expanding B2

[mightycthulhu]

I'm gearing up for my DD game and planning to start off in/around the Keep on the Borderlands. I'm running the game for and old friend who never player B2 (back in the day) and our kids ages 10-13. This past weekend we were able to get together and generate characters. We are hoping to start actual play in a few weeks.

Is anything know about the adventures coming in the boxed sets? I would like to work 1 or more of them into the setting.


I'm expanding and adding my own flavor to the module and thought I would share my table of alternate / additional rumors. I love rumor tables. The bigger the better.

1. T, long ago a great wizard built a wondrous, magical tower in the borderlands.
2. T, The Shy Tower is sometimes visible during new full moon.
3. T, The Shy tower never appears in the same place twice.
4. F, The Shy Tower is actually a very large and very alien creature.
5. F, Secret passages lead from the dungeon under the Keep to the Caves of the unknown.
6. F, The inhabitants of the Caves do not wander far from their lairs.
7. T, Long ago two temples to strange gods vied for power in the Borderlands.
8. T, on nights of a new moon, strange spirits stalk the northern woods.
9. T, Spies of the Kingdom of Gax are abroad in the Borderlands. Their purpose is unknown.
10. T, the luminous glands of the Giant Fire Beetle can be valuable if harvested properly.
11. T, The castelen of the Keep is Brave and Honest to a fault.(see pg 12.)
12. T, A wandering priest will gladly discuss theology over a glass of ale or wine. (see pg9.)
13. ?, The wandering priest is a pleasant and kind fellow.(see pg9.)
14. T, The wandering priests 2 acolytes never speak. (see pg9.)
15. T, The Curate of the Temple has performed miracles including commanding snakes.
16. T, The Faithful can find miraculous healing at the Temple for a donation.
17. T, The Caves of the Unknown are accessible via ruins in the clearing in the north woods.
18. ?, The Caves of the Unknown are treacherous. Both flooding and cave-ins are not uncommon.
19. T, Strange lights can sometimes been seen through the mists in the marshes at night.
20. F, The barkeep of the Tavern was an adventurer too once... Then he took an arrow in the knee...



Hope you enjoyed those.

[idrahil]

lol @ 20!

I am also very curious about the adventures coming in the box

[monk]

I love it, Mightcthulhu! I have a similar rumor table for b2. Returning to that module after a long time made me marvel at the perfect balance between information (maps, NPCs, etc.) and blank spots (lack of NPC names, overarching plot, etc.). It's a great module to tweek and make your own.

[ravenheart87]

Nov 27, 2012 21:45:23 GMT -6 mightycthulhu said:

20. F, The barkeep of the Tavern was an adventurer too once... Then he took an arrow in the knee...

The funny part is if he still has the +1 arrow head in his knee and the players learn about it. Are they going to loot him?

[mightycthulhu]

I would not put that past them. Not at all..

[mightycthulhu]

I had another busrt of ideas. This gives me 60 rumors to spread (including the 20 in B2) but I would love to have a cool 100. if anyone would like to contribute a few please do!

1. T, The inn serves local game along with other delicacies.
2. ?, The Taverne master will pay for giant frog legs.
3. ?, They say giant frog legs taste like chicken.
4. ?, The hermit of the Northwoods is a deranged halfling.
5. ?, The hermit of the Northwoods is a stunted and deformed wizard.
6. T, A Dragon lives in the nearby hills, though he hasn't been seen for years.
7. F, There are fish in the river large enough to swallow a hunting dog.
8. ?, Orcs eat horses.
9. T, The north woods are haunted.
10. T, Good game is plentiful despite the presence of monsters throughout the Borderlands.
11. ?, The tiny dog men will devour human infants if given half a chance.
12. F, The tiny dog men are affraid of chickens and can be frightened by vigorous clucking.
13. F, Trolls hide in the deepest and darkest parts of a caverns and are affraid of the sun.
14, F Goblins only come out at night.
15. ?, The dog men prefer flesh served raw and cold.
16. F, The Keep was built over an ancient dungeon complext whos catacombs are endless.
17. T, Creatures from the caves have been harassing travelers and disrupting trade.
18, F, Silver jewelery is a ward against magical charms.
19, F, The Castelian of the Keep campaigned against the monsters of the Borderlands in his youth and drove them into hiding in the Caves of Chaos.
20. ?, The people of Gax are not our friends.

[Deleted]

Here is a great one page dungeon modules that would work well for the "Caves of the Unknown." It's by Mark Allen, the artist who drew the art for Delving Deeper. Thematically, it works very well with the Caves of Chaos and the general milieu of the Keep. Enjoy!

campaignwiki.org/wiki/DungeonMaps/The_Singing_Cave_by_Mark_Allen.pdf?download=1

[mightycthulhu]

very nice thanks!

[Sean Michael Kelly]

Nov 29, 2012 9:54:19 GMT -6 @dubeers said:

Here is a great one page dungeon modules that would work well for the "Caves of the Unknown." It's by Mark Allen, the artist who drew the art for Delving Deeper. Thematically, it works very well with the Caves of Chaos and the general milieu of the Keep. Enjoy!

campaignwiki.org/wiki/DungeonMaps/The_Singing_Cave_by_Mark_Allen.pdf?download=1

Loving the map, and loving the discussion/additions on this thread. My earliest and among my fondest memories of the hobby go back to B2!

[machfront]

I never thought much of B2 until recent years as I matured. All grown up I see its brilliance. The few paragraphs of background alone has been enough to spark my imagination.

Nov 28, 2012 20:05:13 GMT -6 mightycthulhu said:

9. T, The north woods are haunted.

Yes, and disturbingly so. So much that rest (so important to healing hit points and recharging spells) may be impossible and may decrease CON and/or WIS scores for a time due to nights filled with terrifying sounds and unsettling sights and events.

Nov 28, 2012 20:05:13 GMT -6 mightycthulhu said:

19, F, The Castelian of the Keep campaigned against the monsters of the Borderlands in his youth and drove them into hiding in the Caves of Chaos.

It is false... unfortunately, some of the monsters' leaders consider it to be true...and desire revenge.... the possibility of violent retribution on the Keep is brewing.


A little is a lot to me. The encounter with the two female thieves, to me, is a greater wellspring of ideas than the whole of B3 for example, if ya know what I mean.