tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post690514911650936210..comments2023-05-09T17:43:00.019+02:00Comments on The City of Iron: Esoteric Equipment and Urban ActivitiesGavin Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-70417972558043367802013-10-07T09:38:22.686+02:002013-10-07T09:38:22.686+02:00Yeah I always find the basic equipment lists are o...Yeah I always find the basic equipment lists are ok for use when creating new characters, but that players always hanker after more obscure and interesting adventuring gear as a campaign goes on.<br /><br />You're right that the campaign I was running at the time when I wrote this list was relatively high-magic, with wizards' guilds and such.Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-29708203266952554532013-10-07T06:55:45.069+02:002013-10-07T06:55:45.069+02:00That's a lovely equipment list - a bit more fi...That's a lovely equipment list - a bit more filled with "magic items" than I would use, but that's all the campaign world. I applaud both the content and the formatting. The smoke torches are a great mundane item - and even the more magical stuff like healing draughts makes excellent treasure. I think what you've done here is something more folks should do for their settings, provide a list of adventuring items that are useful and give player's options and ideas.Gus Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872819206286105195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-83837280280097582132011-07-02T23:14:42.285+02:002011-07-02T23:14:42.285+02:00Super helpful, thank you for sharing this.Super helpful, thank you for sharing this.Quibishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566050970164487157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-1829582551109978292011-07-02T16:19:41.163+02:002011-07-02T16:19:41.163+02:00Excellent! I especially like the bit about a Wizar...Excellent! I especially like the bit about a Wizard getting one free spell per level due to the libraries of the Mages' Guilds. Thanks.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06487345400331904026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-78286850727368957502011-07-02T16:11:34.340+02:002011-07-02T16:11:34.340+02:00To echo the responses of others a most excellent o...To echo the responses of others a most excellent offering! - best Bill & Ted voice possible :)Wymarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210192839647451145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-82295215261455734102011-07-02T15:28:15.761+02:002011-07-02T15:28:15.761+02:00Hey guys, glad it's of interest!
It's sor...Hey guys, glad it's of interest!<br /><br />It's sort of been distilled down gradually from reading and thinking about various topics. I was surprised to find that Keep on the Borderlands is actually pretty good for advice on this kind of stuff!<br /><br />It actually highlights one thing I've not explicitly discussed on the blog before -- that I run my campaign with a vague amount of time, roughly a month, occurring between sessions. This makes working out living expenses and upkeep for things super easy, as you can just charge the participating PCs a fixed amount per session for their chosen standard of living and responsibilities. Before I started using this system I always had trouble keeping track of the fiddly bits & pieces of an adventurer's daily expenses, and often ended up just ignoring it, which was a shame because I think that kind of relentless drain on the PCs' coffers is very important!<br /><br />It is also <i>very</i> helpful for PCs who want to do stuff between sessions (buying items, research, etc), and to allow for the hand-wavey ability of PCs to travel around a bit, and for new PCs to potentially wander onto the scene (and for others to potentially wander away) -- which nicely accommodates the potential vagaries of player attendance!Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-20798820380670035502011-07-02T15:12:35.275+02:002011-07-02T15:12:35.275+02:00Yes, this is an extremely helpful document, thanks...Yes, this is an extremely helpful document, thanks so much for sharing.Carter Soleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286436801953647693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681509622212079331.post-43080863660907154392011-07-02T13:02:02.214+02:002011-07-02T13:02:02.214+02:00Thanks for sharing this very useful document Gavin...Thanks for sharing this very useful document Gavin, I'll be adding it to my DM folder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com