One thing that upsets me is that Greg, in the later mega-dungeons, will allude to monsters, spells or treasure items from a different mega-d and just say "See Barrowmaze". If I'm paying $30 ffor PDF or $80 print, gimme what I need to run the darn game. One cool fact, however, is that the entire Northern Reaches (all dungeons) are placed on the infamous map from Avalon Hill's Outdoor Survival boardgame, which Gary Gygax used for early OD&D campaigning.
Not quite sure any mega-dungeon could satisfy your demands for complete details. This is not a full campaign setting. Dwimmermount did that and most people complained. I personally appreciate the stuff left vague so I can put my spin on it. Scarabs and other items will indicate if they are magical in the description of room, if they just have a gp value, they are just treasure.
This comes off a little antagonistic! Anyway, I looked up the scarab situation we ran into and found it was rolled from the random sarcophagus contents table. Looking at other entries, the table DOES specify magical or nonmagical, but regarding GP value it says "refer to the introduction on scarabs," and there's nothing about GP value there. Seems like a little d4 table for platinum, gold, silver, electrum was left out or something.
@@ExMortis00 In that big section of random tables you can find grave goods value, I don't have the book in front of me but maybe use the Jewelry subtable? Sorry if I came off the wrong way, it's just that this type of product is a ton of work and none of the megadungeons are perfect. Stonehell Dungeon is my favorite (Michael Curtis) but it has ZERO topside campaign setting stuff). I really like its layout and one page / map quadrant makes for easy to no prep - and the treasure to threat distribution seems spot on to me. The treasure isn't always the reward for battle, very OSR approach. I recommend taking a look at it.
Fantastic listen. We'll have to make reservations for The Stumpet sometime but they're really got to have a killer menu to take our meetings away from the stage and gaming tables.
One thing that upsets me is that Greg, in the later mega-dungeons, will allude to monsters, spells or treasure items from a different mega-d and just say "See Barrowmaze". If I'm paying $30 ffor PDF or $80 print, gimme what I need to run the darn game. One cool fact, however, is that the entire Northern Reaches (all dungeons) are placed on the infamous map from Avalon Hill's Outdoor Survival boardgame, which Gary Gygax used for early OD&D campaigning.
He writes adventures solely to make his students buy them to take his class. Its a racket.
Not quite sure any mega-dungeon could satisfy your demands for complete details. This is not a full campaign setting. Dwimmermount did that and most people complained. I personally appreciate the stuff left vague so I can put my spin on it. Scarabs and other items will indicate if they are magical in the description of room, if they just have a gp value, they are just treasure.
This comes off a little antagonistic! Anyway, I looked up the scarab situation we ran into and found it was rolled from the random sarcophagus contents table. Looking at other entries, the table DOES specify magical or nonmagical, but regarding GP value it says "refer to the introduction on scarabs," and there's nothing about GP value there. Seems like a little d4 table for platinum, gold, silver, electrum was left out or something.
@@ExMortis00 In that big section of random tables you can find grave goods value, I don't have the book in front of me but maybe use the Jewelry subtable? Sorry if I came off the wrong way, it's just that this type of product is a ton of work and none of the megadungeons are perfect. Stonehell Dungeon is my favorite (Michael Curtis) but it has ZERO topside campaign setting stuff). I really like its layout and one page / map quadrant makes for easy to no prep - and the treasure to threat distribution seems spot on to me. The treasure isn't always the reward for battle, very OSR approach. I recommend taking a look at it.
Fantastic listen. We'll have to make reservations for The Stumpet sometime but they're really got to have a killer menu to take our meetings away from the stage and gaming tables.
1-in-6 chance of skeletons? What is this, a DOOM WAD? Har har.
Only listened to the audio. I can't believe we could have had pterodactyls!