Check out the entire series of The Rise of Iuz, documenting the design, development, and play of this original homebrew campaign set before The Village of Hommlet and The Temple of Elemental Evil. ua-cam.com/play/PL4eDfZIBxlUbYQvNEZdu_YNNvsGIiWaSQ.html
I am so happy that I found this channel! I am sending my young son through the Keep on the Borderlands as the Keep is being built. I did a lot of the work you've done as an exercise in my head. I did a bit of research on building a keep and I've drawn a map. The change is so interesting as it applies to the justification of actions of both the characters, the people of the keep building crew and the people of the village that the keep is being built in. So excited to see what you do with Hamlet and to see what I can use in my game. Thank you for sharing!!!!
> Veluna a St. Cuthbert region None of these realms are serial monotheisms. Cuthbert is strong there but IIRC so are Pelor, Rao, and Heironeous (though less emphasized than in Furyondy), and the Oeridian agricultural gods, Fharlanghn, Zilchu. Churches are dedicated specifically, much like an IRL specific Church might be to a given Saint, and Priests are of different "orders" and thus have a specific patron diety. But it's more in-house rather than exclusive-rivalrous. Like IRL polytheisms crossed with IRL medieval Christianity, in a fantastic brew if that makes any sense. IIRC the ruler of Veluna is devoted to Rao.
> The red-headed guys in black It was revealed later (retconned?) that these were supposubly (with a 'b') Scarlet Brotherhood agents. Thus they land on the Wild Coast and infiltrate through from an unknown elswehere.
> Leave a comment if you know how to pronounce her name The best pronunciation guide to Zuggtmoy is found here: ua-cam.com/video/8mVwa6t_Apo/v-deo.html&t=6 Or you can say "ZUG-tmoy" Related: for me it was always confusing how the Elemental Evil stuff fit together with two otherwise fractious demon-lord demi-gods (Zug on the one hand and Iuz on the other), and the Demon Queen of Spiders (who seemed more to be a rival or antagonist, once the full GDQ thing unfolded), especially when it was more-or-less revealed that the "Elemental Evil" thing was a Tharizdunian...plot? Scheme? Doctrine? as he was "The Elder Elemental Eye." I'm still pretty baffled all these years later, so perhaps a video on all _that_ would help.
> Dwarf with Norse/Viking name. Good on you. I weary of Dwarves with a Scottish brogue. It's really more appropriate for them to have a Norse-viking-Germanic tenor. (Nothing against any fine actor who may or may not have played a dwarf as if he were a Scotsman, mind. But, I mean, srsly: Teutonic dwarves are more appropriate. I can envision a halfling with a celtic lilt to their words, on the other hand, or maybe even a gnome, perhaps).
Check out the entire series of The Rise of Iuz, documenting the design, development, and play of this original homebrew campaign set before The Village of Hommlet and The Temple of Elemental Evil.
ua-cam.com/play/PL4eDfZIBxlUbYQvNEZdu_YNNvsGIiWaSQ.html
I am so happy that I found this channel! I am sending my young son through the Keep on the Borderlands as the Keep is being built. I did a lot of the work you've done as an exercise in my head. I did a bit of research on building a keep and I've drawn a map. The change is so interesting as it applies to the justification of actions of both the characters, the people of the keep building crew and the people of the village that the keep is being built in. So excited to see what you do with Hamlet and to see what I can use in my game. Thank you for sharing!!!!
Glad you found some fun. I should go back and do more with this series.
Fantastic background and scenario!!
Thanks for the kind word an12cub!The first play session kicks off this week. You Tubers will get to direct major decisions!
Love it!
I absolutely want to run this myself some day. Can't wait for more.
Thank you so much, Classic DM.
Thanks for the upbeat feedback, Fred. The ultimate goal is a free module for players and DMs and documentthe journey along the way.
@@Classic_DM sounds awesome...and what a nice gift for the hobby.
I am the Ambassador from Burgertown.
I had my suspicions. 🎲🎲🎲
Have you managed to track down that hamburgler who was wreaking havoc in your burg?
This is Exquisite
> Veluna a St. Cuthbert region
None of these realms are serial monotheisms. Cuthbert is strong there but IIRC so are Pelor, Rao, and Heironeous (though less emphasized than in Furyondy), and the Oeridian agricultural gods, Fharlanghn, Zilchu. Churches are dedicated specifically, much like an IRL specific Church might be to a given Saint, and Priests are of different "orders" and thus have a specific patron diety. But it's more in-house rather than exclusive-rivalrous. Like IRL polytheisms crossed with IRL medieval Christianity, in a fantastic brew if that makes any sense.
IIRC the ruler of Veluna is devoted to Rao.
> The red-headed guys in black
It was revealed later (retconned?) that these were supposubly (with a 'b') Scarlet Brotherhood agents. Thus they land on the Wild Coast and infiltrate through from an unknown elswehere.
> Leave a comment if you know how to pronounce her name
The best pronunciation guide to Zuggtmoy is found here:
ua-cam.com/video/8mVwa6t_Apo/v-deo.html&t=6
Or you can say "ZUG-tmoy"
Related: for me it was always confusing how the Elemental Evil stuff fit together with two otherwise fractious demon-lord demi-gods (Zug on the one hand and Iuz on the other), and the Demon Queen of Spiders (who seemed more to be a rival or antagonist, once the full GDQ thing unfolded), especially when it was more-or-less revealed that the "Elemental Evil" thing was a Tharizdunian...plot? Scheme? Doctrine? as he was "The Elder Elemental Eye."
I'm still pretty baffled all these years later, so perhaps a video on all _that_ would help.
> Dwarf with Norse/Viking name.
Good on you. I weary of Dwarves with a Scottish brogue. It's really more appropriate for them to have a Norse-viking-Germanic tenor.
(Nothing against any fine actor who may or may not have played a dwarf as if he were a Scotsman, mind. But, I mean, srsly: Teutonic dwarves are more appropriate. I can envision a halfling with a celtic lilt to their words, on the other hand, or maybe even a gnome, perhaps).