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O Love
Acolyte
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 Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 17:12:57
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There will be a new series (trilogy?) called "Abolethic Sovereignty". First book is "Plague of Spells", written by Bruce R. Cordell. Release date is December 2, 2008.
Here is the link to Amazon: Plague of Spells
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 17:36:01
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| Thanks for the info... |
BARDOBARBAROS DOES NOT KILL.
HE DECAPITATES!!!
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 17:40:43
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| I've heard about this, but thanks for the information. |
"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
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 21:34:55
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| "Abolethic" sounds very awkward to me. It seems like the "Aboleth Sovereignty" would have sufficed. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 25 Mar 2008 : 23:32:20
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It seems like it's a direct reference to the Abolethic Sovereignty already mentioned in 4e Realmslore -- from the "Spellplague: The Wailing Years" article over at WotC.
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 17:43:25
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
"Abolethic" sounds very awkward to me. It seems like the "Aboleth Sovereignty" would have sufficed.
I totally, completely agree with you on that. |
"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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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 26 Mar 2008 : 17:43:59
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Originally posted by The Sage
It seems like it's a direct reference to the Abolethic Sovereignty already mentioned in 4e Realmslore -- from the "Spellplague: The Wailing Years" article over at WotC.
And before that, it was mentioned in the novel Stardeep.
"Abolethic" is definitely on my list of Words I Hate for Various Reasons, just like "LeShay". |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 26 Mar 2008 17:44:39 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 00:25:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
It sounds like a real world surname, to me.
Seconded (Nick Lachey, anybody?). Also, there's no reason for the "S" in LeShay to be capitalized. It just looks stupid to 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."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 00:32:10
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Ah. I have no idea who that is, but I can see how that would be a problem.
I don't mind it too much... probably because it just reminds me of the LeShay creatures in the old "Quest for Glory" PC games. I loved those critters! 
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 02:10:48
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He's a member of one of those boy bands that were popular a few years back. I'm not sure which one, since I never made any effort to tell them apart.
The capitalization that Rino mentions makes it more like a real world name to me, actually, since it looks like they took a name and ran the words together. Even a slight tweak to leshai would have worked better, for me. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 14:40:16
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
He's a member of one of those boy bands that were popular a few years back. I'm not sure which one, since I never made any effort to tell them apart.
98 Degrees. He's probably most famous for his former marriage to Jessica Simpson and their reality show from the time, "Newlyweds".
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The capitalization that Rino mentions makes it more like a real world name to me, actually, since it looks like they took a name and ran the words together.
AgReed. AnD iT loOks lIke whoEver creAted tHe woRd juSt thouGht ranDom capiTaliZion loOks cOol.
As for the Quest for Glory games, I'm familiar with them (I've played some of them, in fact) but I don't remember the LeShay creatures Sage spoke of. |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 27 Mar 2008 14:42:49 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 15:25:09
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| The LeShay [or rather, just one of them] feature in "Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness" -- it appears on the road toward Mordavia... attempting to trick you with riddles and puzzles at first. It's not until later that you realise it has a sinister motive guiding its actions. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Mar 2008 : 17:31:07
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Originally posted by The Sage
The LeShay [or rather, just one of them] feature in "Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness" -- it appears on the road toward Mordavia... attempting to trick you with riddles and puzzles at first. It's not until later that you realise it has a sinister motive guiding its actions.
Ah, thanks for the clarification. |
"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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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 29 Mar 2008 : 21:19:39
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I just skimmed through "Countdown to the Realms: Spellplague: the Wailing Years," and I must say that I am very excited. As people start buying the $40 - $60 sourcebooks for the Realms.New.Coke, many will have to sell off their collections of material on the REAL Forgotten Realms, allowing me to buy cheaply what is presently unobtainable due to rarity and high price.
I think I'll take a peek at the "Abolethic Sovereignty" books if they deal with aboleth history and aren't just another Hasbro 4.New.Coke scam. Will Bruce be writing all three books? That it would be an incentive to buy.
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Mar 2008 : 23:26:36
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| 'LeShay''s crass internal caps don't match Realms orthography, and it not only looks French or mock-French but is an actual our-world name. |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 Sep 2008 : 00:41:52
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Originally posted by Fillow
What is the topic of this opus please ?
Refer to my earlier post:-
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Originally posted by The Sage
It seems like it's a direct reference to the Abolethic Sovereignty already mentioned in 4e Realmslore -- from the "Spellplague: The Wailing Years" article over at WotC.
And there's brief references in Cordell's Stardeep novel too.
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 06 Sep 2008 : 18:39:07
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What is the Stardeep reference, please?
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 07 Sep 2008 : 00:05:23
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Originally posted by Jamallo Kreen
What is the Stardeep reference, please?
The plot involves star elves trying to hold back "Xxiphu" (the, uh, "HQ" of the Abolethic Sovereignty). |
"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) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 07 Sep 2008 00:05:32 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 07 Sep 2008 : 01:14:47
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Jamallo Kreen
What is the Stardeep reference, please?
The plot involves star elves trying to hold back "Xxiphu" (the, uh, "HQ" of the Abolethic Sovereignty).
And there are brief tidbits about the overall plots of the Sovereignty and a little about their history too. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 16:17:42
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Anyone read this yet? I am really looking for a reason to buy and read it , but....just can't find one. I like Bruce's earlier noveld especially Lady of Poison, but I don't know why....i just cannot get interested in Aboleths.
I actually saw a copy in a secondhand store for $2, picked it up and read a few pages....just wasn't feeling it.
Am I missing something or am I just to stubborn for my own good?
But to sum it up I feel like Magadon near the end of Shadowrealm....
skip if you have not read it........
Let me paraphrase...."when I reached the Abolethic Sovereignty...I had seen enough of the realms and needed to find a place settle down"
And I think I wanna settle down , back pre-spellplague with the exception of maybe Waterdeep and my handfull of chosen authors. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 02:24:20
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Anyone read this yet? I am really looking for a reason to buy and read it , but....just can't find one.
In my opinion that's reason enough not to read it.
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Let me paraphrase...."when I reached the Abolethic Sovereignty...I had seen enough of the realms and needed to find a place settle down"
And I think I wanna settle down , back pre-spellplague with the exception of maybe Waterdeep and my handfull of chosen authors.
My sentiments exactly... |
"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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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 03:10:51
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| I read it, and really enjoyed it. Cordell had a lot to juggle--being true to the world and the game that supplied his setting, fusing something like the Lovecraft mythos' horror and cosmic dread to the Forgotten Realms while simultaneously dealing with the Spellplague, and, of course, telling an exciting and fast paced fantasy adventure story--and I think he not only kept all the balls in the air but did so with flair. Compelling characters helped, of course, but I think that his voice is really what carried the book. It's good, I think. |
My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 19:35:51
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Anyone read this yet? I am really looking for a reason to buy and read it , but....just can't find one. I like Bruce's earlier noveld especially Lady of Poison, but I don't know why....i just cannot get interested in Aboleths.
-Yes, yes I have. You can read my review of Plague of Spells HERE. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 23:08:51
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-Yes, yes I have. You can read my review of Plague of Spells HERE.
Interesting review. Well done! |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Jan 2009 : 03:42:16
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Thanks for the fusing Lovecrqft into the realms analogy. If I'd is anything like that I am sure I made the right choice in not spending $2 on this book. I would have considered myself being robbed blind at that price for that. I am not going to tell anyone they should or should not enjoy Lovecraft, but I don't want him in my Realms.
I love Mark Twain, by I do not want to see a Connecticutt Yankee spear in King Azoun's court
I still have the DDT books plus nine other old books to read, so maybe I will take peek after that and see what direction the FR novels are headed.
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Lord Karsus
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Posted - 21 Jan 2009 : 04:35:43
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Interesting review. Well done!
-They always are. There's plenty of others for perusal, for those looking for novel/sourcebook reviews. Plague of Spells, the FRCG and the FRPG, but the possibility remains that I might ghostwrite, or "invite a guest" who has read other 4e-era books I am not planning on reading. |
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Elves of Faerūn
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Vol. III- Spells of the Elves
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 21 Jan 2009 : 05:40:07
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Interesting review. Well done!
-They always are. There's plenty of others for perusal, for those looking for novel/sourcebook reviews. Plague of Spells, the FRCG and the FRPG, but the possibility remains that I might ghostwrite, or "invite a guest" who has read other 4e-era books I am not planning on reading.
I'm an ardent reader of your reviews. Can't say I always agree with them () but I do appreciate them! |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Ayunken-vanzan
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Posted - 21 Jan 2009 : 06:06:28
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Thanks for the interesting review. Nothing catches the spirit of the Eberrealms more than this sentence from Bruce Cordell:
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History lessons were hard. It was all so dry and
pointless! Everything before the blue fire was irrelevant to how things were today.
So ... no need for a true Realms fan to bother with 4e realms. |
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