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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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 Posted - 08 May 2008 : 01:21:35
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
In my tabletop campaign, one of my NPCs--a bard--frontlines a band called "Tossing Gnomes." With Slash the dwarf berserker on lute, Pierce the vampire on yarting, and Bludgeon the bugbear on drums.
Neat. Any chance you could share some further details on this band Erik? I'd love to feature them in my campaign.
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True. A friend of mine thinks halflings are the master race, but you and I know differently, Sage. 
Indeed. There's a reason, after all, why "the forgotten folk" remain my favorite D&D/FR race. 
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 08 May 2008 : 16:33:51
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Originally posted by The Sage
Neat. Any chance you could share some further details on this band Erik? I'd love to feature them in my campaign.
Well, I mean, unless they're going to show up in a novel (yeah right, like that's gonna happen!) . . .
"Tossing Gnomes" is fronted by the now-crazed bard Alin Cateln (CN cormyrian human male bard, from my RotD2 story), who calls himself "Catalan," though he is known by many simply as "the Mad Bard."
Calatan wears unwashed dreadlocks and big round spectacles and sings songs mostly about being angry and/or being ruined in love. Many of them seem to be second person discussions with illusory beings, or general rants about the world in general. (The equivalent of modern rock ballads.)
Their best song is arguably "Blanda Loots Exanimates," being ostensibly a song about an adventuress named "Blanda" and how she makes coin as a grave-robber, but really about Alin's favorite pasttime: black lotus ex(tract).
This song's popularity being followed closely by their high-tempo yarn "Aid!" and their darkly powerful "Weak and Chosenless" (which some have speculated is about all churches other than that of Mystra).
Their song "Suggestion"--followed by its thematic sequel "Fascinate"--has been known to instill a frenzied state equivalent to that of the rage spell into those who hear it.
Alin has been rumored to have visited other worlds and occasionally draws inspiration from his favorite bards in that world: "Jonas Lemon" (he can never remember the name exactly), a sorcerer called only "Maynard" and "Serj Tankian" (whose names he is certain of, but his bandmates think he must have got it wrong).
As for the rest of the band: Slash (CN shield dwarf barbarian/battlerager), Pierce (CE human vampire rogue/shadowdancer), and Bludgeon (NE bugbear cleric of Maglubiyet).
The PCs in my games are given to trying to interpret the "prophecies" in their lyrics, or having a great time hanging out with him and laughing at everything he says.
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 08 May 2008 : 22:33:59
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Originally posted by The Sage
Erik, my thanks. You truly are a credit to both the Realms, and to Candlekeep. 
You've very welcome!
Sorry if I distracted from the discussion on gnomes, though--by all means, by all means, carry on! 
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Rollo Ruttikin
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 09 May 2008 : 03:31:19
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I had a great gnome PC back in the 1stEdAD&D.
He was a gnome Fighter/Illusionist I called Jinglebeard.
He wore all these tiny bells in his beard and made all kinds of racket so it was impossible for him (and anyone with him such as a party of adventurers) to sneak up on anybody.
Naturally, he went first a lot.
He was great fun though!
Peolpe always forget about gnomes......what a shame.
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 May 2008 : 16:02:07
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Alin has been rumored to have visited other worlds and occasionally draws inspiration from his favorite bards in that world: "Jonas Lemon" (he can never remember the name exactly)...
Oh my God.
He's heard of John Lennon?
Is that where he got the idea to wear big round spectacles?
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"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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Pasta Fzoul
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 04:43:30
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Alin has been rumored to have visited other worlds and occasionally draws inspiration from his favorite bards in that world: "Jonas Lemon" (he can never remember the name exactly)...
Oh my God.
He's heard of John Lennon?
Is that where he got the idea to wear big round spectacles?
Actually, the spectacles paired with dreadlocks makes me think Erik might be referencing Keith Morris of punk band the Circle Jerks. |
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Murray Leeder
Forgotten Realms Author
Canada
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 05:51:03
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| Not to self-promote, but one of the largest gnome roles in a novel is as one of the villains in Son of Thunder. Moritz of Hardbuckler is his name. I always had vague ideas of bringing him back somewhere, someplace, but I wouldn't hold my breath. |
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