tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post2100481107992620412..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Classifying D&D adventuresJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-34186878597815310082007-03-20T00:03:00.000-05:002007-03-20T00:03:00.000-05:00I've long been wanting to make the Caves of Chaos/...I've long been wanting to make the Caves of Chaos/Keep on the Borderlands into a historical adventure taking place in Cappadocia during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. Cappadocia actually had all of these giant stone pinnacles with caves carved into them by ascetic monks and hermits. Since the original B2 module already has a "priest of Chaos," I figured it could instead be a heretical cult of monks preying on caravans carrying tribute from the east, forcing the PC inhabitants of the small Byzantine fortress to venture forth and deal with the issue, find out who was responsible, etc.Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-21435631159305402212007-03-17T12:10:00.000-05:002007-03-17T12:10:00.000-05:00How many ways can you use the Caves of Chaos?For s...How many ways can you use the Caves of Chaos?<BR/><BR/>For small player campaign, I changed the caves to fit the background of the old keep -- old human lands overrun...<BR/><BR/>Each monster area in the caves was turned into an abandoned old human village, now occupied/modified by new and different inhabitants. I kept the minotaur lair as a small underground lair, and dropped hints as to the real dominant power amongst the tribes, the temple of evil chaos, but slowly.donm61873https://www.blogger.com/profile/07855277967868713114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-77965995774766727192007-03-16T15:46:00.000-05:002007-03-16T15:46:00.000-05:00How about "Figure out what's going on" - not reall...How about "Figure out what's going on" - not really a mission, though Mystery-Adventures can be missions... but more of a "There are some weird occurrences... it is up to you to figure out if there's a connection between them and resolve the situation... if you want."<BR/><BR/>I don't know what to call this. <BR/><BR/>Situation-based?Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319443832578685630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-43487459098020606402007-03-16T14:40:00.000-05:002007-03-16T14:40:00.000-05:00Well, Epic Quests are often a "mission from Elmins...Well, Epic Quests are often a "mission from Elminster", but not always. They're usually much less modular than missions, and a bit more focused than "wander around and get in trouble" (though they can definitely can share some characteristics)! Would that be another classification all its own? Just typing out loud here, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com