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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
 Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 04:54:47
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Greetings fellow sages,
Just thought I would pose this question to you Sages who are quite knowledgeable on this subject: Which are the best Realmslore-related articles that can be found in pre-DDi Dragon magazine (esp. those from the post 3.x period)?
Thanks in advance,
Hawkins
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* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 05:07:07
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| Any articles written by Ed Greenwood, Steven Schend, George Krashos, and Eric L Boyd would rank among those I consider the "best" DRAGON articles from the printed magazine. [Though, this does depend on what you mean exactly by "best?" Heh.] |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 07:20:25
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Any articles written by Ed Greenwood, Steven Schend, George Krashos, and Eric L Boyd would rank among those I consider the "best" DRAGON articles from the printed magazine. [Though, this does depend on what you mean exactly by "best?" Heh.]
Thanks, do you have any specific issues you could give as examples. I am looking to start trying to collect the Realmslore found in Dragon magazine, and would like a starting point. |
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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31777 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 08:49:18
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| I'd say almost all of the articles written by them. But there are a couple that particularly stand out, like Krash's "Impiltur" article in DRAGON #346. I'll have to check for other specific articles when I get home though... I can't access the DragonDex from my current location. |
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Edited by - The Sage on 21 Jul 2008 08:51:12 |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 09:30:55
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among my favorites are:
Dragon 75: Baator I
Dragon 76: Baator II
Dragon 91: third part about Baator
Dragon 176: Eilistraee's Promenade
Dragon 224: Dwarven Tombs
Dragon 228: Athalanthan Campaign
Dragon 236: Seldarine Revisited and Vampires in FR
Dragon 251: Magic of the Seldarine
Dragon 267 (best): City of Underspires and Volo's new elven realms
Dragon 269: Hin Nobody Knows
Dragon 313: Elder Serpents of Set
Dragon 335: Bard College
Dragon 346: Impiltur
Dragon 349: The Horde
Dragon 351: World Serpent Inn
Dragon 353: Outsiders of the FR (monsters)
Dragon 355: Demon Cults of the Realms
Dragon 359: New Myth Drannor
Annual 1: Alustriel's Palace
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 14:56:18
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| Thank you both, looking forward to more opinions! |
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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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 16:53:42
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The old Divine Divinity article, which first showed the Realmsian pantheon would be included in my list. There's also the Eveningstar article. Sorry that I cant remember the issues.
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:13:29
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Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:40:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Jorkens
The old Divine Divinity article, which first showed the Realmsian pantheon would be included in my list.
forgot about that one
I use Grome instead of Grumbar, and Kakatal, and have some cult of the beast deities as animal lords in Beastlands
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 17:40:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them.
Or actually being able to purchase them at a reasonable price... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36805 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2008 : 20:18:10
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Originally posted by Mace Hammerhand
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Jorkens
If I were you I would try to find the Dragon Archives cd-ROM, which contain issues 1-250.
Those are indeed an excellent resource. It's too bad we'll never get updates to them.
Or actually being able to purchase them at a reasonable price...
They tried to get into the software market too early. At the time they sold the Archive, the computer world wasn't advanced far enough for their product to be successful. Had they waited several years, until enough people did have PCs, then not only would the software have been very successful, they would likely still be selling both the original software and updates for it.
I was lucky, getting to buy the software when TSR was dumping it for half-price. I wish I'd had the foresight to buy some extra copies!  |
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