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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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 Posted - 19 Oct 2012 : 19:37:16
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Wow am I late to this party or what?
Just wanted to say, I know this sounds bad, but as much as I enjoyed Blackstaff, I think I'm enjoying this book a bit more. There was an air of finality about Blackstaff and a lot of other Realms novels written at that time, that had me both interested and dreading the end of that book. Here, I'm sitting back and enjoying the ride.
Thanks for saying, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the book (and let us know your thoughts in the appropriate places, if so moved).
Steven |
For current projects and general natter, see www.steveneschend.com
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2012 : 15:37:11
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The ending of Blackstaff had the right mix of meeting with the previous lore about High Magic
and having Khelben and Ulair closed the final ritual. My copy is about
to fall apart due to the amount of game material mining I did with it. I also felt
unimaginable sorrow over the final sacrifice of a soul weary individual. While I'm not
hundreds of years old, I feel that way sometimes. I contend that it is the best Realms
novel that I have ever read.
Now if we can get SES to give us writeup on materials he introduced. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2012 : 20:14:02
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| One of the things that I really liked right off the bat is the interaction between city officials, the politics involving the Lords, and the guilds. For anyone that isn't used to Waterdeep, it explains how important these things are, and gives a brief history lesson. For anyone more familiar with the city, right off the bat it feels very much like home, even if home has changed a bit in the last 100 years. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2012 : 00:12:10
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Originally posted by althen artren
The ending of Blackstaff had the right mix of meeting with the previous lore about High Magic
and having Khelben and Ulair closed the final ritual. My copy is about
to fall apart due to the amount of game material mining I did with it. I also felt
unimaginable sorrow over the final sacrifice of a soul weary individual. While I'm not
hundreds of years old, I feel that way sometimes. I contend that it is the best Realms
novel that I have ever read.
Now if we can get SES to give us writeup on materials he introduced.
I agree 100% with you, but Would rather read this in the scroll for the end of the novel
http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11534&SearchTerms=Blackstaff,tower |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 21 Oct 2012 : 02:52:16
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| Touche, wrong novel though. I should have put it in last of Blackstaff. |
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Blackstaff Tower - Prologue & Chapters 1 - 9
