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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
229 Posts |
 Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 18:19:01
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| Could be interesting depending on the era. If this is "Elminster's FR as of the OGB (or around)" then I am game. If it is "Elminster's FR as of 14xx" count me out. |
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1296 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 18:47:51
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| I think I'm buying this no matter what era. Although I'd be MUCH more happy if it's OGB era! |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 18:48:27
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| Hm. If this is at all like the project Jorkens proposed, I will love it. |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36861 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 19:08:42
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| I'm intrigued by this news, but I need to see more information before I can make a definitive call on whether or not I'll buy it. |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 19:29:22
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Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
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idilippy
Senior Scribe
USA
417 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 19:42:00
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| Very interested in seeing what this turns out to be. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2012 : 23:07:38
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October of this year! SWEEEEEET! Gonna get me a copy. |
"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 - 23 Jan 2012 : 23:21:45
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| This looks interesting... but I'd like to know more first, as I'm with Apex as far as its usefulness to me is concerned. At any rate, it's the first WotC product I've seen since the 4E core rulebooks that I've been interested in, and my interest in 4E didn't last that long. And I, too, would like to see a cover image... although I know from past experience that such things tend to change between initial announcement and release; the cover of the GHotR is just one example. |
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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 02:16:30
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Originally posted by The Sage
It had me sold on the words "Ed Greenwood."
Indeed.
Then again it's a Realms books so I will buy it anyways. |
"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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 09:30:34
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Where's that quote from, Sage? I can't find an OP in this scroll; is that all Matt had to say? And if he was referring to those of us who had posted in this scroll, then I'm definitely optimistic... but I won't speculate on content until I see a more detailed preview; I've about given up on the Cormyr Lineage, and I don't want to get my hopes up again until I have proof.
Edit: Either way, it's going to be a long nine months... and the third trimester is apparently the worst, from what I've heard from my friends who have kids.  |
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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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36861 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 10:52:09
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Originally posted by Jakk
Where's that quote from, Sage? I can't find an OP in this scroll; is that all Matt had to say? And if he was referring to those of us who had posted in this scroll, then I'm definitely optimistic... but I won't speculate on content until I see a more detailed preview; I've about given up on the Cormyr Lineage, and I don't want to get my hopes up again until I have proof.
Edit: Either way, it's going to be a long nine months... and the third trimester is apparently the worst, from what I've heard from my friends who have kids.
Matt accidentally created a new topic. Sage closed it, but quoted him here. |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 11:28:58
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| I cant remember the last time a title (of anything)got me exited. This is an exception. |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 13:10:17
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| Yeah, I'm interested in what it turns out to be too. |
SiNafay Vrinn, the daughter of Lloth, from Ched Nasad!
http://zireael07.wordpress.com/ |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 14:22:11
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Originally posted by Jakk
Where's that quote from, Sage?
As Wooly said, Matt accidently posted a new topic, rather than replying to this existing one.
I've transferred the quote as per his request.
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I can't find an OP in this scroll; is that all Matt had to say?
It could be that Matt can't share all that much about the book just yet. Or, maybe, he's not even all that aware of it's full content. |
Candlekeep Forums Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
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Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium -- Volume IX now available (Oct 2007)
"So Saith Ed" -- the collected Candlekeep replies of Ed Greenwood
Zhoth'ilam Folio -- The Electronic Misadventures of a Rambling Sage |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 14:31:09
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I have no clue what any of you are talking about. I said nothing. Nothing!
*Jedi Mind Trick Hand Wave Thingy* |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 14:32:43
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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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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 14:36:45
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Originally posted by Brimstone
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
It had me sold on the words "Ed Greenwood."
Indeed.
Then again it's a Realms books so I will buy it anyways.
Don't let the developers over at WoTC hear you say that, who knows what they will churn out |
Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way. -Steve Martin
Amazon "KindleUnlimited" Free Trial: http://amzn.to/2AJ4yD2
Try Audible and Get 2 Free Audio Books! https://amzn.to/2IgBede |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 15:31:03
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Originally posted by Matt James
I have no clue what any of you are talking about. I said nothing. Nothing!
*Jedi Mind Trick Hand Wave Thingy*
Ok, where is a priestess of Loviatar when you need one? |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
628 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 15:31:41
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Originally posted by Brimstone
When will we know who worked on it?
Knowing my luck....Gencon.
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I hope Candlekeep continues to be the friendly forum of fellow Realms-lovers that it has always been, as we all go through this together. If you don’t want to move to the “new” Realms, that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with either you or the “old” Realms. Goodness knows Candlekeep, and the hearts of its scribes, are both big enough to accommodate both. If we want them to be.
(Strikes dramatic pose, raises sword to gleam in the sunset, and hopes breeches won’t fall down.)
Enough for now. The Realms lives! I have spoken! Ale and light wines half price, served by a smiling Storm Silverhand fetchingly clad in thigh-high boots and naught else! Ahem . .
So saith Ed. <snip>
love to all,
THO
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 15:35:55
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Originally posted by entreri3478
quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
It had me sold on the words "Ed Greenwood."
Indeed.
Then again it's a Realms books so I will buy it anyways.
Don't let the developers over at WoTC hear you say that, who knows what they will churn out
I really have no problems with who is working at WotC right now. From the current DDI articles I think this current WotC crew and freelancers are doing a great job. |
"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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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 15:36:48
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Originally posted by Bakra
quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone
When will we know who worked on it?
Knowing my luck....Gencon.
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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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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1296 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 18:34:33
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Argh! Thanks Matt James.
Now I have to buy 2. One to sit and look beautiful and one to read/flip through until the pages disintegrate in my hands. Please fill it with art and maps and lore. Please. Pretty pretty please. |
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Therise
Master of Realmslore
1272 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 19:31:59
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Greenwood Presents: Elminster's Forgotten Realms
Interesting. Coming out when it does, this strikes me as less than a new campaign setting book and more as a special supplement. It doesn't feel like a 4E standard supplement, as it's not region-specific, but almost an addendum.
If it's some kind of multi-edition overview, I'm not quite sure how I'd feel about that. It might be my litmus test on whether or not I start buying Realms materials again. If it's super-heavy on 4E Realms or is a "continuation" with minor fixes and lore additions to "smooth things out", I can't see myself investing in it. If it takes a bold step and diverges 4E Realms into its own separate timeline (or completely divests the Realms of the 4E period), I'd probably buy it sight-unseen just as a show of support.
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Apex
Learned Scribe
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 20:41:36
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Originally posted by Therise
quote:
Originally posted by Skeptic
Greenwood Presents: Elminster's Forgotten Realms
Interesting. Coming out when it does, this strikes me as less than a new campaign setting book and more as a special supplement. It doesn't feel like a 4E standard supplement, as it's not region-specific, but almost an addendum.
If it's some kind of multi-edition overview, I'm not quite sure how I'd feel about that. It might be my litmus test on whether or not I start buying Realms materials again. If it's super-heavy on 4E Realms or is a "continuation" with minor fixes and lore additions to "smooth things out", I can't see myself investing in it. If it takes a bold step and diverges 4E Realms into its own separate timeline (or completely divests the Realms of the 4E period), I'd probably buy it sight-unseen just as a show of support.
Having given this some thought (and some wishful thinking), I could easily see this as somewhat of a rehash of the OGB (but obviously with more/different/original details). It will come out not too long after WoTC re-releases the 1st Edition trio of Gygaxian bibles, so what better time to get back to the Realms as Greenwood meant it to be. |
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Rafael
Acolyte
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Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 23:55:01
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Wow, I haven't been here in AGES!
If you see a gentleman called "The Sage", give him my best regards! :)
Judging from the earlier releases for FR... Could it be an update of Elminster's Ecologies to 4e?
It didn't feel so much as if people at Wizbro were interested - or allowed - to do "Old" Realms. |
Innkeeper at the Comeback Inn, the community for Dave Arneson's Blackmoor |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 02:08:30
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Originally posted by Seravin
Argh! Thanks Matt James.
Now I have to buy 2. One to sit and look beautiful and one to read/flip through until the pages disintegrate in my hands. Please fill it with art and maps and lore. Please. Pretty pretty please.
What Seravin said, and if it is filled with maps and lore that are of use to me (that is, at least mostly pre-Spellplague), I'll buy at least one copy, very likely two, and possibly three.
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Originally posted by Therise
<snip>
Interesting. Coming out when it does, this strikes me as less than a new campaign setting book and more as a special supplement. It doesn't feel like a 4E standard supplement, as it's not region-specific, but almost an addendum.
If it's some kind of multi-edition overview, I'm not quite sure how I'd feel about that. It might be my litmus test on whether or not I start buying Realms materials again. If it's super-heavy on 4E Realms or is a "continuation" with minor fixes and lore additions to "smooth things out", I can't see myself investing in it. If it takes a bold step and diverges 4E Realms into its own separate timeline (or completely divests the Realms of the 4E period), I'd probably buy it sight-unseen just as a show of support.
Yeah. What Therise said, although, with respect to the multi-edition overview, if it contains a whole bunch of previously unpublished pre-Spellplague lore, I'm okay (in fact, I'm delighted) with that. But I suspect Therise will be too... just a guess based on an impression I've acquired. 
Anyway, I'm trying very hard to stop speculating on the 5E Realms; I'm hoping we'll get some more information about this title soon, but not so soon that we still have to wait forever to get our greedy little Smeagol-hands on our preciousss... |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 06:08:57
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Originally posted by Brimstone
When will we know who worked on it?
Well, Ed Greenwood, obviously.
And how awesome will it be?
THAT awesome.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms
