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Aulnil
Acolyte
USA
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 Posted - 18 Mar 2006 : 23:38:57
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| Thanks got the info on the creatures a few months back, but reposted for the remaining info just out of curiosity and forgot to edit the original post. Thx to all responding. |
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Waldham
Seeker
83 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2006 : 16:38:48
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Hello , Mister Richard Baker
I have a question about the illithid tamer PrC in Underdark with illithid-kin racial requirement.
If a character has the feats : illithid heritage and illithid grapple(described in Complete Psionic), can the character become a illithid tamer ?
Thanks for your future answer.
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1273 Posts |
Posted - 19 May 2006 : 00:11:58
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Hi, do you remember why Zokir (beholder city where the famous elder orb Vaxall comes from) was not mentioned in 3E Underdark ?
It was described in great details in Drizz't Guide to Underdark and I was surprised to find not even a small blurb / site on map.
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
1098 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jul 2006 : 04:17:41
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| Thank you Rich. The Last Mythal Trilogy was a fun read. I was treated to a fantastic lore packed adventure spanning the breadth of Faerûn, the Underdark, and beyond. I haven't enjoyed a realms trilogy this much in years. I eagerly look forward to hearing about your next projects. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2006 : 04:36:59
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| A quick question, Rich, about the ship of Evermeet that Amlaruil used to visit Seveiril. It has been suggested that it is a spelljammer, though I'm more inclined to think it's a special kind of flying ship that is tied to moonlight. Can you offer more clarification on what, exactly, it is? |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2006 : 04:30:23
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A quick question, Rich, about the ship of Evermeet that Amlaruil used to visit Seveiril. It has been suggested that it is a spelljammer, though I'm more inclined to think it's a special kind of flying ship that is tied to moonlight. Can you offer more clarification on what, exactly, it is?
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Naeryndam
Learned Scribe
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jul 2006 : 02:28:12
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Mr. Baker,
What became of Malkizid at the end of The Last Myth Drannor series? Also how did Malkizid know ELVEN mythal spells?
Those questions aside, I absolutely loved The Last Mythal trilogy and thought that it was a great relief from the standard "retreating, weakening, and vanishing elves of Faerun" view. Is it possible that Araevin will be featured in another novel?
Thank you for your time in answering these questions.
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
173 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2006 : 08:06:28
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So I finished the final part of The Last Mythal trilogy about seven minutes ago--
Amazing.
I especially liked the Epilogue. Please make an effort to drop a mention here and there of important events, timeline, and noteworthy characters in FR gaming products...I'm sure you will, but I just wanted to add the emphasis, because nothing irks me more than when important novel events get missed in timeline/regional information entries, etc. |
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dannyfu
Learned Scribe
USA
108 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2006 : 05:55:08
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Just wanted to drop a quick message and thank you for the Final Gate. I could not have been happier with the outcome of this novel. I realize that this was a huge task and I think that you pulled it all together quite well. I look foward to seeing what future holds for our "new couple" and for a RPG source book to accompany the events of this novel.
The only thing I'm going to have to disagree with you on is that I think my NY Mets are going to take it this year   . Seriously though, from a newer FR fan who has read a good amount of realms classics, the Last Mythal trilogy is my favorite. thanks. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2006 : 03:10:52
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Originally posted by dannyfu
The only thing I'm going to have to disagree with you on is that I think my NY Mets are going to take it this year .
Or the Yankees. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2006 : 09:12:30
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| Hey Rich what are the new classes in Tome of Battle like? (particularly interested in the Crusader class) |
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Naeryndam
Learned Scribe
USA
115 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2006 : 17:08:19
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who cares about the mets, forza italia!
ahem...back on topic, what is this tome of battle supposed to be like? |
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Aes Tryl
Learned Scribe
181 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 13:31:56
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| Ummm Mr.Baker, i was wondering where else is the Pale Sybil mentioned? and if she isn't, could u give a brief introduction of this weirdly cool, magic sucking character |
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Corran Horn
Seeker
54 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2006 : 21:56:29
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Hello Mr. Baker!
I have some questions to you about LM series.
I havent read The Last Mythal series yet but unfortunately i heard some spoilers about it. I heard that in LM trilogy Grand Mage of Evermeet is Breithel Olithir. I feel little confused because in novel Evermeet and in sourcebook Evermeet Grand Mage of Evermeet was Laeroth Runemaster. So I'm asking what happened to Laeroth and why you have decided to make Breithel Olithir Grand Mage?
My second question is how powerfull is Breithel Olithir? How many levels he has?
My last question is about characters from LM trilogy. Will they be described somewhere?
In some new sourcebook or in WotC web site or elsewhere?
Sorry for my englisch.
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RichardBaker
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
129 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 20:45:44
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Sorry for the late answer; I've been on vacation for the last 3+ weeks.
I imagined the ship as an enchanted seagoing vessel, not a spelljammer. I didn't really have any particular magical properties in mind, other than the idea that the ship could travel great distances in a short time by sailing on moonlit water. I don't think it was really a "teleport ship" effect as much as it would be a sort of "shadow walk" effect based on sailing in moonlight... someone aboard the ship would perceive dimly the lands/seas they were passing over/through, and it wouldn't be instantaneous.
Hope that helps!
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A quick question, Rich, about the ship of Evermeet that Amlaruil used to visit Seveiril. It has been suggested that it is a spelljammer, though I'm more inclined to think it's a special kind of flying ship that is tied to moonlight. Can you offer more clarification on what, exactly, it is?
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RichardBaker
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
129 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 20:51:55
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I created the Pale Sybil for the story; she isn't mentioned anywhere else. However, a couple of the key components behind the Sybil appear in the FR sourcebook "Underdark," which I worked on extensively. For example, the abyss known as Lorosfyr is a place I created for that book. Bruce Cordell invented the Deep Imaskari, and I riffed on that by positing that a Deep Imaskari "sister city" might have been the cause of the mysterious ruins and terrible stairs found in the abyss.
When working on that part of Final Gate, I decided to put on my "A. Merritt" hat. Merritt wrote a number of stories about people going into fantastic hidden lands and worlds and confronting horrendous, inhuman evil; for example, "The Moon Pool," "The Metal Monster," "Dwellers in the Mirage," or "The People of the Pit." I like to pay homage to the Golden Age masters when I can. Lorosfyr and the Pale Sybil didn't fall far from the tree.
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Ummm Mr.Baker, i was wondering where else is the Pale Sybil mentioned? and if she isn't, could u give a brief introduction of this weirdly cool, magic sucking character
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RichardBaker
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
129 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 20:55:43
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Remember, some years pass between the end of the novel "Evermeet" and the beginning of "The Last Mythal." It's not a lot of time, but it's enough for the previous Grand Mage to head off for Arvandor and a new guy to step in. I don't know how tough Olithir is off the top of my head; for my purposes it was sufficient for him to be a relatively new and untried Grand Mage, so I suppose he's got to be in the mid-20's or they wouldn't have given him the job.
I don't have any plans to write up character stats for the Last Mythal folks anytime soon; I have other things on my plate for now.
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Originally posted by Corran Horn
Hello Mr. Baker!
I have some questions to you about LM series.
I havent read The Last Mythal series yet but unfortunately i heard some spoilers about it. I heard that in LM trilogy Grand Mage of Evermeet is Breithel Olithir. I feel little confused because in novel Evermeet and in sourcebook Evermeet Grand Mage of Evermeet was Laeroth Runemaster. So I'm asking what happened to Laeroth and why you have decided to make Breithel Olithir Grand Mage?
My second question is how powerfull is Breithel Olithir? How many levels he has?
My last question is about characters from LM trilogy. Will they be described somewhere?
In some new sourcebook or in WotC web site or elsewhere?
Sorry for my englisch.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2006 : 23:02:16
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Originally posted by RichardBaker
Sorry for the late answer; I've been on vacation for the last 3+ weeks.
I imagined the ship as an enchanted seagoing vessel, not a spelljammer. I didn't really have any particular magical properties in mind, other than the idea that the ship could travel great distances in a short time by sailing on moonlit water. I don't think it was really a "teleport ship" effect as much as it would be a sort of "shadow walk" effect based on sailing in moonlight... someone aboard the ship would perceive dimly the lands/seas they were passing over/through, and it wouldn't be instantaneous.
Hope that helps!
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A quick question, Rich, about the ship of Evermeet that Amlaruil used to visit Seveiril. It has been suggested that it is a spelljammer, though I'm more inclined to think it's a special kind of flying ship that is tied to moonlight. Can you offer more clarification on what, exactly, it is?
Hey, thanks for the answer! That's pretty much what I figured it was, but I wanted to know for sure. |
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Aes Tryl
Learned Scribe
181 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2006 : 04:12:08
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| Thanks for the answer Mr Baker, the concept sounds real cool. So will we be seeing her officially statted out? |
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Corran Horn
Seeker
54 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2006 : 20:29:59
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| Thanks for answers Mr. Baker but i have one more question. We can see in Lost Empires of Faerun that the leader of Cearlicarn is Lady Morgwais. Who is she? I mean is she druid or sorcerer or someone else? And how powerfull is she? How many levels she has? |
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RichardBaker
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
129 Posts |
Posted - 16 Aug 2006 : 20:42:26
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If I'm thinking of the right character, she first appeared in Troy Denning's "Return of the Archwizards" series. She was Galaeron's mother, and an important wood elf leader. I picked her up to be the leader of the High Forest wood elves in "Forsaken House." I assumed she was reasonably competent, but she's no Grand Mage. (It was never really important in my story to know exactly what she could or couldn't do, so I didn't make any assumptions about her game stats.) Maybe she's about a 10th-level wizard with a level or two of druid thrown in?
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Originally posted by Corran Horn
Thanks for answers Mr. Baker but i have one more question. We can see in Lost Empires of Faerun that the leader of Cearlicarn is Lady Morgwais. Who is she? I mean is she druid or sorcerer or someone else? And how powerfull is she? How many levels she has?
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Sanishiver
Senior Scribe
USA
476 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2006 : 07:59:15
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Hello Rich,
Can you give us scribes here at Candlekeep some suggestions or guidelines for how to write and structure customer feedback about the Realms, for the purpose of sending it in to Wizards of the Coast?
I understand as a rule all feedback is important, but am also certain (based on my own professional experience) that why and how feedback is written can make a great deal of difference as to whether it’s fully read and understood.
Could you please advise if hand-written letters are better/worse than sending email, and also if it’s appropriate to request a reply of some sort? If it’s not too much to ask, can you also advise if feedback is ranked at all? That is, if some customer correspondence is obviously rules related as opposed to setting/lore related, does that automatically rank higher in priority to read or perhaps cause the feedback to be sorted into different ‘piles’ for review by different departments later?
Thanks as always!
J. Grenemyer |
09/20/2008: Tiger Army at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. You wouldn’t believe how many females rode it out in the pit. Santa Cruz women are all of them beautiful. Now I know to add tough to that description.
6/27/2008: WALL-E is about the best damn movie Pixar has ever made. It had my heart racing and had me rooting for the good guy.
9/9/2006: Dave Mathews Band was off the hook at the Shoreline Amphitheater.
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Corran Horn
Seeker
54 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2006 : 13:42:03
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RichardBaker
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
129 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2006 : 21:44:04
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Hmmm... well, to start, I'd suggest typed rather than handwritten correspondence. (Of course, word processor and printer are just as good as a typewriter, 'cause who the heck has a typewriter anymore?)
If you're asking a rules question, we'd prefer it if you tried our Customer Service folks first. You can call or email them (see the title page of any FR sourcebook) and you'll get an answer fast. I will field CS-type questions when people send them my way, but the CS folks keep records of the questions they're asked and the answers provided. That gives us a company-wide history of which questions are asked about which products, whereas if you just post a question on the message boards or email a random game designer at WotC that information isn't preserved.
If you would like to offer a suggestion or make a complaint, you have three good choices. You can post it in a public forum we keep an eye on (the appropriate wizards.com message board), you can email someone at WotC, or you can send snail mail. If you want to be sure that we see it, I recommend sending your suggestion straight to *someone* rather than just posting on a board -- it's hard to sort out the signal-from-noise in a message board, after all. If you contact us via snail mail, just add "Attn: Rich Baker" in the address line, and the letter will be delivered to me. Good people to talk to here at Wotc include me; Chris Perkins, the design manager; Bill Slavicsek, director of RPG R&D; or Liz Schuh, who heads up our RPG business team.
Email sent straight to one of the above folks is OK, too -- but I'd ask that you save it for serious correspondence. We like to hear from you, but I know in my own case that I wouldn't want to feel like I ought to reply to a dozen customer emails a day.
Finally, regardless of the format you choose, I'd ask that you try to be concise, polite, and direct. Short, well-organized messages are much easier to digest than long, indirect, rambling ones. Stay on message, and seriously, try to be civil even when you're angry about something. Nothing puts my hackles up faster like folks telling me I'm a talentless hack or that I'm an evil money-grubbing soulless corporate drone. (For that matter, I'm not particularly pleased by people who go out of their way to explain how So-and-So did my job better years ago and really cared about the work, as compared to the way I approach the job.) If you're complaining about something you don't like, state the problem clearly without making it into a personal attack. Don't get shrill, don't use hyperbole, and don't shout. We carefully consider reasonable, well-thought-out criticism expressed simply and politely; we ignore people acting like jerks. There it is.
Hope that helps!
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Originally posted by Sanishiver
Hello Rich,
Can you give us scribes here at Candlekeep some suggestions or guidelines for how to write and structure customer feedback about the Realms, for the purpose of sending it in to Wizards of the Coast?
I understand as a rule all feedback is important, but am also certain (based on my own professional experience) that why and how feedback is written can make a great deal of difference as to whether it’s fully read and understood.
Could you please advise if hand-written letters are better/worse than sending email, and also if it’s appropriate to request a reply of some sort? If it’s not too much to ask, can you also advise if feedback is ranked at all? That is, if some customer correspondence is obviously rules related as opposed to setting/lore related, does that automatically rank higher in priority to read or perhaps cause the feedback to be sorted into different ‘piles’ for review by different departments later?
Thanks as always!
J. Grenemyer
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Kentinal
Great Reader
4688 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2006 : 22:51:55
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Mr. Baker it is nice to see you more active at candlekeep.
The "boards that should not be mentioned" is not useable for anyone that blocks images. I do have an account there, but have to go though the rather painful (for me) process of dealing with images to make or reply to a post. Prehaps you could talk to web design team about making those boards more friendly for users that wish to comment? |
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
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Sanishiver
Senior Scribe
USA
476 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2006 : 00:32:08
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Rich,
Thanks for taking the time to provide a detailed response!
J. Grenemyer |
09/20/2008: Tiger Army at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz. You wouldn’t believe how many females rode it out in the pit. Santa Cruz women are all of them beautiful. Now I know to add tough to that description.
6/27/2008: WALL-E is about the best damn movie Pixar has ever made. It had my heart racing and had me rooting for the good guy.
9/9/2006: Dave Mathews Band was off the hook at the Shoreline Amphitheater.
Never, ever read the game books too literally, or make such assumptions that what is omitted cannot be. Bad DM form, that.
And no matter how compelling a picture string theory paints, if it does not accurately describe our universe, it will be no more relevant than an elaborate game of Dungeons and Dragons. --paragraph 1, chapter 9, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene |
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Lameth
Learned Scribe
Germany
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Mkhaiwati
Learned Scribe
USA
252 Posts |
Posted - 18 Aug 2006 : 17:25:50
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Thanks for the reply's to questions, and more importantly, looking ta the thread that KnightErrantJR started on the other boards. It does mean a lot. (I would've said something there but even with a cable modem, it takes so long to navigate those boards sometimes.)
I possess some of Merritt's work, but can't really get into them. I have tried a couple of times.
Since this is supposed to be a question scroll, can you give us any idea what maps might be found within the Cormyr supplement, specifically maps of towns. (i.e should I continue mapping some villages in Cormyr on my own or just wait?)
Also, do you have any other writing projects planned? I did enjoy the Last Mythal trilogy.
Mkhaiwati |
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Conlon
Learned Scribe
Canada
132 Posts |
Posted - 21 Aug 2006 : 01:45:04
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Greetings Mr. Baker.
I had asked this question elsewhere just moments ago, then realized I should have come directly to you. In the fantastic tome, Lost Empires of Faerun, in the Realms of the High Forest section, it is written that the dwarven kingdom of Delzoun once encompassed the Rauvin Mountains. I am running a campaign in that area presently and am wondering if there is another source which provides more detail to that specific area.
By the way, LEoF has been my go-to book for this campaign. My long-term plan is to involve the fey'ri in the High Forest, as well as the Eldreth Veluuthra, then eventually have my players become involved in the events of "The Last Mythal" trilogy - which I also greatly enjoyed.
Thanks for all of your efforts in "fleshing out" the Realms. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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