Odd.....
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- Falconer Winterleaf
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Odd.....
Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we have this whole roleplaying section on a Thomas Covenant forum and there isn't a single Thomas Covenant roleplaying thread in it all?
"Branches spread and tree trunks grow
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR
As soon as I tried to have one of my characters build stone ships ("Drommonds") as per one of SRD's books, Odin ended the game.
I think we're all afraid to cite anything else Donaldson, for fear that it'll end the other games.
(Maybe that's how Mox can end the world in P3?)
But I only come here for the games, I haven't read anything the man has written.
I think we're all afraid to cite anything else Donaldson, for fear that it'll end the other games.
(Maybe that's how Mox can end the world in P3?)
But I only come here for the games, I haven't read anything the man has written.
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Eh. Not really. For any other author, maybe, but... From a GM perspective, I'd be uncomfortable messing with canon, but mostly, part of what makes Donaldson great, or at least unique, is that he doesn't really have a useable system. You couldn't roll a haruchai, because you'd instantly be a bad ass. Same for Forestal, Elohim, Giant, etc. You could maybe be a Lord, but then, only a new lord. And then, what can you really do (when 'magic missile' pretty much beats anything any lord short of Mhoram achieves)? Other than that, you have stonedowner or woodhelvin. Maybe Raman. Great characters, but boring to play.
Donaldson's characters are far from static, but they don't level. They do things organically, in the moment. As for loot, you'd get what, clingor? Graveling? Nah, pretty soon everyone's running around with a jug of diamondraught, a pot of hurtloam, and a lomiallor rod.
Now, you could say the same thing about Tolkien and point to how D&D came about, but then, if you did that with the Land... well, it wouldn't be all that different than D&D. Or you start messing with canon.
Donaldson's characters are far from static, but they don't level. They do things organically, in the moment. As for loot, you'd get what, clingor? Graveling? Nah, pretty soon everyone's running around with a jug of diamondraught, a pot of hurtloam, and a lomiallor rod.
Now, you could say the same thing about Tolkien and point to how D&D came about, but then, if you did that with the Land... well, it wouldn't be all that different than D&D. Or you start messing with canon.
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Or maybe SRD just isn't that good of an author? GT is an entity unto itself, with people who don't leave this forum to go anywhere else on the site.
I'm not a fan of SRD, but I am a fan of kevinswatch. He made this site, and he keeps it going for us. That's what's important.
I'm not a fan of SRD, but I am a fan of kevinswatch. He made this site, and he keeps it going for us. That's what's important.
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Hahaha, that's cool. Of course, you should probably read some SRD anyway, just so you know why we're actually all here. For you...I recommend starting with the Gap series.Goatkiller666 wrote:I'm not a fan of SRD, but I am a fan of kevinswatch. He made this site, and he keeps it going for us. That's what's important.
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someone who has read less than i have? (i have read the first two land trilogies and nothing more)Goatkiller666 wrote:Or maybe SRD just isn't that good of an author? GT is an entity unto itself, with people who don't leave this forum to go anywhere else on the site.
I'm not a fan of SRD, but I am a fan of kevinswatch. He made this site, and he keeps it going for us. That's what's important.
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AH! I knew Coruption had a hand in this!Kalindriel Ec'urb wrote:I suspect foul play.
Well. That truely sucks. A friend of mine and I want to see if we can come up with our own "rules" for playing in the land. A thought struck me when Syl said "orgainic". Perhaps we might use a White Wolf type system. The "leveling" for White Wolf games is rather organic and makes me think of how things would work in real life. You know, focusing your learning on a specific part. Only thing is, every power hungry player who wants the most powerful character, would want things like the White Gold or the Staff of Law. Or even the krill. And the only way I would give my characters something like that was if they earned it. Even then, I would likely never give anyone the White Gold. Cause, really, it has no true definition. It can do practically anything. It would be the Land's version of a ring of wishes. Only there is no limit to the wishes.
Mayhap our idea will work. Mayhap it won't.
"Branches spread and tree trunks grow
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR
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waaaaaaay back in d&d days i was a dm. (some 25 yrs ago) had a character who had a whole set of ten magic rings. (based on the mandarin's rings in iron man)
no one knew they were magic. the party kept finding ways to find out, never did. they all died with more power than anyone in their universe - useless to them.
someone should rob their corpses.
no one knew they were magic. the party kept finding ways to find out, never did. they all died with more power than anyone in their universe - useless to them.
someone should rob their corpses.
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Falconer Winterleaf wrote: Well. That truely sucks. A friend of mine and I want to see if we can come up with our own "rules" for playing in the land. A thought struck me when Syl said "orgainic". Perhaps we might use a White Wolf type system. The "leveling" for White Wolf games is rather organic and makes me think of how things would work in real life. You know, focusing your learning on a specific part. Only thing is, every power hungry player who wants the most powerful character, would want things like the White Gold or the Staff of Law. Or even the krill. And the only way I would give my characters something like that was if they earned it. Even then, I would likely never give anyone the White Gold. Cause, really, it has no true definition. It can do practically anything. It would be the Land's version of a ring of wishes. Only there is no limit to the wishes.
Mayhap our idea will work. Mayhap it won't.
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Thanks for the support, balon. All of you, thanks. The support means a lot. Maybe in a few months, or a year, I'll have Version 1.0 ready and all of you here at Kevin's Watch can play test it for me.balon! wrote:Falconer Winterleaf wrote: Well. That truely sucks. A friend of mine and I want to see if we can come up with our own "rules" for playing in the land. A thought struck me when Syl said "orgainic". Perhaps we might use a White Wolf type system. The "leveling" for White Wolf games is rather organic and makes me think of how things would work in real life. You know, focusing your learning on a specific part. Only thing is, every power hungry player who wants the most powerful character, would want things like the White Gold or the Staff of Law. Or even the krill. And the only way I would give my characters something like that was if they earned it. Even then, I would likely never give anyone the White Gold. Cause, really, it has no true definition. It can do practically anything. It would be the Land's version of a ring of wishes. Only there is no limit to the wishes.
Mayhap our idea will work. Mayhap it won't.
"Branches spread and tree trunks grow
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR
Through rain and heat and snow and cold:
Though wide world's winds untimely blow,
And earthquakes rock and cliff unseal,
My leaves grow green and seedlings bloom
Since days before the Earth was old
And Time began its walk to doom,
The Forests world's bare rock anneal,
Forbidding dusty waste and death
I am the Land's Creator's hold:
I inhale all expiring breath,
And breath out life to bind and heal.
But ax and fire leave me dead.
I know the hate of hands grown bold.
Depart to save your heart-sap's red:
My hate knows neither rest nor weal."
TCTC: About to start FR