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AliMaClan
Acolyte
Canada
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 Posted - 01 May 2020 : 15:07:14
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Hail and well met,
Having returned to the sunlit uplands of my youthful pursuits, I am searching for a suitable tome to begin my studies...
After a 35year hiatus from dungeoning and high fantasy, my son has become an avid D&D player and I have fallen under its spell again.
But where to begin in my study of lore?
I wonder if any kind and learned soul would direct me to the "must reads" section of the library? |
Exiled from the realms for 35 years on a quest for the lost chord. I return empty handed to resume my studies... |
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The Cavalier
Acolyte
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2020 : 19:18:57
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Hello all!
Been an avid collector of FR novels starting some years ago, with the whole quarantine I decided it was about time to dust off my novels and finally read through the collection. Also DMing a campaign based in Baldur's Gate, and am currently writing a piece of fiction/a love letter to the FR, so I'll likely be asking questions for both in the near future. Finally hope to encounter some friendly people here who share my passion for the setting!
See you all in the forums! |
If there's anything I've learned as a DM, it's never give the players access to a Wish spell in the first session. |
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PattPlays
Senior Scribe
469 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2020 : 23:01:10
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I have got to say that this place has been my secret weapon for running my various modified OOTA runs.
Thank you scholars.
@Patt |
:The world's greatest OOTA fan/critic: :"Powder kegs within powder kegs!": :Meta-Dimensional Cheese: :Why is the Wand of Orcus just back?: :We still don't know the nature of Souls and the Positive Energy Plane: :PC on profile, Aldritch Elpyptrat Maxinfield: :Helljumpers, Bungie.net: :Rock Hard Gladiator, RIP Fluidanim, Long Live Pluto: :IRC lives:
https://thisisstorytelling.wordpress.com
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AJA
Senior Scribe
USA
771 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2020 : 01:44:46
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Originally posted by AliMaClan
I wonder if any kind and learned soul would direct me to the "must reads" section of the library?
"Everything is a 'must read'" is the only correct answer here, AliMaClan! Best solution is to figure out exactly what you're interested in, and start a thread on it (or do a search to see if there is one already).
And The Cavalier, we're all friendly here! And passionate, as well.
....and a bit weird, too (pay no attention to the giant hamster over in the corner)
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PattPlays
Senior Scribe
469 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2020 : 02:05:04
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Yo, hype to me getting my first star after literally just talking about Out Of The Abyss for 3 years.
@Patt |
:The world's greatest OOTA fan/critic: :"Powder kegs within powder kegs!": :Meta-Dimensional Cheese: :Why is the Wand of Orcus just back?: :We still don't know the nature of Souls and the Positive Energy Plane: :PC on profile, Aldritch Elpyptrat Maxinfield: :Helljumpers, Bungie.net: :Rock Hard Gladiator, RIP Fluidanim, Long Live Pluto: :IRC lives:
https://thisisstorytelling.wordpress.com
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tangelo1023
Acolyte
4 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2020 : 17:51:40
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| Hi, happy to be here. Been chronologically reading everything in the Realms and I'm hoping to finish before BG3 is out. |
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Wendolyn
Seeker
56 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2020 : 16:23:16
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Greetings all!
Started my Dungeons and Dragons journey back in 2nd edition AD&D and have been playing and proselytizing ever since. I've mostly done my own homebrew campaigns, but over the past few years I've started gravitating more and more to running sessions set in the Forgotten Realms and I have found this forum a great resource. I still have so many burning questions about the realms, like "where do souls come from?" and the best leads I've got have always come from the scribes of Candlekeep. So I decided to stop lurking and join in the fun! |
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Posted - 07 Sep 2020 : 14:56:23
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| Hello, everyone. Like Wendolyn above me, I'm not new to running games, but I'm just starting to run my games in this world. I've always been a big fan of the Baldur's Gate games, and I'm looking forward to learning more about the Forgotten Realms. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Candelero58
Acolyte
Spain
0 Posts |
Posted - 28 Nov 2020 : 10:08:08
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Hello! Greetings from Spain. Sorry because my English isn't full.
I have read the FR novels in Spanish, but not all are translated so I start to read the novels in English. I hope I can learn more in this forum. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36805 Posts |
Posted - 28 Nov 2020 : 16:22:00
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Originally posted by Candelero58
Hello! Greetings from Spain. Sorry because my English isn't full.
I have read the FR novels in Spanish, but not all are translated so I start to read the novels in English. I hope I can learn more in this forum.
Don't worry about your English. It's a sad truth that a lot of folks that speak English as a native tongue still can't speak it well. 
(and even fewer have anything even approaching fluency in another language) |
Candlekeep Forums Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
http://www.candlekeep.com -- Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Athreeren
Learned Scribe
144 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2021 : 10:08:51
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| Hello everyone! I am amazed by the erudition of the sages here, and the level of attention given to the most minute details, to make the Realms feel like a lived place. I look forward to having all my strangest questions answered in ways that will certainly lead to more! |
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AJA
Senior Scribe
USA
771 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jan 2021 : 00:40:28
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Originally posted by Athreeren
Hello everyone! I am amazed by the erudition of the sages here, and the level of attention given to the most minute details, to make the Realms feel like a lived place. I look forward to having all my strangest questions answered in ways that will certainly lead to more!
Welcome welcome, Athreeren! The best bit of advice I can offer is, if you ask a question (strange or otherwise!) and don't happen to get any reply;
ask another!
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rredmond
Acolyte
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jan 2021 : 20:48:13
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Welcome Athreeren!
Be well and be welcome! |
OS RPG PbP Games: www.unseenservant.us |
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Imagus
Acolyte
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Posted - 10 Feb 2021 : 03:20:45
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Hi folks!
My name is Imagus, and I hail thee from Down Under. I'm searching for knowledge and good conversation about the Realms and all things D&D. I hope I can contribute however tiny my own lore may be.
Praise you for the opportunity.
Cheers! |
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Wizard 14
Acolyte
Greece
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Posted - 11 Feb 2021 : 13:27:44
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Hellos from Greece. I love the aesthetic of the forum and the main website. I'm a complete beginner as far as DnD goes. I grew up away from cities and nobody I knew played DnD, but I was attracted by the game nonetheless. I started reading the Dragonlance Saga recently, as well as the Dragonlance Chronicles (i.e. I'm reading the stories and the graphic novel adaptations). I'm getting to know the game better so I can organize a campaign for friends and family (I'm thinking 2e ADND).
I prefer the earlier editions of DnD mainly because of the art and the adult aesthetic, but also because of the simple mechanics.
I'll stick around and read as much as I can. Thanks for having me |
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ColourCodedQuotes
Acolyte
Canada
1 Posts |
Posted - 14 Feb 2021 : 09:10:15
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Gotta start somewhere, so I'll start with a post here!
Hello everyone, I've been playing DnD for about 10-11 months now, but have long considered doing so. I've also been DM'ing for about 7 months now, because I just couldn't get enough. I've also fallen with love with the mess that is Forgotten Realms lore, mostly because it *is* a mess, and I love that chaos and uncertainy, and how that can fuel my creativity as both a DM and a character. It means I have a lot of inspiration to pull from where I can riff off of established lore, but I also can just fall back on that same established lore and just say "Most inhabitants of Ten-Towns are a little more accepting of drow because of Drizzt, so yeah you can totally play a drow and it won't result in instant fights in the streets". For any purists out there I apologize; I've already co-opted Ancorhome as the starting point for what was originally a 100% homebrew campaign.
I'm having a great time, and I hope y'all do as well. |
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rredmond
Acolyte
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - 14 Feb 2021 : 16:27:02
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| Welcome new folk! Glad you found your way here! |
OS RPG PbP Games: www.unseenservant.us |
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MordenGreyhawk
Acolyte
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2021 : 17:20:36
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First time posting...been using this site for as long as I've been DMing. Never thought I was qualified enough to contribute.
Well. Took over 20 years, but I feel confident enough to both post and reply.
There's a part of me that is extremely happy that even after all this time, the website looks the same as it did when I first stumbled across it all those years ago... |
My real life accomplishments and knowledge rarely appear online. |
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ElfBane
Learned Scribe
USA
285 Posts |
Posted - 24 Feb 2021 : 22:42:05
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| Well, welcome to the Show. Unfortunately, your liking of the website being the same as it was 20 years ago... will eventually come home to roost. Alaundo does a tremendous job keeping us as current as he can, but eventually the technology will get to a point where we will have no choice but to upgrade. That usually involves INSURMOUNTABLE problems with porting over the vast amount of lore that is here at CK. Also it will be very expensive. So, enjoy it while you can. Good to have you here! |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5695 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2021 : 10:45:14
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Originally posted by MordenGreyhawk
First time posting...been using this site for as long as I've been DMing. Never thought I was qualified enough to contribute.
Well. Took over 20 years, but I feel confident enough to both post and reply.
There's a part of me that is extremely happy that even after all this time, the website looks the same as it did when I first stumbled across it all those years ago...
Well met, MordenGreyhawk
Welcome to Candlekeep. I'm glad you decided to reveal yourself within these halls of knowledge. Thank ye for the kind words; the place is old and clunky but it's for the nostalgic value that it remains such (so I keep telling myself ) |
Alaundo
Candlekeep Forums Head Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
http://www.candlekeep.com -- Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct
An Introduction to Candlekeep - by Ed Greenwood
The Candlekeep Compendium - Tomes of Realmslore penned by Scribes of Candlekeep
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Ilsen
Acolyte
Italy
2 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2021 : 18:08:28
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My name is Ilsen and I've been lurking your archives for years. I've finally decided to join the community to directly seek your knowledge and support. I'm not a native english speaker, so I hope to be eloquent enough for the high standards of Candlekeep scribes.
Jokes aside, I just wanted to thank you all for the incredible amount of knowledge and wise tips I've been finding in this forum. This place is amazing. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Alithir
Acolyte
Netherlands
0 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 10:11:47
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Hail to thee, fellow scribes, seekers of knowledge and brave adventurers.
I'm Alithir and I've stumbled onto this Library, seeking to improve my knowledge. About 23 years ago I played D&D for the first time (actually not playing but tricked into being DM). Last year due to the covid-19 pandemic I picked it up again.
Me and a group of friends are playing board games about once a month. Since that was no longer possible for us, hopefully temporarily! we started to play D&D. Again being tricked into the DM (there is a pattern starting), I've never partaken as a player. Although I have played many games like Baldur's gate I,II and now III, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment, so I have a little bit of knowledge.
I hope to expand that bit of knowledge, so I came to the great digital library called the Internet, which led me here.
Oh and I'm a real sucker for Lore! |
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rredmond
Acolyte
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 12:11:09
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Hail and welcome Alithir!
COVID actually got me and my HS friends together (in three different States) to play some 1e again. I wasn't tricked so much into being the DM, but really enjoy it.
These forums are a perfect place to expand your knowledge. :)
Welcome again and be well! |
OS RPG PbP Games: www.unseenservant.us |
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Alithir
Acolyte
Netherlands
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Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 13:11:54
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Originally posted by rredmond
Hail and welcome Alithir!
COVID actually got me and my HS friends together (in three different States) to play some 1e again. I wasn't tricked so much into being the DM, but really enjoy it.
These forums are a perfect place to expand your knowledge. :)
Welcome again and be well!
Thank you Rredmond. Oh I do enjoy being the DM a lot. |
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Caldwhyn
Acolyte
Germany
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Posted - 02 May 2021 : 16:11:27
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| Hello sages of the realms, long time (as in since Realms-L time) lurker who took up dm-ing again here, still profiting from the huge amount of knowledge contained in these pages. Glad to be here, glad to see Candlekeep is still around <3 |
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rredmond
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 02 May 2021 : 16:23:31
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Originally posted by Alithir
Thank you Rredmond. Oh I do enjoy being the DM a lot.
Awesome! It is fun. :D
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Originally posted by Caldwhyn
Hello sages of the realms, long time (as in since Realms-L time) lurker who took up dm-ing again here, still profiting from the huge amount of knowledge contained in these pages. Glad to be here, glad to see Candlekeep is still around <3
Welcome Caldwhyn! Great username.
Be well and be welcome! |
OS RPG PbP Games: www.unseenservant.us |
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Alaundo
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