o euntnsren REAOEH SURVEY "read Dean Walterburger’ eter in Ply 136 with some Interest. While I agree that Kevin Mela’ arti may have come over as somewhat negative (uness you know Kein), Dean is missing something undamertal to the campaign game versus the pregen style of gaming. Paying in the campaign games does not encourage you to broaden your fexperence at reloplagor aan expt he can he eetioe and generate the type of character he would Uke to pay and try varied styles of olepaying. Thave to say that’s a ‘big "YES" tothe generation part, and a huge "NO" to the ‘tied sites, Cntpel yatta cout layers. eae characters in amold with which the players comfortable. 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Wel a you aay ste chumiers out here, raw yu know. ate ut Jee Sysop Servant [2.545205 205) ee PS oa 2 A T~—*«(RDeaReach 20 Mk 65 sete ALLURER Powers: Compulsion (Song), Immunity (Age, Normal Weapons, Pathogens), Influence (ony rot to atack the alr) field shaped somewhat Ukea human woman. thas no phys fea atacs, and no defenses other than ts powers. Is sle attackisto compel astral tavelestoitscdoudisand wthitssinging and keep them there until thelr essence runs out and they ie. When the character frst hears the sng, he this ol maybe repeated once every hour uni death. Ditto forthetinfuence atack. KRABBEN Powers: Hardened Armor, Immunity (Age Normal Weapons, Poisons), Manifestation Tn contrat tothe lovely allurer, the krabben is 2 hideous hybrid of crab and octopus. Bark brown in colar, thas @ hard armor shell and armored jointed arms inthe place of ‘ental, ec of which ends tn arabe pincer. Thi le phant-sized astral predator has only one methed of ‘propulsion: a form of ight (hence the Lone number for ‘viknet)- Unt the allay, Haan and does manifest ‘tel into the physical worl, typlaly when pursuing an astral traveler who cts and runs for his mest body ANT LION Powers: Enhanced Physical Attributes (Quickness, Strength), Enhanced Senses, Hardened Armor, Immunity (Wormal Weapons, Polson), Manifestation ‘Although sale, the anton possesses some ofthe qual- ties ofthe krabben, having an armored body (ant portions? ‘oniy) and te ait to mates sein the physical word 20088 again when pursuing prey. In adlion its on brain gvesit more curiosity than the krabben, so that even when it ls senses to vace a path back to his mest body, attacking Fas Gun ‘The FA gus hee fog eee or ‘aa aa coat —— Sines moe ss as ot AWD in ww egies woop took ha 6 a ng Darreted shaun wt computer range finer ontop of The weap reeks open ut bead of the stock ad gga for roading and ‘he Bowed (ch ont SOOM) mat be igre prey chamber, 948 maka conection ‘the computer fed hough wich programing heratin muta. Bace the ken ‘an veag of ery nconde ofa and fr the weapon. The compe termine te ect tance 1% tegen fudge demise he rund and stg hw ge ff hen {target anrlfom arund i When ta rund explodes, tw expodin AB cod ore ste {form apertin al deo. Only charac who can arenes teat plane can Le this weapon nas meant be wad anyone guarding itor simply rampaging about inthe phys- ‘ealword. tshorse-sied bodys that of an ant with icant legs a wi butin place ofthe ant’s head are the head and clawed foreaws of on The front part has ical tawny ton coloration, white the ant portions area shiny black.conansres @ nove! rom 42 ‘A SHORT ADR! GAME ADVENTURE LLOYD BROWN Ht a a charismatic disloyal officer, a competent but crude and hah captain anid svies ofincidents that ett crew's lavas. The Fit mate int tran matin He eurase or failure depends onthe ations ofthe PCs. ‘Although any mix ofraces and classes may participate in ‘the adventure, shipboard kis might be wef, Character shouldbe mostly It level, with ite spelicasting ability Magi can easy alter the courte ofthe adventure, even something as simple as charm person spl The adventure takes place entirely on a ship while anderway (the Doncing Mare if the DM's ship is yet unnamed). The DM can se this adventure to ven up an Uernise uve Une duty another AOHENZE, of ‘he can fabricate areaton for using the ship, making this adventure the center of attention, Possible easos for a nentor,arequst by arelisius figure, ora command fom theareseruler, PLAYERS INTRODUCTION rot your vessel, 1s sipping away. The hands experiy ‘maneuver thesis to take fll advantage ofthe sf breeze ‘and a sue gust sends the ship leaping out seo. Ben & cxital sean ofthe deck shows organization and tidy cea: ‘manship. The ew eens to sharea confidence in each ther ‘and cbse cumaraderie. The journey shouldbe quik and never. DM's BACKGROUND: owt wer sea 0 become a pirate but Mash gotten ‘is own ship yet after two years and he has grown impa- tent. He has been tying to ear the crew’ loyalty and ‘undermine the captain's authority Ho has alco stolen Captain Hood's letters of marque, which allow him to attack merchant vessels of eta nations Legally asa pri- ‘ater. Since the exptain only rarely needs to produce the letters ther theft has gone unnoticed During and between the events, Cet tres subly to convince the Pos thatthe captain isa ptate and is dan- eros tothe crew. If the Ps make it plain tat they wl atuempt to squash any uprising, he attempt to keep ther, busy or get them off ofthe boat on sme pretense (ey, thunk hss where hatchet of old ank lst summer) ‘The DM should familar himeelt wth the characters presented in the Dramatis Personae and use the Events to bring out the personalities and loyalties Use lat- acters question them, pursue their own activities, or help out around the ship, EVENTS ‘Shoal grinding sound iss from the ships Kelas the ‘hip runs over an uncharted obstacle Captain Hood orders ‘theanchorlowered and has divers investgate the hl The ship suffers some minor damage (1 hull point). When the divers report, the captain nods and orders the ship to con- tinue ‘he fst mate tals the re the damage is worse than realy that the hull might crack under too much sta sucnas3 stom, stan one Fea expec aor and takes ook atthe damage himself, he can see that the fst mates exaggerating or overestinating the damagetothehul, great anxiety among those who Ustened to the mate's opinion of the damage caused by the shoal, Tis event hosld emoneate the captain's ail and sense of al in times oer, The lookout alerts the captain tothe clouds and nots that they are heading toward the ship, probably to ariv in 12 hours. Te captain concas, thanks him, and sends him back to hie pst. He orders 4 slight change in diection to give his crew litle moe time to prepare before the storm its ‘he ex day dae coe ate, ous coverthe hand rain is lenly viable to oe sie, coming toward the shi. The storm gradually rises in intensity, ‘ep the crew busy, bu they dont hcesten the safety of the ship. afterward, howeves, the fist mate tales about ‘how ose the ship came to breaking up and says the cp ‘ain needlessly endangered his valuable ce. Ghost ship. The lokout pos a sip wit Black als on the horizon It approaches lowly, no matter how the ship maneuvers to avoid it. As it neat, the PCs and cre ste nobody onboard. moves ight bythe ship unseen forces roving the wheel. The ship never makes 2 sound, The ghost ship appears to take damage x the Fs somehow attackit, butt does not snk The event sti discontent Allofthecrewtakeit as abad omen, but heirindividul interpretations cal ferent. Most voice thei opiaons ifthe Ps ask Fog. At dusk heavy fog closes in onthe ship. The cap- tain orders most of the sas fred. Ac the ship mat ‘inial speed, Coeto questions the drab ofthe ship's rations, potential sts to profits from late delivery or the possibility of encountering another ghost sip. He whie- ers that his mapicindiats the fogs ghtera shot ways to one side, and he told the captain, but the captain would change couse a PC asks about the magic spell he used, the bard waves hin off, saying “e's one fy own. You don ow 1 He as no such spel ‘sly lets the fog without ncdent a am,