Any good urban adventure needs to have a healthy dose of rumors: This si the place for Wiscrani background flavor, red herrings and actual gold nuggets of info. Let's start adding to it. I've always found that different versions of a rumour work to give enough info, without actually handing out the info outright.
1.) Aberrian's Folly
1.a) Aberrian's Folly is possessed.
1.b) Aberrian's Folly is powered by the souls of those taken prisoner by the Mayor.
1.c) Aberrian's Folly is connected to Hell itself, and is powered by the eternal flames of the pit.
2.) Drovenge Family
2.a) Chammady's father Sidonai, escaped off to Taldor, because he murdered his wife.
2.b) Vassindio has another grandson, a sickly boy who can't leave the house, cared for mainly by Chamamdy.
2.c) The boy is not really Vassindio's grandson, but the bastard offspring of the unfaithful wife of Sidonai.
So, keep them coming. I'll be building rumours of the other mayor families, so as not to make it obvious that Drovenge is special.
Everybody, please feel free to add your own!
So, no help for the wicked?
I'll add a couple.
3) Troubling Times - Bodies found floating in the canals. (I've added this to my campaign as early signs of the struggle within the CoT.)
3.a) There's a major trade-turf war brewing between the noble houses, with killings and revenges ruling the night streets.
3.b) A large bandit group has infiltrated the Dottari and is starting to take out other criminal organizations.
3.c) (And just to be mean.) A group of vigilantes are killing anyone they think supports the government.
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Nice!
4) Saria Roccin (Durotas of the Dottari)
4.1) Is under Investigation by the Hellknights.
4.2) Knows which CLeric of Asmodeus to approach when somebody needs to negotiate a penalty fee.
4.3) Has lost family to the Hellknights in the past.
5) Scasi Bolvona (Durotas of the Condottari)
5.1) Is keeping the news of the Canal Ripper quiet.
5.2) His wife, Adelna Dioso, doesn't know he is a philanderer.
5.3) A newly arrived lovely half-eleven actress has been seen visiting him often these last few weeks (It's actually his bastard daughter).
6) Durotas Arik Tuornos (Durotas of the Rundottari)
6.1) Has survived more than one assassination attempt.
6.2) Won't investigate events unless they affect a native Wiscrani.
7) Durotas Lhiana Strikis
7.1) Had an affair with the Duxotar to gain her position.
7.2) Is rumored to have gathered a vast wealth through extorting bribes.
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I have created a google docs spreadsheet that has these rumors incorporated, as well as most of the rumors laid out in the AP's 1-3. There are multiple rumor tabs: Westcrown, Crime, Nobles, The Night Scourge, and Hellknights.
However, before I post the URL, would prefer for paizo staff to say "go for it" (I don't want to post some of their content without permission).
cheers
That would be awesome! I've been so busy statting up baddies in my True20 conversion of Pathfinder that I haven't been able to keep up with this.
That would be awesome! I've been so busy statting up baddies in my True20 conversion of Pathfinder that I haven't been able to keep up with this.
So, Paizo guys....what's the score with this?
Hmmm...can we assume that silence is an unofficial 'okay, just keep it quiet'? I doubt their lawyers want them making 'fair use' decisions on public boards, but we haven't heard an official 'no' either.
While the rumors from the AP are clearly Paizo's IP (hehe), I think this use would be pretty squarely in the camp of 'fair use' in that:
1) It has little use outside of the the intended use within the game that they sell
2) It is a very, very small portion of the overall work
3) The ownership of the IP is clearly stated (right?)
and
4) It would be pretty silly to not let people who are paying you for a work to use it to cause people to want to pay you more money! :)
If you must, you could generalize the rumors a bit...but that seems less respectful of the IP than creating a nice summary imho.
IANAL, but I have met one once.
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I have created a google docs spreadsheet that has these rumors incorporated, as well as most of the rumors laid out in the AP's 1-3. There are multiple rumor tabs: Westcrown, Crime, Nobles, The Night Scourge, and Hellknights.
However, before I post the URL, would prefer for paizo staff to say "go for it" (I don't want to post some of their content without permission).
cheers
I could actually use this in my Wed game. Any word from Paizo?
I could actually use this in my Wed game. Any word from Paizo?
Any chance we get some Paizo folk to clarify this for us?
I guess I'm hazy one what this is, but as long as you're not flat out publishing words from our books online, go for it. If you want to go ahead and build a rumor generator using names and plots from Council of Thieves then post it up, awesome, go for it.
I start CoT very soon and tried to gather all the rumors I can find in the adventure path, but if someone has already done so, it would save me from a lot of work.
hope someone can help (-:
ps. sozin, I hope it is not serious with your medical issues
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Sorry, I'm behind schedule. Had a medical issue which kind of distracted me for the last few weeks.
I don't suppose you ever finished editing the list of rumors spreadsheet? If you didn't could you possibly email a copy (since you can't post it because of Paizo content).
You can send it to me at cmarmorATyahooDOTcom
I'm getting ready to kickoff this campaign and it would be a great help.
Thanks
Gonna go ahead and Bump, Sozin still out there?