| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
 Posted - 11 Dec 2007 : 18:01:43
|
I was rather disappointed with the Realmslore included in Into the Void (The Cloakmaster Cycle, book 2; and the only one set in the Realms). There was very little in this book that was Realms specific. One half to two thirds of the book was spent traveling to Realmspace, and very little of the book seemed Realms-specific. The best part of the book Realmslore-wise (IMO) was that they have a map of an active spelljammer port in on Toril.
Realmslore aside, I actually enjoyed the book, and so far am enjoying the Cloakmaster Cycle overall.
|
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)
|
|
|
Theophilus
Learned Scribe
Australia
143 Posts |
Posted - 12 Dec 2007 : 02:22:42
|
I have this novel but haven't read it yet  . It seems similar to "Vampire of the Mists" which has a little bit of FR lore also - Merrydale/Daggerdale - still worth a read though. |
 |
|
|
Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 12 Dec 2007 : 05:41:38
|
| Keep reading Hawkins. The Radiant Dragon has much more Realmslore than Into the Void even though it doesn't have a FR logo on the back. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
Follow me on Twitter @brianrjames |
|
|
|
Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 12 Dec 2007 : 18:38:32
|
| Lol. Thanks Brian! I had a feeling it might with Elaine at the helm (pun unintended but funny anyways). And I am enjoying the series. I got the whole lot off of eBay for 14 USD, which is a lot less than if I had bought it off of Amazon used. I will have to give my thoughts on The Radiant Dragon when I finish it then. |
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)
|
|
|
|
Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
1537 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2007 : 23:07:00
|
Two or three very significant characters who recur in the series are from Toril or elsewhere in Realmspace. If nothing else, the series shows that as soon as space travel is mastered, one of its first priorities is to ship liquor from one crystal sphere to another! 
|
I have a mouth, but I am in a library and must not scream.
Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
|
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
|
|
Into the Void (Cloakmaster Cycle, Book 2)
