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| Lord Rad |
Posted - 22 Dec 2004 : 13:39:08
Found this over at EnWorld, by Eric Mona regarding Dragon Magazine content 
 This is what i've been hoping for for a future sourcebook, and this will do me fine And with poster maps too! WOOT!
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Articles on cities of the Forgotten Realms by Ed Greenwood. Look for 4-6 of these annually for as long as we can get away with it. Probably about 5000 words each. Meaty. I'm basically just letting Ed go wild with these, and we'll be sure to illustrate them lavishly with "National Geographic"-style fold-out maps and maybe some posters. I'll do what I can afford to do.
Also: Speaking of the Forgotten Realms, I've also got Eric L. Boyd working on a short series of articles on lost empires of the Realms and the items and cultural legacies that remain to this day. Although Eric is weaving these tightly into the Realms continuity, we're trying to make them easily adaptable to just about any campaign.
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| VEDSICA |
Posted - 27 Dec 2004 : 22:19:22
THO sent me a reply to my question concerning if it were true that Ed was going to have articles concerning cities in Dragon Mag,and if he had a roster of cities he was going to do.The answer was coy ,but it can be found in Ed's thread,in the novels section,page 79.If you haven't read it already. |
| The Hooded One |
Posted - 27 Dec 2004 : 03:24:53
Well, Ed DID give us a "campaign-starter" 2nd Edition update module for the Moonshaes, and did behind-the-scenes consulting work on the recent Unapproachable East, so he DOES tackle the work of other creators and embrace it as part of the published Realms.
Ed just doesn't want to "muscle in" on settings authors of Realms novels are in the middle of using. He and Bob get together privately at GenCons (with beer) and make sure everything's okay in this regard.
THO |
| Brother Ezra |
Posted - 27 Dec 2004 : 02:21:49
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by VEDSICA
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
Oooh... I'd forgotten about the capital of Narfell. With the amount of history for just this city alone, I would imagine there would be quite a bit of lore to detail.
Good choice Vedsica  .
I think he means the Capital of Damara
That's what I should have been thinking...   . Thanks Dargoth .
I was reading about the the Nars when I was thinking about the cities for these articles. My original thought was shaped by an urge to know more about their domains.
Just out of curiosity, I wonder if Ed would write about Heliogabalus or Damara, since these realms weren't part of his original realms. When the Bloodstone series of modules were introduced back in the late '80's, they shoehorned Damara into the Realms, melting off a significant portion of the Great Glacier to do so. I've even heard that the Galena Mountains were frivolously named after a resort town in the Rockies where a few TSR (post-Gygax) execs spent a weekend.
R.A. Salvatore was responsible for developing Damara and the Bloodstone lands for the Realms, and to date, not much more has been said about Damara, Vaasa and Narfell. I'm hoping that the upcoming Lost Empires of Faerun corrects this, and maybe picks up on Steven Schend's Demonlands theme for the area.
Icewind Dale and the Moonshaes were two other areas not originally in Ed Greenwood's Realms. How much information has Ed given us about those two areas? This might be a clue as to how much we can hope to see from him concerning Damara and the Cold Lands. |
| The Hooded One |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 16:35:32
Last night (whilst I was sitting in his lap, ah, persuading him about something else, during our Realmsplay) Ed promised to send me a reply about the roster for this series. However, I suspect NDAs and early planning stages are going to keep him very coy. I can say this much: he very much shares your desire, Krash, to cover thus-far-neglected places.
love to all,
THO |
| The Sage |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 09:22:20
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Places such as Neverwinter spring to mind.
Actually, there a number of smaller Sword Coast locales that have never received a lot of treatment, even in Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast.
I'd like to see some of those at least receive some mention in these articles.
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| George Krashos |
Posted - 26 Dec 2004 : 05:40:47
I really hope that Ed concentrates on places that have received little or no 'real' information over the years. Places such as Neverwinter spring to mind. Some of the sugestions, with respect, have at least had an FRA-style write-up which says to me that other places should be higher in the queue.
-- George Krashos
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| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 25 Dec 2004 : 18:00:05
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Originally posted by Dargoth
I think he means the Capital of Damara
Well, with Damara and surrounding regions involved in WOTC's Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy, I wonder if an article about the capital might not have to wait until after Richard Lee Byers' provides the final installment, which is well into 2006. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 25 Dec 2004 : 11:10:54
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by VEDSICA
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
Oooh... I'd forgotten about the capital of Narfell. With the amount of history for just this city alone, I would imagine there would be quite a bit of lore to detail.
Good choice Vedsica .
I think he means the Capital of Damara
That's what I should have been thinking... . Thanks Dargoth .
I was reading about the the Nars when I was thinking about the cities for these articles. My original thought was shaped by an urge to know more about their domains.
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| Dargoth |
Posted - 25 Dec 2004 : 07:51:51
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by VEDSICA
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
Oooh... I'd forgotten about the capital of Narfell. With the amount of history for just this city alone, I would imagine there would be quite a bit of lore to detail.
Good choice Vedsica .
I think he means the Capital of Damara |
| The Sage |
Posted - 25 Dec 2004 : 01:23:47
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Originally posted by VEDSICA
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
Oooh... I'd forgotten about the capital of Narfell. With the amount of history for just this city alone, I would imagine there would be quite a bit of lore to detail.
Good choice Vedsica .
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| Kentinal |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 23:31:25
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Originally posted by VEDSICA
I took a swing over to to ask Ed if he could give us some insight as to the merit of this,and what cities he would be inclined to do.Alas, I recieved no reply.
I personally would like to see these cities detailed:
Westgate
Eltabbar
Aglarond
Mulmaster
Iriaebor
Calimport
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
Well Mr. Greenwood might be under NDA, also might be in planing stages so that your question can not be answered in any case.
What might be interesting to know is if each city, town will get thier own article (5,000 words after all might be able to take a few, depending of details provided) which can take a very long time before all posted on this wish list can be provided. |
| VEDSICA |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 22:47:04
I took a swing over to to ask Ed if he could give us some insight as to the merit of this,and what cities he would be inclined to do.Alas, I recieved no reply.
I personally would like to see these cities detailed:
Westgate
Eltabbar
Aglarond
Mulmaster
Iriaebor
Calimport
Heliogabalus,Why?Because I like the name.
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 17:12:38
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Oh, and add Eveningstar to the list.
Did you ever run the Haunted Halls of Eveningstar module?
I have it, but I've not run it. Sadly, I've never had a chance to DM.  |
| The Sage |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 15:48:16
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Oh, and add Eveningstar to the list.
Did you ever run the Haunted Halls of Eveningstar module?
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| Melfius |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 04:05:29
I'd like some recent info on the following:
Longsaddle
Velprintilar
Mistledale
Darromar
The Hidden House |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 24 Dec 2004 : 03:02:35
Oh, and add Eveningstar to the list. |
| Lord Rad |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 18:25:43
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
Indeed, this is wonderful news and something I will certainly be looking forward to
So I ask the question to ye all.... which cities would ye like Ed to cover in his column?
Personally i'd like to see Iriaebor (long a favorite of mine), Selgaunt (since the wonderful Sembia novel series) and Mulmaster (as it has always intrigued me) as my first choices.
Where to start?!?
Well I also have wished for more infor on Iriaebor, ever since I one of the Shadowking\Mage Harpers books.
Also, Selgaunt is a favorite.
Elturel, Elversult and Ordulin would also go down great
I'm very excited about these columns, just a shame it didn't make it as sourcebooks.... Cities of the Realms, Vol. 1-6 |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 18:20:17
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Well met
Indeed, this is wonderful news and something I will certainly be looking forward to
So I ask the question to ye all.... which cities would ye like Ed to cover in his column?
Personally i'd like to see Iriaebor (long a favorite of mine), Selgaunt (since the wonderful Sembia novel series) and Mulmaster (as it has always intrigued me) as my first choices.
Iriaebor
Elversult
Neverwinter
Selgaunt
Marsember
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| Ryss Firemaster |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 16:26:12
Hmmmm. I haven't bought a Dragon mag. in years. This might just change that.
Oh, and my choices:
Hillsfar
Saradush
and.... Riatavin |
| The Sage |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 07:49:37
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Originally posted by Lord Rad
I'm basically just letting Ed go wild with these...
This was my favorite part of the information Rad so generously provided. This is one element of both the Realms in general, and Ed in particular, that has certainly been a long time coming... Not since the early days of 1e I would say... 
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| The Sage |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 07:43:32
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Originally posted by Bookwyrm
Okay, it's official. I need a Dragon subscription . . . .
And I need to renew mine if this is truly the case .
Oh, and I put my vote in for a couple of articles covering Skuld, Eltabbar, and Mezro.
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| Bookwyrm |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 05:32:18
Okay, it's official. I need a Dragon subscription . . . . |
| Dargoth |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 01:20:23
If there is a just and merciful god Ed will do the article in the old Forgotten Realms Adventures city format
*cross fingers*
My Picks
Shade Enclave
Mourktar
Menzoberrazan (to be written after the WOSQ series has finished)
Skullport (As its not going to be covered in the Waterdeep source book)
Neverwinter |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 00:54:50
I'd actually prefer some of the littler places like Proskur, Telpir, Loudwater and Tsurlagol.
-- George Krashos
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| Alaundo |
Posted - 23 Dec 2004 : 00:12:03
Well met
Indeed, this is wonderful news and something I will certainly be looking forward to
So I ask the question to ye all.... which cities would ye like Ed to cover in his column?
Personally i'd like to see Iriaebor (long a favorite of mine), Selgaunt (since the wonderful Sembia novel series) and Mulmaster (as it has always intrigued me) as my first choices. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 22 Dec 2004 : 23:22:21
Ooh, now this is something else to look forward to! |
| VEDSICA |
Posted - 22 Dec 2004 : 16:48:01
This sounds like an awesome idea for sure.I like the idea of putting maps in with it too. |
| SiriusBlack |
Posted - 22 Dec 2004 : 16:17:16
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Originally posted by Lord Rad
Found this over at EnWorld, by Eric Mona regarding Dragon Magazine content
Excellent news. Thanks for passing it along Lord.
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Articles on cities of the Forgotten Realms by Ed Greenwood. Look for 4-6 of these annually for as long as we can get away with it. Probably about 5000 words each. Meaty. I'm basically just letting Ed go wild with these, and we'll be sure to illustrate them lavishly with "National Geographic"-style fold-out maps and maybe some posters. I'll do what I can afford to do.
Someone slip over to Ed's thread and ask him what cities he plans to cover. If NDA is a problem, wait til he's been sipping some egg nog. |
