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9thChapter
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Caladan Brood
Senior Scribe
Norway
410 Posts |
 Posted - 18 Mar 2013 : 21:44:40
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| I've listened to "Gardens of the Moon" (the first book) and I found it..well, it was all right I guess but nothing awesome. These books really demand your complete attention so I find them best to read. They are kind of hard to explain, but I'd rather listen to this amazing and amazingly complex series than not having experienced it at all :) |
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
USA
3131 Posts |
Posted - 18 Mar 2013 : 22:18:31
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Originally posted by Caladan Brood
I've listened to "Gardens of the Moon" (the first book) and I found it..well, it was all right I guess but nothing awesome. These books really demand your complete attention so I find them best to read. They are kind of hard to explain, but I'd rather listen to this amazing and amazingly complex series than not having experienced it at all :)
I would definitely recommend someone READ this series versus listening to it. I lost count of how many times I stopped mid-paragraph to piece something together. This would be a little more difficult while driving and messing with your car stereo.  |
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NetDiver
Acolyte
Finland
11 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2013 : 18:44:09
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Originally posted by Entreri3478
I would definitely recommend someone READ this series versus listening to it. I lost count of how many times I stopped mid-paragraph to piece something together. This would be a little more difficult while driving and messing with your car stereo.
I'll second this. But then again, I prefer reading books. Steven Erikson unfolds the story of the Malazan Empire and his world little by little. He also demands a bit more from his readers than your average fantasy writer as the cast is huge and Erikson isn't afraid to kill off notable characters in the story. Erikson's story reads a bit like a mix of Glen Cook's Chronicles of the Black Company and George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. While Malazan Empire books aren't exactly Realms related, there's a lot of inspiration and story ideas to be had from this series. |
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Kno
Senior Scribe
452 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2013 : 13:06:23
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2013 : 22:11:02
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For supplements? Magic of Faerun and Silver Marches. As someone pretty new to the Realms with 3e, those supplements really sold me on the setting as something amazing and new I had to get into.
Death of the Dragon is probably my favourite novel, just as amazing too. |
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2013 : 03:21:34
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Ze
Learned Scribe
Italy
147 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2013 : 12:12:07
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#1 - Cloak & Dagger. Just wow.
#2 - FRCS 3e - although a lot had to be left out, that was a great job putting it all together.
#3 - the City of Splendors boxed set (although I am convinced that if Eric Boyd had not been hindered by the page count, the 3e Waterdeep:CoS could have been at least at the same level as the 2e boxed set).
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Renin
Learned Scribe
USA
290 Posts |
Posted - 11 May 2013 : 15:39:36
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Just to chime in:
'Ruins of Myth Drannor', 'Elves of Evermeet', 'Cormanthyr', and 'Faiths & Avatars'.
)(Yup, elves are my favorite race, stemming from reading 'Sword of Shannara at a young age, and I love the huge, sprawling chaotic viewing of the pantheon of the Realms.) |
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 12 May 2013 : 06:21:08
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 17 May 2013 : 04:14:03
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| Gold & Glory is also one of my favorite FR supplement. Love Power Groups! |
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rangerstranger
Seeker
USA
54 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2013 : 13:42:54
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1. Baldur's Gate Trilogy
2. The Ruins of Zhentil Keep Box
3. Forgotten Realms Adventures book
Also the Volo's guide series are really close here |
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Captain Grafalcon
Learned Scribe
Brazil
131 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2013 : 15:34:37
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| Your choices are the same for me rangerstranger, but the Forgotten Realms Atlas software is fantastic too. |
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Jarlaxle, mercenary leader of Bregan D'aerthe. |
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Sylrae
Learned Scribe
Canada
313 Posts |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2013 : 00:23:15
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Good question!
1. The Old Grey Box.
2. FR5 The Savage Frontier.
3. FR1 Waterdeep and the North.
That's my top three in order.
John |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
The Old Grey Box gets better with age! |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5696 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2013 : 09:20:24
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Well met
Hmmm, this is a tough one. Some are very well thumbed and have very profound impacts. If I had to narrow it to three, which is no easy feat, i'd choose (in no particular order):
Volo's Guide to Waterdeep
FR Campaign Box (2nd edition)
The North (box set)
Forgotten Realms Atlas
Silver Marches
Lost Empires of Faerūn
That's three, right? |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2013 : 16:58:56
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Forgotten Realms Campaign Box
The North
Forgotten Realms Adventures |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36891 Posts |
Posted - 15 Nov 2013 : 17:32:51
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My all-time fave Realms products:
Volo's Guide to Waterdeep
Volo's Guide to All Things Magical
Forgotten Realms Adventures
Cloak & Dagger
and the divine trilogy of Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities.
The 1E and 2E FRCS boxes rank up there, too, as does the City of Splendors boxed set and Ruins of Undermountain. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 06:46:59
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 19:00:02
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
my favorite is simple - the first Undermountain boxed set, which is what originally got me to switch from GH to FR.
Yes, great fun. This is one of the box sets I've not gotten my hands on. I've bought the books individually but haven't seen the complete box in ages. |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36891 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 19:17:07
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Originally posted by SirUrza
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
my favorite is simple - the first Undermountain boxed set, which is what originally got me to switch from GH to FR.
Yes, great fun. This is one of the box sets I've not gotten my hands on. I've bought the books individually but haven't seen the complete box in ages.
Because of the way things played out when I lost all my stuff in the fire, I do have the books from both Undermountain boxed sets -- and two complete sets of the maps and cardstock sheets. By chance, my collection of maps and cardstock sheets was in a different location than the books, so the books went up in smoke, and the maps and such were safe elsewhere.
I stopped keeping boxed sets in the boxes when I was a teenager because of my dad's second wife -- she was really down on D&D. I quickly discovered that a hardbound book with a plain brown wrapper, or stuff hidden inside a folder (like you'd use at school) would all escape her notice -- even when school was out! |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 19 Nov 2013 : 17:03:30
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I stopped keeping boxed sets in the boxes when I was a teenager because of my dad's second wife -- she was really down on D&D. I quickly discovered that a hardbound book with a plain brown wrapper, or stuff hidden inside a folder (like you'd use at school) would all escape her notice -- even when school was out!
Sadly I don't have the cards or the maps, so you're a few steps ahead of me. :) |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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The Madmage
Acolyte
26 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2013 : 02:22:20
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1) Grand History of the Realms
2) Faiths and Avatars
3) Cloak and Dagger (might have been #2 but I didn't like the Manshoon Wars). |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 05 Nov 2015 : 23:59:05
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For me.
1.The Old Grey Box.
2.FR5 The Savage Frontier.
3.FR6 Dreams of The Red Wizards.
All very good stuff!
John |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
The Old Grey Box gets better with age! |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 06 Nov 2015 : 00:12:34
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Originally posted by froglegg
Good question!
1. The Old Grey Box.
2. FR5 The Savage Frontier.
3. FR1 Waterdeep and the North.
That's my top three in order.
John
As you can see above I changed my mind.
John |
Long live Alias and Dragonbait! Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb the Realms need you more then ever!
On my word as a sage nothing within these pages is false, but not all of it may prove to be true. - Elminster of Shadowdale
The Old Grey Box gets better with age! |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
1628 Posts |
Posted - 12 Nov 2015 : 18:02:28
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1 Can I count Faiths and Avatars, Powers and Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities as a single one.
2 3.5 campaign guide.
3 Grand History of the Realms
4 Evermeet |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 05 Dec 2015 : 18:11:30
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1: Three-way tie between Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities
2: The Finder's Stone trilogy novels.
3: Another tie, between the Songs and Swords novels and The Seven Sisters sourcebook. |
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Khaelieth
Learned Scribe
103 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2015 : 11:13:57
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FRCS 3rd edition
GHoftR
Baldur's Gate 2 |
Also known on other forums as ChazSexington, Kusghuul, and Claudius.
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chibi_grazzt
Acolyte
USA
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