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Dragon's Maze Discussion Thread
As you've seen, I have several threads concerning the Dragon's Maze project:
Contest: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2410/design-the-dragon-s-maze-maze-2#latest
Mini Maps: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2189/dragon-s-maze-rpg-mini-maps#latest
Rules and Vault: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2376/dragon-s-maze-the-vault#latest
This is just a thread for your questions, comments, and concerns! Thanks everyone!
Contest: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2410/design-the-dragon-s-maze-maze-2#latest
Mini Maps: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2189/dragon-s-maze-rpg-mini-maps#latest
Rules and Vault: http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2376/dragon-s-maze-the-vault#latest
This is just a thread for your questions, comments, and concerns! Thanks everyone!
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Please post your review here. And what do you mean about "missing"?
Not seeing Emrakul or what
@KJMartin
@DragonFaceEater
I need your help with lore.
See, the point was I was going to write an adventure for one of the dungeons. My idea was that the dungeon was a quest sent by someone in some house in Northgate. But that leads to a few lore questions:
1. How does the main character start with the quest, I didn't like the old one. Shall we do like a dying friend seeks him in his house, or he receives a letter, or what? And how does that tie in with the main quest, to slay the Dragon in the Dragon's Maze
2. Where does he start? Does he start in Northgate, an outside village, a prison, or what?
3. What is the plane like in the first place with its government and stuff?
I need your brainstorming ideas.
How about he's just a travelling nomad who comes across Northgate? A sword for hire who seeks rest?
The plane in the 'first place' By this I suppose you're meaning the plane where Northgate is? doesn't have to be mentioned very much, or go into great detail. How about it's just a medieval world, with a feudal-system like method of government? That way it could be interesting how baffled the adventurer is by the size and scale of Ravnica.
1. Maybe they hear whoever slays the dragon in the dragon's maze gain's infinite knowledge or something (it doesn't have to be true), and they go to the shopkeeper to gear up, but he tells them that the people who have gone to the dragon's maze have never come back, and most had better gear than what they're buying, so he tells them that he would give them a bunch of gold if they could go into one of the other dungeons and save his son that went in there looking for new gear for the shop, and there is also a bunch of good loot in there too.
2. I think an interesting storytelling route would for them to be deserters from their army, or escaped war prisoners, and there could be some random encounters whenever they're traveling to see some soldiers traveling for the war, and have to talk their way out of being captured back. Plus, having a war going on would make the world seem a lot more real, with things going on bigger than them.
3. I'd say the classic mideval king-and-queen type of government with peasants and nobles, but if you wanted to pay a lot of attention to the government and make it very interesting, it could be a barbarian-type of government, where there's an 'alpha' and you can challenge him to take the throne, and there could be thugs traveling around the city and stuff like that.
2. Northgate, although a fall trap could be a good way to introduce the first dungeon (Lost Caves of the Golgari).
3. Just have the 10 guilds feuding...
Well, I meant other things. I don't think you guys understood me correctly.
Who is the main character? What makes him so special? Why is he able to slay the dragon?
What is the Dragon's Maze? Is it like the labyrinth on Crete? What is it's history? How did it get there?
What is the name of the plane? What is the plane like?
Also, I'll just let you know, as for the story line, I'm gonna have most smaller dungeons be side quests, with one main quest, which will be a chain of smaller ones leading up to destroying the dragon's maze.
But also... Storywise, is the Dragon's Maze the intention of the hero? Like, is the hero's end goal just to slay the dragon, or will slaying the dragon do other things for him? Or is the Dragon's Maze just a background for the true story, like most books?
The character doesn't have to anything special about him. Lots of stories have a normal character as the main person, with no special skill, apart from maybe a good sword and a quick mind.
You can find the answer to your second question here.
And what plane are you talking about? The Dragon's Maze - or Implicit Maze - is on Ravnica...?
I agree with @KJMartin, the main character shouldn't have anything special about him, I mean, it's a fantasy world, so everybody's a little special with magic and such.
I always thought the dragon's maze would be a lot like the labyrinth, with winding passageways, dead ends, traps and monsters, and the Minotaur, or in this case, dragon, in the middle.
Isn't the dragon's maze on Ravnica?
I forgot about Ravnica :P
Well, okay, I'm gonna start the writing...
God of the Dragon's Maze: @Corwinnn/@mtgcardsmith
King of the Dragon's Maze: @TrippleBoggey3
Queen of the Dragon's Maze: N/A (Not even a girlfriend)
Prime Minister of the Dragon's Maze: @KJMartin
Master of the Maze: @DragonFaceEater
Official Maze-Tester: @Camick
Scribe of the Dragon's Maze: To come out soon.
Board of Advisors: @Lujikul, @Racnoss900, @Gryphon1114
As Prime Minister of the maze: 'You're fired.'
'Bodyguards!'
*Two enormous treefolk come out of nowhere with black suits and sunglasses on*
*Shouting as being carried away*
Those rooms belong to me! I have rights! You can't do this!
*As doors are closing*
You'll be hearing from my lawyer!