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Asharak
Learned Scribe
France
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 Posted - 06 Feb 2011 : 10:13:56
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Well, I love Races of Faerûn but I read, in several posts, the info therein is garbled and not 100% correct.
Some says look for solid stuff:
- Cormanthyr - Empire of Elves
- Dragon Annual 4
Anybody know other places where looking for?
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"Soyez réalistes : demandez l'impossible"
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2011 : 17:33:23
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| What is it precisely that you are looking for, Asharak? I could recommend many... |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
Green Dragonscale Dice Bag by Crystalsidyll - check it out
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2011 : 18:47:11
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I somehow doubt that anything in D&D could ever be 100% correct. There are too many schisms of opinion about canon for any hope of a universal consensus, and more divisions evolve with each new D&D release. Plus there are persistent actual errors which slip by the designers and proofreaders, errors of syntax and balance and consistency, trivial and subtle and outrageous.
Races of Faerûn is a WotC 3.5E product from about 2003. It may be "newer" or "older" information than the D&D sourcebooks and edition you prefer, but I wouldn't call it garbled.
Repeating Fellfire's query: what information are you looking for, Asharak? |
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BlackAce
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
358 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2011 : 20:38:49
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Races of Faerun is accurate and pretty definitive- (NB: some of the race illustration captions are in the wrong order) - for everything up to 3.5 edition.
After that, quite a lot changes, so it becomes less useful. Cormanthyr being older than RoF, will tell you in more depth of the elves history and culture but that's all. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2011 : 12:16:02
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Also one of the best realms products out there IMO. Don't hate  lol. |
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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Asharak
Learned Scribe
France
272 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 12:42:14
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I prefer 2 edition lore.
I read Cormanthyr - Empire of Elves pdf and it's great !
I own:
-Dwarves Deep
-Giantcraft
-Drizzt Do'Urden Guide to the Underdark
Other 2E Forgotten Realms product where looking for ?
So, I can complete my collection. |
"Soyez réalistes : demandez l'impossible"
Sorry for my English... it's not my native tongue. |
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Dewaint
Learned Scribe
Germany
151 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 12:58:39
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Hi Asharak,
I take it like in the real world, there are every now and then new findings about who is descendant from whom and why and so on. But basically I second Arik's oppinion. At the end you have to decide which version is the correct one for your campaign.
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Originally posted by Asharak
I prefer 2 edition lore.
I read Cormanthyr - Empire of Elves pdf and it's great !
I own:
-Dwarves Deep
-Giantcraft
-Drizzt Do'Urden Guide to the Underdark
Other 2E Forgotten Realms product where looking for ?
So, I can complete my collection.
I would suggest this ones:
- 2E Arcane Age: Netheril
- FR10 Old Empires
- FR12 The Horde (this is a realy intruguing one
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 13:29:51
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Originally posted by Dewaint
2E Arcane Age: Netheril
I'm Alisttair, and I approve this Suggestion.  |
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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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 13:50:37
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Some 2E books about races that I'd recommend —
"Generic"
PHBR6 Complete Book of Dwarves
PHBR8 Complete Book of Elves
PHBR9 Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings
PHBR10 Complete Book of Humanoids
Realms
Arcane Ages: Cormanthyr Empire of the Elves
Arcane Ages: The Fall of Myth Drannor
FR11 Dwarves Deep
FOR1 Draconomicon
FOR2 Drow of the Underdark
FOR5 Elves of Evermeet
FOR7 Giantcraft
FOR12 Demihumans of the Realms
Ravenloft
Van Richten's Guide to Vampires
Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts
Van Richten's Guide to the Lich
Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts
Van Richten's Guide to the Created
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead
Van Richten's Guide to Fiends
Planescape
Faces of Evil: The Fiends
Planes of Chaos
Planes of Law
Planes of Conflict
There are also many books about monsters and various non-playable races, and most of the books describing regions in the Realms setting introduce some (or a lot of) detail, rules, and quirks involving their local races. |
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
624 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 15:55:42
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| Don't forget the Elminster's Ecology series! Some of my favorite Realmslore to be found anywhere! |
How can life be so bountiful, providing such sublime rewards for mediocrity? -Umberto Ecco |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
8035 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 16:05:36
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| Agreed, the Ecologies are excellent references. I was trying to focus on sources that presented a lot of lore about races, though it's difficult to isolate them because the races are deeply intertangled into everything else. The races aren't just stats, they're what brings life and character to their settings. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 16:24:52
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The EE's are the only place you will find the Leucrotta pantheon.
As for RoF, its a good source, but not perfect. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 09 Feb 2011 : 16:44:16
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| Not really a sourcebook, but I'd recommend Hellgate Keep for lore as well. Sea Devils is one of the best 2e books and Complete Book of Necromancers is probably my favorite. |
Misanthorpe
Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
Green Dragonscale Dice Bag by Crystalsidyll - check it out
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