Monday, November 20, 2017

20 Questions for the Barrowmaze Saga

Eh.


What is the deal with my cleric's religion?
There is the Church of Law, with many saints. Some call it the Church of the One True God but all shrines are dedicated to a saint. St. Ygg is popular as is St. Cuthbert. Also St. Ahleena. St Clewd is mostly forgotten. Old gods such as Crom, Arcantra and Silvanus are paid respects, but they have no church. The Death gods Orcus and his sister Set are worshipped in secret or far from Lawful society. There are other less known Chaos Cults as well, such as Khorne and Slaanesh.

Where can we go to buy standard equipment?
Barrelgut the Blacksmith, Turgen the Trader
Where can we go to get platemail custom fitted for this monster I just befriended?
Dwarves of the the Moonpeak Mines
Who is the mightiest wizard in the land?
Perhaps the Drune in Dolmenwood, or Ygraine the Sorceress.
Who is the greatest warrior in the land?
Sir Wolverhampton the Wanderer, Red Knight of Blackburn

Who is the richest person in the land?
It is said the Dwarf King is the richest, but it is actually Duke Kell Ironwood
Where can we go to get some magical healing?
Shrine of Ygg in Helix. Church of Law in Ironwood Motte
Where can we go to get cures for the following conditions: poison, disease, curse, level drain, lycanthropy, polymorph, alignment change, death, undeath?
Church of Law in Ironwood Motte
Is there a magic guild my MU belongs to or that I can join in order to get more spells?
No.  Mazzah the Magnificant has a few to sell. 
Where can I find an alchemist, sage or other expert NPC?
Twisted Tower of Mazzah the Magnificent
Where can I hire mercenaries?
League of Ordinary Gentlemen Hiring Hall in Helix
Is there any place on the map where swords are illegal, magic is outlawed or any other notable hassles from Johnny Law?
Within the walls of Ironwood Motte.
Which way to the nearest tavern?
Center of town
What monsters are terrorizing the countryside sufficiently that if I kill them I will become famous?
Ravenous Zombies and Steel Skeletons, Crypt Things and Sons of Gaxx, Barrow Wights and Gehennian Goats
Are there any wars brewing I could go fight?
Up north in the Forbidden Lands, and army of Chaos grows. Also, there's some crazy stuff in the Underworld.

How about gladiatorial arenas complete with hard-won glory and fabulous cash prizes?
Perhaps in the Dolmenwood? Or East in the Slumbering Ursine Dunes?

Are there any secret societies with sinister agendas I could join and/or fight?
Chaos Cults, the Drune, Black Hand Thieves Guild

What is there to eat around here?
Mutton

Any legendary lost treasures I could be looking for?
The Font of Law

Where is the nearest dragon or other monster with Type H treasure?
In the BarrowMaze or in Skull Mountain

3 comments:

  1. WHERE is the Fount of Law? There's no index in the book, and I've flipped throgh the first 100+ entries with no dice...it's referenced over and over again that the players will need it but...no indication where it is. Is it even in Barrowmaze?

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  2. Room 47D. It's buried deep. Even sorta hidden on the map be the book's gutter.
    It would not be wrong to offer some sort of augury to direct a group into the twisting catacombs in the south of the map.
    There's a lot of crucial bits and pieces in the Barrowmaze books that are not made immediately obvious. The author seems to see this as a feature. I've done some pretty thorough highlighter work to pick out the necessaries.

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