tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post5757931865987255826..comments2024-03-27T10:43:30.532+00:00Comments on Known World, Old World: Perfect 10Andy Bartletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-32965697448883740352011-04-03T17:55:14.171+01:002011-04-03T17:55:14.171+01:00wouldn't do 'everything you know is a lie&...wouldn't do 'everything you know is a lie', but I'd make it all a little more... dangerous. Without checking the Gazetteer, I'm pretty certain on one of the adventure islands a 'holiday adventurer' is expected to fight trolls. These are chosen because they regenerate, and are trained to lie down after so much damage. I mean... I'm quite happy for Ierendi to serve as package adventure big game hunting, prize dungeoneering, but I'd like a bit more blood with my far-out fantasy.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with Freeport, but for my Mystara, if my players ever get/go there, Ierendi will keep much of its original shape, just with added 'spice'.Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-22676930915714683922011-04-03T14:22:52.540+01:002011-04-03T14:22:52.540+01:00Ah, I think I see what you mean.
On my part, I al...Ah, I think I see what you mean.<br /><br />On my part, I always felt there was this potential to have a darker side to Ierendi without going the "everything you know is a lie" route.<br /><br />But you're right -- it hints at things but always stopped short of saying bad stuff.<br /><br />In my version of Mystara I'm half-tempted to take it out, replace it with Freeport, then stick in elements of Ierendi as the "reformed" front of Freeport.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-66509742470659686672011-04-03T11:47:45.804+01:002011-04-03T11:47:45.804+01:00It's just a little too 'fun'. I like t...It's just a little too 'fun'. I like the zaniness in D&D, in the Known World; a flying Gnome city, for example, is cool, as are the giant robots in Eathshaker!, etc. But the sensation I always get when I read the Ierendi Gazetteer is that it is zany in a very bland way. I'll try to explain myself better in a later blog posting - basically, in a D&D world in which 'adventurer' is a genuine way of life for a minority, I'm all up for the institutions of the world reflecting that - even to the point of having a holiday island devoted adventurers, incorporating ritualised dungeon crawling for entertainment and prizes. So I love the idea of Ierendi, but I want it to have a little more teeth (a lot more teeth).Andy Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683770320671028815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-30813387524663677132011-04-03T10:14:09.244+01:002011-04-03T10:14:09.244+01:00sorry, but what was the "ierendi problem"...sorry, but what was the "ierendi problem"? I wasn't a fan of that Gazetteer, but I was curious what you didn't like specifically.Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750858425589737642.post-65787707021715763312011-04-03T09:36:50.835+01:002011-04-03T09:36:50.835+01:00Livingstone!
Blacksand is one of the great fantas...Livingstone!<br /><br />Blacksand is one of the great fantasy cities in my opinion, and any campaign would be improved by its inclusion.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com