FNN: The Adventurer's Journal From: "L. Scott" <kag_normal@hotmail.com> Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0000 ================================================================= _____ _ _ _ _ Fantasy News Network | ___| \ | | \ | | +--------------------------------+ | |_ | \| | \| | | THE ADVENTURER'S JOURNAL | | _| | |\ | |\ | +--------------------------------+ |_| |_| \_|_| \_| News for the Adventurers, By the Adventurers Editor: Kag_Normal@hotmail.com Vol IV, Issue #1 Date: Jan 1, 1999 ================================================================= This message is for all the fantasy role-players out there. Have you come across a great adventure hook? Did you wish you had more available? I'm not talking about a full-fledged adventure with all the encounters laid out; I'm talking about the kernel that makes up all the GREAT adventures: The one-liner plot idea that a creative GM can turn into a memorable adventure. We once had such a resource, The Adventurer's Journal also known as The Fantasy News Network. It had great kernels of adventures in the form of little news stories, like the following: =========================================================== Forgotten Realms: Western Heartlands: Elturel: UNDEAD KILLED IN HIGH DISTRICT Late last night, the cleaning service at the Ruby Staterooms inn on Carpenter Way discovered the decapitated body of a female guest, Mrs. Vemuren. A detachment of Hell Riders was called in to investigate only to discover, by the light of day, that the victim was in fact a vampire. Along with the body--which showed signs of cutting wounds--were several vials that appeared to once have contained holy water con- secrated to Lathander. The guards are looking through papers found in the room for leads, although this is no longer being considered a crime. "Whoever did this deserves a medal: From preliminary evidence, we think the vampire may have been involved in a plot to bring in more of its kind from the eastern realms." This secluded inn in the high district is known for the pri- vacy given to its guests. Innkeeper Mursheeb the Softspoken told the guards that Mrs. Vemuren checked in only last week, and left instructions not to be disturbed by day. Some are suggesting this killing may have been linked to another vam- pire "killing" in Waterdeep last month. =========================================================== Can't you think of at least several ways this could be made into a GREAT adventure? The Adventurer's Journal came out periodically by email in plain vanilla ASCII. It was published in 3 volumes of 20 issues, from October 24, 1992 in the hands of Doug Tran to February 1, 1995 through Mike Phillips. Now with Mike's approval, I, Leonard Scott, am editing The Adventurer's Journal. If you would like to subscribe to the next issue due on January 1, 1999, please send an email to kag_normal@hotmail.com and include in the subject or body words to the effect of "I want my FNN." I need interested people to submit GREAT adventure kernels in the form of news articles. These articles should be grounded in a world--even if it's a homebrew or original world. Follow the example below: I need the World: Region: City (if applicable) followed by a title and then the article itself. I will edit it to fit the proper format and for spelling. Of especial interest are multi-part stories meant to be told over several issues which allow a complicated plot to fully develop. For multi-part articles, please label each one as such. I also am extremely interested in getting other types of pieces, All from a character's point of view: * Character "Journals" * "Classified Ads" * "Interviews" with Characters * "Instant NPCs" with history Submissions can be sent to myself, kag_normal@hotmail.com. Previous issues can be found in html form at http://members.xoom.com/quetl/fnn/fnn.htm http://osmos.ml.org/~mike/fnn/index.html Example format: =========================================================== Forgotten Realms: The Vilhon Reach: Surkh: GITHYANKI STRONGHOLD SIGHTED! A team of adventurers lead by a skilled ranger discovered the stronghold of the reputed githyanki raiders that at- tacked the Solemn Sword Inn in Surkh last month, killing twelve. It is 13 days journey to the north of the city, beyond the local mountain range known as The Guardians. The team of 9 spotted the monolithic structure in a mountain valley, but felt it unwise to approach closer to determine the strength of the alien force. These githyanki are ex- tremely war-like and are skilled in the tactics of small unit combat. City Elders are looking for a way to remove the threat without risking an all out war. Interested adventur- ers with the power and experience to deal with this kind of danger are invited to come to Surkh to work out suitable monetary arrangements. =========================================================== Up