Many thanks for the replies received so far.
A number of you asked me whether I have the ToRM 14,15 and BoDR 2 - I do indeed. The main stuff I'm missing is (surprise surprise) the 3 boxed sets.
Now as I said before I'm looking at the idea of a motley crew of nomad PCs (plenty of player choice) adventuring in RofC/SC. I'm conerned with the concept of basic character support in the area - i.e. where are they going to get trained and get hold of new spirit/rune magic spells. To this end, I'm trying to figure out what nomad clans they might come from, so that they can get back to their clans periodically for shaman support, etc. A few points on this:
d1) Clans meet up into tribes fairly regularly to renew Rune spells. d2) Worshippers of same cult of different tribes meet up. d3) Clans use little Rune Magic.
e) As a follow on from (d) I need to figure out an inter-clan reaction guide (like the inter-cult one in Companion).
Kevin Rose:
> I cannot imagine a situation, that a bunch of starting PCs could
> handle (and my starting PCs were at about 75% skills, except for ride
> at 90% plus), that would result in a couple of tribes working
> together. They wouldn't work together to stop the lunars from
> invading, so why would they join up to deal with some minor problem?
> Don't let it stop you, but it's something to think about.
The way I'm thinking is that a number of khans faced with a common problem, which they *know* is a common problem, refuse to do anything about it themselves (why should *they* take all the risks). Eventually, things get so bad that some compromise is reached and they all agree to contribute someone (or two) into a campaign. Of course, they'll send someone they probably don't mind losing, and hence we have a motley crew of adventurers. The clan should still honour them as members though their friendship with each other will make them less wellcome within the clan than before.
2. Timeline
Stephen and Kevin explained that I have to sort my timeline out in order to decided which clans are likely to be present in the area.
This is quite a big issue, though it was much influenced by Peter's (Metcalfe) pointer to MOB's Beyond Sun Dome scenario. Vital Stuff - at last I have something on the Cradle incident!
So - I think I can set things going at around 1616-1618, just long enough before the Cradle floats down so that PCs are able to participate in MOB's scenario (or a version of it) when it's due to happen. However, this incident is not in any way the highlight of the campaign - though it should provide some information relevant to the major goal which is:
[fanfare]
"Raising An Ancient Cradle" (the most expensive campaign ever written)
Before I move on, though, I'm still desperately after any indications about how things will change in the RofC/SC area *after* the cradle wafts by. Given that I'm starting before 1621, I can use all published material for the area (thank goodness, though I did think only Lunar Coders would be affected), though I need to know what's happening afterwards.
3. The Theme and The Hook
Opinion as to whether an ancient stuck cradle was sensible or not varied. I actually can't find anything about the SunStop - could somebody point me in the right direction?
The way I want to work The Theme and The Hook (the introductory adventure) is sort of like Bilbo finding the Ring. Doesn't mean much to start off with, then little by little it turns into something quite significant. So, they find something, then they carry on adventuring in the area, with plenty of support from their clans - so they don't have to go off to more civilised country. The Cradle incident provides at least the information about what one of these looks like - maybe more. Eventually higher level wanderings (east to the wastes, north to Troll country) cause them to finish piecing the jigsaw together and off they go to the whichever bog it's in and start pulling the thing up from below. Or alternatively, the thing might just pop up by itself (rather like these old wild west wagons did out of quicksand - if I remember my westerns correctly).
After that, who knows - main thing is the campaign has an exciting climax to it.
Exactly how the ancient cradle came to be sunk at the bottom of the bog, and exactly how they'll get it up, and exactly what they'll find on it when they do, can all wait for now. I do need to know that this whole idea, within commonly loved Glorantha, given whatever conditions or restrictions are necessary, is feasible.
I'm also, of course, quite keen to hear your opinions and ideas on this.
For the hook they key thing is that it gets the nomads to act together in the way I've described above. Stephen Martin suggested the 5 eyes temple (which alas I haven't got). Could you tell me enough about this so that I could make my own up?
Richard
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Richard Develyn
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