Living Greyhawk Writers’ Guidebook Version 2.0 March 2003 593 CY INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 1 WHY THIS DOCUMENT…. .................................................................................................................................... 1 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER .................................................................................................................................. 1 Time Constraints ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Types of Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................... 1 Encounters ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Types of Encounters........................................................................................................................................ 2 Do Your Research........................................................................................................................................... 2 The PCs are the heroes................................................................................................................................... 2 Being Hired.................................................................................................................................................... 3 Wheels Within wheels ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Names ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Things to Avoid in an LG Scenario.................................................................................................................. 3 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 SCENARIO LAYOUT......................................................................................................................................... 5 TITLE PAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 BOILERPLATE INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 5 ADVENTURE BACKGROUND................................................................................................................................. 5 ADVENTURE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................... 5 PLAYER INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 5 ENCOUNTERS...................................................................................................................................................... 5 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 EXPERIENCE POINT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................ 6 TREASURE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 6 APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 CRITICAL EVENT SUMMARIES ............................................................................................................................. 6 WRITING FOR LIVING GREYHAWK ............................................................................................................ 7 APL GUIDELINES ................................................................................................................................................ 7 EL AND CR GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................................... 7 MORE ON XP ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 TREASURE .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Calculating GP Rewards ................................................................................................................................ 7 Magic Item regulations................................................................................................................................... 8 Other Rewards................................................................................................................................................ 8 Treasure Availability ...................................................................................................................................... 9 NON-SANCTIONED SCENARIOS ............................................................................................................................ 9 Interactive Scenarios (Mini Missions) ............................................................................................................. 9 Special Missions............................................................................................................................................. 9 Introductory Scenarios.................................................................................................................................. 10 SCENARIO SUBMISSION ............................................................................................................................... 11 REGIONAL SCENARIOS ...................................................................................................................................... 11 METAREGIONAL & CORE SCENARIOS ................................................................................................................ 11 SCHEDULING .................................................................................................................................................... 11 FORMAT AND WRITING STYLES................................................................................................................ 12 FORMAT AND WRITING STYLES................................................................................................................ 13 SECTIONS IN THE DOCUMENT ............................................................................................................................. 13 FOOTER ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 GENERAL WRITING STYLE ISSUES ..................................................................................................................... 13 Tense............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Numbers....................................................................................................................................................... 13 i Hyphenation................................................................................................................................................. 14 D&D WRITING STYLE ISSUES ........................................................................................................................... 14 Capitalization............................................................................................................................................... 14 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Damage........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Miscellaneous............................................................................................................................................... 14 D&D TRAP PRESENTATION ............................................................................................................................... 14 CREATURES AND NPCS ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Hit Points..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Special Abilities or Qualities......................................................................................................................... 15 Creating New Creatures ..............................................................................................................................