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Lameth
Learned Scribe
Germany
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Jan 2005 : 23:09:18
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Hi Richard
Firstly, i'm currently reading The Rite (which i've posted a few comments on just here), and what an amazing book!! 
I just wondered where (if anywhere) you obtained the information for the Monastery of the Yellow Rose? I haven't read much on this location but it's been an intriguing place for me in the Realms for a long time so it was a pleasure to read so much about it in your novel. Can you also provide any additional information on the place? (you must know it like the back of your hand by now  ) I could really picture the place from the way you described the architecture and layout. Excellent! |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 21 Jan 2005 : 00:45:23
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Lord Rad: The only info I could find on the Monastery of the Yellow Rose was in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting and an older sourcebook called The Bloodstone Lands. And there wasn't a lot of it. So I took what there was as my jumping-off point and winged it from there. Pretty much everything I bothered to work out is right there in the novel, so unfortunately, I can't give you a bunch of extra facts.
Glad you're enjoying the book. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 10:34:22
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Originally posted by norticus
Triel herself says "i didnt have to think about the subject, my advisors will take care of it."
she doesnt take and want any responsibilities
what a wonderful leader... :)
Triel was happy being the Matron-Mistress of the Academy, she had no ambitions to replace her mother. But once the old Matron Baenre died, who in their right mind would allow someone to take a position that is rightfully theirs? (especially in Drow society) |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 14:40:07
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My rationalization is that golds would be resistant to flame, but that an extremely hot fire, like the breath of another gold or a red, might still injure them. In the real world, anything made of matter is suspceptible to damage by heat, if the heat is intense enough.
(You don't expect me to come right out and admit I screwed up even if I really did, do you?) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 15:00:48
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
My rationalization is that golds would be resistant to flame, but that an extremely hot fire, like the breath of another gold or a red, might still injure them. In the real world, anything made of matter is suspceptible to damage by heat, if the heat is intense enough.
(You don't expect me to come right out and admit I screwed up even if I really did, do you?)
Actually, in most tales, dragons remain vulnerable to the breath weapons of their own kind, regardless of other immunities. So a red dragon may be quite comfortable in a volcano, but he'd still have to worry about being flamed by a gold or another red.
So no, it's not a screw-up.  |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 16:08:54
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Mr. Byers.
I am a huge fan of your FR books. i bought the rage a week ago, and i thought it was awesome! i havent bought the rite just yet, but i`ll get there. i have a few questions:
Where did you gather all the information you needed on dragonlore? and how much of it did you come up with yourself? Could you do anything you wanted with the dragons? And the storyline? Or was there things that were planned in advance by others? Things you had to stick to? |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 19:01:12
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Mr. Byers, I have a question about Gareth Dragonsbane and his friends. You mentioned several characters in The Rite that the King of Damara had travelled with when he fought the Witch-King Zhengyi, such as Kane, the monk who used to run the Monastery of the Yellow Rose.
Where did you find this information about Gareth Dragonsbane and his companions and what made you decide to give them a big part in your book? The only place I saw that had a tiny bit of information was in FRCS, and that was really vague with no detailed lore. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 20:09:15
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Originally posted by DDH_101
Mr. Byers, I have a question about Gareth Dragonsbane and his friends. You mentioned several characters in The Rite that the King of Damara had travelled with when he fought the Witch-King Zhengyi, such as Kane, the monk who used to run the Monastery of the Yellow Rose.
Where did you find this information about Gareth Dragonsbane and his companions and what made you decide to give them a big part in your book? The only place I saw that had a tiny bit of information was in FRCS, and that was really vague with no detailed lore.
The old Bloodstone series of modules (they were pregenerated characters, if I recall correctly) and also the Bloodstone Lands? region sourcebook from I think it was 2E. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 20:10:52
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
My rationalization is that golds would be resistant to flame, but that an extremely hot fire, like the breath of another gold or a red, might still injure them. In the real world, anything made of matter is suspceptible to damage by heat, if the heat is intense enough.
(You don't expect me to come right out and admit I screwed up even if I really did, do you?)
Richard,
Thanks for the prompt reply. And yeah, does make sense in a way 
So we'll forgive ya just this once
Keep up the good work! |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 21:29:51
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I pulled the info on Gareth Dragonsbane and his sidekicks out of the old sourcebook The Bloodstone Lands.
The dragonlore in the novels is all pretty much courtesy of established sources: Monster Manual, the original Draconomicon, the new Draconomicon, etc.
As far as being free to do what I liked with the story, Wizards basically said, we want a story that showcases the dragons of the Realms, involves a Rage of Dragons, and ties into the "Year of Rogue Dragons." And I took it from there. Of course, Wizards could have and would have vetoed anything in my plot that they felt would be bad for the Realms considered either as a fictional or gaming property, but they didn't object to anything I proposed. |
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DDH_101
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1272 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jan 2005 : 23:05:59
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The Bloodstone Lands? Hmm... never heard of it.
BTW, Mr. Byers, would more major NPCs appear in the last book? I'm not asking for you to reveal or spoil anything but are there NPCs like Gareth Dragonsbane that gets involved in the story? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36805 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 02:03:59
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Originally posted by DDH_101
The Bloodstone Lands? Hmm... never heard of it.
BTW, Mr. Byers, would more major NPCs appear in the last book? I'm not asking for you to reveal or spoil anything but are there NPCs like Gareth Dragonsbane that gets involved in the story?
'Twas part of the FR series of mostly regional supplements. FR9, to be exact. There was 16 of them, 15 sourcebooks and one boxed set, and most of them were regional -- Waterdeep and the North, Moonshae, Shining South, Old Empires, etc. A couple of others focused on other things: Gold & Glory was about mercenary companies in the Realms, Dwarves Deep was about dwarves, The Magister was about stuff magical... |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 04:45:45
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Originally posted by DDH_101
The Bloodstone Lands? Hmm... never heard of it.
A link featuring some brief information about the tome. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 12:57:14
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101
The Bloodstone Lands? Hmm... never heard of it.
BTW, Mr. Byers, would more major NPCs appear in the last book? I'm not asking for you to reveal or spoil anything but are there NPCs like Gareth Dragonsbane that gets involved in the story?
'Twas part of the FR series of mostly regional supplements. FR9, to be exact. There was 16 of them, 15 sourcebooks and one boxed set, and most of them were regional -- Waterdeep and the North, Moonshae, Shining South, Old Empires, etc. A couple of others focused on other things: Gold & Glory was about mercenary companies in the Realms, Dwarves Deep was about dwarves, The Magister was about stuff magical...
Yep, those are some of my most used source material. Even if they are "outdated" they do go into more detail in the various regions than the FRCS does.
The various new regional sourcebooks just provide even more material and updated material. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 16:57:02
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At least one additional powerful preexisting character will show up in The Ruin. More than that, I ain't sayin'.
What the heck, I guess I will go ahead and announce something else, though. It turns out I'm doing Queen of the Depths, a novel in the Priests sequence. It's a Year of Rogue Dragons tie-in (think of it as YoRD 2.5) and those who've wondered how the Rage and all the associated ruckus are affecting portions of Faerūn not depicted in the trilogy may want to check it out. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 19:29:53
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
What the heck, I guess I will go ahead and announce something else, though. It turns out I'm doing Queen of the Depths, a novel in the Priests sequence. It's a Year of Rogue Dragons tie-in (think of it as YoRD 2.5) and those who've wondered how the Rage and all the associated ruckus are affecting portions of Faerūn not depicted in the trilogy may want to check it out.
That novel was originally planned for a September 2005 release. Do you know how far it will be pushed back now?
So from dragons to writing about Umberlee and her followers? You do like destructive forces it seems. |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 21:06:42
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
What the heck, I guess I will go ahead and announce something else, though. It turns out I'm doing Queen of the Depths, a novel in the Priests sequence. It's a Year of Rogue Dragons tie-in (think of it as YoRD 2.5) and those who've wondered how the Rage and all the associated ruckus are affecting portions of Faerūn not depicted in the trilogy may want to check it out.
 Wow!
I thought something wasn't quite right when Kameron Franklin stated that his book was to be changed from book 4 to book 3. Good luck with Queen of the Depths, Richard, i'm quite looking forward to that one
Are you able to give reason as to why Voronica isn't writing it anymore? Have you taken over her story or are you starting from scratch? |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 21:27:45
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Queen of the Depths has not been pushed back. It's still coming out in September of this year.
Which works well for anyone reading it as kinda sorta part of Year of Rogue Dragons, because the story in QotD is happening at the same time as The Rite.
I have absolutely no idea why the project wound up with me instead of continuing with Voronica. (I'm so profoundly ignorant on this particular subject that I didn't even know the previous writer was Voronica until I saw the info posted here a minute ago.) All I can tell you is, I was asked to do it, and I said yes.
I'm not working from a previously existing outline or anything like that. I made up my own plot. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 21:37:22
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
I have absolutely no idea why the project wound up with me instead of continuing with Voronica. (I'm so profoundly ignorant on this particular subject that I didn't even know the previous writer was Voronica until I saw the info posted here a minute ago.)
See how helpful Candlekeep scribes can be? 
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I'm not working from a previously existing outline or anything like that. I made up my own plot.
I know you can't tell much. But, can you at least let us know where in Faerun the story will be set? |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jan 2005 : 22:57:45
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It might also be useful, if you haven't already, to read up on the Orglara, the Shell of Spells, a "spellbook" dedicated to Umberlee, written up in Ed's "Prayers From the Faithful" game accessory. It notes some titles and other aspects of Umberlee's church.
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 00:48:18
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Queen of the Depths is set in and around the Sea of Fallen Stars.
George: Thanks for the tip. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 04:15:46
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hmmm
Wizards seem to have a thing for changing authors lately, first Mel Odom with Ressurection and now Vornica with Queen of the Depths.... |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 04:21:17
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Queen of the Depths is set in and around the Sea of Fallen Stars.
Thank you for providing the information on the setting. I look forward to reading this novel when it comes out.
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Wizards seem to have a thing for changing authors lately, first Mel Odom with Ressurection and now Vornica with Queen of the Depths....
Plus the Mistress of the Night switch form one author to two.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 04:56:38
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You could also try and get some info out of Rich Baker regarding Maelstrom its not an FR book but you could probably pull a monsters or spells out of it and put it in the FR |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 05:23:17
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
Queen of the Depths is set in and around the Sea of Fallen Stars.
George: Thanks for the tip.
No problems Richard, best of luck with it!
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wwwwwww
Learned Scribe
116 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 13:45:52
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Mr. Byers,
You mentioned that Queen of the Depths will be like a Year of Rogue Dragons tie-in (2.5). Will it still be readable as a story in itself, without prior knowledge of certain events? The reason I ask is that there will be people who pick up the book that haven't read YotRD and will be thinking the book is a stand-alone. Will you make that possible? I think it would be a good idea to accommodate these readers. Anyway, thanks for your great efforts with FR. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 15:20:16
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Originally posted by wwwwwww
Mr. Byers,
You mentioned that Queen of the Depths will be like a Year of Rogue Dragons tie-in (2.5). Will it still be readable as a story in itself, without prior knowledge of certain events? The reason I ask is that there will be people who pick up the book that haven't read YotRD and will be thinking the book is a stand-alone. Will you make that possible? I think it would be a good idea to accommodate these readers. Anyway, thanks for your great efforts with FR.
From all indications it is a stand alone novel. Just the Dragon Rage is going on while the novel is also going on. Anything that affects the entire realms will have an effect on anything else occuring at the same time.
This is not DC Comics, where Gotham City could be burning in Batman, yet in Superman, the city is okay.
This is more like Marvel Comics, where if New York is a crater in Spiderman, it will be a Crater in Avengers also. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 24 Jan 2005 : 17:44:01
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| Queen of the Depths will work perfectly well as a stand-alone for people who aren't reading Year of Rogue Dragons. |
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