Posted by dayofthedm I'm rewriting Tiamat's involvement as a treasure-greedy dragon- it doesn't work for me- to reclaiming it. Instead the children (and this is tricky for me to justify this) traveled to the Dragon's Graveyard (possible only under certain perfect conditions) in a previous mission sent by DM that floundered hours ago. In that time Eric took a box of money, unaware this was actually 'stealing' from Tiamat. Tiamat finds the offender and wants to bring the treasure back to the Dragon's Graveyard at any cost.
on 10/6/2011, 10:59 am, in reply to "RE: Unmade Premises for Season 4+ Intro#4!"
Message modified by user dayofthedm 10/6/2011, 11:08 am
Working on the script for DotD right now- 13 pages into it with perhaps some 30 left to go. I like the dragonbane idea and plan to use it. Only it will not kill as it did in the TReasure of Tardos- it will neutralize or else frighten or drive evil dragons away.
Eric's shield will have levitating powers.
"Then you've got other problems like Tiamat being dumbed down as
: a treasure-hoarding dragon in Day Of The Dragons. I cannot see
: her being pacified through avarice but that's a minor problem.
: The big problem is that Day Of The Dragons uses dragon bane
: which was a plot idea recycled in Treasure Of Tardos. Dragon
: bane would have to be replaced with something else like water
: from a sacred spring or even the dryads' tears. Anything that
: isn't leafy and from the plant kingdom. "
--Previous Message--
: Thank you for your insight- it appears as though at least some
: editing is needed for all of the episodes you described.
:
: Here's a blurb.
: Good news about Eric's shield- unlike in the show, at least in
: my
: fan-made intro, and most likely in the Requiem show, you
: will see his shield levitate at least once, as well as
: other things (we-meaning Eric learns it just as we do!).
:
: You'll see that the children's totems have enhanced abilities
: the
: come with their experience(it's in the works)- though Presto's
: hat
: still casts itself rather than he! In the fan intro, see a
: familiar
: face or two- good and bad.
:
: For Requiem, I scripted a prelude to the fateful meeting b/t
: Venger
: and DM (taking place before Act I), and have begun the
: storyboard
: process. Can't tell much now, but the events leading to the
: temptation should make sense.
:
: I have a sudden thought- I want to give Eric's shield some
: offensive
: power- perhaps the shield, depending on it's master's mood (e.g.
: it
: destroys if Eric's angry, fires a stun beam if Eric's
: frightened)
: from that eagle crest on it- only he has to learn to control it
: properly. When I saw Eric grab that pitchfork in the Dragon's
: Graveyard, I wondered why he didn't use it. But I digress...what
: do anyone think about that idea?
:
: --Previous Message--
: Ooh, name-checked!
:
: Yes, the premises are from the Series Bible and all penned by
: Richard Merwin who I think came up with some pretty good
: stories. The trouble is most of them would need to be altered as
: they don't work continuity-wise as a hypothetical fourth season.
:
: The biggest problem is a redeemed post-Requiem Venger no longer
: being available as the central villain. He pops up in City Of
: The Githyanki and Spell Of The Ice Wizard (by proxy via shadow
: demon), but only as a foe to evade. And again in The Crystal
: Forest but could be replaced by any evil wizard responsible for
: cursing Nestor. Quite crucial in Master Thief Of Baal-Dur as
: it's about stealing the kids' magic items which is a trademark
: of Venger.
:
: Then you've got other problems like Tiamat being dumbed down as
: a treasure-hoarding dragon in Day Of The Dragons. I cannot see
: her being pacified through avarice but that's a minor problem.
: The big problem is that Day Of The Dragons uses dragon bane
: which was a plot idea recycled in Treasure Of Tardos. Dragon
: bane would have to be replaced with something else like water
: from a sacred spring or even the dryads' tears. Anything that
: isn't leafy and from the plant kingdom.
:
: Then you've got Kelek popping up again in Janapurna And The
: Stallions Of Hokar who is completely disinterested in unicorns
: now and doesn't even bother to cage Uni. (Maybe he thinks
: they're not worth the bother since that fiasco with Venger and
: his castle collapsing.) But Kelek could easily be swapped for
: another evil wizard.
:
: And in Yugol And The Curse Of Stone Eric's levitating shield is
: used as a kind of magic carpet to get to Skylla's castle but the
: levitating properties were scrapped, sadly. (I think Eric's
: shield is the most boring magical item of them all and could
: have done with this quirk, acting like a stubborn steed from
: time to time.)
:
: I'm not going to speculate on the five new premises to make up
: the fourth season as I think succumbing to the plotting and
: writing of fan-fiction will be my absolute downfall. (I'm
: already working on maps; fan-cartography!)
:
:
:
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