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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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 Posted - 29 Nov 2012 : 04:43:02
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Hail and well met,
I wanted to point out my article in Dungeon #208, "Elves with Demonic Designs--The Fey'ri: Faerun's Hidden Threat," which is a Realms specific article about Fey'ri.
The amusing director's commentary on this piece is that I *originally* wrote a Fey'ri article for WotC nearly four years ago when my novel featuring a fey'ri (Downshadow) hit the shelves. This is that same article, shuffled, lost, misfiled, revamped, rewritten, misplaced, found, hidden in a filing cabinet at the end of a deserted hallway marked with a sign saying "Beware of the Leopard," and finally fished out by the wise Kim Mohan and finally published this month.
I have literally written this article four times, so I'm hoping that it's a good one. 
Realms lorelords might see a few familiar faces, particularly if they're familiar with Cloak and Dagger.
Cheers
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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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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2012 : 11:58:02
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Wow, what a story...
I'd like to quarter whoever had the brilliant idea of making Dungeon and Dragon magazines Insider-only... |
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Tarlyn
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2012 : 12:21:44
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| The Fey'ri were an interesting group, although I had thought that most of them were wiped out in the Last Mythal. Are they going to be a faction with continuing support in FR next? |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2012 : 15:22:38
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As the article makes clear, The Last Mythal series dealt the fey'ri a serious blow and scattered the survivors to the winds. They are now fractured and mostly leaderless, operating more as individuals thana collective. As for active support going forward, we'll see.
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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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Lirdolin
Learned Scribe
Germany
198 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2012 : 22:52:07
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Originally posted by Zireael
I'd like to quarter whoever had the brilliant idea of making Dungeon and Dragon magazines Insider-only...
I second that statement...:( I would love to get my hands on that article in print form(still hope they will one day collect all the Dragon and Dungeon articles relevant to FR in one book).
Judging from Erics depiction of fey'ri in his novels it is probably pretty cool |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 10:02:41
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Originally posted by Lirdolin
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Originally posted by Zireael
I'd like to quarter whoever had the brilliant idea of making Dungeon and Dragon magazines Insider-only...
I second that statement...:( I would love to get my hands on that article in print form(still hope they will one day collect all the Dragon and Dungeon articles relevant to FR in one book).
Judging from Erics depiction of fey'ri in his novels it is probably pretty cool
Just wondering, if someone were to subscribe for a month only, can you download all the back issues? If not, I'd love to see a "best of FR articles" PDF available for purchase. What I've seen on the 4e FR online articles has indeed intrigued me, even though the game itself isn't to my taste. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 11:03:16
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Originally posted by sleyvas
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Originally posted by Lirdolin
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Originally posted by Zireael
I'd like to quarter whoever had the brilliant idea of making Dungeon and Dragon magazines Insider-only...
I second that statement...:( I would love to get my hands on that article in print form(still hope they will one day collect all the Dragon and Dungeon articles relevant to FR in one book).
Judging from Erics depiction of fey'ri in his novels it is probably pretty cool
Just wondering, if someone were to subscribe for a month only, can you download all the back issues? If not, I'd love to see a "best of FR articles" PDF available for purchase. What I've seen on the 4e FR online articles has indeed intrigued me, even though the game itself isn't to my taste.
Yes. A 1-month subscription allows you to download (and keep) ALL The issues released over the past 4+ years. |
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Derulbaskul
Senior Scribe
Singapore
408 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 14:05:25
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Great article, Erik.
This month's Dungeon was undeniably excellent. |
Cheers
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NB: Please remember: A cannon is a big gun. Canon is what we discuss here. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 14:53:10
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Realms lorelords might see a few familiar faces, particularly if they're familiar with Cloak and Dagger.
Congrats, Erik.
An on-again/off-again Realms fan [and work colleague] caught me reading your article at the office, and immediately became intrigued with the C&D references. As a result, I thus directed him to my spare copy of Cloak & Dagger that I have sitting in my desktop library.  |
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Lunarbeams
Acolyte
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Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 17:08:16
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| I love the Fey'ri and have yet to find a good situation to RP them |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2012 : 22:21:25
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Originally posted by Lunarbeams
I love the Fey'ri and have yet to find a good situation to RP them
This article offers a few instances where fey'ri might be placed, and I think they make good solitary threats, particularly in their current state. A fey'ri makes a good manipulator villain or information broker, and any evil warlord would be well served to have a fey'ri as a lieutenant. And of course, there are plenty of fey'ri out in search of the legendary Last Heir.
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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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 00:50:57
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| Are daemonfey (elven half-fiends) and fey'ri (elven "tieflings") unique to the Realms, or do such creatures exist (by other names?) elsewhere in the D&D cosmos? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 01:43:45
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Originally posted by Ayrik
Are daemonfey (elven half-fiends) and fey'ri (elven "tieflings") unique to the Realms, or do such creatures exist (by other names?) elsewhere in the D&D cosmos?
There are variants of the idea in other settings -- RAVENLOFT and EBERRON spring immediately to mind. But, and I'm going from memory, I think Eric Boyd created the fey'ri exclusively for the Realms. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 06:05:49
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Ayrik
Are daemonfey (elven half-fiends) and fey'ri (elven "tieflings") unique to the Realms, or do such creatures exist (by other names?) elsewhere in the D&D cosmos?
There are variants of the idea in other settings -- RAVENLOFT and EBERRON spring immediately to mind. But, and I'm going from memory, I think Eric Boyd created the fey'ri exclusively for the Realms.
I concur. But that said, there's no reason why they couldn't exist elsewhere. You could even have a branch of them somewhere that is descended from a plane-hopping Realms-born fey'ri. |
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Foxhelm
Senior Scribe
Canada
592 Posts |
Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 12:59:58
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The recipe for Fey'ri is simple.
Breed Elves, mostly Sun Elves, with Demons, mostly Succubi.
So having Fey'ri else where is possible.
On a related Note...
Wonder if Fey'ri could be a playable race in Fifth Edition or if it will be something like a background/template/whatever to add to an elf or Tiefling character. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 17:13:19
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One of my previous revisions of the article included bloodline feats your elf or eladrin could take to be a fey'ri, as well as tips for playing one. Maybe I'll write all that up sometime for my website.
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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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 01 Dec 2012 : 23:11:21
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Thanks, guys 
I was sorta hoping for "canon" variants. But no great loss, I never liked elves much anyways ... fiends can breed with all sorts of less noxious species. |
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Lunarbeams
Acolyte
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Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 23:09:55
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| Oh I have fanfiction brewing now. It is having something to do with Sheverash.....I love being....always looking to redefined evil. Is there place to post fan-fiction here? |
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FR Fey'ri Article in Dungeon #208
