New module format

I’ve been really struggling, as of late, on the format of my new module and modules there after. I’ve been creating different styles of maps and posting them on the Goblinoid Games forums for feedback. I also wanted to create some background material on BBEG (Big Bad Evil Guys). I’ve started with a flowchart created in Open Office Draw and then converted into a PNG file.

On the module structure, I really suck at describing rooms. I was thinking about putting that labor onto the LL during the game. I would have a map of the room with furniture and encounters and maybe a smell to give the LL more information.

Tell me what you think?

Module update 9.18.08

I started writing a back story to the next module, Mace of Souls.
1. A semi-underground temple has come under attack from within
2. The most precious relic, The Mace of Souls, has been taken.
3. PCs enter the picture by coming in the back door of the temple, hopefully defeating the monsters who now dwell there and finding the temple folk.
4. The temple folk thank them for the rescue and beg for their help in finding the Mace.

This adventure will have the following environments
1. Underground complex - dungeon/cavern crawl
2. Underground lake/water
3. Hollow sphere -world within a world
4. Airship
5. Forest
6. Desert/wilderness

Rough draft maps:

VisionVentures Module A-1 Dark Shore

Here’s the cover!

Web 2.0 Saturday 8.30.08

Sorry that I’m a little late on this today. I’ve been hard at work on my first adventure module A-1 Dark Shore. All I have to finish is the maps and proofreading, then its complete. I hoping to complete it this weekend.

On now to the Web 2.0 pick of the web. This week I picked Picnik. It’s an awesome online photo editor that is completely free to use. My website host Synthasite has intergrated it into there GUI to fix photos that you upload to your site.

Here’s a review from PC World.

Adventure A-2 “Mace of Souls”

Today I had a brainstorm about the follow up adventure to A-1 Corsairs of Crosskey. I’m calling it “Mace of Souls“. The adventure centers around a newly discovered temple complex of a long lost race (possible giants). It is rumored that a relic called the Mace of Souls rests inside and whom ever retrieves it will have immense power. The leader of a cult is after it and is in a race with the PCs to secure it for himself.

Adventure update 8.17.08

Well, Ive been working hard on my first adventure, Corsairs of Crosskey. I have most of the writing done, the rough draft should be completed by next friday. I’ve attached some new art and maps for your view pleasure.

Artwork descriptions A-1

The first hulking creature is a crabman, which will feature promptly at the beginning of the adventure

The second one is is an elf corsair. She leads a pirate band that is assisting a self-styled drug lord.

The third are skeleton pirates/warrior. They are cursed to live in a ship that is in the jungle (i.e. LOST!)

I have more art coming soon.

Blood Island artwork: WIP

Jordach

Blood Island: WIP

Blood Island

1) PC’s are in the port town of Chorsara looking for work/adventure

Need artwork of town street activity

1. The Golden Pilgrim Tavern and Inn - Owner: Atendar Ishlund

2. Rope and Sail Warehouse - Owner: Karl and Grustov Rosefir

Provides new rope, nets and sails for visiting ships. Does no repairs.

3. The Market Row - Owner: Sealord of Chorsara

Several vendors are allowed to setup shop to sell vegetables, meats, fish, fruits and small craft items. No weapons or armor can be bought or sold here.

4. Office of the Harbor Mastermaster - Wen Axtan

Supervises what ships can enter and leave. There is a no dock or duty charge under seven days, after that there is a 25gp/day charge for ship docking.

5. Dock Service - Owner: Jason Sovas

Provides additional hands to unload and warehouse cargo.

6. Boat Repair shop - Owner: Toblade Suh’lam

Services include: scraping barnicles, repairs and reconditioning of all water craft.

7. Blacksmith - Owner: Hal Calmor

Repairs and crafts weapons and armor. Also sells pots and tools.

8. The Open Hand pawn shop - Owner: Swarth Armstongue

A small, but ritzy pawn shop that caters to travelers and locals alike.

9. Sunrise Diner and Inn - Owners: Aysissa and Kohn Janne

small restuarant specializing n breakfast and lunches. Good service with fair prices.

2nd story has 6 room for rent - 50% chance one will be available.

10. The Armory - Owners: Jank and Arin Serridi (brothers)

Weapons and armor are bought and sold

11. The Harbor Inn - Owner: Alin Carsmona

A three story structure that caters to middle class and wealthy travelers. The average room costs 50gp/night which includes a bath.

The inn also boasts of a wonderful dining room that only serves breakfast and dinner.

12. The Harbor Keep

Home of the Sea Lord of Chorsara, Hermond Venzon . Also houses the militia forces that guards the town and patrols the waters off the harbor.

13. The Watch Tower

The watchman are housed here. They are the police force of the town and the tower dungeon is the town’s prison.

2) PC’s are approached by a pearl farmer looking for assistance

* Need NPC writup on the pearl farmer

Jordoch Launtem (pearl farmer leader) need stats

Jordoch’s pearl farm has recently been raided by corsairs. The town of Chorsara will only help for a streep price that Jordach and his fellow farmers cannot pay. The sea mauraders have recently taken his daughter and several other workers captive. Jordach has come to Chorsara in search of help finding his daughter and the others taken captive and stopping the raids. He has taken up residence in the Golden Pilgrim looking for the right people or person to help him.

Story to the PC’s

My pearl farm has been raided recently. At first the mauraders only took some tools and foodstuffs. Then they came back and took away my daughter and several of my workers. We managed to capture one of the pirates, but he wont talk. The town here will not help unless we offer 50% of our yearly pearl crop and that is outragious. There is no one else to turn to. Will you help?

If the PC’s ask for money or items, Jordoch will at first offer 100gp each, if the PC’s don’t accept, he will offer 200gp each and a bag of pearls worth 200gp.

He will say that the corsairs, if caught, will probably have a lot of booty which would be the PC’s for the taking.

If the PC’s accept, Jordach will ask the PC’s to meet him at the ship called the “Blue Wave” at dawn for the travel to his farm.

3) PC’s travel to the pearl farm to see the damage and gather clues

Need monster stats and pics

Random sea encounter

1-4 Squidmen

5-8 no encounter

11-15 Stormbirds

16-20 no encounter

4) At the pearl farm need artwork of Pearl farm

Clues the GM can use to get the PC’s to Blood island

1) Make the corsair prisoner talk - 10% chance

2) The villagers find a ransom note from the corsairs stating they want to exchange the captive corsair for one prisoner and has a rudimentary map to Blood Island on where the exchange can take place

3) The PC’s see a pearl villager using a lantern signal to an vessel offshore. They capture and interogate and find the location to Blood Island

* Need npc writeup

5) PC’s travel to blood island

Need monster stats and pics

1-4 Ammonite

5-8 No encounter

9-12 No encounter

13-16 Octoman

17-20 - Giant Octopuss

6) PC’s hit the beach (need artwork of beach scene)

(no encounter) only way to travel is inland through the jungle

Random monster encounter (jungle)

Need monster stats and pics

1-5 Swampslobberer

6-10 Giant Spider

11-15 Kremling

16-20 Giant Lizard

7) PC’s find Timberlimbs and slavers in a battle. (need artwork of battle scene)

* Need slavers npc writeups

* Need Timberlimb npc writeups

* Need Timberlimb concept pictures (artist)

PC’s agree to help the Timberlimb in exchange for a guide through the jungle

* Need Timberlimb back story

9) PC’s locate the slavers quarters

* Need map of slavers area

10) PC’s help free slaves and are told about a pirates cavern

* Need freed slaves npc writeups

* Need freed slaves npc back story

11) PC’s locate the pirates cavern and battle pirates

* Need pirates npc writeups

12) PC’s locate information/maps on a secret cult in Gebroan.

* Need back story information to link the next adventure.

Update on "Blood Island"

I was stumped for a while on the pearl farm locale. I didnt want the PCs to be “railroaded” into doing something. However, I know at first level, roleplaying can be tough and the GM needs a toolbox of ideas to get the PCs going. This is what I came up with this morning.

4) At the pearl farm

Clues the GM can use to get the PC’s to Blood island

1) Make the corsair prisoner talk - 10% chance

2) The villagers find a ransom note that wants to exchange the captive corsair for one prisoner and has a rudimentary map to Blood Island

3) The PC’s see a pearl villager using a lantern signal to an vessel offshore. They capture and interrogate and find the location to Blood Island