Tenkar's Tavern: Let's Pick Some Dyson Maps for White Star / White Box Adventuring

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Let's Pick Some Dyson Maps for White Star / White Box Adventuring

Cartography by Dyson Logos

Yesterday I posted an informal poll asking my readers what they would like to see in terms of White Star / White Box content. Right out of the gate, adventures appear to be a strong contender. So, adventures will certainly be a major part of the mix of content.

The problem is, my mapping skills suck. So, I need a quick fix and I think we have one.

+Dyson Logos releases some amazing maps for free commercial use thanks to his Patreon Supporters (of whom I am proudly one of)

What I would like my readers to do is follow THIS LINK to Dyson's free Patreon Supported commercial maps. Pick the ones you would like to see written out as an adventure for White Star, White Box or both, provide the link in a comment below and tell us why you chose the map you did. If you have chosen multiple maps, please make multiple comments. It will make it easier for all to follow.

The goal is to write some up as 1-sheet, 4-page adventures, posted as they progress here at The Tavern with the completed adventures shared initial with The Tavern's Patreons.

So, have at it. Comment below. Do eet! Do eet now!

5 comments:

petespahnJanuary 10, 2016 at 7:21 AM
https://rpgcharacters.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/linos-sky-realms.jpg

Draw a circle at the end of each dock for a landing pad and this would make a cool floating spaceport.
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petespahnJanuary 10, 2016 at 7:23 AM
https://rpgcharacters.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/temple-of-the-snake-grid.jpg

This one screams Void Knight temple on a jungle planet.
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UnknownJanuary 10, 2016 at 7:40 AM
https://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2015/12/01/tuesday-map-hejmarko-jandos-arch/

I'm kind of partial to this one. Like Pete's suggestions above, add landing dock(s) and it's a cool spaceport city. I can almost imagine the millenium falcon lifting off out of here (in haste!)
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JasperAKJanuary 10, 2016 at 9:39 PM
I love Dyson's work. Tell me you can't see this in the heart of an asteroid:

https://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2013/11/05/tuesday-map-the-dungeon-of-smiths-chart/

BTW, What is this 1-sheet, 4-page adventure stuff you talk about?
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Let's Pick Some Dyson Maps for White Star / White Box Adventuring

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