The Forsaken Inn

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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Halbarad » Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:49 pm

I like that as well Dunheved.

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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Dunheved » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:20 pm

Thanks for the comments for my attempt at a backstory. They are appreciated.

I've got to say that getting Journeys & Maps this week prompted me a lot. The suggestions for buildings etc in there are just a inspiring set of seed points. Kudos to the writing team of J&M for exercising the grey cells. :D

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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by zedturtle » Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:06 pm

Dunheved wrote:How well does this match the canon as written?
We know so little, but there's certainly no contradictions that I'm aware of. It does help explain some of the lingering concerns... even if someone tries to restablish the inn, there's bad omens around it. Folks might not remember the details, but they know that place is cursed.

Works for me, great job!
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Glorelendil » Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:35 am

zedturtle wrote:
Dunheved wrote:How well does this match the canon as written?
We know so little, but there's certainly no contradictions that I'm aware of. It does help explain some of the lingering concerns... even if someone tries to restablish the inn, there's bad omens around it. Folks might not remember the details, but they know that place is cursed.

Works for me, great job!
Adventure idea (or, really, campaign sub-theme): the Forsaken Inn is cursed in some way, and before it can be re-opened successfully the curse must be lifted. But doing so involves the heroes in a larger menace.
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Terisonen » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:44 pm

If Forsaken Inn to be re-open, it will lose his name?
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Southron » Tue Sep 20, 2016 4:56 am

The Forsaken Inn doesn't have to be any more forsaken than the Green Dragon is a dragon or the Prancing Pony a pony. :)

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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Terisonen » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:18 pm

Such a name is not really apalling. The Last Inn would be more smart.
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Otaku-sempai » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:48 pm

Terisonen wrote:Such a name is not really apalling.
I agree with what you posted here, though I don't think it's what you meant. Did you mean to write 'appealing'? For my part, the Forsaken Inn has a nice ring to it. The Last Inn is a bit drab (and If you are coming from the East then it would be the First Inn).
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by zedturtle » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:06 pm

Otaku-sempai wrote:
Terisonen wrote:Such a name is not really apalling.
I agree with what you posted here, though I don't think it's what you meant. Did you mean to write 'appealing'? For my part, the Forsaken Inn has a nice ring to it. The Last Inn is a bit drab (and If you are coming from the East then it would be the First Inn).
I think Terisonen is coming at from a "what would an innkeeper really name this inn" instead of total evocativeness. Your point is valid, maybe they have a double-sided sign?
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Re: The Forsaken Inn

Post by Otaku-sempai » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:26 pm

Well, the Forsaken Inn was probably not the establishment's original name--and even in later years it might have been more of a nickname and not its official appellation. It might be that, regardless of what it is called by the current owner(s), locals and other regulars still know it and refer to it as the Forsaken Inn.
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