posted by me on 2004-03-22 17:49:42 | | thank you, i know i can write stuff like this but why when good people like yourself do it for me and do it very well... PLEASE do more!! |
posted by yxpuff on 2004-03-28 07:59:54 | I suspect the author made the previous comment? Let's not go all overboard with this one. From someone (apparently) aspiring to be a RPG publisher, one should expect more.
The Rakshasa owner is a nice departure point which can add flavour to a campaign, but you should work on the ambience of the place if it is to be a base the PCs will remember and enjoy. As it is now, it simply is a non-descript template for any non-descript inn. ‘Atmosphere’ is the keyword here, I think.
As for the plans…have a look at some real medieval-style buildings. Even it they are (charmingly) quirky by contemporary standards, they are vastly more functional and thought trough than this. My favourite is the single rooms on the second floor. How could anyone who actually lives in a house conjure up rooms like this? I have seen many strange and bad plans in “professional” published material, and I am not saying that you should have an architect make the plans, but give the some thought. It should resemble a real place.
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posted by yxpuff on 2004-03-28 08:00:00 | I suspect the author made the previous comment? Let's not go all overboard with this one. From someone (apparently) aspiring to be a RPG publisher, one should expect more.
The Rakshasa owner is a nice departure point which can add flavour to a campaign, but you should work on the ambience of the place if it is to be a base the PCs will remember and enjoy. As it is now, it simply is a non-descript template for any non-descript inn. ‘Atmosphere’ is the keyword here, I think.
As for the plans…have a look at some real medieval-style buildings. Even it they are (charmingly) quirky by contemporary standards, they are vastly more functional and thought trough than this. My favourite is the single rooms on the second floor. How could anyone who actually lives in a house conjure up rooms like this? I have seen many strange and bad plans in “professional” published material, and I am not saying that you should have an architect make the plans, but give the some thought. It should resemble a real place.
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posted by FEI Games inc. on 2004-04-04 11:52:38 | | Well for starters, this was not supposed to be completely filled in, that was left for the DM to do to fit his or her village setting, plus I have studied medieval inns and taverns and actually the floorplans was taken from a few example plans that was taken from real inns and taverns. If you want something more complete, then go out and buy something, but if you want an inn for you to make your own, remember, You Get What You DON'T Pay For... Plus, I am trying to start any business, are you a mind reader? if so, don't quit your day job! BTW> me was not me... a friend of mine made that comment as he really does like it.. FREE is FREE |
posted by FEI Games inc. on 2004-04-04 11:54:15 | | correction.... I AM NOT trying to be a business, I use numbers and such to keep things orginized for me.... |
posted by FEI Games inc. on 2004-04-04 12:52:37 | | LOL I have just searched other comments left by the same person that left a low rating on mine and noticed that this so-called gamer is not satisfied unless ALL the work has been done by another person... Figures, a new generation of gamers like this person reflects total laziness as a DM which means "cookie-cutter" type adventures for everybody if this user had their way |
posted by Phillies Win the 2004 Series on 2004-04-04 14:16:33 | | I actually thought this was ok, however the fact that the author has to add that many comments for his own work is not cool. Take the bad critism as critism and go from there...If your work is good then other NON-BIASED persons will comment in your favor. The fact that you commented 3 separate times (for a total of 20 extra stars-10/5/5) and had a friend named "me" comment for an additional 10 stars is very weak. |
posted by Duke'm Nuke'm on 2004-04-05 18:11:26 | | Although I agree that the extra stars by the author is not in good taste, I do agree with his attitude as I have also noticed too many negative remarks made by the person that he is refering to. This suppliment is really what original D&D (Gygax) meant for the game, create something that each DM can build on and make it their own - no 2 games the same |
posted by Dru'Aft on 2004-04-05 18:17:17 | | Simple and easy to add into my world easily due to the lack of "too much information" - I can relate to the authors frustrations from an unfair remark made by the first comment, but that doesn't give him the right to add stars...... I would have given a better rating, but due to the issue at hand, I give it what I give it..... |
posted by Sam Adams on 2004-04-14 18:58:43 | | Nice springboard for me to build on. Why is everybody making such a big issue about the star thing, who cares what anybody thinks. I like it, I may use it, someone else hates it, then delete it.. simple |
posted by Erebus on 2004-04-15 12:36:01 | | What have got here? A reasonable themed tavern, some detailed handouts that I likely wouldn't have bothered to produce myself but which add a little extra atmosphere. All of which could turn an otherwise faceless night at a tavern into a vivid scene. It's far from exceptional and it's a pity the handouts don't look a little slicker - but nonetheless I suspect the writer knows a little something about making a potentially lacklustre scene a bit more interesting, and 'at the table' that's probably worth more than his design skills... Perhaps more interesting is the discussion re meeting the material here halfway. Personally I only take a few seeds from anything and adapt everything to my own material, so excessive detail is wasted on me as it is on anyone with a bit of their own imagination. But there are a lot of people who don't seem to be able to 'engage' in the imagining process and need everything spelled out. I wouldn't want one as my DM... |
posted by kernal klink on 2004-04-26 20:23:26 | | almost exactly what i was looking for, would have liked more detail, but then maybe your detail would not have fit my needs anyways...... |
posted by Jarrett the Ferritt on 2004-05-04 06:38:09 | | not as complete as a commercially prodused product, but I like the lack of detail which allows me to taylor fit it to my world without alot of un-needed information taking up space. If I bought something like this in a store, I would rate it very low, but since it is free, I am happy to give it a better rating |
posted by Thankx on 2004-05-09 21:14:29 | | Simply put Thankx for a good starting point for me to build on |
posted by Tarun the Slick on 2004-05-13 09:27:07 | | Useable and easy to plug into almost any campaign. |
posted by Cerwin Vega on 2004-05-16 12:09:44 | | Genric & Classic beginnings to adventure! So refreshing to see someone write up something as basic as this so that anybody running any world could fit it right in. I hope that you will follow through with add-on adventures to this Inn like you claim you will be doing. I am curious on how much more detail will be revealed about the secrets of this Inn that you didn't include (if any). Thank you........ |
posted by yxpuff on 2004-06-08 15:02:02 | It seems my initial comment made a few ripples...well, sorry about that “1”, as it was supposed to be a “3”. But, none the less, I stand by my comments. So you think I am an old miser? Well, maybe I am. I have been DM’ing for about ten years now, and have seen (and made) my share of unremarkable inns and towns. I just think that if you ARE thinking of going pro, posting material for comment is the right way to go. Just don’t react to any feedback like a sorehaed.
I value open-endedness in material, as I also use only the adventure-bits that fit my own nefarious schemes, but there is a difference between making material that facilitates “element-shopping” and material that is so general that any DM can make it up in a second (a tap-room with a bar and a few rooms upstairs...OK). If there is nothing beyond that, then why bother making the inn? Just focus on the inn NPCs
And no, I do not think any normal gamer would react if there are any structural lacks in an inn, but they probably would react if they got a room that would make Harry Potter’s room (under the stair) seem like decent accommodation. If that is part of the atmosphere, then simply specify it. It goes a long way to what kind of place this is.
Finally, I am not that much of a detail-freak, but think it is important to change or overlook many details as long as it furthers the game-flow, the believability or the experience for the players. I am rather wary if going all medieval. Most PCs are rather modern characters with equally modern tastes (like their players). Some of my more rowdy players would probably take offence and gut the innkeeper for offering rooms like that (in itself, a rather uncivilized reaction, but it is rooted in 17th century romantic notions of the medieval, not in medieval reality...but who cares? It’s FUN!).
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posted by Dirk The Destructor on 2004-06-12 17:29:38 | | Nice starting point... of course it could have more to it and the rooms are kind of small, but I have played D&D for 30+ years and the inn's with big rooms and fancy furnishings would definitly be priced far too high for the average adventurer to stay in, unless of course you are the kind of dm that runs a monty hall style game and the players get rich from bashing a small group of orcs that just happened to have 200pp, 3000gp and no copper. Hey yxpuff give it a rest, it seems to me that you are the sore head not FEI Games inc. If I was bashed as hard as you bashed without good reason but to bash people, I would personally hunt you down and tell you in person that a site like rpgarchive.com has no need for peeps like you! |
posted by Larry M. on 2004-06-12 22:05:56 | I like it, no need to say more except:
Hey yxpuff, give it a rest. You left your opinion way too many times. Who cares that you still don't like it! |
posted by Savage Joker on 2004-06-21 06:00:12 | | Yay yxpuff, I'm pretty sure noone gives two shits, and a fuck what you think. We run our games just fine without you. |
posted by rpg player on 2004-06-22 13:20:11 | | exactly what i needed (i could have done this myself, but you already have and i am so glad you did). Thanks!! |
posted by Dave S. on 2004-06-22 13:33:10 | | I hope you do more, but with idiots like yxpuff, I wouldn't blame you for not doing so. I have yet to see submissions by users who constantly slam just to slam. HEY yxpuff GET A LIFE! |
posted by Mr. Mean on 2004-06-23 12:59:19 | | *uck YOU! You all should get a life! |
posted by Ferner Verner on 2004-06-24 07:15:00 | Definitly something I am going to use. Hope you do more, but with some of these comments I've read, I wouldn't blame you one bit for not submitting anything else.
also, the person running this site needs to read comments before allowing them to be posted as it is obvious that Mr. Mean is a.k.a. yxpuff - sheesh, honest comments are a good thing, comments left by people who are just out to trash other people should be shot. |
posted by Kandie on 2004-06-24 08:01:08 | | Nice maps and just enough detail without going overbgoard with too specifics which most DM's (like me) would probably not use anyway. Too bad there are children like Mr. Mean (and the other username he/she uses) who try to chase good people away. If you think you are a D&D God Mr. Mean, please tell me the name(s) of your submissions so I can see what a real D&D suppliments look like, but my guess is you don't have anymore talent than to bash good people......... |
posted by T'Chuk QZarian on 2004-06-27 11:01:12 | | Better than most submissions I found on this site. Cool maps, limited detail for others to build on, and enough flexibility for me to use with my existing city (not a bunch of unwanted crap to shuffle through like far too many commercial products - who cares who the author thinks the npc's should be, I got my own npc's to use already). Hope you do more, but I figure you have already decided not to due to the rude assholes found on this site. |
posted by yxpuff on 2004-11-27 23:16:12 | | this is turning into a regular chatroom... anyways, a lot of u guys seem to mind what i think. if it's that important to you all, i'll give this the same rating i gave 'an icy grave' (real quality material)...10 bob. FEI...keep'em comin'. u go girl. |
posted by Chiman on 2004-11-28 05:21:41 | | Eh.. Talking about being sensitive, ey? How about taking the criticism, and making a better adventure/inn next time? Listen to a guy (Yxpuff) that knows what he's talking about? Or challenge him to make a better inn? |
posted by Chiman on 2004-11-28 05:38:34 | | Eh.. Talking about being sensitive, ey? How about taking the criticism, and making a better adventure/inn next time? Listen to a guy (Yxpuff) that knows what he's talking about? Or challenge him to make a better inn? |
posted by Chiman on 2004-11-28 05:38:41 | | Eh.. Talking about being sensitive, ey? How about taking the criticism, and making a better adventure/inn next time? Listen to a guy (Yxpuff) that knows what he's talking about? Or challenge him to make a better inn? |
posted by Chiman on 2004-11-28 05:45:21 | | Ops.. sorry for posting 3 times. a little trouble with the machine. have 8 stars for the trouble |
posted by U-Man on 2005-01-04 03:46:54 | | Good stuff.... and from what I read in all the comments, it appears to me that a challenge was made by all of us who like simple submissions so that we can add our own touch... anybody got anything better... well so far I have not seen any on this site ... unless you count all the assholes who expect full blown everything so they can be a lazy DM and have someone else do all the work for them ... not the kind of DM that a real gamer wants.... |
posted by Eric Wijnen on 2005-12-22 05:39:05 | | Nice Inn, ready to deploy almost anywhere. |
posted by Rohan on 2006-08-21 14:35:19 | | Thought this was great, and the menu handout is a nice touch - I love giving stuff like that to my players. Only down side: three freaking pages (out of 11) of copyright info?? Jeez!! |
posted by Harry on 2007-02-03 13:55:26 | | Good stuff and as far as 3 out of 11 pages being copy-whatever... well you need to talk to the owners of the d20 system as they require ALL released stuff using the d20 system to have it included. ALL OTHER SUBMISSIONS THAT DON'T INCLUDE IT IS IN VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF USE OF THE D20 SYSTEM... |
posted by Originalgamer1 on 2012-11-20 11:53:36 | Pretty cool. The more of these types of resources the better. Sometimes a DM needs to produce a tavern or an inn in short notice. I will use it.
Nice job. |
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