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-- card: 2468 from stack: in
-- bmap block id: 0
-- flags: 4000
-- background id: 2089
-- name: Flight of the Wind Racer


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-- part name: About Module Maker


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-- part name: Creating Maps


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-- part name: Close box
----- HyperTalk script -----
on mousedown
  set the hilite of me to true
  set the icon of me to "closeboxstar"
end mousedown

on mouseStillDown
  if the mouseLoc is within the rect of me then
    set the hilite of me to true
    set the icon of me to "closeboxstar"
  else
    set the icon of me to 0
    set the hilite of me to false
  end if
end mouseStillDown

on mouseUp
  set the icon of me to 0
  set the hilite of me to false
  closewin
end mouseUp



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Module Maker was written to allow gamers a quick means of generating fantasy adventures and sharing them with the Macintosh community. Module Maker, alone, is free and is a supplement to Dungeon Mastery (version 2.0). If you would like to receive the complete three stack Dungeon Mastery gaming system, send $10  to:

                                                       Jeff Catt
                                             418 Kimberly Drive
                                          Clarksville, TN  37043

How to use Module Maker:
ΓÇó Module Maker adventures are described using Encounter Cards
and Map Cards. Encounter cards give details of specific objectives. Map cards are actual maps that also serve as directories for accessing encounter cards and other map cards.
ΓÇó Encounter Cards
ΓÇöEncounter cards consist of a title, area description and a summary table. The table usually describes specific opponents to be dealt with.
Dragging across an opponentΓÇÖs nickname in the table with the command key held down will take you to the reference for that encounter, if one exists.
ΓÇöThe compass button takes you to the appropriate map card.
ΓÇó Map Cards
ΓÇöMap cards not only show you an overview of the playing area, but also allow quick access to individual encounters through special buttons called Labels. A label appears as a small number on the map. Clicking on a label will either take you to an encounter card that will describe what happens or to a more detailed map.
ΓÇó Navigational Buttons
ΓÇöThe navigational buttons to the right allow this stack to interact with Dungeon Mastery 2.0 and are described there. These will not function without the Dungeon Mastery gaming system.
ΓÇöThe ΓÇ£parchmentΓÇ¥ button is Dungeon MasteryΓÇÖs icon for this stack, click it within this stack to return to the first card.
ΓÇó DM Menu
ΓÇöModule Maker Help...
Brings up this help file.
ΓÇöCreating Maps...
Brings up a help file on creating maps.
ΓÇöOpen Module...
Allows you to open a different module.
ΓÇöCreate Module...
Creates a new module. You will be asked to name and locate the new module. You will then be asked if the new module should retain parent module information. Choosing ΓÇ£BlankΓÇ¥ will create a blank module, ready for your creativity. Please read the ΓÇ£Creating Maps...ΓÇ¥ help file before creating your first adventure!
ΓÇöLoad Encounter
Transfers the encounter described in the summary table to Dungeon Mastery's interactive combat cardΓÇöthis feature is only available if you have the complete Dungeon Mastery gaming system.
ΓÇöNotebook
Brings up the notebook utilityΓÇöthis feature is only available if you have the complete Dungeon Mastery gaming system.

Feel free to distribute any adventures that you create using Module Maker, I only ask that you leave all help windows unaltered. I would like a copy of any adventures that you create, just let me know where I can download them!

                                                       Jeff Catt
America Online: Cattmando                       CompuServe: 76447,3447

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General help can be accessed from the first card of this stack. This Help file is primarily for adventure developers and can be ignored by casual users.

How to create a Map Card:
ΓÇö┬╗ "Edit" prepares this card for editing. It shows the editing buttons, tears off the painting and pattern pallettes, and displays a point grid on the map (I use the irregular polygon tool with the "Grid" option set to create my own maps, then make walls by using the "Trace Edges" option). Note: a painting tool must be selected to use any paint options and the browse tool must be selected to use any buttons.
ΓÇö┬╗ "Done" stows the pallettes and hides the grid.
ΓÇö┬╗ "Oops!" allows you to revert to the last kept version of the map or clear the map entirely. "Keep" (under the "Paint" menu) can also be performed by typing command-K while using any painting tool.
ΓÇö┬╗ "Label" creates special buttons that link the map to other cards. When you click "Label", a small numeric label will appear and move with the cursor until you click. You then have two options, you can link the label to an existing card (which requires the title of that card) or create a new card (encounter or map card). If you create your map before your encounters, you can use the more straight-forward create card option.
ΓÇö┬╗ Once a label is created, it can be moved, relinked or deleted. To move a label, option-click it. To delete or specify a new link for a label, command-click it and follow the dialog boxes.
ΓÇö┬╗ One last note, if you have difficulty linking to existing cards by using the cardΓÇÖs title, check to make sure that the title is correct and less than 32 characters long.

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Flight of the Wind Racer

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This AD&D adventure is best suited for 4-6 characters of levels 1-2.
The party should be ship wrecked or abandoned and have no means of escape, thereby forcing exploration. Most heavy equipment should be assumed lost to the ocean (plate armor, shields,...), unless the players can demonstrate some ability to retain these without drowning. If ship wrecked, it may be assumed that some provisions and light equipment may have washed ashore with the party.

For the Dungeon Master:
Far beyond the western shoreline of the lands now known as the Forgotten Realms, once lay an isolated land that appears on no map and is known to no living man. It once peopled a majestic race, who abounded in the knowledge of the wind and water and stars. Many of the wonders of this land were lost when violent upheavals within the earth plunged the vast majority of the civilization to the depths of the ocean. The tallest mountain of this truly forgotten realm still stands among the waves, however, forming a lonely island constantly enshrouded by a deep rolling fog. The fog has long protected the secrets of this island, giving it the appearance of a rolling thunderhead rather than a land mass.

Some years ago, a little known sea faring mage, Reginald Jillian, discovered a few remote references to this lost people. Through his studies, he became convinced that they had fashioned vessels that rode the wind rather than the waves. After months of searching the oceans, JillianΓÇÖs had exhausted his finances. In desperation, he sought to hold his crew in check with threats and magic. Finally the crew rebelled and, during the mutiny, the ship veered into the fog bank surrounding this hidden isle. When Jillian's ship beached on the smaller isle only four crew members remained alive. Terrified of Jillian and with no escape, they slaved to repair the damaged ship. Jillian, obsessed with his quest, soon found that his goal was at hand. His explorations turned up a small crystal orb and he spent the months while the ship was being repaired pouring his magics into it. When all was ready, he mounted the crystal to the bow of the ship and began releasing its stored magic. Slowly, the entire vessel rose from the beach. The remnant of his crew chose that moment (while Jillian was fully consumed in his triumph), to free themselves of his domination. The attack went well and with JillianΓÇÖs fading consciousness, the ship wavered and fell, stern first, to the beach. It lies there still, a broken memorial to his obsession.