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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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 Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 02:18:37
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Ah, but simple gags do the same things, and are more fun besides.
And let me tell all scribes true: Alaundo indeed hath a Big Stick.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 02:57:38
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
And let me tell all scribes true: Alaundo indeed hath a Big Stick.
love,
THO
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 05:40:43
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Ah, but simple gags do the same things, and are more fun besides.
And let me tell all scribes true: Alaundo indeed hath a Big Stick.
love,
THO
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 16:27:07
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I really donīt want to push too much more in the joke (fear of the rightful wrath of Alaundo ), but itīs interesting to note the fact that every time when big Al and our Lady Hooded go to Alaundoīs office, all the scribes disapear from tel library... and all the cristal balls from the Sageīs Magical Shopp are sold/rented/anything???
Straaaange...
But, going to the topic now, there is some prevision of some new tome giving us more lore about the Chosen? I know that we will see some new lore of Laeral and Khelben in Waterdeep sourcebook (and maybe Waterdeep novel), but there is someone preparing something more specific, like the 2nd Edition The Seven Sisters??? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 17:27:29
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
But, going to the topic now, there is some prevision of some new tome giving us more lore about the Chosen? I know that we will see some new lore of Laeral and Khelben in Waterdeep sourcebook (and maybe Waterdeep novel), but there is someone preparing something more specific, like the 2nd Edition The Seven Sisters???
Gods, I hope not... WotC can't update old lore without giving us scads of new feats and PrCs, so if they revisited the Seven, we'd get all sorts of lame crunch that we really don't need, and that would detract from the flavor of Mystra's daughters. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 04 Jun 2005 : 03:29:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
But, going to the topic now, there is some prevision of some new tome giving us more lore about the Chosen? I know that we will see some new lore of Laeral and Khelben in Waterdeep sourcebook (and maybe Waterdeep novel), but there is someone preparing something more specific, like the 2nd Edition The Seven Sisters???
Gods, I hope not... WotC can't update old lore without giving us scads of new feats and PrCs, so if they revisited the Seven, we'd get all sorts of lame crunch that we really don't need, and that would detract from the flavor of Mystra's daughters.
Well said  . And I echo these thoughts exactly.
I don't want to ever see the day that a "Seven Sisters" template receives publication in an 3e FR tome.
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 04 Jun 2005 : 03:41:55
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It sometimes saddens me that we get on a track where we want to see characters die, just to see if it can happen becuase they are a fixture in a given setting. I really was in the recent past that Sylune died, and don't forget that Sammaster was a Chosen, died, and came back as a lich . . . a couple times.
I also wonder why you don't see as much outcry like "I wish someone would kill Manshoon, he's too powerful," or "Szass Tam has been in charge too long, I think the Simbul should just kill him."
Any thoughts on why the Uber powerful Uber evil don't seem to attract the same hatred as the Chosen do? (and yes, I know . . . Manshoon has died a few times and Szass Tam is already dead, but you know what I mean!) |
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Lysander
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 04 Jun 2005 : 03:43:19
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Originally posted by The Sage
I don't want to ever see the day that a "Seven Sisters" template receives publication in an 3e FR tome.
Shhhhhhhhh! You know they're just waiting for an excuse to do just that! I'm just afraid that those who would approve such a publication are drones, thus unaffected by THO's considerable charms to not publish. |
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Hammerfist
Acolyte
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Posted - 08 Jun 2005 : 06:48:29
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| Hello, can I know are there ways the Chosen can die? And what are the ways to kill them permanently? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 08 Jun 2005 : 07:51:53
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Originally posted by Hammerfist
Hello, can I know are there ways the Chosen can die? And what are the ways to kill them permanently?
We know that, thanks to their command of considerable magic as well as their intimate connection with Mystra, the Chosen can reach extreme ages, which in itself suggests that they cannot die due to the ravaging effects of old age. Memory retention however, suffers because of their status. Some Chosen, Elminster in particular, have illustrated some difficulty in ascertaining ancient information or past memories from early periods in their lives. This is mainly due to the fact that they have lived for so long.
As for permanently killing Chosen, well again, their connection to Mystra does make such an undertaking quite difficult. And, I suppose there are ways in which Chosen can be permanently "killed", perhaps through the application of great magic, or maybe due to the wrath of a deity. But, I'd rather not consider them, because I prefer the Chosen to remain the mysteries that they are.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 08 Jun 2005 : 07:58:48
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
It sometimes saddens me that we get on a track where we want to see characters die, just to see if it can happen becuase they are a fixture in a given setting. I really was in the recent past that Sylune died, and don't forget that Sammaster was a Chosen, died, and came back as a lich . . . a couple times.
I also wonder why you don't see as much outcry like "I wish someone would kill Manshoon, he's too powerful," or "Szass Tam has been in charge too long, I think the Simbul should just kill him."
Any thoughts on why the Uber powerful Uber evil don't seem to attract the same hatred as the Chosen do? (and yes, I know . . . Manshoon has died a few times and Szass Tam is already dead, but you know what I mean!)
Because being 'evil' and 'bad' are cool as opposed to being humble and sensitive and ... well ... 'good'. Jaded gamers often gravitate to more gritty, evil play and many are fascinated by the sheer unfettered power of evil. It's further escapism from the escapism of gaming, I guess. Personally, I've long been tired of the uninformed debates that rage across the ether that the Realms are "too good" whenever evil or evildoers receive a check or reining in of their activities. Compare the hullabaloo when Hellgate Keep got razed to the inaudible murmur when the Rotting Man took over the entire Rawlinswood. IMO the Realms is pretty balanced in the eternal good v. evil power struggle - it's only personal bias and perception or a wanting of things in the Realms to be a certain way or match a particular need/desire that lead people to complain about this topic - one that has been done to death, I might add.
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