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  1. #1
    Bearcat
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    Halloween Specials?

    >I haven't heard of this one before. Sounds interesting.
    >Could someone give some details on this? Since beheadings
    >have become a little common in my games (bloodthirsty
    >regents), this might be interesting.
    The Green Knight arrives and challenges annyone to strike off his
    head on the condition that he may return the blow the next year, if he survives.
    Te head comes off clean, but the Knight calmly picks it up and
    replaces it proising to return....
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  2. #2

    Halloween Specials?

    > >If you don't feel up to reading the Arthurian Legends to get this, you
    > >might try renting the movie with Sean Connery, and I believe Miles
    > >O'Keefe.
    > >
    >
    > I believe the movie is called, "The Sword of the Valiant". It mutilates the
    > Athurian legend a bit, but its still an entertaining story.

    Are you sure you're not thinking of First Knight (Connery, Richard
    Gere, others, not very good), Prince Valiant (the film of the cartoon
    of the book), or Excalibur (Very odd, with Merlin with a metal head.
    I kid you not)?
    There's probably others out there somewhere......
    :-)

    John.
    "Once I was a lamb, playing in a green field. Then
    the wolves came. Now I am an eagle and I fly in a
    different universe."
    "And now you kill the lambs," whispered Dardalion.
    "No, priest. No one pays for lambs."
    - David Gemmel, Waylander

  3. #3
    Michael Andrew Cullingha
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    Halloween Specials?

    With Halloween rapidly approaching, I was thinking of a
    special adventure I could throw at my players. So I
    got to wondering how many people are doing something
    with the Shadow World?

    Since my players are currently on route from the Imperial
    City to Mhowe, I'm thinking about a Ghost Ship. Anyone
    have any other ideas?

    Mike

  4. #4

    Halloween Specials?

    At 02:06 PM 10/21/97 MDT, Michael Andrew
    Cullingham(macullin@acs.ucalgary.ca)wrote:
    >
    >With Halloween rapidly approaching, I was thinking of a
    >special adventure I could throw at my players. So I
    >got to wondering how many people are doing something
    >with the Shadow World?
    >

    I'm planning on running a small adventure that has a Scarecrow(pg. 170 MM)
    animated by an evil spirit from the SW. I want give him control over a
    group of animated dead(Ju-Ju Zombies, Zombies, Skeletons, and maybe 1 or 2
    Ghouls). These dead come from the local cemetary, and are brought back by
    the same force that animates the Scarecrow. To resolve this the PCs need
    only destroy the Scarecrow, or help the town survive the encounter, which
    should last 3 or 4 days. Before the Scarecrow starts moving north. BTW,
    this adventure will take place in a small town in southern Dhoesone.

    I've also been thinking about doing a Headless Horseman(or prehaps Headless
    Knight)encounter. I'm not sure how it would go though, so I may save it for
    next year. I was thinking of using the Darklord from Ravenloft called the
    Headless Horseman(I never use him in my RL game)as the villian who pops up
    once a year from the SW. But like I said this idea still needs more work.


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    HSwiftfoot@aol.co
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    Halloween Specials?

    In a message dated 97-10-21 19:54:49 EDT, you write:

  6. #6
    Michael B. DeZearn
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    Halloween Specials?

    A ghost ship is a Great Idea, look to the Flying Dutchman legend for
    ideas on the ghost (shadow) ship details.

  7. #7
    KAI BESTE
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    Halloween Specials?

    > At 02:06 PM 10/21/97 MDT, Michael Andrew
    > Cullingham(macullin@acs.ucalgary.ca)wrote:
    > >
    > >With Halloween rapidly approaching, I was thinking of a
    > >special adventure I could throw at my players. So I
    > >got to wondering how many people are doing something
    > >with the Shadow World?
    >
    > I've also been thinking about doing a Headless Horseman(or prehaps Headless
    > Knight)encounter. I'm not sure how it would go though, so I may save it for
    > next year. I was thinking of using the Darklord from Ravenloft called the
    > Headless Horseman(I never use him in my RL game)as the villian who pops up
    > once a year from the SW. But like I said this idea still needs more work.

    Does anybody know the "beheading game"? It's from one of the
    Arthurian legends. If you're interested I can give you as much detail
    as I remember. It could be a good one for Halloween.

    Kai

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    Christopher Kira
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    Halloween Specials?

    >Personally, i think about the FOG (I think that is the movie's name, around
    >1982). Adapted from a novel of Stephen King, it tells the story of a small
    >familly in a coastal village. But not all is well: there's a legend of a
    pirate
    >ship that has crashed and all its crew was put to death by the townpeople.
    Then
    >one night, a fog came and in it, an army of undead pirates...
    >
    >This story can make an excellent land adventure.
    >
    >FRED


    There is an excellent Stephen King story called "The Mist" that could
    provide a great Halloween adventure. To briefly describe it, a fierce storm
    occurs over a small lake town. People get up the next day to clean up the
    mess... they see a silvery mist hanging over the lake. Anyone who goes into
    the mist doesn't come out. Some people hide out in a store... see creatures
    in the mist (outer planar or shadow world perhaps?) which attack ANYTHING
    alive in the mist. There are things like spiders with web stands that can
    cut through anything (acidic coating), flying bugs (giant dragonflies), etc.
    Pretty good if you can get your players to hide in the store and try and
    wait out the horrors.

    CK
    -

  9. #9
    frederic lavallee
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    Halloween Specials?

    In a message dated 97-10-21 19:54:49 EDT, you write:

  10. #10
    Michael Andrew Cullingha
    Guest

    Halloween Specials?

    > Does anybody know the "beheading game"? It's from one of the
    > Arthurian legends. If you're interested I can give you as much detail
    > as I remember. It could be a good one for Halloween.
    >
    > Kai

    > ======== Fwd by: Joel Parrish ========
    > Didn't that involve Beaumaines and the Green Knight? My memory is only
    > sketchy of it, but from what I do rmemeber, I agree that would work pretty
    > good, especially if the Green Knight challenges a regent publicly at a
    > feast....

    I haven't heard of this one before. Sounds interesting.
    Could someone give some details on this? Since beheadings
    have become a little common in my games (bloodthirsty
    regents), this might be interesting.

    Mike

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