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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Master of Mischief
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 04 Apr 2015 : 14:31:50
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Yet another set of these books on the eBay, this time for $20.
Linky!
Wow, lowest I've seen that set in a longggggggg time. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2015 : 18:24:15
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Yet another set of these books on the eBay, this time for $20.
Linky!
Wow, lowest I've seen that set in a longggggggg time.
Indeed. There's another set on there right now that the seller is asking $250 for them. He's been trying to sell them for a couple of years, now... I've personally emailed the guy and told him that he was asking almost 4 times the highest price I'd ever seen the series go for, but I never got a response. And obviously, either he's really stubborn, or he's entirely oblivious to the fact it usually goes for much, much less. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2015 : 18:35:07
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Yet another set of these books on the eBay, this time for $20.
Linky!
Wow, lowest I've seen that set in a longggggggg time.
Indeed. There's another set on there right now that the seller is asking $250 for them. He's been trying to sell them for a couple of years, now... I've personally emailed the guy and told him that he was asking almost 4 times the highest price I'd ever seen the series go for, but I never got a response. And obviously, either he's really stubborn, or he's entirely oblivious to the fact it usually goes for much, much less.
I guess the rarity of the Double Diamond books is what makes them a bit more expensive, because frankly I think they are the worst Realms books ever written. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 04 Apr 2015 : 20:56:10
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I guess the rarity of the Double Diamond books is what makes them a bit more expensive[...].
They're Realms Apocrypha. This mysterious, rejected-from-canon nature makes them highly intriguing to some.
On top of that, at least as far as your namesake goes, they're also what might've been, had other things not taken place. They're alternity.
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, because frankly I think they are the worst Realms books ever written.
I skimmed through Once Around the Realms, and that one takes the cake, for me. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2015 : 21:09:10
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Originally posted by BEAST
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I guess the rarity of the Double Diamond books is what makes them a bit more expensive[...].
They're Realms Apocrypha. This mysterious, rejected-from-canon nature makes them highly intriguing to some.
On top of that, at least as far as your namesake goes, they're also what might've been, had other things not taken place. They're alternity.
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, because frankly I think they are the worst Realms books ever written.
I skimmed through Once Around the Realms, and that one takes the cake, for me.
Yeah that one was pretty bad too.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Oct 2015 : 16:21:52
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
This is an awesome deal -- someone is selling the nine book set for just $10!
Link!
Nice find. With 6 days remaining though I bet the price will jump up considerably. |
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Mirtek
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 09 Oct 2015 : 16:54:43
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by BEAST
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I guess the rarity of the Double Diamond books is what makes them a bit more expensive[...].
They're Realms Apocrypha. This mysterious, rejected-from-canon nature makes them highly intriguing to some.
On top of that, at least as far as your namesake goes, they're also what might've been, had other things not taken place. They're alternity.
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, because frankly I think they are the worst Realms books ever written.
I skimmed through Once Around the Realms, and that one takes the cake, for me.
Yeah that one was pretty bad too.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
Posted - 09 Oct 2015 : 20:28:07
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
This is an awesome deal -- someone is selling the nine book set for just $10!
Link!
Nice find. With 6 days remaining though I bet the price will jump up considerably.
Maybe, maybe not. I've seen things go for insane prices one day, and very reasonable prices a short time later. I check eBay daily, and have for years, so I've seen a wide range of prices on a lot of things... There's a few exceptions, but they're extremely rare things, like the Planescape Sketchbook or the Fist of Emirikol D20. |
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sno4wy
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2015 : 15:14:08
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| Thanks for keeping an eye out on these Wooly! I know that I've mentioned in some other thread that I was having issues finding books from this series, but then again I haven't been putting in a whole lot of effort beyond looking for them when I visit my local used book stores. XD So I, for one, really appreciate what you're doing! :D |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
Posted - 10 Oct 2015 : 21:54:42
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I just look on eBay for Forgotten Realms stuff; I'm looking mostly for a couple rare things for myself. But when I see something like this, I make a point of sharing.  |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 11 Oct 2015 03:12:37 |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 12 Oct 2015 : 16:56:20
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Originally posted by Mirtek
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
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Originally posted by BEAST
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Originally posted by Artemas Entreri
I guess the rarity of the Double Diamond books is what makes them a bit more expensive[...].
They're Realms Apocrypha. This mysterious, rejected-from-canon nature makes them highly intriguing to some.
On top of that, at least as far as your namesake goes, they're also what might've been, had other things not taken place. They're alternity.
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, because frankly I think they are the worst Realms books ever written.
I skimmed through Once Around the Realms, and that one takes the cake, for me.
Yeah that one was pretty bad too.
Whoever says that those are the worst has not read the BG novelizations
Seconded. The first BG novel is the only FR novel I skimmed through and didn't purchase. And I didn't even bother with the second at all. |
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Mirtek
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 12 Oct 2015 : 22:49:56
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
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Originally posted by Mirtek
Whoever says that those are the worst has not read the BG novelizations
Seconded. The first BG novel is the only FR novel I skimmed through and didn't purchase. And I didn't even bother with the second at all.
Well, the second gets better (getting worse would be nigh impossible) but then the third (Throne of Bhaal novelization) gets worse again to the level of the first one. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1271 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2015 : 02:30:26
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Another set of the books on eBay for a reasonable price -- $30 Buy It Now, or Best Offer.
Link!
Tempts me every single time... I've got four of them. I'm missing 2, and 6-9. I just don't know if I want to bother having duplicates or selling said duplicates. If I'd known how hard they would be to come by when I found the 4 I've got at a local used bookstore, I'd have held off and bought the whole set.  |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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sno4wy
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 12 Nov 2015 : 20:58:25
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Tempts me every single time... I've got four of them. I'm missing 2, and 6-9. I just don't know if I want to bother having duplicates or selling said duplicates. If I'd known how hard they would be to come by when I found the 4 I've got at a local used bookstore, I'd have held off and bought the whole set.
Same! XD Except I've got 1-7. >_> |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2015 : 11:53:25
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Originally posted by Delwa
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Another set of the books on eBay for a reasonable price -- $30 Buy It Now, or Best Offer.
Link!
Tempts me every single time... I've got four of them. I'm missing 2, and 6-9. I just don't know if I want to bother having duplicates or selling said duplicates. If I'd known how hard they would be to come by when I found the 4 I've got at a local used bookstore, I'd have held off and bought the whole set.
Well, this lot has two of the ones you're missing... Link! |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Nov 2015 : 02:31:34
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| Why would they be non-cannon? A couple are written by Ed, so in my mind that instantly makes them cannon - Ed says so, so it is - kind of thing. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36803 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2015 : 04:38:24
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
Why would they be non-cannon? A couple are written by Ed, so in my mind that instantly makes them cannon - Ed says so, so it is - kind of thing.
The books were set in what was at the time of publication the future of the Realms, and the events have never been referenced or included elsewhere.
And the biggest reason they are not canon is because WotC themselves labeled the books as "Apocryphal Future Fiction of Volo's published in Realms" on the long-lost "Presenting... Seven Millennia of Realms Fiction" web article. |
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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sno4wy
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2015 : 19:58:20
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| Seeing as how Volo's Guides to various parts of Faerun also exist within the realms themselves, is the DDTS series considered the same way? Or are they strictly meta? I'm really curious about this, as I've encountered various characters reading one of Volo's guides or making reference to them. It's kind of neat to ponder how the characters featured in the DDTS series would feel reading about an alternate storyline involving themselves. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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sno4wy
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2015 : 21:30:39
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| Awesome, thanks for the info Wooly! :D Now, if I could trouble you further, do you happen to know where they put that reference? I want to record it in my blog, and while I totally take your word for it, I feel like anyone else who isn't familiar with Candlekeep will think I'm daft for listening to what they'd presume is a sheep. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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sno4wy
Senior Scribe
USA
466 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2015 : 02:49:02
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| Found it, thanks a bunch Wooly! |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 13 Aug 2016 : 17:44:37
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| Ooh. Tempting. I found #2 a week or two ago at a local used book store. Only need 6-9 now. At the rate I'm going, I'll have them all for about $15, if we don't go into the whole time is money thing. In that case.. even at minimum wage, I'm waaaaaaaay past $40. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Sunderstone
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 01 Oct 2016 : 18:11:08
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I liked them as they helped me further realize certain characters in the Realms. I have always been the biggest fan of Madeiron Sunderstone and there is at least a little treatment of him in these books and enough characterization to give him a little flavor. Khelban despite his cynicism in humanity notes Madeiron as having a "true heart", if such a think existed. It's a shame that this is his only appearance in novel form except for a few tiny bits in City of Splendors. I loved the fact that he was strong enough to penetrate and suffer the pain of pushing through Khelban's magical wards he had place around himself to research with out being disrupted.
Anything with Piergeiron is always a treat and his characterization seemed to blend with his other realms appearances.
To my knowledge other than Elminster in Hell, it's the only other exposure we get to Aleena Paladinstar. As in the Elminster book she seems every bit as forceful and as much of a presence as her father.
Kastanoph Nesher is an intriguing young character that I have worked into my Realms as an up and coming future masked Lord.
The Utter East seemed an interesting place in the Realms and I would have loved to see it further developed.
A few things that I didn't care for were Artemis and the Paladins. Artemis seemed out of place in the story and Kern and Miltiades seemed a little one-note as do a lot of Paladin appearances in the Realms.
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