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Arion Elenim
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 :  21:16:59  Show Profile  Visit Arion Elenim's Homepage Send Arion Elenim a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Does anyone know where I can find some canon on the Kryptgarden (area north of Waterdeep in the Sword Mts, pg 128 of the FRPG.)?

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Fillow
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Posted - 04 Nov 2008 :  21:26:00  Show Profile  Visit Fillow's Homepage Send Fillow a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Have a look in Dragon #233, p. 36 & 37. (I've not had a look by myself but I found hints which sid to me you could find something there !)

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The Sage
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See also Volo's Guide to the North, Waterdeep and the North and the Savage Frontier tome. [They're available as free PDF downloads at WotC]

There were some slight 'Kryptgarden' tidbits in the timeline for the "Old North" in Lost Empires of Faerūn also.

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Na-Gang
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Posted - 05 Nov 2008 :  07:51:18  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Dungeon issue 45 had an adventure set there: 'Welcome to Krypthome.
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Jamallo Kreen
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Anciently the forest was known as Tsordvudd, according to Dwarves Deep. It was the western border of Besilmer.

Wave Echo cave in the Swordkrypt Mountains is said by Volo to be a lair of monsters now, its location lost to drwarves and gnomes.




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Arion Elenim
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Posted - 05 Nov 2008 :  17:52:47  Show Profile  Visit Arion Elenim's Homepage Send Arion Elenim a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

See also Volo's Guide to the North, Waterdeep and the North and the Savage Frontier tome. [They're available as free PDF downloads at WotC]

There were some slight 'Kryptgarden' tidbits in the timeline for the "Old North" in Lost Empires of Faerūn also.





Thanks guys, you're one in a million.

My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm
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Jamallo Kreen
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Posted - 05 Nov 2008 :  22:31:59  Show Profile  Visit Jamallo Kreen's Homepage Send Jamallo Kreen a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No, we're four in a million.





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StarBog
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Posted - 11 Nov 2008 :  13:53:52  Show Profile  Visit StarBog's Homepage Send StarBog a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

Dungeon issue 45 had an adventure set there: 'Welcome to Krypthome.



I think I may have played this not too long ago - is that the one with the travelling minstrel, werewolves, the deck of many things, the village of bumpkins and the semi-ruined castle filled with bad guys?

My rogue (the fattest chaviest thief in Waterdeep) ended up becoming "Lady Min of Kryptgarden" as a result of said Deck she found in the Castle ruins.
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Na-Gang
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Posted - 11 Nov 2008 :  15:12:03  Show Profile  Visit Na-Gang's Homepage Send Na-Gang a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by StarBog

quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

Dungeon issue 45 had an adventure set there: 'Welcome to Krypthome.



I think I may have played this not too long ago - is that the one with the travelling minstrel, werewolves, the deck of many things, the village of bumpkins and the semi-ruined castle filled with bad guys?

My rogue (the fattest chaviest thief in Waterdeep) ended up becoming "Lady Min of Kryptgarden" as a result of said Deck she found in the Castle ruins.




Actually no - it involves a wild mage, a handful of dwarven miners, and some goblins if memory serves.
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Ashe Ravenheart
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Posted - 11 Nov 2008 :  15:50:32  Show Profile Send Ashe Ravenheart a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by StarBog

chaviest

Okay, usually I'm pretty good at slang, especially from across the pond since I have a few British friends. But you've truly stumped me here. What is chaviest?

I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.

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crazedventurers
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quote:
Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart

[quote]Originally posted by StarBog
What is chaviest?


Wikipedia to the rescue
Someone who is common, boorish, rude, ill-mannered, loutish, and who would live in Dock Ward.



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Markustay
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quote:
Originally posted by Na-Gang

Actually no - it involves a wild mage, a handful of dwarven miners, and some goblins if memory serves.

That sounds like the last Bachelor Party I went to.

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StarBog
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 :  13:02:46  Show Profile  Visit StarBog's Homepage Send StarBog a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by crazedventurers

quote:
Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart

[quote]Originally posted by StarBog
What is chaviest?


Wikipedia to the rescue
Someone who is common, boorish, rude, ill-mannered, loutish, and who would live in Dock Ward.



Damo is indeed correct. She was(is) perfect Dock Ward material. Now of course that's she's nobility....I think the priestesses of Siamorphe have their work cut out....I think we're planning to do a Mere of Den Men Campaign next year and she's going to be one of the PCs...
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Arion Elenim
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 :  15:54:32  Show Profile  Visit Arion Elenim's Homepage Send Arion Elenim a Private Message  Reply with Quote
so..ermm....does anyone have any more info on the Kryptgarden?

My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm
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George Krashos
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Sage has in his standard efficient manner provided you with reference to all of the published 'canon' sources on the Kryptgarden - save one.

There is a long-ago Dragon article on vampires in the Realms which gives details and stats on the hill giant vampire that lairs in those woods. Someone will be along directly to give you the exact citation.

Other than that, you've been referred to all of the existing published realmslore on that location.

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Lord Karsus
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-DRAGON 236, "Children of the Night"?

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The Sage
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Thanks Krash. I had a nagging suspicion that I'd forgotten a particular reference.
quote:
Originally posted by Dagnirion

-DRAGON 236, "Children of the Night"?

That's the one. By Paul Culotta.

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Brimstone
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-Hill Giant Vampire! Thanks for the info.


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Arion Elenim
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 :  23:43:16  Show Profile  Visit Arion Elenim's Homepage Send Arion Elenim a Private Message  Reply with Quote
thanks all! My writer's block thanks you.

My latest Realms-based short story, about a bard, a paladin of Lathander and the letter of the law, Debts Repaid. It takes place before the "shattering" and gives the bard Arion a last gasp before he plunges into the present.http://candlekeep.com/campaign/logs/log-debts.htm
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Myst
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Posted - 25 Jul 2014 :  04:24:15  Show Profile  Visit Myst's Homepage Send Myst a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Anything new in the area?!?!? Running a 4e game near there.

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The Masked Mage
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My memory says that it was also in an old dungeon mag article that was a spelljammer crossover. Can't find it so it might be Neverwinter wood though.
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Derulbaskul
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The new D&D Adventurers League is going to include an adventure set in Kryptgarden. Here's the blurb:

DDEP1 Corruption in Kryptgarden
Designer: Teos Abadia
Characters of Level 1-4

Playtime: 3 hours

Kryptgarden Forest has long been a place feared by travelers. Now, the Cult of the Dragon has used that fear to its advantage, securing a stronghold deep in the forest. The Harpers, Order of the Gauntlet, Emerald Enclave, Lords’ Alliance, and the Zhentarim are recruiting groups of adventurers to infiltrate the forest to find out the cult’s purpose. Join hundreds of others in this interactive play experience. Available only at Gen Con Indy, PAX Prime, Dragon*Con, and Fan Expo Canada.


The website for Adventurers League is here: http://dndadventurersleague.org/tyranny-of-dragons-premier-adventures/

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ericlboyd
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quote:
Originally posted by The Masked Mage

My memory says that it was also in an old dungeon mag article that was a spelljammer crossover. Can't find it so it might be Neverwinter wood though.



That was Neverwinter Wood. Dungeon #28.

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