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Wandering_mage
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 14:09:25
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Wow, every one has to read this. It had such a Realmsian feel to it. Is it canon or just a Candlekeep band aid? 
Mod edit: Changed the title to more accurately reflect the scroll's contents. 
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Illum
The Wandering Mage |
Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 22 Oct 2007 23:19:20
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 15:52:15
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Band-aid.  |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 16:50:49
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I'm honestly not sure what you guys are talking about. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 17:13:24
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| I third that, when I read this I thought to myself, Wtf are they talking about? |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 17:23:46
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It's a PDF hosted here on Candlekeep. You can find it right here.
It's quite a good way to solve the issues about the whole 1385 mess. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 18:48:22
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| Oooooh, I see! Thanks for the heads-up. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 20:08:35
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| I found this very compelling. Does anyone know who the author is? Or did they want to be left anonymous? Anyways, if you are the author, and you are reading this, I would like to virtually shake your hand. |
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He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
1425 Posts |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 20:17:43
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| I knew KEJR wrote "sort out" for the Spellplague issue, but the title (Automony of an Apocalypse) didn't ring a bell for me. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 21:24:20
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I used the title "Anatomy of an Apocalypse" when I sent the article to Alaundo for the site update, so it didn't appear in the original thread that I posted it in.
A caveat: This likely won't prove nearly as useful as I orignally had intended it to be. I was working off of the statement that the Spellplague "wouldn't be covered in any novels," which was later amended to "wounld't be directly covered in any novels," and it was then implied that The Empyrean Trilogy might end up covering some of this.
So basically, I jumped the gun and it was fun, but its likely to be pretty much invalid as events in those books play out. Had fun researching this though. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 22 Oct 2007 : 21:40:59
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*virtually shakes KEJR's hand*
I still liked it, and I think that those who choose to ignore 4e all together will find it useful. |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Wandering_mage
Senior Scribe
688 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2007 : 00:03:58
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| Sorry about the confusion. I read this article 'Anatomy of an Apocalypse' and was stunned with envy. It was a well composed work weaving a great story together. Thanks KEJR! |
Illum
The Wandering Mage |
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2007 : 01:05:11
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
So basically, I jumped the gun and it was fun, but its likely to be pretty much invalid as events in those books play out. Had fun researching this though.
It's not invalid to the person who chooses to use it though. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2007 : 03:51:20
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RF:
I'm lucky enough to game with KEJR, and I think that I'm still going to use his version. I like the slight changes to deities that he put in there, and it makes a heck of a lot more sense than what the Designers are doing, in my opinion.
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"These people are my family, not just friends, and if you want to get to them you gotta go through ME." |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 23 Oct 2007 : 16:14:34
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Originally posted by Darkmeer
RF:
I'm lucky enough to game with KEJR, and I think that I'm still going to use his version. I like the slight changes to deities that he put in there, and it makes a heck of a lot more sense than what the Designers are doing, in my opinion.
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Good to see KEJR has his fans! |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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