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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore

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Posted - 07 May 2015 :  04:37:16  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Don't know if anyone is paying attention, but Ed is up to installment 7 of his Unofficial History of the Realms at his Edverse website. I'm enjoying seeing his earliest thoughts on the Realms being rolled out for my musing.

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus

Jeremy Grenemyer
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Posted - 07 May 2015 :  05:39:46  Show Profile Send Jeremy Grenemyer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Odd...I have been checking the website regularly for updates, but have not seen anything new past the fourth update.

Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver).
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 07 May 2015 :  05:57:30  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I signed up for the site newsletter, hoping that there would be emails when there were updates, but this has not been the case.

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Matt James
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Posted - 08 May 2015 :  02:16:45  Show Profile Send Matt James a Private Message  Reply with Quote
http://officeedgreenwood.com/fr50/

http://realmssecretariat.com/unofficial-history/

Good stuff!

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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

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Posted - 11 May 2015 :  04:01:18  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm keeping up with these. I just wish there was a more efficient alert process for the updates... because I don't check everyday.

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Irennan
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Posted - 11 May 2015 :  10:56:03  Show Profile Send Irennan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Are there any news about Ed's Unofficial History book that is supposed to be released at GenCon? That definitely sparked my interest.

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Delwa
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Posted - 11 May 2015 :  20:14:01  Show Profile  Visit Delwa's Homepage Send Delwa a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It would be cool if they did that. It'd save me the trouble of copy/pasting all these snipets together and getting it bound at Kinkos.

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George Krashos
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Posted - 12 May 2015 :  04:16:30  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Delwa

It would be cool if they did that. It'd save me the trouble of copy/pasting all these snipets together and getting it bound at Kinkos.



I'm going the other way right now Delwa. My 20 year old collection of photocopied FR lore is slowly being scanned into searchable, manageable PDFs. In a little while I'll have all my FR stuff on a single USB.

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Delwa
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Posted - 12 May 2015 :  04:24:58  Show Profile  Visit Delwa's Homepage Send Delwa a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Delwa

It would be cool if they did that. It'd save me the trouble of copy/pasting all these snipets together and getting it bound at Kinkos.



I'm going the other way right now Delwa. My 20 year old collection of photocopied FR lore is slowly being scanned into searchable, manageable PDFs. In a little while I'll have all my FR stuff on a single USB.

-- George Krashos


I'm slowly backing up things to a Google Drive account, but technology hates me enough, I like to have a physical copy. Though, I'd be more than happy to pay you to make a duplicate of that USB...

- Delwa Aunglor
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CorellonsDevout
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Posted - 13 May 2015 :  00:54:47  Show Profile Send CorellonsDevout a Private Message  Reply with Quote
If the Unofficial History is released at GenCon, will it also be available to those unable to attend?

Sweet water and light laughter
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Irennan
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Posted - 13 May 2015 :  01:30:44  Show Profile Send Irennan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It is a book for sale AFAIK, so yes.

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The Hooded One
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Posted - 13 May 2015 :  04:20:26  Show Profile  Visit The Hooded One's Homepage Send The Hooded One a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Latest news from Ed: that particular book will be delayed - - perhaps as long as an entire year.
However, scribes, Ed tells me that you'll all know why just before GenCon, when a LOT will appear on Ed's website. Big Plans. Not necessarily Realms-related, but big.
I can't spill any more yet, but I wanted to save scribes from being disappointed, come GenCon time.
However, Ed WILL be releasing instalments in his 50th Anniversary history of the Realmson his website regularly (for free, of course), so keep reading . . .
love to all,
THO
P.S. And yes, it WILL be a book anyone can get, not just those who can make it to GenCon.
P.P.S. Wooly and Sage, a leetle bird tells me that someone will be contacting both of you, when the time is right, regarding something you've both expressed interest in, in the past. Can't say more yet (she teased, because teasing is what this Hooded Lady does), but . . .

Edited by - The Hooded One on 13 May 2015 04:22:56
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George Krashos
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  05:46:40  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Well, looks like someone's been busy ...

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus

Edited by - George Krashos on 20 May 2015 05:53:18
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Irennan
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  10:07:40  Show Profile Send Irennan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
More articles? I only see up to the 7th

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George Krashos
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  10:15:04  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Irennan

More articles? I only see up to the 7th



Fan creations - The Lord of the End of Everything

-- George Krashos

"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus
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Irennan
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  10:17:20  Show Profile Send Irennan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Thank you

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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer

USA
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  16:18:06  Show Profile  Visit Brian R. James's Homepage Send Brian R. James a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Whoa! Great lore there in The Lord of the End of Everything. Read to learn the mortal identity of Bhaal.

Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer

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Gary Dallison
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  16:53:46  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Never mind that. Eril made great pyramids, Ascore is filled with pyramids.

and i should have read to the end of the article before posting. This is ace stuff.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  17:09:13  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Irennan

More articles? I only see up to the 7th



Fan creations - The Lord of the End of Everything

-- George Krashos



An interesting read... Who was the author?

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Gary Dallison
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  17:55:58  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Im betting it was George/Eric with a slice of Ed thrown in.

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Gary Dallison
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  19:53:08  Show Profile Send Gary Dallison a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'll say it again it is awesome, so much potential so many ideas.

I love the double intrigue - the spell weavers manipulating the sarrukh, manipulating the netherese (very Ed).

The Sstar gems sound like Chardalyn to me, so now there is a reason for their collection.

I love the Elah Nydra link with Elahzad. Looks like she disappeared there following the relinquishment of her divinity, not sure how to fit Eldath in there though.


Loads of food for thought (and archwizard names), I'm going to be re-reading this another 50 times for various clues and things hidden between the lines. Its given me the inspiration I need to work on my Netheril project again.

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Delwa
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Posted - 20 May 2015 :  21:12:33  Show Profile  Visit Delwa's Homepage Send Delwa a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Lots of good ideas in that one. Do we know who wrote it?

- Delwa Aunglor
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George Krashos
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Posted - 21 May 2015 :  02:02:51  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Eric wrote a piece on Jergal for some other work and then I massaged it by adding some further stuff, turning it into what is on the site.

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Delwa
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Posted - 21 May 2015 :  02:36:54  Show Profile  Visit Delwa's Homepage Send Delwa a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

Eric wrote a piece on Jergal for some other work and then I massaged it by adding some further stuff, turning it into what is on the site.

-- George Krashos


Ahh, thanks, George! Most excellent read.

- Delwa Aunglor
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

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Posted - 01 Jun 2015 :  04:37:22  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

P.P.S. Wooly and Sage, a leetle bird tells me that someone will be contacting both of you, when the time is right, regarding something you've both expressed interest in, in the past. Can't say more yet (she teased, because teasing is what this Hooded Lady does), but . . .

Oooo! Curious.

You really know where to tickle the fancy of this ol' sage, eh?

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 01 Jun 2015 :  05:50:54  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

P.P.S. Wooly and Sage, a leetle bird tells me that someone will be contacting both of you, when the time is right, regarding something you've both expressed interest in, in the past. Can't say more yet (she teased, because teasing is what this Hooded Lady does), but . . .

Oooo! Curious.

You really know where to tickle the fancy of this ol' sage, eh?



My fancy is tickled, as well. And now that I've typed that, I must acknowledge it's a weird-sounding sentence.

(In truth, I've been rather busy, of late, and had forgotten that promise )

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Derulbaskul
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Posted - 08 Jun 2015 :  11:09:57  Show Profile Send Derulbaskul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

quote:
Originally posted by Irennan

More articles? I only see up to the 7th



Fan creations - The Lord of the End of Everything

-- George Krashos



This was simply superb. And now we finally know the reason for the pyramids of Ascore!!!

Cheers
D

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Brimstone
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Posted - 15 Jun 2015 :  03:04:50  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Bookmarked...

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thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Duneth Despana
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Posted - 19 Jun 2015 :  10:10:58  Show Profile Send Duneth Despana a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Is it just me or does the 'for the fans' hyperlink not work when you click on it (of course you can enter 'http://realmssecretariat.com/for-the-fans/' manually into your navbar and it will work)?

« There is no overriding « epic » in the Realms, but rather a large number of stories, adventures, and encounters going on all the time. [...]. Each creative mind adds to the base, creating, defining, and making their contribution to the rich diversity of the Realms. [...]. But Ed built the stage upon which all the plays are presented. Thanks Ed. » -FR Comic no.1

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Rymac
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Posted - 19 Jun 2015 :  22:45:39  Show Profile  Visit Rymac's Homepage Send Rymac a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

Eric wrote a piece on Jergal for some other work and then I massaged it by adding some further stuff, turning it into what is on the site.

-- George Krashos



I finally had some time to read this. Very good, George! A question: Is this the canon origin for the phaerimm? If so, this could mean the phaerimn could be present in other campaign worlds, like Greyhawk. The phaerimm could have played a part in the Sea of Dust's creation.
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George Krashos
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Posted - 19 Jun 2015 :  23:31:25  Show Profile Send George Krashos a Private Message  Reply with Quote
No, it's not canon. Just Ed sharing my fan musings. He did like the piece though!

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