I was hoping you would respond!  I am familiar with Valda of Valgard, at least the story with the Location Crafter, I read it often to get ideas as to how to make my solo campaign with One-Eyed Norf work better.  I am not sure I have seen the seven chapters of Valda that you are mentioning, but would love to hear more about those adventures.  I would love to have One-Eyed Norf and Valda meet up!  One-Eyed Norf is a pirate thief who finds himself getting in trouble because he is always looking for quick riches and gets mixed up with the wrong women!  When I first created One-Eyed Norf, I created him with a partner, Crixas the Knave, sort of like a Gray Mouser character to him. But since I have played several solo games, I decided to change him to an NPC tough companion, while changing up the cast of NPCs around him at times.  I have played two full adventures so far and am in a third adventure right now.

One-Eyed Norf has tangled with pirates in his first adventure, the Pirate's Booty.  He was drugged by a merchant, Boss Bardhyl, and given the task of finding the merchant's wife, Rovena before the poison killed him.  He eventually went to the Pirate Isles and tangled with his former flame, Wild Bora, a pirate/witch, and the pirate Regul the Raider. 

In the second adventure, the City of Thieves, he teams up with a young novice thief, Bella Coza to raid a dead alchemist's house before the local thieving guilds can do so.  However, he becomes entangled in a war between the thieving guilds, especially when a married noblewoman, Lady Arlana, who is looking for him, gets kidnapped by one of the thieving guilds.  He soon learns that Lady Arlana is pregnant with his baby.  He has to deal with her jealous husband, Sky Captain Vitan, as well as one of the thieving guilds that have secured the services of a dark sorceress, Ku-Aya the Dark Mage. 

Finally, the third adventure, the Desert of Doom has One-Eyed Norf and his partner Crixas the Knave (who he teams up with in the previous adventure) travel to the city of Halakh to find Crixas' former lover.  She tried to kill the two in the previous adventure, but they thwarted her and she disappeared by the end of the story.  This adventure involves a crazed sorcerer, Ariistuzuun the Elder with a mercenary army seeking to cause destruction and achieve total domination. 

That is the story so far with One-Eyed Norf. I figure with One-Eyed Norf being a pirate/thief/lothario while Valda of Valgard being a barbarian/assassin/temptress, the two can attempt to "poach" Methyn Sarr, the Witch Queen, herself!

I must admit, although I have played a few games with Mythic GM Emulator, which I have found to be fun, I am still getting the hang of it.  That is why it would be nice to team with yourself, and others if interested to learn better.

Last edited by Gundarr_the_Great (10/13/2024 4:39 pm)

That would be great!  When I read your story on Valda of Valgard, I thought it would be great if she could team up with One-Eyed Norf at some point.  And if more are interested, all the better!  I love the idea of the misfit troublemakers who journey through Lemuria finding trouble at every turn.  As for the time commitment, don't worry, I am like you, and that is why I can never commit to online games that are weekly or more frequent.  I will read up on the Location Crafter, as I saw you using it in your Valda quest.  For One-Eyed Norf, since I have completed two adventures and am in the process of a third mission, would you have a problem with me keeping the advancement points that I have already applied?  His partner, Crixas will most likely be retiring since his former love has rejoined him, and it might be time for One-Eyed Norf to journey solo again, at least until he meets Valda and perhaps others....

That sounds good to me! I am excited to try this prospect since I have often wanted to try a GM-less game, with like-minded people. If more people want to join, all the better, but probably not too many since it would be hard to maintain a large group. I am thinking at least one or two at the most. 

Yes, of course, you can use the advancements for Valda as well, since she has been around a lot longer than One-Eyed Norf.  I have added one point to an attribute and one point to a career, the other point went to Crixas as being his follower, but like I said, I think he will be retiring for the time being now that he found his former love again. I have been reading up on the Adventure and Location crafters, and I may have already been using aspects of it, although it has probably been more intentional about destinations rather than spontaneous.  I think these two, and others like them if they are out there, will cause a lot of trouble in Lemuria. 

I know the backstory on Valda since I read it, I must say it was very nicely done!  Here is the backstory on One-Eyed Norf, along with a description, I even have a picture for him, but since it is not mine, I'm not sure if I can post it or not with the rules of copyright.  Let me know, thanks!

Description: Standing as a hulking figure with dark hair and large hands, One-Eyed Norf is hard to miss due to his eye injury.  Covering the wound with a bandana which he wears on his head, he almost always has a pipe sticking out of his mouth.  His face is tinged with a bluish color, which betrays his Blue Giant origins.  While he is very suave with his words, he is very clumsy in his manner, often lacking precision to perform skilled activities that would be expected of a thief such as lockpicking and pickpocketing.  He is constantly on the lookout to make money, often agreeing to tasks for the profit of the reward before considering the extent of the task to acquire it. He is in his mid-30s.
 
Background: 
Norf hails from the city of Oomis, where his family ties with the Blue Giants originated causing him to have large hands and giant-like strength.  He was not very successful as a merchant, lacking the desire nor attention to what he was doing.  He inadvertently sold his family business without even realizing that, causing him to be disowned by his family, who were all successful merchants.  (Merchant)
However, what he lacked in being a successful merchant, he made up for with his poetic tongue, which he used as a talent for wooing the hearts of young maidens.  This aptitude allowed him to seduce many women ranging from serving wenches, peasants, and brothel prostitutes to one noblewoman.  This encounter involved a young, frustrated noblewoman named Lady Arlana, who was very wealthy but in an arranged marriage with a young ambitious noble named Vitan who flew as a sky pilot for the Satarla navy.   Being caught in the act, he was stabbed in the eye by the jealous husband, but he survived the attack due to his durability, earning him the nickname One-Eyed Norf.  (Lothario)
Sentenced to die for his crime of violating the noblewoman’s virtue, he escaped the jail when the town was attacked by pirates, who freed a fellow prisoner known as Wild Bora.  Talking her into taking him with her, he soon was able to woo her heart.  He soon became a member of the crew and learned all that he could from anyone who wished to share with him. Taking him as her lover, Wild Bora taught him how to become a good pirate, but soon lost control of her crew when she spent too much time with him.  (Pirate)
After a near mutiny, One-Eyed Norf fled from the pirates and journeyed to the city of Malakut, where he sought to find refuge with the thieves.  He joined the Ragged Knaves Guild and tried to learn the trade of being a good thief.  Yet, despite his desire to improve, he was unable to due to his large hands, and it was soon discovered that he was a terrible thief.  He was gracefully expelled from the thieving guild but was able to retain several contacts due to his masterful tongue. (Thief)

His misadventures have led him to much trouble, gaining many new enemies and allies. 

 

That is fine by me, like you said it can't hurt to ask.  Besides I would think that this is such an unusual and new venture, that it might be a first or at least a rarity!  As for Norf, he is called One-Eyed Norf by reputation due to his appearance, but not necessarily something he is confined to calling himself, he is just simply Norf, hey you, or let's get out of here right now buddy!  This is going to be a great endeavor!  Who knows it might be so interesting others might want to join, but we'll see. I feel that One-Eyed Norf and Valda balance each other so well, that it would almost have to be the right character.  I am starting to familiarize myself with the Adventure Crafter now and see how it works with the Mythic GM Emulator nicely.  Thanks!