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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
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Teneck
Learned Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 09 Sep 2009 : 23:39:53
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arrrrggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!
And I suppose the answers to ANY questions will be withheld.
drat....grrrr....sigh |
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"He's like a trained ape...without the training"
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 09 Sep 2009 : 23:53:03
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:33:58
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:39:17
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Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:50:48
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Originally posted by Matt James
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Originally posted by Brian R. James
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I think Capnvan might be referring to the "Elemental Chaos" bit from the adventure's synopsis.
Overall, I've been looking forward to this. I'm a particular fan of the Moonsea, so any new info on the region is always good in my Realms-book. 
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:53:07
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I'm still not connecting the reference. Is this towards aberrations or something? (i.e. Chuthulu?)
Edit: Which I consider more Far Realm than Elemental Chaos ;) |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:57:15
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It's Cthulhu, actually, and was he talking about the abolethic sovereignty bit? (Which isn't even connected to Matt/Brian's adventure.)
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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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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 00:59:24
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 01:03:26
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Originally posted by Matt James
I'm still not connecting the reference. Is this towards aberrations or something? (i.e. Chuthulu?)
Edit: Which I consider more Far Realm than Elemental Chaos ;)
Erik has the right of it.
I initially thought Capn might have been referring to Bruce's adventure as well. But since we're talking about the Moonsea adventure instead, I made the connection between Cthulhu-esque bits and the Elemental Chaos.
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 01:04:40
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Yeah, an ancient god coming back mentioned in the same sentence as Phlan. No precedent for that in Realmslore I guess (?!?), so clearly it's Lovecraftian.
Any complaint based on speculation is going to be, y'know, the very definition of prejudice, but this is starting to get kind of pathetic. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 02:15:45
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Looks great.
I cant wait to see the article!
Thanks James Gang! |
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to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Caolin
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 07:56:08
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Snowblood
Senior Scribe
Australia
388 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 10:02:43
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| You know I'm not sure whats more evil...you teasing us with this brilliant enticement.....or the Ancient God you are about to unleash.....not the Mouldy Oldy again is it??????? Moander the Mushroom Man.........?????? |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 11:45:25
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
628 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 12:38:18
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| I thought there were some barbarians in Thar. I can’t wait for the update to Phlan. |
I hope Candlekeep continues to be the friendly forum of fellow Realms-lovers that it has always been, as we all go through this together. If you don’t want to move to the “new” Realms, that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with either you or the “old” Realms. Goodness knows Candlekeep, and the hearts of its scribes, are both big enough to accommodate both. If we want them to be.
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love to all,
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 12:52:22
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 12:57:35
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Ho ho ho! It appear to be a great one. Old lore, eh? I love it! It´s a pity that my campaign is running far away from there, but I will wait it anyway. 
And, about Cordell adventure:
Super! More of the Cthulhu-lovers rejoice!
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arry
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
317 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 12:58:02
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Originally posted by Matt James
They put up the summary of my debut adventure with my brother Brian R. James...
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dutoc/170
I figure the summary was enough to make some hard-core FR fans drool a bit
I didn't realise you were brothers; you learn something new everyday |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 15:29:26
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I think that's understandable.
And well, one might take comfort in the fact that a great deal of FR revolves around "lost gods" or, more generally, "ancient" things. One remembers that there is a whole GRAND HISTORY OF THE REALMS out there in print--a lot of those threats are just forgotten, not gone.
So no reason to assume that the word "ancient" used in FR refers to some Lovecraftian demon (it might--but the chances are only about 1 in a thousand).
Also, I've been in Brian James's house, and there are about 1000 Realms books (novels, sourcebooks, magazine articles), and not a single bit of Lovecraft.
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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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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 15:44:45
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Yup. The Lovecraft things are all in my halls under the mountain.
But relax. They are all in my bookshelf - not in my bedroom (as my FR stuff).
Chosen of Yog-Sothot.... errrr... ahem.... Moradin |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 20:39:00
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Originally posted by Matt James
I can tell you this. We are breaking new ground with old lore.
 I'm almost ready to subscribe just for this... but I won't. I faithfully purchased my newsstand copies of Dragon from issue #203 up to 359 (and tracked down back issues for #51-#202) and of Dungeon from the first issue for 3E up to the final issue (I don't have my Dungeon collection with me, so I can't give you issue numbers). When the magazines went digital, I just saw it as an attempt to force me to subscribe to magazines that I was perfectly happy to pick up at my FLGS every month like clockwork. This has nothing to do with the edition change; if Dragon and Dungeon were still being printed, I would still be buying Dragon (not sure about Dungeon at this point) at my FLGS. 
 Anyway, I don't mean to rant. Seriously, I'm greatly intrigued by this... if there were a way to buy D&DI content on a per-article basis, I would definitely be shelling out for this one.  |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Sep 2009 : 20:47:36
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Originally posted by Jakk
if there were a way to buy D&DI content on a per-article basis, I would definitely be shelling out for this one.
Ditto. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 11 Sep 2009 : 01:07:14
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Originally posted by Jakk
Anyway, I don't mean to rant. Seriously, I'm greatly intrigued by this... if there were a way to buy D&DI content on a per-article basis, I would definitely be shelling out for this one.
If I'd had a choice in the matter, I probably would've done the same. But since my DDI subscription was a birthday present, I, unfortunately, have to ignore a lot of the material put forth for both DRAGON and DUNGEON. But that's mostly because I don't usually like to use pre-made adventures. I prefer to sit for long hours, days, weeks [and, yes, sometimes even months] and generate my own. And most of the 4e rules material included in DRAGON is of little use to me because my own particular rules-set is a hodge-podge of mechanics from many different systems and editions. So, I consider the subscription wasted money for the most part, as I'm only interested in the lore articles.
However, it's times like this, with the upcoming adventure that's the subject of this particular scroll, that I'm glad I've got the subscription.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2009 : 01:17:33
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Originally posted by The Sage
I prefer to sit for long hours, days, weeks [and, yes, sometimes even months] and generate my own.
Months? You can get something done that quickly? |
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Caolin
Senior Scribe
769 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2009 : 05:59:45
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Originally posted by Matt James
I can tell you this. We are breaking new ground with old lore.
New ground with old lore huh? I do remember some old lore saying that that area was roamed by barbarians in the days of Netheril.....me thinks. Hmmm, should be very interesting indeed. |
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