tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post7019618914900729891..comments2024-03-02T10:16:48.839-05:00Comments on Trilemma Adventures: The Incursion EggMichael Prescotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-11614889777812704202023-02-27T22:25:11.734-05:002023-02-27T22:25:11.734-05:00Sure thing, Skyjade—send it over! You can contact ...Sure thing, Skyjade—send it over! You can contact me at 'michael' at the trilemma.com domain.Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-34709783594285180922023-02-27T15:34:28.923-05:002023-02-27T15:34:28.923-05:00Good evening,
I read this one, liked it and transl...Good evening,<br />I read this one, liked it and translated it into French, as best I could.<br />Are you interested in ?<br />If so, will be pleased to give it to you.<br />SkyjadeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-10720361440027426132022-02-17T10:32:20.847-05:002022-02-17T10:32:20.847-05:00Depends a lot on what game you're using. I'...Depends a lot on what game you're using. I'm a fan of non-mechanical difficulty assessment:<br />https://blog.trilemma.com/2014/10/non-mechanical-difficulty-levels-for.html<br /><br />The threats in this scenario are fast (Nuss harbingers can fly), but also unorganized, few in number, inattentive, and site-bound. Parties can control the degree of danger by leaving the dome.<br /><br />On the other hand, the thin air makes the place pretty dangerous, like a scuba dive. Being unable to rest easily means that if you're using a system where food and rest are crucial to healing, and/or where characters are heavily penalized by injuries, then a bad injury inside the dome may make retreat impossible.Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-91786027785668193542022-02-17T10:22:47.588-05:002022-02-17T10:22:47.588-05:00uh question what level would this be?uh question what level would this be?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995284876776302715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-7400706225219335692020-05-21T07:22:42.791-04:002020-05-21T07:22:42.791-04:00I'm loving this! Great scenario. As for "...I'm loving this! Great scenario. As for "why hasn't it been nuked by the gods"? well, I think you hit the nail on the head with "- If you find yourself at a Nuss incursion egg, wondering why the gods haven't sent someone to smash it, maybe you're the person they sent!"Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417094386820895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-52525652548407763912020-01-30T10:41:11.852-05:002020-01-30T10:41:11.852-05:00This is remarkable. Thanks for the inspiration - m...This is remarkable. Thanks for the inspiration - my seafaring campaign will love this setting!Echonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-11438049148379681072020-01-03T20:12:03.159-05:002020-01-03T20:12:03.159-05:00Who can question the gods and their motives? They ...Who can question the gods and their motives? They work in mysterious ways.Gigakrakennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-54422967356833140882020-01-02T13:34:05.016-05:002020-01-02T13:34:05.016-05:00It's a good question. The answer probably depe...It's a good question. The answer probably depends on your setting. In mine, the actual gods are very remote from people (they don't have names, for instance). The demigods are occasionally directly involved—they warred against the Seree, for instance, but that was probably retaliation (see "Chains of Heaven"), not geopolitical meddling.<br /><br />So, a grab bag of other possibilities:<br /><br />- The demigods aren't omniscient and/or don't understand the Nuss, they simply don't know it's there or the role it plays.<br /><br />- Maybe it WAS once much better protected, but in the thousands of years since the incursion arrived, whatever guardians it had have either.<br /><br />- Perhaps the demigods see the egg's long period of stasis as a kind of punishment. (The egg would have an alien intelligence in this interpretation.)<br /><br />- Perhaps the dome itself is dangerous to the demigods, being made of so much dark glass. From their perspective, it was made by elder beings beyond them, and is the equivalent of a well marked concrete radiation-containment dome.<br /><br />- If you find yourself at a Nuss incursion egg, wondering why the gods haven't sent someone to smash it, maybe you're the person they sent!Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-28531647427998723002020-01-02T12:56:24.075-05:002020-01-02T12:56:24.075-05:00Very cool. Question: if the Nuss egg is so vulner...Very cool. Question: if the Nuss egg is so vulnerable, how come the gods didn't just have someone smash it?Ignotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697814062662239483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-58132733208447606922020-01-01T16:57:38.874-05:002020-01-01T16:57:38.874-05:00Hey, you're right, that line was confusing. It...Hey, you're right, that line was confusing. It refers to the white metal ring up on the mesa. I've clarified that and republished a new version.<br /><br />Secondly, yes! The compendium collects the adventures, but it also has 60 pages of new material, including some lore about the history (the Martoi, the Seree), but also five two-page spreads that cover regions and a bit of modern politics.<br /><br />You can pick that up at https://store.trilemma.com if you want a hardcover (US/Can), or get the PDF from DriveThruRPG.Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-54080602690516818572020-01-01T15:13:49.148-05:002020-01-01T15:13:49.148-05:00First off.. love your adventure locations. They ar...First off.. love your adventure locations. They are so intriguing.<br /><br />"the white metal ring is staggeringly valuable;" - A little confused by that line. Is the corpse of the Seree sorcerer wearing a ring?<br /><br />Also... do you have a resource available that details your setting and its history, or are there only snippets of the world's cultures and history popping up here and there in your various adventure posts?<br /><br />Keep up the fantastic work!Gigakrakennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-52467023014445633852020-01-01T13:59:35.783-05:002020-01-01T13:59:35.783-05:00I agree with Evan, compendium 2 must be on the way...I agree with Evan, compendium 2 must be on the way. I cant wait for my hard copy of the Compendium to arrive later this yearRedtape13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09547965048117632374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-81809388309154898242020-01-01T13:20:46.793-05:002020-01-01T13:20:46.793-05:00I'm 3.6% of the way there!I'm 3.6% of the way there!Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-76544042233396983942020-01-01T13:16:57.520-05:002020-01-01T13:16:57.520-05:00What a cool location. Compendium Volume II here we...What a cool location. Compendium Volume II here we come! Haha<br /><br />Cheers from 2020Evan Rineharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247994138100958669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-78688511595170261402020-01-01T10:57:55.128-05:002020-01-01T10:57:55.128-05:00Nicely done ! and a very happy 2020 to you and you...Nicely done ! and a very happy 2020 to you and yoursDr. Thedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16437013120611829846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145649986851420179.post-49357593508852445052020-01-01T07:14:45.507-05:002020-01-01T07:14:45.507-05:00So much hooks and lore condensed into two pages! V...So much hooks and lore condensed into two pages! Very nice. I see myself using this for a Star Wars oneshot, of all things. Ancient Sith experiment or some such. Oorlofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756864465738279507noreply@blogger.com