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HOMMLET

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THE VILLAGE

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2. In some modules (namely The Village of Hommlet), NPCs living in town are listed with stuff like "scale mail, shield, spear and long sword".
Would these be items they normally have on them at any given time, or just a list of what they can easily get ahold of if they have to?
In other words, to farmers in Greyhawk normally wear armor and carry weapons on the job?
 

I'm looking into starting up an Advanced D&D campaign sometime and would like some advice in handling the above from the source 

Only soldiers and the like wear armor and carry shields around in a community.
The equipment listed is for when they are arming to protect their home.

Cheers,
Gary
 

Julian Grimm wrote:
Gary,

Where would some good starting points for a group of Greyhawk Newbies be?
Also do you have any tips for running that crucial first adventure to get the feel of teh setting across?
 

Sure, if you are playing OAD&D rules the Village of Hommlet is the best place to begin, although B2 is also fine if you do a bit of conversion.

Cheers,
Gary
 
 

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Originally Posted by Valiant
Dear Gary,

What was/is your all time favorite AD&D Module?

The one that I was playing and the group were having a lot of fun with at the time.
That includes modules that I did not write.

For me picking favorites is rather like deciding which child is your favorite.

I did enjoy DMing the G series a lot and the T1 and environs modules.

Cheerio,
Gary
 

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2. In some modules (namely The Village of Hommlet), NPCs living in town are listed with stuff like "scale mail, shield, spear and long sword".
Would these be items they normally have on them at any given time, or just a list of what they can easily get ahold of if they have to?
In other words, to farmers in Greyhawk normally wear armor and carry weapons on the job?
 

I'm looking into starting up an Advanced D&D campaign sometime and would like some advice in handling the above from the source 

Only soldiers and the like wear armor and carry shields around in a community.
The equipment listed is for when they are arming to protect their home.

Cheers,
Gary
 
 

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Originally Posted by haakon1
Is Lake Geneva in there somewhere? Hommlett, mayhaps? <nervous laugh>

Heh...

When I did the Village of Hommlet I was playing on the World of Greyhawk maps.

Cheers,
Gary

ScottyG wrote:
Speaking of Hommlet, wasn't this when Luke first started? What age was he when he started playing?

Scott
 

Heh...

Noppers! Luke began at around age seven as a conscripted DM for his older sisters Heidi and Cindy.
They told him what opponents they should face, what treasure they should gain from their defested adversaries...until he complained to me, and I set matters aright 

He played quite regularly in my campaign from the time he was around 10.
Hommlet was the first campaign in which he actually played in a reasonably mature manner.
The older fellows in the group used to both razz him a good deal and also assist him in developimg RPG skill.

Cheerio,
Gary

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Originally Posted by Thulcondar
Again, speaking of which, was the Battle of Emridy Meadows (which of course forms the backdrop to the venerable T1 "Village of Hommlet") ever actually played out? For that matter, where are the Emridy Meadows, anyway?

See above.