[5e] Neverwinter Volcano

estar · October 07, 2014, 08:29:33 AM

Based on measuring the area around Mount St Helens. I think the FR map is plausible on the effects of an eruption that happened 30 years ago.

jibbajibba · October 07, 2014, 08:42:44 AM

Quote from: estar;790695Based on measuring the area around Mount St Helens. I think the FR map is plausible on the effects of an eruption that happened 30 years ago.

But not if it was big enough to damage a city 35 miles away... the mountain would be a lake in all probability.
Krakatoa is the minimum size we are talking about and ...

You can see the entire island is gone and still mostly gone now 130 years later.

crkrueger · October 07, 2014, 10:01:32 AM

Ok, so river is choked with ash, fiery fallout, people killed by the toxic fumes rise as ash zombies, etc. Earthquakes level part of Neverwinter (Spellplague go Die), but lava didn't actually get anywhere near the place and the map is good. I can live with that.

estar · October 07, 2014, 10:38:28 AM

It also could been lava bombs and drifting ash clouds that nailed Neverwinter. Normally it would be hard to travel that far but since the eruption was caused by irritating a fire being I suppose there could have been enough force involved to nail Neverwinter with lava falling from the sky.

The more likely explanation that the authors were using Hollywood physics.

Haffrung · October 07, 2014, 11:22:34 AM

My seven year old son knows more about geography than Ed Greenwood and the folks who write Forgotten Realms setting material.

And nobody has even mentioned the cringe-worthy, moronic place names in the setting. Mount Hotenow ("hot enough")? Thundertree? Neverwinter Wood, which is just outside Neverwinter City, which contains Neverwinter River, Neverwinter Castle, and the Lord Neverember? Wave Echo Cave? Starmetal Hills?

It boggles the mind that someone who has no imagination whatsoever, and no ear for language, has earned a handsome living writing fantasy novels.

Akrasia · October 07, 2014, 01:14:30 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;790701Ok, so river is choked with ash, fiery fallout, people killed by the toxic fumes rise as ash zombies, etc. Earthquakes level part of Neverwinter (Spellplague go Die), but lava didn't actually get anywhere near the place and the map is good. I can live with that.

Based on (my recollection of) the Salvatore novel, burning ash did most of the damage, with some flying chunks of mountain hitting the city as well.

crkrueger · October 07, 2014, 01:52:24 PM

Quote from: Haffrung;790710My seven year old son knows more about geography than Ed Greenwood and the folks who write Forgotten Realms setting material.

And nobody has even mentioned the cringe-worthy, moronic place names in the setting. Mount Hotenow ("hot enough")? Thundertree? Neverwinter Wood, which is just outside Neverwinter City, which contains Neverwinter River, Neverwinter Castle, and the Lord Neverember? Wave Echo Cave? Starmetal Hills?

It boggles the mind that someone who has no imagination whatsoever, and no ear for language, has earned a handsome living writing fantasy novels.

Dammit, I'm trying to just run some 5e stuff as is for testing, don't remind me of the bad things about the Realms.

Opaopajr · October 07, 2014, 06:02:47 PM

Quote from: Haffrung;790710My seven year old son knows more about geography than Ed Greenwood and the folks who write Forgotten Realms setting material.

And nobody has even mentioned the cringe-worthy, moronic place names in the setting. Mount Hotenow ("hot enough")? Thundertree? Neverwinter Wood, which is just outside Neverwinter City, which contains Neverwinter River, Neverwinter Castle, and the Lord Neverember? Wave Echo Cave? Starmetal Hills?

It boggles the mind that someone who has no imagination whatsoever, and no ear for language, has earned a handsome living writing fantasy novels.

Twilight book series.

(Isn't Greenwood Mormon, too, just like the Twilight 'author' (it's not like the Vampire Diaries, not at all. :rolleyes: )? Or is that only Dragonlance? Might be some sort of church sponsored "arts & humanities scholarship program."

)

Akrasia · October 07, 2014, 06:05:54 PM

Quote from: Opaopajr;790761(Isn't Greenwood Mormon, too, just like the Twilight 'author' (it's not like the Vampire Diaries, not at all. :rolleyes: )? Or is that only Dragonlance? Might be some sort of church sponsored "arts & humanities scholarship program." )

Greenwood's not a Mormon. You're thinking of the Dragonlance authors.

Infelicitous place (and character) names are part of old school D&D. Just look at Greyhawk (Gnarly Hills, Yrag, etc.) and Blackmoor.

Omega · October 08, 2014, 03:15:09 AM

Quote from: Haffrung;790710And nobody has even mentioned the cringe-worthy, moronic place names in the setting. Mount Hotenow ("hot enough")? Thundertree? Neverwinter Wood, which is just outside Neverwinter City, which contains Neverwinter River, Neverwinter Castle, and the Lord Neverember? Wave Echo Cave? Starmetal Hills?

It boggles the mind that someone who has no imagination whatsoever, and no ear for language, has earned a handsome living writing fantasy novels.

I pointed it out elsewhere. Its a bit excessive and unimaginitive. in fact look at that whole area and its wall to wall that nearly. Trollbark Forest, Evermoors, Glimmerwood, Mirkwood, Sword Mountain, Misty Forest, Goldenfields, etc etc etc.

And Hotenow = Hot-n-Now

I think there is even one local... Probably next to mount Steakenshake...

Omega · October 08, 2014, 06:46:31 AM

Quote from: CRKrueger;790737Dammit, I'm trying to just run some 5e stuff as is for testing, don't remind me of the bad things about the Realms.

This is why Im not running Hoard of the Dragon Queen in the Realms.

Omega · October 08, 2014, 06:55:32 AM

Quote from: Akrasia;790762Infelicitous place (and character) names are part of old school D&D. Just look at Greyhawk (Gnarly Hills, Yrag, etc.) and Blackmoor.

True, but those are few compared to the more original sounding place names in Greyhawk.

Whereas the Sword coast at least is carpeted with them.

Akrasia · October 08, 2014, 09:32:35 AM

Quote from: Omega;790835True, but those are few compared to the more original sounding place names in Greyhawk.

Whereas the Sword coast at least is carpeted with them.

Huh. I don't see much difference. :idunno:

But then I'm rather fond of the Sword Coast (perhaps irrationally so), largely because of nostalgia (the Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale CRPGs).

crkrueger · October 08, 2014, 11:07:03 AM

NounNoun gets old, but a lot of Europe is like that, the names have just eroded from the original. The alternative is snaking historical names, or coming up with stuff that someone's gonna say is too alien to pronounce and remember. Damned if you do, damned if you don't, but joke names are never excusable outside of pure Parody games.

jibbajibba · October 08, 2014, 12:22:58 PM

Good approach is to create 500 nonuns/adjectives in the ancient tongue then just translate dark tower wild wood etc into ancient and then age it a bit