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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 12:57:58
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Hi fellow scribes,
Dear moderators, feel free to move or even to delete this topic if it is out of subject.
The matter : The sage's signature changed.
I don't know when, but it changed.
Dear Sage, you wrote within you sig about an upcoming Candlekeep's Guide to Forgotten Realms FAQ.
What is this ? Is it descrbed somewhere on the forum or in the website ? I did not find it.
Please explain to us what does it deal with.
Have a good day.
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"Today is a good day to smile",
Fillow Big'n'Book Mahlemiut 'Lead-dog', Son of Garl, Wanderer of the Masked Leaf and Namer of Oghma.
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I am a French FR fan, so please forgive my lapses in English language and do not hesitate to correct me. Thanks a lot. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 14:35:05
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Ah yes, that! 
Well, the simple fact is, it's actually sitting third on my "Infamous List of Things to Do For Candlekeep." I've been slowly working on and off for the last three years, patiently compiling a variety of replies, responses, and input from both authors and designers relating to a comprehensive number of FR frequently asked questions. I've also chatted with those same few authors and designers time and again, in an attempt to secure a little extra info, or just to clarify some of their earlier responses, or even just to gain access to some answers for potential FAQ that may eventually pop up in the future [likely, once 4e begins and scribes start looking back at the older lore for inspiration]. Basically, my intention is to have the work replace the existing FAQ hosted here at Candlekeep [as I recall, that particular listing is no longer maintained by Tom Cullen].
With the coming of 4e FR however, and the changes visited upon the Realms due to the impact of the Spellplague, I've now realised that I have an opportunity that I didn't have before. And that is, the Spellplague itself serves as a handy breaking point between the older Realms, and what's coming with 4e. In other words, I can finally work on "finishing" the FAQ as it pertains to the 1e/2e/3e Realms campaign setting. Since there isn't likely to be any further pre-4e FR material published officially, beyond what Ed may post here, I now have a definitive scope to work with in terms of what I can answer.
Right now, I'm looking to have the first section, which will include FAQ on the Cosmology, Deities, and the like finished by the time the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide is released in August. I'd like to follow up with successive sections in a quarterly fashion after that.
So, there you go. You're about as up-to-date on the progress of my FR FAQ as you can be at the moment.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 14:42:01
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| That "Infamous List of Things to Do For Candlekeep" has now grown so large that it is exerting its own gravitational field. Small items and children, including Sage and Lady K's own daughter, are sometimes found in orbit around the list. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
1608 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2008 : 20:45:47
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Ah yes, that!
...I've been slowly working on and off for the last three years, patiently compiling a variety of replies, responses, and input from both authors and designers
The greatest reader/poster/answerer of the keep, his last three years of reading and answering ! What a work !
How many pages do you think this directory will count ?
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Originally posted by The Sage
So, there you go. You're about as up-to-date on the progress of my FR FAQ as you can be at the moment.
Thanks for the scoop Dr Sage. |
"Today is a good day to smile",
Fillow Big'n'Book Mahlemiut 'Lead-dog', Son of Garl, Wanderer of the Masked Leaf and Namer of Oghma.
- Fight in the arena and have fun ! : La brute.com
- Feel free to take part to these projects : Post-Spellplague bibliography ; 4E index project ; Taverns and inns of the Realms ; Dogs of the Realms ; Descriptions of places in the novels ; forums, RPG, FR Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Come and have a look at the already asked questions from the Forgotten Realms Trivia Challenge
I am a French FR fan, so please forgive my lapses in English language and do not hesitate to correct me. Thanks a lot. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 26 Apr 2008 : 01:26:38
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Originally posted by Fillow
The greatest reader/poster/answerer of the keep, his last three years of reading and answering ! What a work !
 Thank you, but I certainly wouldn't consider myself the "greatest" answer-man here at Candlekeep, not when we have the likes of Krash, Schend, and Ed also posting in the same Forum.
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How many pages do you think this directory will count ?
At last count, it was well over 100 pages. I'm intending on trimming that down though, through both creative page-setup restructuring and alternate font schemes of varying [re: small] sizes.
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Thanks for the scoop Dr Sage.
I'm certainly no Doctor, I can assure you. But I appreciate the thought.
It's easier just to think of me as a humble old sage doing his small part to help others in their quests for Realmslore. Or, better yet, think of me as "that guy with the Candlekeep list-thingy and who never seems to get anything done." |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 26 Apr 2008 : 02:20:55
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Or, better yet, think of me as "that guy with the Candlekeep list-thingy and who never seems to get anything done."
That's how the rest of us think of you.  |
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
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780 Posts |
Posted - 26 Apr 2008 : 04:53:24
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 26 Apr 2008 : 08:44:02
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Originally posted by althen artren
If you were to stay away from the half-elf dancing girls, you wouldn't have the problems of not getting things done.
Heh. It's the Calishite Dancing Girls I've really got to watch out for. They're wild! 
Of course, it would also make my work so much easier if the Lady Hooded One would simply schedule her "midnight" visits to my private chambers, at some time earlier in the evening. At least that way, I'd probably be able to get some REAL work done.
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Originally posted by Fillow
An old Sage ? You're 29 ?
Thanks a lot : I'm older than you ! 
Ah well, if it makes you feel any better, I'll be turning 30 in a few days time, so... |
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monknwildcat
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 May 2008 : 08:49:26
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by althen artren
If you were to stay away from the half-elf dancing girls, you wouldn't have the problems of not getting things done.
Heh. It's the Calishite Dancing Girls I've really got to watch out for. They're wild!
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Originally posted by Fillow
An old Sage ? You're 29 ?
Thanks a lot : I'm older than you !
Ah well, if it makes you feel any better, I'll be turning 30 in a few days time, so...
Happy belated? bday, Sage.
If there's ever a FR theme park the best of the CDGs run the festhall.
I second Fillow's interest in such a doc. Besides being a helpful resource, as a new scribe, it'd be intriguing to see what makes the FAQ (i.e. what questions continually cycle through). |
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Fillow
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 01:18:35
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There's no specific date for release as yet. I doubt it will be anytime soon. I've got Gen Con plans for next month. And I'll be working over in the east of Australia from September to October later in the year. So that will likely result in both my absence from here and from my resources for this project.
I should be able to work out a rough release date after all that. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36965 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 01:21:41
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Originally posted by The Sage
There's no specific date for release as yet. I doubt it will be anytime soon. I've got Gen Con plans for next month. And I'll be working over in the east of Australia from September to October later in the year. So that will likely result in both my absence from here and from my resources for this project.
I should be able to work out a rough release date after all that.
And betwixt now and then, a few dozen more items will be added to the ever-growing to-do list. It has now grown so large that even Oghma doesn't know what all is on it. |
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Procrastinator Most High
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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Procrastinator Most High
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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Alaundo
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36965 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 19:51:36
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Originally posted by The Sage
Heh. I actually did finish one task this week. Just this morning in fact.
Wow... I think that's the first time you've finished something since I've been here! |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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BARDOBARBAROS
Senior Scribe
Greece
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Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 20:33:48
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Originally posted by Fillow
I will !
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 12 Jun 2008 : 01:54:43
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Originally posted by Alaundo
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Originally posted by The Sage
Heh. I actually did finish one task this week. Just this morning in fact. It'll be off to Alaundo shortly.
Ooh ohh, i'm intrigued!
::holds breath::
You do remember what happened the last time you did that when I promised to hand something of mine over to Candlekeep?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36965 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2008 : 05:16:50
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Alaundo
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Originally posted by The Sage
Heh. I actually did finish one task this week. Just this morning in fact. It'll be off to Alaundo shortly.
Ooh ohh, i'm intrigued!
::holds breath::
You do remember what happened the last time you did that when I promised to hand something of mine over to Candlekeep?
I do. He's still got a bump on his head from where he fell over when he passed out!
... Of course, it did give us some free time with the Calishite Dancing Girls, so I'm all in favor of him doing it again! |
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Hawkins
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Posted - 12 Jun 2008 : 16:51:58
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LOL.  You three are a hoot! |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 06:48:28
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Originally posted by Fillow
Sage,
The information about the Candlekeep's Guide to Forgotten Realms FAQ has been deleted in your signature.
I hope your project is not canceled...
Worry not Fillow... it hasn't been cancelled. I must've indirectly deleted the info from my sig when I added the bit about my blog. I'll get around to correcting it eventually. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36965 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 12:12:16
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Fillow
Sage,
The information about the Candlekeep's Guide to Forgotten Realms FAQ has been deleted in your signature.
I hope your project is not canceled...
Worry not Fillow... it hasn't been cancelled. I must've indirectly deleted the info from my sig when I added the bit about my blog. I'll get around to correcting it eventually.
Item number 54,236,997, to-do list, Volume 7. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 14:51:32
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Item number 54,236,997, to-do list, Volume 7.
Remember, I recently said that I'd finished up one of the things on my "To-Do" list. So it's now 54,236,996. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 15:16:48
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Item number 54,236,997, to-do list, Volume 7.
Remember, I recently said that I'd finished up one of the things on my "To-Do" list. So it's now 54,236,996.
Either way, that's still only the items in Volume 7 of the list. |
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
1608 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 19:58:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Item number 54,236,997, to-do list, Volume 7.
54,236,998 !
I read today that Sage edded one task to his famous to-do list with the updating of the temples and shrines listing !
But, what about this so long-awaited Candlekeep's Guide to FR FAQ ? |
"Today is a good day to smile",
Fillow Big'n'Book Mahlemiut 'Lead-dog', Son of Garl, Wanderer of the Masked Leaf and Namer of Oghma.
- Fight in the arena and have fun ! : La brute.com
- Feel free to take part to these projects : Post-Spellplague bibliography ; 4E index project ; Taverns and inns of the Realms ; Dogs of the Realms ; Descriptions of places in the novels ; forums, RPG, FR Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Come and have a look at the already asked questions from the Forgotten Realms Trivia Challenge
I am a French FR fan, so please forgive my lapses in English language and do not hesitate to correct me. Thanks a lot. |
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