Re: Legends: setups (repost)

From: aiko@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (aiko gieskens)

Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 13:07:09 +0000

lee@torrid.ogo.dec.com (wooga wooga wooga) writes:
: A couple of questions on setups:
:
: What's the purpose of the Name/Description of Hometown/Camp field?  Does everyone start with an owned location & this is it, or is it only used for Overlord & Mercenary positions?

As far as I know, it's only used for Merc's & Overlords. Heroes and
Adventurers parties definitly do *not* start with a location.

: It sounds like the Specific Location Request is for players who would like to start in a specific location in the module.  Is this right?  If you request a specific location, is it guaranteed?

Not neccesarily in a location. It's used to express your wishes for a
general location on the map. As I've experienced it, it's not really
guaranteed where you come, but if you specify it roughly, you can be
almost certain you arrive there. (so if you say, I'd like to be
somewhere near that lake, or in the neighborhood of that city, mostly
you will be where you specified.). Some locations are of limits however
(or so I heard), but they'll tell you when you request such a site (at
least they do over here.)

I don't usually use 'm, but you can use them to attach a description to
your character(s). Over hear the 8 or 10 line stories (4-5 messages),
all on one character are really popular. You can also use them to put a
real address/phone number tag on your forces, so people can get in touch
with you.

: Which method of player diplomacy is actually used, the "newsletter" method (messages on the end of turnsheets?) or 3x5 cards.  (and, speaking of newsletters, is the MG published newsletter/magazine/whatever any good, or mostly crud?)

With us the 3x5 cards are not even available (as far as I know), but we
don't really miss them, everything is done by messages at the end of a
turnsheets.

Aiko Gieskens