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Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:42 am Squirrels and Oerthblood

No, this is not the recipe for creating a new species of giant space hamster, but I did get your attention, didn't I?

What I would like to do is announce a couple of recent updates to Maldin's Greyhawk. The first is an expanded description of Oerthblood on my "Wondrous Materials" webpage at http://melkot.com/arcane/materials.html , finally available for those of you not fortunate enough to have access to Gary Holian's and my article on the City of Irongate in Dragon Magazine issue 351. I know many have been asking about it.

The second is a new article for the Irongate Project pages, by Samwise (with assistance from Bubbagump) describing Skratzivort, Deity of Squirrels and Gliding Mammals, and his followers (which curiously include Irongate's Hobloggers) at http://melkot.com/locations/irongate/ig-skratzivort.html including a new prestige class, spells, and magic items.

I won't say much about Sam's article... I'll let others judge for themselves... however I will hold it up as a shining example of to what levels I will stoop... errr... an example of the variety of Irongate article submissions I will accept for posting to the Irongate Project webpages. The Project really was meant to be a community project from the beginning, and not just my own personal material.

Anyways, enjoy! And if you have any questions for myself or Samwise, post away.

Speaking of giant space hamsters... Wink

Denis, aka "Maldin"
Maldin's Greyhawk http://melkot.com
Loads of edition-independent Greyhawk goodness... maps, magic, mysteries, mechanics, and more!

Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:47 am

Very cool, Maldin. Thanks for keeping your site going. It's a great resource.

Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:32 am Re: Squirrels and Oerthblood

Hi All -

Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:02 am

ROFL!!! Leave it to the Theocrat to read Hoblogger as Ho-Blogger, rather then Hob-Logger! Laughing

Any volunteers to write THAT article? Shocked

Denis, aka "Maldin"
Maldin's Greyhawk http://melkot.com

Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:43 am

See, what the squirrels need is a Demon Queen of Nut Hoarding and Scampering. Look at what Tsuggtmoy did for fungi. Play it right and they could have a Temple of Nut Evil.

Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:38 pm

Hey Maldin... Wink

still keeping your toes wet I see... Smile

looking forward to checking out your new material.

Yes, I'm still around, just very busy with work...

Take care

AncientGamer Cool

aka BusterBudd.

Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:19 pm

Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:46 pm

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:29 am

We have the Anal Bum-cover in Greyhawk? Evil Grin

You two are just too much! Laughing

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Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:44 pm

Hey Maldin,

I read it and really like Happy

your approach of Oerthblood as a mineral with weapons/items forged from it. I take it the dwarves of Irongate would be the guardians of such deposits/forge secrets?

Have you ever read the Thomas Covenant series, the Illearth War, etc... long ago as a wee lad, I drew up a few great gaming ideals Idea

from the novels, one in particular was earth blood which was a healing mud from very rare areas in Oerth, held secret by my Druid enclaves of Beory... it had also been referred to as the Mother's Oerthblood, a deep red mud (think similar to PEI mud Wink

).... oh giant space hamsters make good eats on the bbq Smile

Someday, when things slow down for me in about a year, we should meet and compare notes/swap stories over a few pints Happy

Cheers

AncientGamer Cool

aka BusterBudd

Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:47 pm

I was just looking at your site just before coming here, I loved your article on Skratzivort! Laughing

I use your site often, it is always a valuable resource for good material and ideas, Thanks! Happy

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Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:34 pm

Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:45 pm

Nightgor... I'm glad you enjoyed my site.
I must say, however, that while I'm hosting it as part of the Irongate Project, the Skratzivort article is all Sam (with a pinch of bubbagump). I wouldn't be caught dead claiming responsibility for such madness! Laughing

If anyone else is interested in writing for the IGP, please do let me know!

AG aka BB... No, I haven't read that series, although I've heard good things about it. Much of the mechanics of Oerthblood were actually hammered out live late one night during a Greytalk chat when we decided to finally define its properties and add it to our Dragon Mag article. Cebrion then added to what was discussed and polished it up as 3E-compatible mechanics.

Denis, aka "Maldin"
Maldin's Greyhawk http://melkot.com

Edited to include Cebrion's properly due credit in the fleshing out (metallurgical detailing?) of Oerthblood

Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:19 am

This is kind of tangential to subject of this post, but it might be worth noting that in Planescape and subsequently, the diabolic metal "dajavva" is known as Baatorian green steel, and has some more defined attributes. (See the Planewalker's Handbook, or the 3rd edition Arms and Equipment Guide)

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