I Miss Grognardia

Telarus · January 11, 2015, 05:32:01 PM

That is actually very, very cool. Is there a link available to get the module?

The Butcher · January 11, 2015, 08:31:04 PM

Quote from: Zak S;808704Is that so?

That really is something.

Aw yeah. Jack Shear (misterguignol) even cooked up his own heavy metal gonzo version, Devilmount. All I remember about it is that he substituted dwarves for greys (you know, Roswell aliens), and elves for cambions. Good stuff.

Just Another Snake Cult · January 12, 2015, 12:45:12 AM

How heavily was it re-written? How much does it remain JM's work?

JeremyR · January 12, 2015, 01:56:50 AM

Comparing it to the draft copy (which was like 8 months after the KS), I'd say it's about 60-70% his words, probably 90% his ideas.

Draft

QuoteA large metal cylinder festooned with pipes, tubing, and valves occupies the center of this room. This is an azoth distiller and is non-functional when the room is first entered, unless the characters have first restored power to it in Room 3. If functional, the distiller takes a large quantity of raw azoth and creates much smaller quantities of universal medicine (see page XX). Unfortunately, the distiller is damaged and thus its output is wildly unpredictable -- far more likely to produce dangerous and/or poisonous substances than the miracle liquids the ancient Thulians once produced in large quantities. At present, the distiller is only 20% likely per use to produce beneficial results; the other 80% of the time, one of the following results occurs:

Final

QuoteA large nephelite cylinder festooned with adamantine steel pipes, resin tubing, and orichalcum valves occupies the center of this room. This is an
azoth distiller. The distiller will not function until the characters have first restored power in the Power Generator (Room 10) and activated the Distillation Room in the Control Room (Room 3). Once functional the distiller can be used to refine raw azoth into a variety of azoth products. To use the distiller, a character need only pour 36 ounces of raw azoth into its still pot, wait 1d6 hours, and then collect the distillate substance from the receiving
flask. While the machine could at one time be calibrated to safely produce specific refined substances, age and abuse have left it damaged and unpredictable. Each time the distiller is used, roll 1d10:

If you mean Devilmount, I dunno, but it seemed close to the draft with parody elements added (like the Scooby Doo gang)

Zak S · January 12, 2015, 02:26:24 AM

Yeah I knew devilmount was inside the line, I just didn't know if the final draft version was fair game.

PencilBoy99 · January 12, 2015, 10:43:45 AM

I also miss his blog.

Zak S · January 12, 2015, 03:05:30 PM

If anyone's wondering why Dwimmermount being OGL is a great idea, here's a proof-of-concept of what you can do:

http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2015/01/madlibmount-you-now-own-megadungeon.html

Necrozius · January 12, 2015, 03:25:54 PM

Ha that's pretty nifty, Zak. Thanks!

RPGPundit · January 15, 2015, 07:06:11 PM

Quote from: TristramEvans;808229It was a Kickstarter the Grognardia author ran for megadungeon he'd been discussing on the blog and elsewhere for a while. There was a lot of positive buzz about it. The kickstarter was successful, but then he was late. Then he was late some more. Then he was very late. Then he had a personal tragedy in his life and stopped communicating online with his backers about how late he was. About that point the shit hit the fan on various forums. People bitched and bitched and bitched about how late it was and how uncommunicative he was being.

Then, finally, a group of people he was working with on the project took it over from him completely and finally finished it.

That the most generous possible way of describing what happened without being dishonest.

RPGPundit · January 15, 2015, 07:07:06 PM

Quote from: estar;808700Autarch deserves a lot of credit for getting this beast done and done well.

They certainly do. It proved the quality of the Autarch people as much as it did the lack of Maliszewski's.

TristramEvans · January 15, 2015, 07:23:37 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;809674That the most generous possible way of describing what happened without being dishonest.

I didn't follow the drama that closely...most threads on the subject turned into 100+ page monsters within a day or two.

Teazia · January 16, 2015, 01:16:52 AM

I kinda miss it too. It was the late 3e/4e era, a time past.

mAcular Chaotic · January 16, 2015, 01:30:49 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;809674That the most generous possible way of describing what happened without being dishonest.

That's saddening because from his blog alone he seemed like a good guy.

Zak S · January 16, 2015, 07:39:53 AM

Quote from: Necrozius;808901Ha that's pretty nifty, Zak. Thanks!

Thank you! Here's the (almost) last level MadLibbed--
http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-demon-prison-of-madlibmount.html

AndrewSFTSN · January 17, 2015, 07:30:03 AM

Quote from: Planet Algol;806343Me too. Plus he got me using lacunae in my vocabulary.

^^^

I tell you which blog I really miss......hint hint.