Comments for Encounter-a-Day http://www.encounteraday.com A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Understanding the Threat… by Rifken http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-523 Rifken Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:41:30 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-523 This time, the PCs discover that the slivers have adapted and are no longer affected by the sedative, complicating the task once more. <----A "cure Poison" sliver!!!! Damn they are smart This time, the PCs discover that the slivers have adapted and are no longer affected by the sedative, complicating the task once more. <—-A “cure Poison” sliver!!!! Damn they are smart

]]> Comment on Understanding the Threat… by Tauman http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-519 Tauman Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:53:15 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-519 Or they could redirect incoming spell to themself. Or they could redirect incoming spell to themself.

]]> Comment on Understanding the Threat… by Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-517 Asmor Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:15:19 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-517 Well, they're fun to make yourself, and I plan on making plenty more (expect, at the very least, at least 6-8 more over the next two weeks), so different kinds of slivers isn't a huge problem. Actually, I kind of like the idea of starting the slivers off as a very basic threat, maybe even just drones, and then they develop defenses. e.g. the villagers start burning the slivers, so the slivers develop new ones which grant fire resistance. I think with a crystalline sliver, I'd probably give all the other slivers a bonus on saving throws. Not being able to be targeted by spells would be pretty unbalanced, I think. Well, they’re fun to make yourself, and I plan on making plenty more (expect, at the very least, at least 6-8 more over the next two weeks), so different kinds of slivers isn’t a huge problem.

Actually, I kind of like the idea of starting the slivers off as a very basic threat, maybe even just drones, and then they develop defenses. e.g. the villagers start burning the slivers, so the slivers develop new ones which grant fire resistance.

I think with a crystalline sliver, I’d probably give all the other slivers a bonus on saving throws. Not being able to be targeted by spells would be pretty unbalanced, I think.

]]> Comment on Understanding the Threat… by Rifken http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-516 Rifken Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:11:50 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/18/understanding-the-threat/#comment-516 Oh yes I can totally work with that I love it!!!! But I will definitely have to have more slivers. Wouldn't crystalline just be a terror? lol Oh yes I can totally work with that I love it!!!! But I will definitely have to have more slivers. Wouldn’t crystalline just be a terror? lol

]]> Comment on Races: Blood Elves by ScottM http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/13/races-blood-elves/#comment-515 ScottM Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:36:10 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/13/races-blood-elves/#comment-515 From the wikipedia/Earthdawn article: A subspecies of Earthdawn elves are called the Blood Elves. The blood elves rejected the Theran protective magic, and attempted their own warding spells. These wards failed, and a last-ditch ritual caused thorns to thrust through the skin of the blood elves. These ever-bleeding wounds caused constant pain, but the self-inflicted suffering was enough to protect the blood elves from the worst of the horrors. There's more information at the following link, but it uses lots of Earthdawn specific terminology. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Blood-Elf-(Earthdawn) <em>ScottM's last blog post..<a href='http://scottrpg.com/scottscorner/?p=450' rel="nofollow">Next game: Everyone’s busy, date unsure</a></em> From the wikipedia/Earthdawn article:
A subspecies of Earthdawn elves are called the Blood Elves. The blood elves rejected the Theran protective magic, and attempted their own warding spells. These wards failed, and a last-ditch ritual caused thorns to thrust through the skin of the blood elves. These ever-bleeding wounds caused constant pain, but the self-inflicted suffering was enough to protect the blood elves from the worst of the horrors.

There’s more information at the following link, but it uses lots of Earthdawn specific terminology. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Blood-Elf-(Earthdawn)

ScottM’s last blog post..Next game: Everyone’s busy, date unsure

]]> Comment on Friends & Foes: More Slivers! by Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-513 Asmor Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:45:45 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-513 It's something I plan to do eventually. There is still the issue of the font, though, which you can't embed into HTML. I think the best option for sharing is still by making a PDF out of it-- I use <a href="http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp" rel="nofollow">CutePDF Writer</a> to make all my PDFs. It's as simple as hitting print. It’s something I plan to do eventually. There is still the issue of the font, though, which you can’t embed into HTML. I think the best option for sharing is still by making a PDF out of it– I use CutePDF Writer to make all my PDFs. It’s as simple as hitting print.

]]> Comment on Friends & Foes: More Slivers! by aumshantih http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-512 aumshantih Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:34:02 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-512 Hey there.. First time posting on here. Love these monsters, and love your monster maker tool! It's great! One request for v2.3 - If there was an option to embed the CSS file within the HTML that would be great! It would really help for emailing monster descriptions to people. Hey there..
First time posting on here. Love these monsters, and love your monster maker tool! It’s great!

One request for v2.3 - If there was an option to embed the CSS file within the HTML that would be great! It would really help for emailing monster descriptions to people.

]]> Comment on Friends & Foes: More Slivers! by Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-510 Asmor Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:56:17 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-510 I think it's a damn shame that Wizards hasn't produced a setting based on Magic. I think it’s a damn shame that Wizards hasn’t produced a setting based on Magic.

]]> Comment on Races: Blood Elves by Asmor http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/13/races-blood-elves/#comment-509 Asmor Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:51:05 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/13/races-blood-elves/#comment-509 What are Earthdawn's blood elves like? A while back on ENWorld someone mentioned the idea of extravagantly rich people snorting residuum as a drug... Now that you mention it, that seems like it would work beautifully with blood elves. What are Earthdawn’s blood elves like?

A while back on ENWorld someone mentioned the idea of extravagantly rich people snorting residuum as a drug… Now that you mention it, that seems like it would work beautifully with blood elves.

]]> Comment on Friends & Foes: More Slivers! by The Pretentious Fool http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-508 The Pretentious Fool Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:52:59 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/08/15/friends-foes-more-slivers/#comment-508 Slivers are made of awesome This, plus the Ravnica stuff, makes me think I should run a short M:tG 4E campaign. <em>The Pretentious Fool's last blog post..<a href='http://pretentiousfool.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-almost-sims-ian.html' rel="nofollow">It's Almost...</a></em> Slivers are made of awesome

This, plus the Ravnica stuff, makes me think I should run a short M:tG 4E campaign.

The Pretentious Fool’s last blog post..It’s Almost…

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