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1. newbiedm  •  October 20, 2008 @6:16 am

   “Swamp creatures! They surround you now as you move slowly through the gurgling muck. How will you reach Quagmire now? Each day, the hungry sea swallows more of the ancient port city. A fierce fever ravages its people, and now — these foul monsters! Their beady eyes glimmer from deep within the tangled vines. Are these the creatures that have blockaded the city, turning away the ships that are the city’s lifeline? Are these the scum that are starving the people of Quagmire, threatening an entire race with extinction? These creeps? Let’s clean this jungle out!

   Quagmire includes a large-scale map that expands the D&D world and introduces new areas to explore. The adventure also includes new magic items and a special, expanded monsters section.

   Hurry! Hoist your colors, or saddle your horse — go before the city by the sea becomes the city beneath the sea!

   For characters level 4-10.”

   —
   Old modules rock.

2. admin  •  October 20, 2008 @6:30 am

   Yay swamp creatures! Never met anyone in person (other than the guys I ran the module with) who ever heard of Quagmire before. Lovely thing about the internet you find out how much in common you have with the rest of humanity.

3. Swordgleam  •  October 20, 2008 @10:06 am

   I’m glad someone agrees with me! Dragonborn drive me crazy, because while all the other races look more or less human, dragonborn are big effing lizards. I can’t speak on tieflings because I’ve always had a soft spot for demonic creatures, but hey, aside from the horns and techinicolor hair they’re still basically people.

   The thing that irritates me about both Tieflings and Dragonborn is also this:
   Elves: You are an elf. You like forests!
   Dwarves: You are a dwarf. You like stone!
   Dragonborn: You are the heir to a fallen empire of goodness. You seek to restore it by means of your courage, honor, and diplomacy!
   Eladrin: You are not an elf. You like magic!
   Tieflings: You are the heir to a fallen empire of evil. You are probably angsty about it!
   Halflings: You are a halfling. You like food!

   Which of these two don’t match?

   My prejudice against dragonborn has led to some fun stuff in my game, so I’m not too ashamed of it. I said that dragonborn, since they’re big freaking lizards, are outcasts. So one player is a dragonborn warlord seeking to prove his “humanity,” and another is a dragonborn cleric who hides under robes and pretends to be human. Needless to say, the former was not too pleased to find out what was going on with the latter.

4. Scott  •  October 20, 2008 @6:06 pm

   I’ve vacillated, but I finally came down liking dragonborn, exactly because they’re something different. You have a fantasy world, and all the player races are “still basically people”? Hm…

   Nah, toss in a lizardman or an anthropomorphic lion-man or a centaur or something. I’m good with that. Anything that isn’t another humanlike race.

   The flavor text can be debated, but that can be changed to taste anyhow.

5. Bob  •  October 22, 2008 @10:27 am

   I’ve never played one but from reading other players take on it I’m reminded of the Thri-kreen from Dark Sun. I thought they were cool to play until I kept forgetting I was a giant praying mantis. Something doesn’t quite sit right when I play things like that now.

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