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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 14:06:29
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Wow! Great stuff. Sweet map of the area to.
Vaasa Article
I have been looking forward to this one.
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"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."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 09 Apr 2010 03:51:02
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 14:26:24
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quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone
Wow! Great stuff. Sweet map of the area to.
Vassa Article
I have been looking forward to this one.
Excellent. Thanks be to Brian. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2010 : 23:00:30
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Thanks guys. That article was very fun to write, and damn that map is smokin. Mike Schley is a master cartographer.
Chessenta is coming up next. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2010 : 01:36:17
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This is nice. I've always had some limited interested in Vaasa, though mainly from the RAVENLOFT perspective. Unfortunately, I won't be able to download the article until tomorrow, so I'll have to read it then.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2010 : 03:50:43
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Chessenta, huh? Cool I can't wait.
I thought something was wrong Sage.
Vaasa...
That Vaasa Maap is a Treasure.
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"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."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 09 Apr 2010 03:55:25 |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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coach
Senior Scribe
USA
479 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2010 : 19:08:29
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hard to accept an alien (and alien fake worshippers) taking over my favorite campaign land
i miss the days when everything was so simple: witch-kings and orcus and goat-head cultists and dragons and 200,000 humanoids
*sigh* the good 'ole days |
Bloodstone Lands Sage |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2010 : 19:23:21
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Originally posted by coach
hard to accept an alien (and alien fake worshippers) taking over my favorite campaign land
i miss the days when everything was so simple: witch-kings and orcus and goat-head cultists and dragons and 200,000 humanoids
*sigh* the good 'ole days
I don't like where this is headed. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
http://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/172023 |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2010 : 21:16:49
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I don't understand the alien reference myself.
Mind-Flayers are listed as not native to the Forgotten Realms...and so are Beholders and tons of others.
I dare say that the being worshiped in Vaasa could even be a new take on one of my favorite gaming pieces of work ever created: The College of Sorcery.
You can find some information about it here: http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd1/cow.htm
In it, a "god" is thrown down out of the heavens to crash into the world.
As soon as I first read the new take on Vaasa I pulled out my Mathghamhna map and read up on it all. |
The Old Grey Box and AD&D for me! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2010 : 02:02:14
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Right. Now having read the article...
I like the expanded details on the Warlock Knights. And those Black Holes present a rather curious campaign opportunity. 
Good stuff Brian! |
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Mr_Miscellany
Senior Scribe
545 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2010 : 21:06:05
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:does the happy dance:
Brian, that quote for Ivor was awesome! Much better than I could have come up with. I’ll be sneaking peaks at the article here at work, then read the rest at home. Thanks again! :D
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 19 Apr 2010 : 21:18:14
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| Hehe. Glad you like it Misc. You created a great NPC with Lord Ivor "the Grinder" Chernin. I'm happy to see him "canonized" in Realmslore. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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coach
Senior Scribe
USA
479 Posts |
Posted - 20 Apr 2010 : 20:46:53
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quote:
Originally posted by coach
hard to accept an alien (and alien fake worshippers) taking over my favorite campaign land
i miss the days when everything was so simple: witch-kings and orcus and goat-head cultists and dragons and 200,000 humanoids
*sigh* the good 'ole days
wow, i just re-read my post and i left out my *winking* smiley that i had meant to put in to indicate tongue-in-cheek attitude of the post and that made my whole post seem harsh
didn't mean anything negative toward the author, sorry Brian if it came out that way |
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Neil Bishop
Learned Scribe
Singapore
100 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2010 : 05:30:00
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quote:
Originally posted by coach
hard to accept an alien (and alien fake worshippers) taking over my favorite campaign land
i miss the days when everything was so simple: witch-kings and orcus and goat-head cultists and dragons and 200,000 humanoids
*sigh* the good 'ole days
The article seems to imply that the Voice of Telos is Zhengyi returned. If you accept that then perhaps this is all part of the Witch-King's new plot to take over Vaasa and other lands in the name of Orcus... so welcome back to the good old days of Orcus, goat-headed cultists and humanoids!
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2010 : 06:02:12
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"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."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2010 : 10:20:59
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| Hmm.. guess i have to subscribe to the D&D Insider to read this juicy morsel? :( |
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Tyranthraxus
Senior Scribe
Netherlands
423 Posts |
Posted - 25 Apr 2010 : 18:14:09
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Awesome.
BRJ, keep up the good work! |
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Vaasa Article by Brian R. James (DDI)
