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SiriusBlack
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 Posted - 11 Mar 2004 : 17:03:44
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
The above-quoted post was not intended as a comment about the WotC forums. In fact, my pattern of online involvement is fairly consistent: I seldom participate in more than one message board at any one time, and right now, that board is Candlekeep. I don't understand how a working writer can be active on four or five boards and still do any actual writing.
Understood and I agree. My apologies if your post was misinterpreted. And by the way, good choice in message boards.  |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Mar 2004 : 15:48:12
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My favorite new story of someone wanting a Moonblade in a FR campaign. From another messageboard comes the following:
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After I made that last post yesterday I got to thinking... Elaith Craulnober (got the spelling right this time pg 182 of FRCS) is all about creating chaos for his own profit. What if when the PC's get to the stables to prepare to flee to Evereska he is there waiting for them. He tells them that he has discovered that Vanderghast is not Vanderghast at all but is in fact a Lich who has stolen the real Vanderghast's soul. He doesn't know where Vanderghast's soul is being kept but his network of informants has discovered where the lair of the Lich is located and he will be happy to provide them that information in exchange for a "Favor" at a later time. This kind of provides a very LOTR setup for your players. While the war between Evereska and Cormyr is being waged (have Evereska slowly losing as the Lich is unleashing wicked magics to weaken and destroy the Mythal) the party must travel to the Lich's lair to find and destroy his phylactery which will then release the soul of Vanderghast back to his own body and destroy the Lich. If you've got a copy of Tomb of Horrors you could use it as the Lich's lair. You did say that the party was pretty high level didn't you?
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Wouldn't it be cool if somewhere far back in history one of the Kings of Cormyr took for his bride an Elven noble of Evereska. What if there were a Moon Blade that had sat unclaimed for centuries and it turns out that it had been waiting all that time for Azoun V. There is a little King Arthur flair for you too.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Mar 2004 : 03:39:39
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Originally posted by The Sage
Sirius, are you sure there wasn't more of this...? It sounds familiar. Which message board did it come from?.
Oh yes, there's more but this the part relevant to this topic. ENWorld is the messageboard it came from. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 18 Mar 2004 : 03:50:52
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Oh, then I wasn't imagining it then...that's a relief...
Thanks Sirius...
I found this portion particularly interesting -
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Wouldn't it be cool if somewhere far back in history one of the Kings of Cormyr took for his bride an Elven noble of Evereska. What if there were a Moon Blade that had sat unclaimed for centuries and it turns out that it had been waiting all that time for Azoun V.
I wonder though, even given how unlikely such a situation would be, what the results of such an event would be like for the ruling House of Cormyr...?
Anyone care to speculate...?
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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 18 Mar 2004 : 04:06:36
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Originally posted by The Sage
I found this portion particularly interesting -
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Wouldn't it be cool if somewhere far back in history one of the Kings of Cormyr took for his bride an Elven noble of Evereska. What if there were a Moon Blade that had sat unclaimed for centuries and it turns out that it had been waiting all that time for Azoun V.
I wonder though, even given how unlikely such a situation would be, what the results of such an event would be like for the ruling House of Cormyr...?
Anyone care to speculate...?
You're welcome and since you asked....
Why in the [moderator deleted] would a moonblade sit around for ruler from a human [moderator deleted] kingdom? The last time I checked these were elven swords....let me make sure I got that right...yep, there's the e...the l....v.....another e......and then that n....hey that's elven.....elven sword. So, why would a ruler from a human nation of Cormyr even want this sword which would bring nothing but conflicting obligations?
Does anyone stop and think about the history of something before they just think...oh I got me a purty sword for my new character with all 18 stats. <insert the soon to be rolling eyes smilie here>
If you wanted to create anything...anything as a plot device....have in the distant past some creation of an elf-friend sword. Say some elven sage/scholar saw there would be a time when the elves would need a friend from the human nation of Cormyr as an ally and he created the sword with that in mind. Through the adventure's plot, have that end up as something baby Azoun can inherit or choose to use when he reaches a certain age.....preferably at least after he gets done nursing. Swords and breast feeding do not go together. |
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