Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 30 Nov 2004 to 2 Dec 2004 (#2004-258) From: Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM> Date: 03/12/2004, 19:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests <MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM> Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is one message totalling 136 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Help with War Machine ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 01:18:23 -0500 From: Donald Eric Kesler <donald_eric_kesler@HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Help with War Machine Hello, I have drafted up some illustrations of the brutes. As far as their stats go, they are very similar to dragon turtles without the breath weapons. I'll tell you what I will do, I will write everything up nice and pretty and share it with the group soon. Regards and Best Wishes, Donald Eric Kesler http://www.geocities.com/heroclixleagueofathens/ > From: Havard Faanes <havardfaa@YAHOO.NO> > Reply-To: Mystara RPG Discussion <MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM> > To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > Subject: Re: [MYSTARA] Help with War Machine > Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:59:21 +0100 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Received: from mc3-f16.hotmail.com ([64.4.50.152]) by mc3-s5.hotmail.com > with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:11:46 -0800 > Received: from oracle.wizards.com ([209.221.142.150]) by > mc3-f16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Tue, 30 Nov 2004 > 08:11:46 -0800 > Received: from lotus (10.12.8.13) by oracle.wizards.com (LSMTP for Windows > NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <0.013BDBA0@oracle.wizards.com>; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 > 8:10:12 -0800 > Received: from ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM by ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8d) with spool id 40453735 for > MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:59:21 -0800 > Received: from web40725.mail.yahoo.com (66.218.92.63) by oracle.wizards.com > (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id > <0.013BDB77@oracle.wizards.com>; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 7:59:21 -0800 > Received: (qmail 30083 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Nov 2004 15:59:21 -0000 > Received: from [129.241.28.131] by web40725.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, > 30 Nov 2004 16:59:21 CET > X-Message-Info: N4u0pqWW+O18EI106JO3TyMyWp6WlQHLk4Tyt+hR+Y8= > Return-Path: owner-mystara-l@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Nov 2004 16:11:46.0406 (UTC) > FILETIME=[4A3E0060:01C4D6F7] > > Any chance of hearing more about those Thonian War > Turtles, Donald? :) > > HÃ¥vard > > --- Donald Eric Kesler > <donald_eric_kesler@HOTMAIL.COM> skrev: > > Hello, > > > > Has anyone here made extansive use of the rules for > > War Machine? > > > > I am attempting to factor in the effective of war > > machines and flying > > vessels on a forces battle rating. The Orcs of Thar > > Gazetteer provides some > > information on War Machines; however, it seems as if > > something was omitted > > from the final draft. > > > > "The efficiency level of the war machine > > corresponds to Orcwars counters. > > A Battle Rating (BR) modifier is also provided here > > for use with the D&D > > game's mass combat system, called ...the War > > Machine!" (GAZ10, DM Book, pg. > > 34) > > > > It does provide the BR modifier for various seige > > equipment, but I could not > > find anything for the overall battle rating for a > > war machine. Was this > > information provided somewhere else? > > > > Currently, my players are running through DA1-4 in > > Blackmoor. I am planning > > on ending their adventures in Blackmoor with a bang. > > Using the new weapons > > and equipment that the party manages to acquire from > > the City of the Gods, > > the forces of King Uther are going to drive off a > > massive invasion from the > > Thonian Empire. > > > > One of the things that I cooked up for the the > > Thonian Empire is the War > > Turtles. These are basically massive Turtles with > > small castles and > > fortification built upon their shells. The smaller > > turtles, no larger than > > thirty feet in length, have only one or two seige > > weapons. The largest, > > well over a hundred feet in length, sports about a > > half dozen weapons of > > war. > > > > Regards and Best Wishes, > > > > Donald Eric Kesler > > > > > ******************************************************************** > > The Other Worlds Homepage: > > http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > > The Mystara Homepage: > > http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > > > > ===== > *** > HÃ¥vard R. Faanes > www.stud.ntnu.no/~havardfa > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.mystaranet.jamm.com/vaults/default.aspx > To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 30 Nov 2004 to 2 Dec 2004 (#2004-258) ***************************************************************