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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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 Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 12:53:04
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What magic item do you like best in the realms as printed in novels or sourcebooks?
Which item did you get to use in a campaign that you still remember fondly?
Personally I am fond of the magic spellbooks in the Pages from the Mages tome. I like magic staffs with blasting powers such as the Staff of Thunder and Lightning aswell.
Still have fond memories of my ex-smith swordsman's greatsword, Flametongue. He claimed being the fastest greatsword wielder of the Swordcoast  He got pushed into a portal to the Barrens of Doom and Despair by a Nighthag without his trusty blade though 
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sfdragon
Great Reader
2285 Posts |
Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 13:12:34
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Bane must of been pleased with you nighthag.....
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Auzoros
Seeker
Australia
97 Posts |
Posted - 22 Aug 2009 : 14:59:31
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My top three fav's are...
1. "The Seven Lost Rings of Mhzentul" (pg 66 Volo's Guide to All Things Magical) and "Mhzentul's Runes" (pg 76 Pages from the Mages).
When I first read the entry of Mhzentul in the Old Grey Box, I fell in love with the mystery of this character and his works. (I know it's really two items but for the sake of a top 3 list I'm putting these two together).
2. Manshoon's "Battle Gorget" (pg 126 Ruins of Zhentil Keep [Now]). Very cool, very Manshoon
3. "Guenhwyvar", the famous Onyx Panther of Drizzt Do'Urden (pg 177 FRCS 3e) - being a fan of the big cats, Guen as a magical item holds some x-factor for me.
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
1280 Posts |
Posted - 23 Aug 2009 : 15:44:27
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No problem I like to get pointed to cool things in realmslore and this way is as good as any.
I'd like to mention the sword Angul of Bruce Cordells novels aswell. That almost childlike intelligent sword thats the Keeper of the Cerulean Sign wielded by the rather unusual elf character Kiril that makes her impervious to pain and doggedly determined to smite otherworldy enemies. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 23 Aug 2009 : 17:18:35
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I don't have a particular favorite*. All I know is, if it's good enough for Iryklathagra, it's good enough for me. She's got all the best toys.
(*Which is not to say my characters don't have their favorites. My Amaunatori Invoker is much enamored of the Defensive Staff +2 he found in the ruins of Windsong Tower at GenCon!) |
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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Mr_Miscellany
Senior Scribe
545 Posts |
Posted - 23 Aug 2009 : 20:19:53
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One of my favorites is Kuraltaar the Demonshield (Dragons of Faerūn, p. 135).
Aside from just being cool (demon stuck in a magic item, thus granting the item many of the demons powers) that shield's history opposite Halaster (then Hilather) is awesome. All that info about Halaster's past is a blast to read about. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 23 Aug 2009 : 20:40:08
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Originally posted by Mr_Miscellany
One of my favorites is Kuraltaar the Demonshield (Dragons of Faerūn, p. 135).
Aside from just being cool (demon stuck in a magic item, thus granting the item many of the demons powers) that shield's history opposite Halaster (then Hilather) is awesome. All that info about Halaster's past is a blast to read about.
Yes, and what was it's last known location? Hmmm? |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 01:36:41
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Shattering Swords of Coronal Ynloeth, of course . . . though you should have the bracer too, probably.
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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
31799 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 01:42:57
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I can't say I'd really have a favourite one, as there's simply too many that I like reading/learning about.
At the moment, I'm kinda intrigued more by the Imaskarcana though. I've postulated several theories about them in my Realms, and I'm always eager for new lore about them in the published Realms. |
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 03:16:47
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Myself, I've all ways been partial to the Golden Grove of Hidden
Knowledge....
Phenomical Cosmic Power=itty bitty living space. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 04:42:15
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Shattering Swords of Coronal Ynloeth, of course . . . though you should have the bracer too, probably.
Cheers
Erik, I'm with you on this. I had a half-elf ranger (no, his name was not Ashe)  who found the swords and the bracer when we played the 2E Ruins of Hellgate Keep adventure. He never did use the shattering power; he returned the swords and bracer to the elves of Evereska (the elves had not yet begun re-establishing a presence in the High Forest, which was very Mirkwoody in my DM's Realms, at that time) and received a sizeable reward. He asked for magical items of equivalent value to the reward, and got swords that were very similar, but without the shattering power. Much more useful, from his perspective. 
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Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 05:24:38
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The magic items I liked best where:
- the anti-magic stone that Errtu uses in Siege of Darkness and that makes Matron Baenre fall from her floating disc.
- the magic orbs that the Sojourner uses in the Erevis Cale novels and that Riven then uses for himself.
- the Katana "Celestial Fury" from BG2
- the Robe of Vecna from BG2 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36877 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 06:43:03
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| One of my personal faves has always been one of the simpler ones, an Ed creation that saw print in the first Ruins of Undermountain boxed set: the flying dagger. Something about these daggers flying around has always intrigued me. |
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
1280 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 16:59:30
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Splendid! All very interesting. I cant seem to find that Golden Grove of Hidden Knowledge's reference... any help there?
Skychrome those magic orbs are Ioun stones, nay? I believe Riven and the Sojourner used the higher end ones... the vibrant purple prism and the lavender ellipsoid Ioun stones.Really good Ioun stones, better known in ancient ages as Congenio's Pebbles (see 2nd ed Netheril: Empire of Magic).
About those flying daggers, I recall them being devised by the Blackstaff or Halaster. Correct? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 17:33:30
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Originally posted by Bladewind
Splendid! All very interesting. I cant seem to find that Golden Grove of Hidden Knowledge's reference... any help there?
Skychrome those magic orbs are Ioun stones, nay? I believe Riven and the Sojourner used the higher end ones... the vibrant purple prism and the lavender ellipsoid Ioun stones.Really good Ioun stones, better known in ancient ages as Congenio's Pebbles (see 2nd ed Netheril: Empire of Magic).
About those flying daggers, I recall them being devised by the Blackstaff or Halaster. Correct?
Halaster may have invented them, but I tend to doubt it. Page 115 of the Campaign Guide to Undermountain (from the first Ruins of Undermountain boxed set) says of them that "This useful magical item was very popular as an animated guardian in younger days of the Realms." There's also mention of many different flavors of them. So I'm sure he created the ones in Undermountain, but that the original concept originated elsewhere in the Realms, likely at multiple times and places. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 18:46:08
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
So I'm sure he created the ones in Undermountain, but that the original concept originated elsewhere in the Realms, likely at multiple times and places.
Or maybe they were "imports" like the gods from the Kalevala and the Rus tribe and so on. Seems like there are flying daggers flitting around the Puranas, aren't there?
Edited because the board doesn't seem to like some diacritics. For the record, more-or-less standard transliteration from Sanskrit theoretically requires the first letter A in "Puranas" to have a macron, and the N should have the anunaasika subdot dealie. Mac users love diacritical marks! |
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
732 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 20:23:11
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| So many to chose from, but the Nether Scrolls would probably float to the top of the list, in one way or the other! |
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bladeinAmn
Learned Scribe
199 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 21:28:20
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Staff of the Magi from BG2.
Anything Jarlaxle has seems pretty awsome to me! Ha! |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 23:19:58
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Originally posted by Bladewind
Skychrome those magic orbs are Ioun stones, nay? I believe Riven and the Sojourner used the higher end ones... the vibrant purple prism and the lavender ellipsoid Ioun stones.Really good Ioun stones, better known in ancient ages as Congenio's Pebbles (see 2nd ed Netheril: Empire of Magic).
Indeed, I am pretty sure they are Ion stones. Nothing unusual, but I liked that the Sojourner used a whole bunch of the high end ones orbiting him like the moons of Jupiter. Nice mental image!  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 25 Aug 2009 : 00:49:21
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Originally posted by Thauramarth
So many to chose from, but the Nether Scrolls would probably float to the top of the list, in one way or the other!
I've spent some time fleshing out the Nether Scrolls in my Realms. Several theories surround their origins, but my current favourite suggests that they are the product of magical works conducted in an alternate reality, and that accidentally found their way to the Realms.
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
732 Posts |
Posted - 25 Aug 2009 : 07:15:22
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Thauramarth
So many to chose from, but the Nether Scrolls would probably float to the top of the list, in one way or the other!
I've spent some time fleshing out the Nether Scrolls in my Realms. Several theories surround their origins, but my current favourite suggests that they are the product of magical works conducted in an alternate reality, and that accidentally found their way to the Realms.
Why, Sage, how about sharing some of that? Having a night to sleep on it, I have a better idea why I like them: it's not so much because of their alleged powers, but mostly because, as an artifact, it's totally integrated in the Realms' history. I never defined what it's actual powers are, but I use it as a catch-all explanation for any "special" magical abilities some of the NPCs in my Realms may have - "Aye, that machine was inspired by one of the Nether Scrolls." A convenient (if easy) way of explaining the origin of some special ability, and yet make sure that the PCs do not get it (unless they find one of the Nether Scrolls - I just make sure they do not feature on the Random Treasure Tables ). |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 26 Aug 2009 : 12:18:33
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| I like the ''learning'' type of artifacts, like Imaskarcana, the Nether Scrolls and that dragon scales. Tough I'd change them mechanically, more like legacy items. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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Marquant Volker
Learned Scribe
Greece
273 Posts |
Posted - 18 Oct 2010 : 19:29:11
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*Casts Scroll Ressurection*
For me its the "Elminster's eversmoking pipe", along with a plain harper's Harp (and pin) are the Heart and Soul of the Realms, as i loved them at least |
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Ionik Knight
Learned Scribe
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2010 : 03:12:36
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| I think the Tel'Kirras are very cool, but my favorite item that I actually got to use was the Ollamh Harp. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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bladeinAmn
Learned Scribe
199 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2010 : 06:58:44
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Originally posted by Bladewind
So what would the effect be if say farming commoner with a pitchfork #3 found a Nether Scroll and he manged to read it somehow? Phenomenal Cosmic Power (gain 20 free levels of sorcerer?)?
I figure that situation qualifies the farmer into becoming a 'wild mage.' Though instead of being a student of wild magic, the farmer is more a product of it, be it willingly or reluctantly! |
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Cleric Generic
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
565 Posts |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 19 Oct 2010 : 15:03:01
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Your favorite realmsian magic item
