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Christopher_Rowe
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 Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 15:25:39
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I'm opening this scroll for discussion of the newest Realmslore from Ed, which, as Gomez pointed out in the "Ask Ed" scroll, is now available.
"Ed Greenwood's Eye on the Realms: Areth Gaunt, Master Merchant." Dungeon #172 (November, 2009): pp. 80-83. Illustration by Christopher Burdett.
I think this is article is a ton of fun; useful for DMs, to be sure, but also just a joy to read as it's chock full of the inimitable Ed tidbits. Gaunt himself is an interesting character, and I love the way his biography provides insight into the broader workings of overland trade in the late 15th century Western Heartlands. The Black Fist deserves its own article (as usual, there are a dozen or more things dropped in as flavor or context that could be spun out into a whole book), but as a map collector myself, I think my favorite part is the passing description of Gaunt's cartographical activities, with the copying operation and the shop, and especially the bit about hand annotations.
Cheers,
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My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
Edited by - Christopher_Rowe on 11 Nov 2009 16:09:41
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Brimstone
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Nov 2009 : 16:35:08
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I enjoyed it. Good start to the series. |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
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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Eye on the Realms #1: Areth Gaunt, Master Merchant
