tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post8971473824096425227..comments2024-03-16T06:00:04.833-04:00Comments on Sham's Grog 'n Blog: The Dismal Depths in PDFSham aka Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-4371649114965529472010-03-08T00:57:51.775-05:002010-03-08T00:57:51.775-05:00I'd so love to download these, but the links a...I'd so love to download these, but the links are broken due to non-payment. Bummer.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-5186830258513565892009-01-06T10:20:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:20:00.000-05:00You are actually psychic.Patrick or Paddy.You are actually psychic.<BR/>Patrick or Paddy.P_Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-54301123817153308512009-01-05T23:24:00.000-05:002009-01-05T23:24:00.000-05:00Errr, not sure why I called P_Armstrong "Patrick"....Errr, not sure why I called P_Armstrong "Patrick". Either I am psychic, lucky, or way off base. <BR/><BR/>My apologies in advance, Paul.<BR/><BR/>Or is it Philip?<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment anyway!Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-9759589264603309422009-01-05T21:34:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:34:00.000-05:00An idea I share as well, Patrick. I have a hand dr...An idea I share as well, Patrick. I have a hand drawn map and framework for an Arduin inspired outdoor adventure, and I've been trying to decide how to strip it down to the one-page method.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-85612728249043588052009-01-05T15:02:00.000-05:002009-01-05T15:02:00.000-05:00I have been following this on the various blogs ov...I have been following this on the various blogs over the past few days and it has really energized me. I have been working on developing a hex-crawl based campaign using the old Blackmoor map but reinventing everything else but I have recently felt bogged down. I have taken this one-page idea outdoors so to speak and have been doing wilderness maps with it as well. A great tool to kill players above ground or below ground.P_Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374589162025099763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-42290391575360823892009-01-05T11:09:00.000-05:002009-01-05T11:09:00.000-05:00Mike: Thank you! Hopefully I can have the first 12...Mike: Thank you! Hopefully I can have the first 12 maps done before too terribly long. With the various interlevel connections it might be difficult to run until levels 1-3 are actually written, but an enterprising ref could work around this for now.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-81853017314394407012009-01-05T09:47:00.000-05:002009-01-05T09:47:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing these Dave, they are fantastic ...Thanks for sharing these Dave, they are fantastic and I hope to run them soon using Swords & Wizardry for my local group.<BR/><BR/>Your maps are simply excellent. I am envious.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13199531732115178349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-25025974259501706762009-01-05T08:52:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:52:00.000-05:00Each bit is small and not overwhelming like other ...<I>Each bit is small and not overwhelming like other mega dungeons. I also bet they are handier in play and easier to start/finish creating than a giant map.</I><BR/><BR/>Many, many people love gigantic maps. As an 'art form', I think they are splendid, and there are some great examples out there.<BR/><BR/>For actual gaming, I don't care for them one bit. In fact, I find that such maps are useful for little more than posters to gawk at. Many will disagree, but thats my take on large, unwieldy maps.<BR/><BR/>Now, take that same mindset and apply it to cram as much text and map as you can on one page and viola, here we are.<BR/><BR/>I should have two more maps up after work today.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-69874723998870937932009-01-05T00:07:00.000-05:002009-01-05T00:07:00.000-05:00I never played TT, ODD, CDD, or any old-school. I...I never played TT, ODD, CDD, or any old-school. I DM'd 1st ed that was closer to old-school mentality than what I do today. Reading all these old-school blogs and various megadungeon forums I've gotten interested in this area of the hobby I've never explored.<BR/><BR/>But looking over your keyed dungeons I see, now, how really totally freakin awesome this kind of game can be.<BR/><BR/>It has made me even more disillusioned with high fantasy, epic, heroic play. Screw that. I want to battle broodlings in their muddy holes and figure out who (or what) the hell Zod is? Oh, and take his(its) treasure.<BR/><BR/><BR/>This is really an excellent format. Each bit is small and not overwhelming like other mega dungeons. I also bet they are handier in play and easier to start/finish creating than a giant map.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-58324617988726241342009-01-03T22:22:00.000-05:002009-01-03T22:22:00.000-05:00Helpful tip, David. I did go back and rename them,...Helpful tip, David. I did go back and rename them, btw, so hopefully this won't be an issue any longer.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-9994184351048183352009-01-03T16:49:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:49:00.000-05:00@ ViriathaWhen you go to save the file, right clic...@ Viriatha<BR/><BR/>When you go to save the file, <B>right</B> click the link, select "save as", rename the file making sure you type ".pdf" at the end of the file name - and then it will download as a pdf no problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-77544133917324864932009-01-03T16:24:00.000-05:002009-01-03T16:24:00.000-05:00Chgowiz: Normally yes, but I doubt any of my curre...Chgowiz: Normally yes, but I doubt any of my current players would bother to try and rememeber the room descriptions and I don't think too many people could even begin to memorize the maps.<BR/><BR/>The descriptions are so basic that actual game play will determine a lot of the details.<BR/><BR/>Viriatha: Thanks for the tip, I will have to rename the files with underscores I guess. Hope you like them.<BR/><BR/>Mike: Thanks Mike! I hope the rooms are interesting or useful in generating ideas as well, if that's what you're taking away from this (as I know Ol' Nameless is your main thrust now).<BR/><BR/>One of the features of Dismal Depths is that no referee would read, interpret or run it in the same manner. <BR/><BR/>I should have the next map inked and written later today.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-28474090602871635452009-01-03T11:59:00.000-05:002009-01-03T11:59:00.000-05:00Very nice, Dave. I like the Guide the most, strang...Very nice, Dave. I like the Guide the most, strangely enough. Very succinct and sums up what everything means quite clearly.<BR/><BR/>Your map work, as always, is excellent.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-63134211253330723432009-01-03T11:31:00.000-05:002009-01-03T11:31:00.000-05:00Interesting and I downloaded and will use ideas I ...Interesting and I downloaded and will use ideas I got from them but a quick note:<BR/><BR/>When you name the files with a space in the name, it kept saving as "DD" on my drive - it cut off everything after the space and I have to rename them all or the next file would overwrite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-21618137105522758992009-01-03T10:02:00.000-05:002009-01-03T10:02:00.000-05:00I'm really impressed. These are fantastic! My 1E g...I'm really impressed. These are fantastic! My 1E guys should be afraid.<BR/><BR/>Just out of curiosity, do you hold back your maps that you're going to use in a campaign? Do you worry about revealing too much? I've done some work on my 1E campaign, but I'm worried about showing them.Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.com