Ermm? The King in Yellow referenced on the cover of issue #134? For sanity's sake noone read that issue! Don't even open it!!
;)
Tell me. Have you seen the yellow sign?
Tell me. Have you seen the yellow sign?
Yes, in murky depths of Lake Hali. I saw a moon rise late at night and block out the towers of the mysterious city on the far bank. A city which though I had never seen before knew the name of. Carcosa.
Mr. Wilde
Repairer of Reputations
Well, it'll only summon you know who if it is acted out. I think with just a simple perusal you can take the sanity loss. Anyhow, its probably just a forgery... probably.
I think I need "More Light."
-Y'golonac
Haha, you read it, now you're as doomed as I am.
The Great Green Old One
i saw the yellow sign once when i was at my summer cottage in Carcosa...it's by the lake, y'know.....
Oh. My. God. I want that issue! :-)
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HASTUR!
Just reading some of these posts requires a SAN roll :P
Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the King, Must die unheard in
D i m C a r c o s a
<montypython> King of the who? </montypython>
Just wanted to chime in here with thanks for "The King in Yellow" -- by a strange (perhaps even uncanny) coincidence, it just happens to be exactly the right level and right setup for my game THIS weekend.
Eerie.
I also like that it incorporates the Mob template (a neat mechanic I've been looking for a chance to use), the Alienist PrC, and bards (yes, can you believe it, BARDS) as the villains.
Even though the plot has been done many times, this is still an inventive, well-done adventure. Way to go!
-The Gneech
Just wanted to chime in here with thanks for "The King in Yellow" -- by a strange (perhaps even uncanny) coincidence, it just happens to be exactly the right level and right setup for my game THIS weekend. Eerie.
You don't happen to live near a lake, do you? Coincidences can be a sign of impending destiny.
just joining in on congrats for an excellent adventure. Manages to be true to the spirit of the King in Yellow and all of its convoluted paths, and the D and D game at the same time.
Just wanted to chime in here with thanks for "The King in Yellow" -- by a strange (perhaps even uncanny) coincidence, it just happens to be exactly the right level and right setup for my game THIS weekend. Eerie.You don't happen to live near a lake, do you? Coincidences can be a sign of impending destiny.
Actually, I do. But I'm pretty sure there's nothing in it scarier than a couple of cormorants.
-The Gneech
Just wanted to chime in here with thanks for "The King in Yellow" -- by a strange (perhaps even uncanny) coincidence, it just happens to be exactly the right level and right setup for my game THIS weekend. Eerie.You don't happen to live near a lake, do you? Coincidences can be a sign of impending destiny.Actually, I do. But I'm pretty sure there's nothing in it scarier than a couple of cormorants.
-The Gneech
You're doomed. DOOMED. Flee now, lest Dim Carcosa take you into its embrace!
I already live near Washington, D.C. -- I think it would be more accurate to say that Carcosa would be doomed if it tried to come here. -.-
-The Gneech
I already live near Washington, D.C. -- I think it would be more accurate to say that Carcosa would be doomed if it tried to come here. -.-
Yeah, nothing like a filibuster to defeat an incomprehensible, non-Euclidean monstrosity from the outer worlds.
Ran the first session of this over the weekend; due to the current events in my campaign I merged Act I and Act II into a single event (putting the manor house outside of the town with the transformed mob). So far, so good! The mob+pseudonatural dwarf battle in particular was quite a challenge for the group's fighter, who is used to pretty much steamrolling over everything. He ended up with 6 hp at the end of the battle, and probably would have gone down hard in the next round if the wizard hadn't managed to finish off the mob with a fireball.
They've taken the town's crazed mayor off with them to the city (Indar in the adventure as written, a local campaign one in my game) to add weight to their arguments for the play being cancelled, so I have to figure out how to resolve it, now. I'm thinking the King's Players may be stymied by a cancellation order and quickly take off for the next city down the road.
-The Gneech
Thanks guys for the kudos! This was my first published work and I'm pretty happy with it. James Jacobs worked with me quite a bit to make the final version the insanity-inspiring adventure you have before you and I'd like to thank James for helping me get this out there. If anyone has run the game, I'd love to hear some specifics about how it went.
-Matthew