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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
   
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 05:10:24
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Live this morning in Dragon #407 is "Crowns and Mantles: The Ranks and Titles of Cormyr." This article details the noble and military ranks of the kingdom, and talks about some of the other positions of responsibility one might earn in Cormyr.
It also contains a gorgeous illustration by Hector Ortiz of a Cormyrean knight at the moment of her investiture as a baroness of the realm, and (at long last!) Claudio Pozas brings us the rank insignia of the Purple Dragons.
The full article, at 9 pages, is available here.
Do enjoy!
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
    
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 05:32:49
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I'm starting to think there's a conspiracy at Wizards.
They're uploading these articles at times when I can't immediately access them from work, once they gone active. 
Don't think I can wait until I get home.  |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
   
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 05:35:28
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quote: Originally posted by The Sage
I'm starting to think there's a conspiracy at Wizards.
They're uploading these articles at times when I can't immediately access them from work, once they gone active. 
Don't think I can wait until I get home. 
They go live at midnight eastern (New York) time, unless there's an issue with the file loading.
You can make it, O Sage! |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
    
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 14:03:31
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Still down... |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
   
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 16:22:05
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quote: Originally posted by entreri3478
Still down...
The WotC site is back up now. Run! |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
   
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 17:22:07
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This is my favorite article of the bunch. Well done Brian! |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
  
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jan 2012 : 17:35:23
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What an amazing article. Great job, Mr. Cortijo. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
    
Australia
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Brimstone
Great Reader
    
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2012 : 03:28:31
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I liked the rank structure. I mean what it actually looks like on the uniform!
Great article. |
"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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Jakk
Great Reader
    
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2012 : 05:52:25
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This. Is. Gold. Possibly mithral...
I particularly love the illustrations of the rank insignia and the Chondathan titles of nobility. Hopefully I can find a way to download the last couple of articles; DDI has not made this easy for me as a new subscriber, as the only article links that work are those provided at the 'Keep (as I've noted elsewhere).  |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Pazuzu
Seeker

Germany
61 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2012 : 23:17:59
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Just arrived perfectly in time for the final of my current adventure, where I want to give the player-characters a title and a castle's ruin in Cormyr :-) Many thanks, Wizards! |
May your dice obey your will. - Gary Gygax (*1938 - †2008) |
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