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ElaineCunningham
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 Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 11:53:17
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I do hope your health has improved after the misdiagnosed.
Hi, Kentinal.
I'm fine, thanks. What the first doctor saw as macular degeneration turned out to be retinal scarring from some childhood bump or other. One retina is partially detached, so I have to be careful about certain things, but I've learned to manage eyestrain better and seldom have the debilitating headaches that made writing almost impossible for a few unpleasant months. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 12:15:54
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I enjoyed that bit, Elaine. Is it safe to assume this was intended for Reclamation?
It's seldom safe to assume anything. 
Let's just call it an unpublished scene. I usually end up with a bunch of out-takes.
And speaking of out-takes, I removed the post with the scene. A passing burst of enthusiasm overcame my better judgment.
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Stranjer
Acolyte
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Posted - 03 Apr 2009 : 20:40:51
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I enjoyed that bit, Elaine. Is it safe to assume this was intended for Reclamation?
It's seldom safe to assume anything.
Let's just call it an unpublished scene. I usually end up with a bunch of out-takes.
And speaking of out-takes, I removed the post with the scene. A passing burst of enthusiasm overcame my better judgment.
aww, that just worsens my mood. I dont actively populate forums, and heck my FR reading had been lacking for a while, but since friends asked me to run a game i decided to get back into the mood. So now i go from "Oh yeah, thats right, i read somewhere a while back Elaine cunningham was doing another songs and swords book, wonder what the status of that is" to hearing about it being canceled and thinking "$#%&^@%# WotC, first you kill half the gods now this" to "but wait, I remember she had tried to write follow up shortly after dream spheres, so maybe like that time it was called "canceled" but will be brought back" to reading the reasons why it got canceled(not one of WotC doings, but i still believe 4ed is somewhat to blame, if not because it made you think that it was "useless"(or however you worded it) like your C & K trilogy, then at the very least the shift is going to make it even more unlikely that you will ever publish it.)
And then i miss, the first day i view these forums, when you posted another excerpt.
I have to say that I do love your realmswork. Ed might be able to create colorful social interactions and, until rescinded canon lore on will, and RAS might write amazing fight scenes, but you are one of the few FR authors who walks a middle path. You might not be as willing as Ed to create possible non-canon things, due to your lack of research really into current situations, but the conversations from your books are every bit as witty as his(which is his good point) and isnt lacking the well detailed action scenes like RAS has.
Also, this might just be speculation, but when you mentioned earlier(when you made the announcement on page 74) about Lawrence Block. You mentioned the reason you couldnt finish was one of those three options. Like i said, i dont know your character too well for any detailed look, but i believe there might be a 4th option. From all the hints given, Reclamation was, more or less, going to be drawing the storyline with elaith and your other characters to a (maybe not inescapable) end. Have you thought that maybe, after numerous years of more or less waiting for a go ahead on the project, and thinking and brainstorming so many different paths the characters could take, you simply didnt want it to end? Im pretty sure even if you had made a really dumb ending, many of us would be much happier then having nothing, even if you arent personally satisfied with it(suppose that is just me being selfish).
And to sum up, even though i think the chances of me seeing Reclamation on the store shelves, or anywhere other then the cover art is less then 10%, i will personally always hold out hope, that you finish it, and WotC, for whatever reason, decides to publish it.
Also, sorry about the long ranting post, and the distinct fact that i seem to be always too lazy to utilize capitalization. |
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Minxie18
Acolyte
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Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 04:31:14
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Originally posted by Penknight
If I may ask, please... you once said that you had intended to write a story for Realms of the Elves. May I ask which characters were to be involved? Also, did you have any plans on talking about Elaith and Amnestria's child in a novel before 4E came out? What would Elaith and Arilyn have been doing during the Elven Crusade?
Hi, Penknight. Yes, I intended to write a novella-length story for RotE. Signed a contract, the whole nine yards. But a long stretch of debilitating headaches made writing for any length of time impossible. I was misdiagnosed with macular degeneration, which is really bad news for people who like being able to see. By the time that was squared away, I was woefully behind. Something had to give and, unfortunately, the novella was it.
"Kingdom of Ice" was the tale of Prince Lamruil's attempt to establish an elven stronghold in the far north. It was inspired by the classic James Hilton novel Lost Horizons, and it would have taken a different path than that described in later Realms material. And yes, Reclamation would have dealt with the indentity of Amnestria's firstborn child. I really haven't given any thought to what Elaith and Arilyn would have been doing during the Elven Crusade. Good question, though.
I have a feeling you won't want to answer this but I was wondering if you could tell us what the name of Elaith and Amnestria's child was? I was so intrigued with this hidden prince character after reading Evermeet, so I'm really crushed that Reclamation was cancelled and I have yet to even know what the character's name was going to be.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 11:37:25
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Originally posted by Minxie18
I have a feeling you won't want to answer this but I was wondering if you could tell us what the name of Elaith and Amnestria's child was? I was so intrigued with this hidden prince character after reading Evermeet, so I'm really crushed that Reclamation was cancelled and I have yet to even know what the character's name was going to be.
*crosses fingers* Will you tell us, please?
Unfortunately, I can't answer this. I have my own ideas about the matter, of course, but if the folks at WotC decide to address the matter of elven succession, they might have a different take. |
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Minxie18
Acolyte
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Posted - 05 Apr 2009 : 18:55:42
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Minxie18
I have a feeling you won't want to answer this but I was wondering if you could tell us what the name of Elaith and Amnestria's child was? I was so intrigued with this hidden prince character after reading Evermeet, so I'm really crushed that Reclamation was cancelled and I have yet to even know what the character's name was going to be.
*crosses fingers* Will you tell us, please?
Unfortunately, I can't answer this. I have my own ideas about the matter, of course, but if the folks at WotC decide to address the matter of elven succession, they might have a different take.
I understand . I figured this might have been too spoilery.
I guess I'll just have to keep praying for Reclamation then  . |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 06 Apr 2009 : 01:56:14
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| Dagnabbit! Two days of searching for my copies of Elaine's books to realize that my ex took them in the divorce... Now I've got some selling to do of comic books to buy back copies. |
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SeeDiGi
Acolyte
Bermuda
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 04:41:00
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Stranjer
Acolyte
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 04:00:00
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| Since, for me, one of the most interesting characters, quote-wise if not personality wise, was Vartain of Calimport, the riddlemaster, I was wondering if Elaine happened to had written more realms-specific riddles, like the ones asked in Elfsong. Preferably any that you would be able to share, that dont fall under NDAs. I know you like to err on the side of caution when regarding NDA's, so I understand if you cannot. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 12:46:12
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Originally posted by SeeDiGi
Hi Elaine I just wanted to say that I read your Evermeet book an enjoyed it a lot.
Thanks, SeeDiGi! It's good to know that people are still reading and enjoying EVERMEET, ten years after its release. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 12:58:05
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Originally posted by Stranjer
Since, for me, one of the most interesting characters, quote-wise if not personality wise, was Vartain of Calimport, the riddlemaster, I was wondering if Elaine happened to had written more realms-specific riddles, like the ones asked in Elfsong. Preferably any that you would be able to share, that dont fall under NDAs. I know you like to err on the side of caution when regarding NDA's, so I understand if you cannot.
Yeah, Vartain wasn't exactly Mr. Personality, was he?
It has been a long time since I wrote ELFSONG, but I distinctly remember bringing stacks of books of and about riddles home from the library to get a feel for how a riddlemaster might think. The five-part "riddle" that stumped Vartain took ages to construct, and lots of browsing through Realms lore to find some likely ingrediants. I don't happen to have any additional, unpublished Realms riddles on file. It would be relatively easy to come up with Realms-related riddles, though it'd be far easier to use an established riddle and plug in a Realms reference. And bawdy jests are easier still.
Speaking of which, here's one passed along to me by a former TSR employee:
You're in the Realms, on your back, and going 100 miles per hour. Are you:
a) tobogganing down the Great Glacier,
b) on a flying carper, or
c) Storm Silverhand.
All foolishness aside, riddles have long been an important part of folklore and fantasy, well worth incorporating into a campaign.
I'm going to be addressing this topic again soon in a short story for an anthology entitled DRAGON LURE, tales that explain WHY dragons seek treasure, magic, music, virgins, and so on. . |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 13:37:18
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| By the way, read your latest installment in Legacy of Fire last night and wanted to share my compliments. Especially the part where the pugawumpis (I think I misspelled that) go 'Oooooooh!'. The imagery from that one line was spectacular. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 13:40:40
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
By the way, read your latest installment in Legacy of Fire last night and wanted to share my compliments. Especially the part where the pugawumpis (I think I misspelled that) go 'Oooooooh!'. The imagery from that one line was spectacular.
Thanks! Glad to hear you're enjoying Channa's story.
I wasn't aware that Issue #21 (and episode 3) was already out. Being relatively new to Pathfinder, I have yet to figure out how their release schedule works. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 13:44:32
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| I think they're back on schedule now after the delays that held up Issue #19 (which, in turn held up #20). Usually it's around the middle of the month. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 14:08:11
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
I think they're back on schedule now after the delays that held up Issue #19 (which, in turn held up #20). Usually it's around the middle of the month.
Thanks. Good to know.
I'm pretty happy with "Dark Tapestry," Channa's story. It's a little darker than most of my Forgotten Realms stories. The prose is leaner and the plot less convoluted. In a novel-length story, I'd prefer to have a little more humor, but in general, this story indicates the direction my future shared-world stories are likely to go. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 14:23:23
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I'm going to be addressing this topic again soon in a short story for an anthology entitled DRAGON LURE, tales that explain WHY dragons seek treasure, magic, music, virgins, and so on. .
I'm not ashamed to say that the "magic, music, virgins" bit piques my curiosity. 
I may have to seek out this anthology when it's released. Do you know of a release date for it, Elaine?
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 14:44:22
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I'm going to be addressing this topic again soon in a short story for an anthology entitled DRAGON LURE, tales that explain WHY dragons seek treasure, magic, music, virgins, and so on. .
I'm not ashamed to say that the "magic, music, virgins" bit piques my curiosity.
I may have to seek out this anthology when it's released. Do you know of a release date for it, Elaine?
Not offhand, no. It's a small press project, a UK publisher. I agreed to write a story for it, but the deadline is a while off so I don't know whether or not a release date has been announced. I'll post more info as I get it. |
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Stranjer
Acolyte
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 22:04:17
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Stranjer
Since, for me, one of the most interesting characters, quote-wise if not personality wise, was Vartain of Calimport, the riddlemaster, I was wondering if Elaine happened to had written more realms-specific riddles, like the ones asked in Elfsong. Preferably any that you would be able to share, that dont fall under NDAs. I know you like to err on the side of caution when regarding NDA's, so I understand if you cannot.
Yeah, Vartain wasn't exactly Mr. Personality, was he?
It has been a long time since I wrote ELFSONG, but I distinctly remember bringing stacks of books of and about riddles home from the library to get a feel for how a riddlemaster might think. The five-part "riddle" that stumped Vartain took ages to construct, and lots of browsing through Realms lore to find some likely ingrediants. I don't happen to have any additional, unpublished Realms riddles on file. It would be relatively easy to come up with Realms-related riddles, though it'd be far easier to use an established riddle and plug in a Realms reference. And bawdy jests are easier still.
Speaking of which, here's one passed along to me by a former TSR employee:
You're in the Realms, on your back, and going 100 miles per hour. Are you:
a) tobogganing down the Great Glacier,
b) on a flying carper, or
c) Storm Silverhand.
All foolishness aside, riddles have long been an important part of folklore and fantasy, well worth incorporating into a campaign.
I'm going to be addressing this topic again soon in a short story for an anthology entitled DRAGON LURE, tales that explain WHY dragons seek treasure, magic, music, virgins, and so on. .
Oh well, I figured as much. I do plan on adapting existing riddles for realms use, but I would have loved more riddle's my player have less of a chance to google to find the answer(or a similar answer). Well, for the most part I'm fine with them knowing answers if they go and do out of game research, but I had an idea where if they successfully answered an extremely tough riddle (like the Mulhorahold conumdrum) they would be extremely well rewarded. Some of my players have read on the realms, but none extensively. Oh well.
Also, when you made that riddle, was it with the intention of it being a trick question? Because the question asked was "Why was he buried in a copper coffin" While one obvious answer is because he is dead, the other answer would be because of where he lived, near the copper mountains, therebye making copper a plentiful metal and what traditionally buried people in. It comes down to whether you want to focus on why he was buried, or why it was in a copper coffin. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 14 Apr 2009 : 22:16:31
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Originally posted by Stranjer
Also, when you made that riddle (the Mulhorahold conumdrum), was it with the intention of it being a trick question? Because the question asked was "Why was he buried in a copper coffin" While one obvious answer is because he is dead, the other answer would be because of where he lived, near the copper mountains, therebye making copper a plentiful metal and what traditionally buried people in. It comes down to whether you want to focus on why he was buried, or why it was in a copper coffin.
It was meant as a trick question. The narrative form and the level of detail suggests that it was a multi-part connundrum, which is the sort of red herring a riddlemaster is likely to follow. Morgalla the dwarf, on the other hand, gets the answer right off.
That suggests an approach you might take with your players. Think of details they would know, and create a riddle that plays against their expectations. |
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Stranjer
Acolyte
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Posted - 15 Apr 2009 : 00:25:29
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Stranjer
Also, when you made that riddle (the Mulhorahold conumdrum), was it with the intention of it being a trick question? Because the question asked was "Why was he buried in a copper coffin" While one obvious answer is because he is dead, the other answer would be because of where he lived, near the copper mountains, therebye making copper a plentiful metal and what traditionally buried people in. It comes down to whether you want to focus on why he was buried, or why it was in a copper coffin.
It was meant as a trick question. The narrative form and the level of detail suggests that it was a multi-part connundrum, which is the sort of red herring a riddlemaster is likely to follow. Morgalla the dwarf, on the other hand, gets the answer right off.
That suggests an approach you might take with your players. Think of details they would know, and create a riddle that plays against their expectations.
I didn't mean it was a red herring. If he had honestly answered "Because he was dead" as Danilo initially guessed, then Grimnosh could have easily said "But that doesn't explain why it was in a copper coffin." It's been a while when you forget a scene you wrote huh? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 15 Apr 2009 : 01:26:18
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Originally posted by Stranjer
I didn't mean it was a red herring. If he had honestly answered "Because he was dead" as Danilo initially guessed, then Grimnosh could have easily said "But that doesn't explain why it was in a copper coffin." It's been a while when you forget a scene you wrote huh?
Maybe it's just me, but that comes across as a little insulting... Me, I trust an author when he or she tells me something was meant a certain way.
Grimnosh expected to be challenged by learned individuals. And it's a failing of many learned individuals to overlook the common, easy answer -- I've noticed it many times myself, particularly from my friend the engineer. Even regular Joes, given a lot of information, will assume it's all relevant and seek a solution based on that assumption.
All the extraneous details were meant to draw the thinking of the would-be answerer into the wrong direction. If the dragon had been concerned with why it was a copper coffin, he would have asked, "Why, when King Khalzol was buried, was he interred in a copper coffin?" That puts the focus on the coffin -- the way the question was actually phrased, though ("Why did King Khalzol's subjects bury him in a copper coffin?"), the copper coffin is just an extraneous bit of data. That extraneous bit, coupled with the earlier clues about Mulhorand, was designed to lead towards "why was the coffin made of copper?" and away from "why was he buried?". |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 15 Apr 2009 : 03:28:34
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Stranjer
I didn't mean it was a red herring. If he had honestly answered "Because he was dead" as Danilo initially guessed, then Grimnosh could have easily said "But that doesn't explain why it was in a copper coffin." It's been a while when you forget a scene you wrote huh?
Maybe it's just me, but that comes across as a little insulting... Me, I trust an author when he or she tells me something was meant a certain way.
Grimnosh expected to be challenged by learned individuals. And it's a failing of many learned individuals to overlook the common, easy answer -- I've noticed it many times myself, particularly from my friend the engineer. Even regular Joes, given a lot of information, will assume it's all relevant and seek a solution based on that assumption.
All the extraneous details were meant to draw the thinking of the would-be answerer into the wrong direction. If the dragon had been concerned with why it was a copper coffin, he would have asked, "Why, when King Khalzol was buried, was he interred in a copper coffin?" That puts the focus on the coffin -- the way the question was actually phrased, though ("Why did King Khalzol's subjects bury him in a copper coffin?"), the copper coffin is just an extraneous bit of data. That extraneous bit, coupled with the earlier clues about Mulhorand, was designed to lead towards "why was the coffin made of copper?" and away from "why was he buried?".
Thank you, Wooly. That's an excellent description of the scene and its intent. Grimnosh's question was very carefully worded, designed to distract the learned riddlemaster in precisely the way you described.
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 15 Apr 2009 : 03:40:00
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Originally posted by Stranjer
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by Stranjer
Also, when you made that riddle (the Mulhorahold conumdrum), was it with the intention of it being a trick question? Because the question asked was "Why was he buried in a copper coffin" While one obvious answer is because he is dead, the other answer would be because of where he lived, near the copper mountains, therebye making copper a plentiful metal and what traditionally buried people in. It comes down to whether you want to focus on why he was buried, or why it was in a copper coffin.
It was meant as a trick question. The narrative form and the level of detail suggests that it was a multi-part connundrum, which is the sort of red herring a riddlemaster is likely to follow. Morgalla the dwarf, on the other hand, gets the answer right off.
That suggests an approach you might take with your players. Think of details they would know, and create a riddle that plays against their expectations.
I didn't mean it was a red herring. If he had honestly answered "Because he was dead" as Danilo initially guessed, then Grimnosh could have easily said "But that doesn't explain why it was in a copper coffin." It's been a while when you forget a scene you wrote huh?
Ah. I misunderstood what you meant by "trick question." Yes, I suppose Grimnosh could have done as you suggest, but that was not my intendtion. The dragon quickly sized up Vartain and gave him a riddle he was unlikely to answer. The careful wording of Grimnosh's riddle and the level of detail it provided was very much of the "red herring" classification, because the dragon deliberately distracted Vartain by providing another trail.
And yes, you're right--it was Danilo who suggested the punchline, not Morgalla.
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
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Posted - 26 Apr 2009 : 09:33:44
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Dagnabbit! Two days of searching for my copies of Elaine's books to realize that my ex took them in the divorce... Now I've got some selling to do of comic books to buy back copies.
You let your ex take Elaine's books without a fight?!? 
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 30 Apr 2009 : 13:37:15
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Now, for something completely different:
4/30/09 "Jack and Jill," a very short (under 1000 words) murder mystery, went online today in the new edition of Flash Me Magazine, an e-zine devoted to flash fiction. I wrote this story a couple of years ago as part of the class materials for "Writing Across the Genres," a workshop I co-taught with Susan Onthank Mates. Each week we did an overview of a particular genre, and the participants wrote a one-page story in the genre-of-the-week using the nursery rhyme as a starting point. The variety and ingenuity in the participant's stories was amazing, and I'm fond of this little tale because it brings to mind a fun workshop and a great group of creative people. You can read "Jack and Jill" here, free of charge:
http://www.wingedhalo.com/flashme.html
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Apr 2009 : 13:40:12
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Originally posted by Asgetrion
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Dagnabbit! Two days of searching for my copies of Elaine's books to realize that my ex took them in the divorce... Now I've got some selling to do of comic books to buy back copies.
You let your ex take Elaine's books without a fight?!?
Of course not! She snuck them out without my noticing when she took her Terry Goodkind and Jacqueline Carey novels. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Apr 2009 : 13:47:17
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
Now, for something completely different:
4/30/09 "Jack and Jill," a very short (under 1000 words) murder mystery, went online today in the new edition of Flash Me Magazine, an e-zine devoted to flash fiction. I wrote this story a couple of years ago as part of the class materials for "Writing Across the Genres," a workshop I co-taught with Susan Onthank Mates. Each week we did an overview of a particular genre, and the participants wrote a one-page story in the genre-of-the-week using the nursery rhyme as a starting point. The variety and ingenuity in the participant's stories was amazing, and I'm fond of this little tale because it brings to mind a fun workshop and a great group of creative people. You can read "Jack and Jill" here, free of charge:
http://www.wingedhalo.com/flashme.html
Good story! Elaine, is there any chance you will be at GenCon this year? |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 30 Apr 2009 : 13:54:50
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Good story!
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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Elaine, is there any chance you will be at GenCon this year?
None whatsoever, I'm afraid. But I'm tentatively planning to attend GenCon 2010. |
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 09 May 2009 : 14:43:34
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I just recently managed to get my hands on a copy of Best of the Realms III (along with II), and while the writing is top notch, I am mightily confused by The Knights of Samular story. What indeed am I missing, or what more need I read in order to make more sense of it?
An enchanting tale nonetheless, with a shrunken Algorind's escape being the best part. I think I have read far too little of your work, Elaine, and I am very glad I have gotten this little anthology. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 09 May 2009 : 15:06:20
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Originally posted by Kyrene
I just recently managed to get my hands on a copy of Best of the Realms III (along with II), and while the writing is top notch, I am mightily confused by The Knights of Samular story. What indeed am I missing, or what more need I read in order to make more sense of it?
An enchanting tale nonetheless, with a shrunken Algorind's escape being the best part. I think I have read far too little of your work, Elaine, and I am very glad I have gotten this little anthology.
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