Heroscapers - The Khronicles of Kolakoski and the Gang of Four

The Spirit of the Dungeon Crawl

Posted February 16th, 2012 at 12:20 PM by kolakoski
Updated February 21st, 2012 at 02:49 PM by kolakoski

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No, this is not the name of my newest scenario. Rather, it is what I will seek to create in a series of scenarios, as outlined in a recent post:

"Ghostship, in Heroscape, since "nobody really dies," the DM device is not necessary to invoke the "Spirit" alluded to earlier. Simply take the mechanics of The Giant Grove of Utgar! and adapt them for a Dungeon Crawl. Specifically:

"When placing Order Markers (OMs), at the beginning of each Round, 1 (and only 1) OM (other than the X) must be placed on one of the Giants . . ."

For "Giants" read "Wandering Monsters." As for

"If the campaign is designed for the good player, and there's no way for the evil players to progress (what a great idea - two directions for the campaign) . . .",

The Lost City of Ashra! and The Giant Grove of Utgar! can be taken together as the beginning of just such...

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The Divided City!

Posted February 13th, 2012 at 11:15 AM by kolakoski
Updated February 13th, 2012 at 02:56 PM by kolakoski

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This Map was produced by tearing down Sacrifice! to the Sand, and rebuilding. It was inspired, in part, by my vague impressions of an old comic book Conan story, post-Howard I believe, concerning a city-sized temple with 2 factions at war for generations, while, at the same time, hiding from some hideous monster behind their respective gates. If anyone remembers it, and can tell me its name, or can come up with a better name and/or a scenario for it, I'd appreciate it.

The Entrance to the Divided City

Who are those guys in the distance?

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Nameless Map/Scenario

Posted February 9th, 2012 at 04:45 PM by kolakoski

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[Why is it coming out bold? Is it just my machine?]

Having had a root canal (good dentist, difficult procedure) yesterday afternoon, I decided to do a free build, taking pictures as I went, and posting them in the thread for that purpose. However, using my wife's cell phone, after completing the Map, I accidentally deleted all the build up pics.

I posted anyways, but it's not the same. Here's a copy:

"This was to be a display of the free building process, but I accidentally deleted the pictures prior to completion.

After placing the start zones, I laid down all my Grass, then all my Rock (and the lava Field/Molten Lava), then all my Sand (and Trees), then all my Dungeon (except the 24-hexers), then most of my Road/Castle Ground, and, finally, Jungle, Water and Shadow (and Battlements). This Map has no name or scenario to go with it, although it is similar to Sacrifice! - A Journey to the Center of Valhalla in terms of being...

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Sacrifice! - A Journey to the Center of Valhalla

Posted February 6th, 2012 at 01:56 PM by kolakoski

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This is a Map without a scenario per se. My initial goal when I began free building this Map was to recreate the scene/terrain that James Mason and Pat Boone were in right before their escape from certain death in A Journey to the Center of the Earth. I started with the "Lava room," where they rode a giant bowl to the surface. But, as I built the hill leading up to the place where the bowl would have surfaced, it looked more and more like an Aztec or Mayan place for human sacrifices, thus the name - and thus the Map:

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The Giant Grove of Utgar!

Posted January 26th, 2012 at 10:04 AM by kolakoski
Updated January 30th, 2012 at 11:02 AM by kolakoski

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[Any similarities between this scenario and The Lost City of Ashra! are purely intentional.]

The Giant Grove of Utgar!

In the wake of the devastation wrought by the invaders in The Lost City of Ashra!, most notably by the giant Hydras and the traitorous Jotun, Warriors from the far reaches of the Land have banded together seeking vengeance. And, at last, it seems they shall have it, as they have found a Grove sacred to Utgar, defended by Giants (although not the same Giants ). But even the Warriors of Ashra are not immune to greed . . .

The Map.