Pavis & Big Rubble Companion: The Directors' Cut Relaunch

[Ian A. Thomson]

On 9/26/2023 at 10:50 PM, Malin said:

Enostar Maniskisson, also called Bad Dream Enostar 

Is this surname from an official source?

[Malin]

1 hour ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

Is this surname from an official source?

It is from King of Sartar, with the "author" reasoning and trying to reconcile the different Argraths in the "Reconciling Differences" chapter.  Specifically, the father's name comes from the Argrath's saga in King of Sartar, where they say he was the son of Maniski Two-Sight. If you only go on the Argrath of Pavis part, no father or last name is ever given. So, if you go with that, I would remove the Maniskisson, though there is nothing that disclaims it.

[Steve]

3 hours ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

Is this surname from an official source?

p.45 of the Glorantha Sourcebook: "Argrath revealed his ancestry. “My father was Maniski".

[Akhôrahil]

9 hours ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

Is this surname from an official source?

No, and I'm convinced it's a mistaken statement. Argrath Maniskison is "the" Argrath. Argrath of Pavis - a.k.a. Bad Dream Enostar, Enostar Brennason - is very likely another guy even under a unified Argrath model. We never get the name of his father, and his Sartar heritage is completely different ("Argrath was a son of Brenna, the daughter of Verlain, the son of Dorasar and a slave woman"). Little about his story makes sense as "the" Argrath.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Akhôrahil

[Akhôrahil]

6 hours ago, Steve said:

p.45 of the Glorantha Sourcebook: "Argrath revealed his ancestry. “My father was Maniski".

Sure, but that's "regular" Argrath. If there's one guy sharing the title who isn't regular Argrath, it's Argrath of Pavis (okay, maybe Argrath Voskandorasson is it even less, but he's not even in the running, surely?).

Edited October 3, 2023 by Akhôrahil

[Ian A. Thomson]

Vol. 02: "Old Pavis: The City that Time Forgot" Now Available in POD

Another big Thank You to Nick Brooke for converting the pdf to a printable hardcopy version!

And as always, massive gratitude to the wonderful collaborators/assistants without whom this series would simply not be possible to continue with!

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/430121/old-pavis-the-city-that-time-forgot-runequest

Edited October 12, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Ian A. Thomson]

[Baron]

I hear a Sergio Leone soundtrack, is there something wrong with me?

[Ian A. Thomson]

2 minutes ago, Baron said:

I hear a Sergio Leone soundtrack, is there something wrong with me?

That is probably the exact soundtrack to Vol. 04!

[Ian A. Thomson]

Hi Folks. Anyone got an idea what years Garrath Sharpsword and Sor-Eel were born in? I'm calculating their ages

UPDATE: Am chewing through creating the scenarios for Vol. 04 at a rate of knots. Probably  70% complete. This is the last section remaining to be finished apart from a few small bits and pieces by collaborators/volunteers. Still hoping for an end of Nov release

Edited November 10, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Nick Brooke]

Argrath was born in 1596, according to Jeff. Dunno about this “Garrath” fellow.

(Non-Facebook version here.)

Edited November 10, 2023 by Nick Brooke

[Dimbyd]

https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com/notes-on-jar-eel-the-razoress/ 

[Jason Farrell]

Sor-eel and Jar-eel are two very different people.

[Nick Brooke]

In Life of Moonson, we had Sor-eel aged 56 in 1632 or thereabouts. But that's completely non-canonical, and we wouldn't care at all if you changed it for your own nefarious purposes.

[Ian A. Thomson]

Vol. 03: "Pavis County & Beyond: Secrets of the Borderlands" Now Available in POD

Huge gratitude to the many collaborators and supporters for their critical help, without which this book would never have been completed! And to Nick Brooke again for creating the POD version from the original pdf.

There will be a set of images again as soon as Fabian receives his copy and makes his unboxing video. (It's been delayed reaching him for some reason.)

The price is slightly cheaper per page count, due to the Borderlands adaptation notes appendix not being included in the calculations. (Since some purchasers won't own Borderlands.)

Also, Vol. 04 is in its final stages. It's impossible to say exactly when it will be fully done and in the Compendium, but it should be within a month at the very latest.

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/448641/pavis-county-beyond-secrets-of-the-borderlands-runequest

Edited November 21, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Ian A. Thomson]

Black Friday sale on the Vol. 03 pdf - and the combo pdf & POD.

Just a few $ off, but if anyone was considering buying either, there's a very time-limited window open right now

https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/448641/pavis-county-beyond-secrets-of-the-borderlands-runequest

[svensson]

@Ian A. Thomson So, what's the title and expected finish date of the next installment? I own all three so far and have been VERY entertained by them. I really enjoy seeing some of those old RQ2 'gaming from the hip' sensibilities updated.

[Ian A. Thomson]

9 minutes ago, svensson said:

@Ian A. Thomson So, what's the title and expected finish date of the next installment? I own all three so far and have been VERY entertained by them. I really enjoy seeing some of those old RQ2 'gaming from the hip' sensibilities updated.

Old Pavis II: The Good, the Bad & the Rowdy

Scroll up a few messages to see an image! :)

Only a few more days work to go to complete it, but I do mean a few full days, so it could still be 2-3 weeks to make the time

Always great to hear from someone who is enjoying the material

Helps to boost the motivation to slog on! :)

Edited November 24, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Scotty]

Png thread now here https://basicroleplaying.org/topic/20324-help-with-transparent-pngs/

 

[Ian A. Thomson]

Finally got the new big scenario finished a couple of days ago, and most of a new scenario outline finished today. That leaves one big scenario which only needs layout and editing, and two smaller pieces that need finishing but should be pretty easy

Thanks again for the collaborators helping out. Vol. 04 likely ready to go online in the middle of next week

[Ian A. Thomson]

Woah. There was nearly no Vol. 04 or any others after that

In Australia we have poisonous spiders, box jellyfish that can stop your heart, a whole bunch of venomous snakes, hungry crocodiles, and sharks

There's also the 'rip tide' and (as I discovered first hand yesterday as nearly the last thing I ever discovered) something called 'rip currents' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current]

I can't swim well at all, but I drew it from somewhere, and fortunately remembered the advice to swim across rather than against

It was a narrow narrow thing though

Everything seems bright and wonderful today, I can tell you!

Edited December 17, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Shiningbrow]

11 minutes ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

Woah. There was nearly no Vol. 04 or any others after that

In Australia we have poisonous spiders, box jellyfish that can stop your heart, a whole bunch of venomous snakes, and sharks

There's also the 'rip tide' and (as I discovered first hand yesterday as nearly the last thing I ever discovered) something called 'rip currents' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current]

I can't swim well at all, but I drew it from somewhere, and fortunately remembered the advice to swim across rather than against

It was a narrow narrow thing though

Everything seems bright and wonderful today, I can tell you!

Doesn't have to be sentient to want to kill you 😛

(ps. you forgot to mention the drop bears!!! And crocs....)

Glad to hear you're ok! And you remembered your swimming lessons! (you were swimming between the flags, weren't you???)

 

[Ian A. Thomson]

45 minutes ago, Shiningbrow said:

(ps. you forgot to mention the drop bears!!! And crocs....)

Crocs was in my message at some point; must have got lost in an edit. Saw lots of them in the NT a year ago. Amazing creatures. Thought about adding dropbears in, but despite my sister's fear of them (which I instilled in her LOL) they are generally not a problem.

45 minutes ago, Shiningbrow said:

Glad to hear you're ok! And you remembered your swimming lessons! (you were swimming between the flags, weren't you???)

No flags and deceptively calm looking. There was a rescue boat just sitting there, but nobody in it. Tea break maybe. It was a sudden thing. One moment I'm happily swimming in a fun bit of current with my friend doing the same a little way off, and then it was like someone hit the Turbo button on an electric device, and I'm headed out to sea at what felt like 30mph, and she's looking and going 'Oh Sh*t!" (When I got back closer she swam in to help me back out.)

Also yeh, if that little critter is Australian its out for blood!

That reminds me, there are two brand new enemy species in Vol. 04. Well, one brand new (inspired by something Nick Brooke mentioned about a game he was playing in), and one that is a new variation on a known species.

Edited December 17, 2023 by Ian A. Thomson

[Nick Brooke]

37 minutes ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

Well, one brand new (inspired by something Nick Brooke mentioned about a game he was playing in),

Intriguing…

[7Tigers]

8 hours ago, Ian A. Thomson said:

There's also the 'rip tide' and (as I discovered first hand yesterday as nearly the last thing I ever discovered) something called 'rip currents' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current]

I can't swim well at all, but I drew it from somewhere, and fortunately remembered the advice to swim across rather than against

It was a narrow narrow thing though

Ouch! Smart decision indeed to not fight them! In south west of France, we also have many of them, and there are locally called Baïnes. Very dangerous, with several drowned people each year...