Hey, John Greyhawk and Clint Whelly,
John - I hadn't thought of a giant hamster stampede...
good one! It will work well in my campaign because my players'
characters are scared to death of tinker gnomes and their
technology. They once found a wrecked gnomish dreadnever-class
starship.... there, they tried to figure out why the gnomes put giant
hamsters on the oversized rubber bands.... they never set foot on a
tinker gnome ship again when they found out. LOL I sometimes toss in a
random encounter with a tinker ship, because it's *hilarious* to watch
as these Epic Level powerhouses turn tail and run from a ship that
didn't attack them, and wouldn't pose much of a threat if it did.
I'm ahead of schedule on adventure design right now,
so on my next nights off I'll turn my development eye back onto
Nevermind V. I may be able to finish it within the next two weeks, give
or take, and I'll give it to Static. hehehe Static has a sense of
humor, so he might post it.
Don't be surprised if the map of Nevermind V is a
little confusing, what with the bizarre street names, such as "Any
Street," "Any Lane," "That Street," "Another Street," "No Street," and
so on. hehehe
Clint - <<As for Mount Nevermind, this is name
of the mountain where the gnomes
live in my game and I stole this name from
the "Atlas of the Dragon Lance World"
published in
1987.>>
Indirectly, that's exactly why a
gnome space station called "Nevermind V" is such a good laugh. My
players have not read the Dragonlance novels, so they are not aware of
where Mount Nevermind's name came from.... yet. ::evil smirk:: (I
reference the one in western Ansalon on Krynn).
I'm surprised that none of players
have not had their characters ask a gnome why their original home
community is called Mount *Nevermind*, but they haven't. They've spent
more than enough time among gnomes, against their wishes and against
their better judgment (and in hindsight, they consider themselves lucky
to be alive). That being so, they know about the tinker tendency to
speak at a very high rate of speed. Still, they have not been curious
about the derivation of the mountain's name. (As DM, I'm an information
miser. I won't volunteer such information - the PCs have to ask about
it).
One day, they'll find Nevermind V
in the far reaches of space, and I'm looking forward to the hilarity
that's sure to follow.
Happy Holidays to all,
Jim
