea, and Corpse Creek teems with the living dead. A site-based adventure for 4-6 player characters of levels 3-5.

- Foolsgrave Khromarium's mysterious spiraling towers of black gneiss predate the city itself, an ever-present reminder of how strange and alien things once ruled Hyperborea. During the Festival of Plutonia, a sombre commemoration of death, darkness and the all-consuming void, one such tower's impenetrable doors slowly creaked open, admitting anyone brave enough to descend into its depths. Many have entered, but few have returned - some with wealth overflowing, others simply mad, drooling and babbling. Locals now refer to the labyrinth as Foolsgrave. A megadungeon crawl for 4-6 player characters of levels 3-5.

The Strange Tale of Crystal Point In the far reaches of Hyperborea's Crab Archipelago, lies a small, mountainous island known as Crystal Point. Passing sailors have recently seen a crimson glow in Crystal Point's waters, beams of reddish-brown light shining up from its steep cliffs and unusually frequent lightning storms. One famous sage believes Crystal Point may hold the ruins of a lost Atlantean colony - and its secrets! Eager for adventure and treasure, you agreed to explore the island and, after a long journey, have finally set foot on its rocky beach. A site-based adventure for 4-6 player characters of levels 7-9.

What great descriptions! I need to play in all three! Oh well no running for me this year....

Looking forward to all of the fun, will definitely try to get some time in Foolsgrave, Donovan.  Are you planning to attend both GaryCon and NTX next year again?---that'll help with my planning if you do :D :D :D

Allan.

Chainsaw wrote:

Josh wrote:

Got me a silver badge. I would love nothing more than to journey beyond the North Wind that whole weekend.

No kidding! I think it's great that this might acually be possible. You know, last year I think we had ~15 games formally scheduled. I wonder if we can break 20 this year?

Per my data there were 16 AS&SH events. :-)

 

gizmomathboy wrote:

Chainsaw wrote:

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Corpse Creek requires a bit more work. I don't have anything except the main concept at the moment, though again, all I really need by Gary Con is enough to run it for a few hours - a basic story in my head (got it), a map and a simple key. I have no idea if it winds up as a publishable item, so that level of detail won't be required by then. I think I can get it all done in time though. I'm aiming for it!
 

Well, given the level of quality from North Wind products it's usually run at least twice at a con, as near as I can tell. :-)

So, you've got time to get it into shape. ;-)

Oh, don't worry! If I run it at Gary Con, it will have been playtested already once at home with capitalbill kicking the tires, trying to break things (I'm not good enough at this to run an adventure for the first time at a convention). If I end up submitting it to Jeff next year sometime, it'll have been played at least a half dozen times first, incorporating various feedback and tweaks. For example, before submitting Crystal Point to Jeff, I will have run it once with capitalbill, four times at Gary Con (March 2016), twice at NTRPG Con (June 2016) and four times at Gamehole (Nov 2016). Assuming he likes it when he reads it, he'd probably run it once for his home group. That's 12 sessions - a lot of playtesting!

I'm going to re-write/tighten up my Trouble in Vikland adventures and re-run them, on-grid.  There will be a part I and part II, and I'm considering running them back to back.

They go well, I turn them over to Jeff to consider for publication.  If they tank, I'll....hell, I dunno, make up some new stuff I guess.