Slaine?
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Not quite dead...
I am working on two Slaine books at the moment - a campaign 'The Baileoisin chronicles' and a sourcebook 'Creatures of Tir Nan Og'.
Both of these are personal projects that I work on in my spare time (rather than as part of my job at Mongoose), so will take a little time to put together (although my workload will be much improved over the foreseeable future, allowing me to get these finished).
There are a couple of update threads for both of these projects, so you can see how they are going.
(I also have plans for more Slaine projects in the future, but these are nowhere near as well developed as my current two).
The Greek
I am working on two Slaine books at the moment - a campaign 'The Baileoisin chronicles' and a sourcebook 'Creatures of Tir Nan Og'.
Both of these are personal projects that I work on in my spare time (rather than as part of my job at Mongoose), so will take a little time to put together (although my workload will be much improved over the foreseeable future, allowing me to get these finished).
There are a couple of update threads for both of these projects, so you can see how they are going.
(I also have plans for more Slaine projects in the future, but these are nowhere near as well developed as my current two).
The Greek
Ronzo The Grim
Mongoose
Hey Priest, May I suggest that even if your just getting in to Slaine, tht Teeth of the Moon Sow campaign is well worth running/playing, convert it from D20 to Runequest and have a mighty Celtic yarn :twisted:
Thanks MA and boy am I glad to hear that! For a while there I was convinced that I was going to get into a system that was going to vanish leaving me with nothing more than a rule book, it's happened before. I look forward to hearing more on 'The Baileoisin chronicles' as well as the other 'projects' you mention.
Cheers for the advice Ronzo, having lived for a long time in Glastonbury, Somerset, I think/hope the Celtic legends associated with that place will inspire me. For example the legends of the Tor being made of glass and housing an entrance to the otherworld.
Cheers for the advice Ronzo, having lived for a long time in Glastonbury, Somerset, I think/hope the Celtic legends associated with that place will inspire me. For example the legends of the Tor being made of glass and housing an entrance to the otherworld.
Standing-Stone
Banded Mongoose
There are alot fo fantastic places from the world of Slaine that are actualley real places as well. I would like to see them some day, but I'm unemployed and living in Australia.
About these places I have made a complete list of them.
The Rude Man of Cern Abbas.
The Great Cairn somewhere in northern Ireland.
The Dinas Emyres Mountains sans Fortress.
There is also a cave system in the Pyrenees mountain range on the Spanish/French border with that well known wall painting called the Sorcerer.
My favorite was finding out the Galstonbury outdoor temple of the stars. Which is twelve symbols of the Zodiac marked out on the ground. I tried finding them using Google earth and they are hard to make out. The exact shapes. They have of course faded with time. The stonehenge and the Tor made of glass that you mentioned are supposed to be but a small part of it.
I think you may know more about that than I do, being a local.
Your quite lucky to be a Slaine fan and local to some of the areas he's frequented.
About these places I have made a complete list of them.
The Rude Man of Cern Abbas.
The Great Cairn somewhere in northern Ireland.
The Dinas Emyres Mountains sans Fortress.
There is also a cave system in the Pyrenees mountain range on the Spanish/French border with that well known wall painting called the Sorcerer.
My favorite was finding out the Galstonbury outdoor temple of the stars. Which is twelve symbols of the Zodiac marked out on the ground. I tried finding them using Google earth and they are hard to make out. The exact shapes. They have of course faded with time. The stonehenge and the Tor made of glass that you mentioned are supposed to be but a small part of it.
I think you may know more about that than I do, being a local.
Your quite lucky to be a Slaine fan and local to some of the areas he's frequented.
Hi Standing-Stone, You are right it is great to be able to see many of the sites alluded to in the game. I've been to Cerne Abbas quite a few times and stood on the 'Giant', as I've also had the good fortune to visit many of the sites near Glastonbury, Avebury and Stonehenge. Dinas Emrys in Wales is a little disapointing, being nothing more than a small hill beside a lake quite incapable of bearing a house let alone a fortress. Still reality isn't always as it seems and it is a good legend.
I've read of the 'zodiac' represented in the landscape around Glastonbury, but know little of them. Still I'll look through my books and see if I can find more information, if so I will share it.
Cheers.
I've read of the 'zodiac' represented in the landscape around Glastonbury, but know little of them. Still I'll look through my books and see if I can find more information, if so I will share it.
Cheers.
I love Slaine!
However, if D20 or RQ isn't your cup of tea,
Here is a fantastic conversion for Savage Worlds:
http://hem.bredband.net/superc0ntra/_files/Savage_World_of_Slaine.pdf
However, if D20 or RQ isn't your cup of tea,
Here is a fantastic conversion for Savage Worlds:
http://hem.bredband.net/superc0ntra/_files/Savage_World_of_Slaine.pdf
Standing-Stone
Banded Mongoose
So you've gone to Dorset and stood on the Chalk out line of a giant naked man.
I'm surprised they let people do that, being what it is.
A chalk outline in the ground.
I figure too many tourists standing on that may cause undue wear and taer, unless it's been mantained.
As for the Temple of the stars.... I pretty sure they have guided tours there. Seeing as your a local, you should check that out. It should be right on your doorstep, you right in the middle of it.
http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-zodiac.html
Sorry to hear that Dinas Emyres isn't what seems cracked up to be.
I know of the lake or body of water and the main road beside it. As well as the the old railway line and bike trail.
As for it's size, perhaps it might be a knoll in amongst large mountain range that you were standing on. From what I have read in the source books and the comics. The fortress is really a small town or city. It's not there of course, but the area should be big enough. Could you imagine crenelated walls and towers resting on the flater panes rather than the mountain slopes.
Regarding your claim that there doesn't appear to be enough room for a small house rather than a castle city.
It may just be that your a giant.
I'm surprised they let people do that, being what it is.
A chalk outline in the ground.
I figure too many tourists standing on that may cause undue wear and taer, unless it's been mantained.
As for the Temple of the stars.... I pretty sure they have guided tours there. Seeing as your a local, you should check that out. It should be right on your doorstep, you right in the middle of it.
http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/avalon-zodiac.html
Sorry to hear that Dinas Emyres isn't what seems cracked up to be.
I know of the lake or body of water and the main road beside it. As well as the the old railway line and bike trail.
As for it's size, perhaps it might be a knoll in amongst large mountain range that you were standing on. From what I have read in the source books and the comics. The fortress is really a small town or city. It's not there of course, but the area should be big enough. Could you imagine crenelated walls and towers resting on the flater panes rather than the mountain slopes.
Regarding your claim that there doesn't appear to be enough room for a small house rather than a castle city.
It may just be that your a giant.
Please don't get me wrong, I love the sites mentioned, and being part Welsh I'd hate for people to think I'm sniffing at Dinas Emrys. Its location and setting is fantastic, legends throughout that region are amazing.
The last time I went to Cerne Abbas was about thirty years ago, in those days access to the 'Giant' was easy, now I'm not so sure. It is maintained, I believe its recently been restored.
As for the Glastonbury Zodiac, it's not really of interest to me, but I know it facinates others.
I moved from that area to Yorkshire several years ago, so I don't get there as often as I used to.
Cheers.
The last time I went to Cerne Abbas was about thirty years ago, in those days access to the 'Giant' was easy, now I'm not so sure. It is maintained, I believe its recently been restored.
As for the Glastonbury Zodiac, it's not really of interest to me, but I know it facinates others.
I moved from that area to Yorkshire several years ago, so I don't get there as often as I used to.
Cheers.
Standing-Stone
Banded Mongoose
I just found out that Dinas means Fortress in Welsh. --From the WiKi-- I know Emrys means Ambrosius. Though I said earlier that Dinas Emrys doesn't have a fortress or never had one. Unles the moutains is the Fortress.
I wonder if there is a cave or two in the moutain.
From your talk of not sniffing around that place. I would seem that I am implying that you might LARP at that place. Of course I see by your words that you don't mean to. I'm not sure if Live action gaming would be encouraged around the scared sites and other protected areas.
Watch for the mountain goats at 1:33.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nct54xhq8-U&feature=related
Wales 2006 - Snowdonia
I like the pub at the start.
Beauitiful place and there no shortage of castles.
Lastly I've been looking for this other place and I just found the name.
Cadair Idris. -- The Seat of Arthur--
Suposed to be on the osuthern side of Dinas Emyrs.
Legends say that Bards used to psend the night there in hopes of fining poetic inspiration. Either that or going completly mad.
As fothe Glastonbury Zodiac. Well, it's hard to see from the ground and as it seems.... it's not really there. Restoring it would take alot of work.
I wonder if there is a cave or two in the moutain.
From your talk of not sniffing around that place. I would seem that I am implying that you might LARP at that place. Of course I see by your words that you don't mean to. I'm not sure if Live action gaming would be encouraged around the scared sites and other protected areas.
Watch for the mountain goats at 1:33.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nct54xhq8-U&feature=related
Wales 2006 - Snowdonia
I like the pub at the start.
Beauitiful place and there no shortage of castles.
Lastly I've been looking for this other place and I just found the name.
Cadair Idris. -- The Seat of Arthur--
Suposed to be on the osuthern side of Dinas Emyrs.
Legends say that Bards used to psend the night there in hopes of fining poetic inspiration. Either that or going completly mad.
As fothe Glastonbury Zodiac. Well, it's hard to see from the ground and as it seems.... it's not really there. Restoring it would take alot of work.
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