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MagusRogue |
Posted: Feb 3 2004, 10:06
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Hehe, just kidding. Now that i got your attention
though, got a round-table question. I'm wanting to involve my characters
in a huge battle. I'm not going to say what, just that it happens near a
big hill, and that there's ton's of 2,000 year old channelers running
about blowing stuff up. Oh and a headache's worth of saidin and saidar in
the area. If you can't figure it out, it's either that you haven't been
current in books, or you're as forgetful as i am. Maybe
worse. Anyhow, I was wanting to do a huge battle around this... Now, the problem is that the only real fighting was Asha'man and Aes Sedai verses Old Fogies. I want some ideas in how the players can participate in this historic battle. And i wanna make my peeps cry, just like Manty did in his dragonlance battle (See Blademaster Duels to know what the hell i'm talking bout here). This post has been edited by Quillion on Feb 4 2004, 02:05 PM -------------------- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this rant's
done. Magus the Extreme. Your wonderfully-ghoulish partner GM of Patterns of the Weave. Be fearful, indeed. |
Mantyluoto |
Posted: Feb 3 2004, 10:21
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i'm sure there was the odd Aiel running about, plus
the Younglings. isn't that
enough? -------------------- For Those About To Rock, We Salute You |
Blaeric Fen |
Posted: Feb 3 2004, 10:23
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weren't the younglings after Dumai's Wells? or did
the tower split before then, it's beena while since i've read the books.
-------------------- If you've got nothing to live for, what's the point
of living? Dont be afraid of death, be afraid of an unlived life ; you dont have to live forever, you just have to live... |
Mantyluoto |
Posted: Feb 3 2004, 10:26
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you'd best get busy then Blaeric, the younglings were
at Dumai's wells to protect Galina Sedai as she brought Rand back to the
tower. -------------------- For Those About To Rock, We Salute You |
Blaeric Fen |
Posted: Feb 3 2004, 10:30
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Looks like I gotta get those books back from my
girlfriend then. -------------------- If you've got nothing to live for, what's the point
of living? Dont be afraid of death, be afraid of an unlived life ; you dont have to live forever, you just have to live... |
LuciusT |
Posted: Feb 4 2004, 01:32
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Not quite sure how I would do that... as a rule, I
prefer to avoid putting PCs in scenes from book/movies/comics or other
such material because I feel it limits me and takes the spotlight off
them. It's one of the other reasons I dislike PotD. However, if you and
your enjoy it: great! I guess the question becomes: why are they there? Are they part of the Asha'man/Aes Sedai group? If so, they should participate like any other member. Did they just happen to wander by? If so... well, they should probably run away very very fast. ![]() Some other reason? (no clue) ![]() Regardless, I think the key thing is that, by having them there, the scene ceases to be a scene from the novels and become your own. You can really have them participate in any way you see fit. |
MagusRogue |
Posted: Feb 4 2004, 02:36
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i haven't worked it out entirely, but i think it's
gonna be a service to the Towers... like i said, i like the idea of them
being witnesses to great events without actually being in the novel
itself. -------------------- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this rant's
done. Magus the Extreme. Your wonderfully-ghoulish partner GM of Patterns of the Weave. Be fearful, indeed. |
Mantyluoto |
Posted: Feb 5 2004, 11:45
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don't forget there are big holes in the timeline so
it is entirely possible for the main characters to interact with the Pc's.
a male Pc could conceivably have a relationship with one of the super
girls before they meet there "love" etc.
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MagusRogue |
Posted: Feb 5 2004, 11:56
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*pouts at Eosin for tricking me by changing my
thread's name* hrm, i dunno. Ummm... Anyone else remember much bout the battle? As in why wasn't there swarms of shadowspawn or something? Did the forsaken order the rest of the crap back? or what? -------------------- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this rant's
done. Magus the Extreme. Your wonderfully-ghoulish partner GM of Patterns of the Weave. Be fearful, indeed. |
FinnMcKool |
Posted: Feb 6 2004, 03:52
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Just do better than my GM at the Wells. He sent us in
unattached and said, "Cross the battlefied." We had NO bearing on the
fight, did nothing. Just rolled a die to see what level Aiel we were
fighting, killed him, washed rinsed repeat. Even the GM got bored and
ended the battle with us halfway across. wheee.
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Sharn Penndroen |
Posted: Feb 6 2004, 04:54
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I may get some rocks thrown at me here, but when I've
had the chance to do a large scale battle in my own games, I've thrown the
dice out the window and gone for a more free roleplaying approach. It
worked really well, in my case. I described in colorful detail several of the NPC Party member actions and also the general flow of the soldiers under their command. The players enjoyed a chance to have their characters do whatever they wanted them to, within reason. This only worked because I had in mind the result of the battle and had no intentions of killing any PCs in the battle. If these two facts aren't true then this method probably isn't for you. Incedentally, this battle is one of the most talked about for those players. It was a memorable moment for them. -------------------- I like swords. |
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