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From: richl@lumiere.UUCP (Rick Lindsley)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: modular refereeing
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 04:59:52 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  7 04:59:52 1985
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Summary: 

A variation of modular refereeing is to create a modular world which
can sustain different, short adventures. Our group decided to take this
route, and to make it easier on us we selected one point where all five
regions meet, and declared there was a "Temple of Peace" there. No
weapons or hostile acts are allowed within (this is enforced by Temple
guards skilled in wizardry and martial arts, as well as occasional
lightning bolts from nowhere), and people that live in the immediate
area are either vendors or pilgrims. This makes a handy place to pick
up "common" items like rations and maybe a few weapons (just outside
the periphery of the Temple), as well as a safe, non-threatening place
to strike deals. For guilds and such, though, we have to go to one of
the cities inside one of the regions, because the area around the
Temple is not developed enough.

While you are in a given region, the same person is DMing at all times.
If a DM has playing characters they must become NPC while in their own
region and cannot earn experience points. (In practice, most of these
characters choose to worship at the Temple and wait for their friends
to return rather than risk death at little gain.)

Each DM may design the terrain of his own region however he likes,
except where it adjoins another region. Then the two DMs should consult
so the terrain agrees. But political differences may abound. For
example, while moving from one adventure to another, the party got
taxed by the local government for all the goodies they had.  Grumble
grumble. Imagine their outrage when the NEXT region they moved into
also announced it was tax time (though since they were non-residents
they were granted only 8% tax rather than 10%!)

Ah but now I digress into descriptions of our adventures. That's for
another time ...

Rick Lindsley