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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
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 Posted - 20 Feb 2011 : 21:53:45
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skychrome, this is taken from the novels section.
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Very cool, Rich's wotc blog ...check the jan 25th entry:
http://community.wizards.com/wotc_richbaker/blog/
This is very good news......if you put me into a corner, I would have to rank jack a top 5 FR novel character. If it happens......great move by wotc.(man have I wanted to be able to say something like that for a loooonnngnnggg time!)
Januar 25th entry, just a tiny mention of the possibility :) |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 20 Feb 2011 : 23:21:31
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Thanks Elfinblade, found it! Absolutely aweseome, as he already wrote chapter 2, then this is more than a mere posibility! 
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4255 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2011 : 02:04:49
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Hiya!
I have a question concerning the Kur-Tharsu (Ogre Magi) of the lands of Thar.
In your article concerning Thar titled "The Tribes of Thar" you write that Kur-Tharsu means "Overlords of Thar"
Could you break down what the pieces of that mean? For instance, does Kur mean "Overlord" in Giantish, or King...or...?
I would greatly appreciate it!
To which Rich answered:
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Regrettably we don't have any kind of lexicon of Giantish, so treat this as a very informal answer... I would say "Kur" means lord or master, and "Tharsu" naturally describes "things or people Tharish." Maybe the better translation is "masters of the Thars," meaning the tribes/peoples of Thar, as opposed to "masters of Thar" meaning the land.
For that matter, possibly kur is a plural, and the singular would be kar or kir.
So, all in all: Pick an answer you like, and have fun with it!
So there ya have it! |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2011 : 13:07:14
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| Where should I head if I want to ask Rich a question over at Wizards forums? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2011 : 14:12:18
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Originally posted by Zireael
Where should I head if I want to ask Rich a question over at Wizards forums?
Last I heard, Rich's personal thread over on the Wizards boards had been closed -- partly because his work schedule just wasn't allowing him enough time to answer questions with any real degree of frequency.
I suppose you could just post a general question on the board, with a header address to Rich. Maybe that'll get his attention?
To be honest, I really don't know. It's been a long while since I've been regularly active over there, so Rich's answering technique may have changed again.
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4255 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2011 : 21:27:40
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I sent him a personal message and he got back to me in just a couple of days.
That was the only time I'd PMd him there...I used to annoy the hell out of him about Birthright though; so he may just be used to me. LOL |
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2011 : 22:26:20
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
628 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2011 : 22:34:22
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Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
I really don't like the month of December.
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(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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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Dec 2011 : 22:34:26
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Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
Sad news!  |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 00:38:03
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Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
Whatever may be the reason for that, it is not that we are not already used to such news lately from WotC.
I hope this does not affect his upcoming Prince of Ravens novel! 
And man...isn´t this nice one week before Christmas...  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 01:13:38
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Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
Though I may not have always agreed with some of his developmental choices regarding the Realms, I often found myself admiring his designer-traits and his ability to carry forth with new and alternate setting ideas.
He will be missed.
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3252 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 04:32:08
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
Though I may not have always agreed with some of his developmental choices regarding the Realms, I often found myself admiring his designer-traits and his ability to carry forth with new and alternate setting ideas.
He will be missed.
Agreed, Sage. Even if things developed differently than I wanted, he is still a great designer and writer. Best of luck! |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
1190 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 12:27:33
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Originally posted by skychrome
quote:
Originally posted by Matt James
Rich was laid off by WotC today. Cheers to his 20+ years and may he have many more.
Whatever may be the reason for that, it is not that we are not already used to such news lately from WotC.
I hope this does not affect his upcoming Prince of Ravens novel!
And man...isn´t this nice one week before Christmas...
Rich's farewell message quoted on EN World says he'll continue working on Prince of Ravens....
A sad day, indeed. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 14:46:49
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Rich was instrumental in bringing us a ton of stuff. Some of my faves:
(2E) Planescape Monstrous Compendium, The Will and the Way
(3E) Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, Magic of Faerűn, Unapproachable East, Lords of Darkness
(3.5E) Lost Empires of Faerűn, Tome of Battle, Underdark*
* Well, okay, I confess I didn't really like this last one, not at all in fact, but popularity demands inclusion. 8/9 is still an excellent grade.
You are always welcome to visit Candlekeep, Sir Baker, as often as you like. Your contributions have vastly exceeded the usual entrance fees, though I hope you don't mind if we reassign your nice vacant apartment to some other worthy (and opportunistic) scribe. 
Perhaps you'll join the Paizo team, win-win I say. Regardless, best luck in whatever ye choose to do. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 15:02:30
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But he still gets to write more FR novels after Prince of Ravens, right? At the very least, I hope he could pen a trilogy detailing the new adventures of Aeron Morieth. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36965 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2011 : 19:16:21
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Originally posted by Dennis
But he still gets to write more FR novels after Prince of Ravens, right? At the very least, I hope he could pen a trilogy detailing the new adventures of Aeron Morieth.
Being an employee for WotC/TSR has never been a requirement for novel writers. I don't think it likely that we'll see more of Aeron Morieth, though. He's not been one of the more popular characters, and absent some method of surviving the Sellplague and the timejump, he'll not be around in the 4E Realms. With FR, there has been a notable reluctance to have novels set in anything other than the here-and-now. |
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2012 : 19:17:15
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So would Rich be willing to once again answer lore questions
from us as he no longer a employee of the MAN? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 05 Jan 2012 : 23:13:58
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Being an employee of TSR/WotC/Hasbro has never been a reason why someone would not participate here.
That was an odd thought. 
On the other hand, it may have been suggested that 'in-house' guys don't hang around here, for legal reasons. For instance, if they came up with an idea that was very similar to one that was discussed here earlier, they could be accused of stealing the idea (although ideas can't be copyrighted - only actual written material, and it would only be a problem if 'lifted' verbatim).
For much the same reason that professional musicians can't really listen to, and offer opinions on, the un-published music of others.
But I think he just got tired of the Grognardize - it got pretty bad during the "Rich Baker must be stopped!" campaign. That was like blaming Einstein for the Atom Bomb. |
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2012 : 23:52:33
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Yeah, I was under the impression that current employees
were encouraged not to be here. Just an impression I got. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jan 2012 : 00:04:12
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Originally posted by althen artren
Yeah, I was under the impression that current employees
were encouraged not to be here. Just an impression I got.
I'm curious as to how you came by that impression? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 06 Jan 2012 : 04:21:44
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Originally posted by Markustay
Being an employee of TSR/WotC/Hasbro has never been a reason why someone would not participate here.
That was an odd thought.
On the other hand, it may have been suggested that 'in-house' guys don't hang around here, for legal reasons. For instance, if they came up with an idea that was very similar to one that was discussed here earlier, they could be accused of stealing the idea (although ideas can't be copyrighted - only actual written material, and it would only be a problem if 'lifted' verbatim).
For much the same reason that professional musicians can't really listen to, and offer opinions on, the un-published music of others.
But I think he just got tired of the Grognardize - it got pretty bad during the "Rich Baker must be stopped!" campaign. That was like blaming Einstein for the Atom Bomb.
Actually, I think it was mostly an issue of time -- he was doing the same thing on the WotC forums, as I understand it, and that was on top of his normal duties.
Somewhere on the WotC site, I once saw either a picture or a video interview of some WotC staffer who had a "Rich Baker must be stopped!" sign at his desk. I think if his co-workers were joking about it, it must not have been that big a deal to him. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jan 2012 : 05:24:53
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Actually, I think it was mostly an issue of time -- he was doing the same thing on the WotC forums, as I understand it, and that was on top of his normal duties.
Rich Baker confirmed, around the time that he stopped posting here, that his increased workload with Wizards was eating away at the free time he would usually spend either here or on other non-Wizards' sites. That, and the fact that it was making it harder for him to keep track of discussions he could reply to in-between lengthy bouts of absenteeism.
So to simplify things, he opted just to concentrate on what was asked on the Wizards' boards. And encouraged his fans here to post over there -- when relevant -- and freely return here with his replies to queries passed over by scribes of both sites. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 06 Jan 2012 : 05:55:04
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Here is his new blog
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althen artren
Senior Scribe
USA
780 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jan 2012 : 21:41:58
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well, it seemed that he even stopped answering questions
at the WoTC forums as well. A shame, there were still
things in his brain I wanted to pick over. |
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2012 : 21:49:32
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| I'm going to ask Rich if he will come back to CK now that he has long been removed from WotC. If he does, I ask that no one dog-pile him! :) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2012 : 01:10:07
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Originally posted by Matt James
I'm going to ask Rich if he will come back to CK now that he has long been removed from WotC. If he does, I ask that no one dog-pile him! :)
I sent word to Rich a few months back, though I've yet to receive a response.
Maybe you'll have better luck? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2012 : 02:31:36
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I'd love to see Rich Baker post here again. His decorum during the worst of the anti-4e backlash was commendable. It made me ashamed of the way some of us (at the WotC forums) were behaving. I count him a gentleman and a scholar.
He supported a back-and-forth open dialogue with the fans long before it became fashionable.
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Originally posted by Matt James
I'm going to ask Rich if he will come back to CK now that he has long been removed from WotC. If he does, I ask that no one dog-pile him! :)
He's not my type.
But I'm open-minded, so whatever floats your boat.  |
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Dark Wizard
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 07 Sep 2012 : 03:32:41
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| He has a (relatively) new Realms book out. That's something to talk about. |
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