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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 18:55:09
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Wow. That is the best news I have seen since 3.5.
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 19:26:35
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Wow indeed. That looks to be really awesome. Unleash the Realms Lorelords! So in theory, Ed could publish every single thing he has on the Realms now? Because that would be awesome.
I'd love to hear Ed and THO's thoughts on this. The materialistic weasel in me hopes to see the next 17 Volo's Guide lineup that I'll buy. :) |
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3811 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 19:37:13
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Originally posted by Eilserus
Wow indeed. That looks to be really awesome. Unleash the Realms Lorelords! So in theory, Ed could publish every single thing he has on the Realms now? Because that would be awesome.
I'd love to hear Ed and THO's thoughts on this. The materialistic weasel in me hopes to see the next 17 Volo's Guide lineup that I'll buy. :)
That's what I thought as soon as I read this news. |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1298 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 19:37:16
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Originally posted by Eilserus
Wow indeed. That looks to be really awesome. Unleash the Realms Lorelords! So in theory, Ed could publish every single thing he has on the Realms now? Because that would be awesome.
I'd love to hear Ed and THO's thoughts on this. The materialistic weasel in me hopes to see the next 17 Volo's Guide lineup that I'll buy. :)
OMG..is that what this announcement translates to in English? Because if I can get Ed to put out Volo's Guide to the Moonsea or Volo's Guide to Sembia I will fund it myself!
THO - where are you? |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 20:07:28
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| I think that's what it means as long as it's 5E for a rule set. Ed could update the entire world and do all the books he has wanted to write over the years, merchant trading, new Volo's Guides etc. We as a community definitely need to support this if it comes to pass. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3248 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 20:42:53
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| I haven't seen anything on the site (yet) that isn't 5E, but I'm planning on attending the Reddit Q&A to ask about it. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3811 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 21:25:28
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| You can publish FR, as long as you do it on their website. The catch is that 1)it (obviously) won't be canon, unless WotC decides to make it so 2)you lose 50% of the profit. |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 21:32:55
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| Did a bit more reading on this. I'd qualify this as a catch too. Apparently, if you create something and publish it there, another creator can come along and use any or all of what you put up for sale as long as they add meaningful content to it. Not sure how I feel about that. Maybe that doesn't matter if you look at it from a shared world perspective. |
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Caladan Brood
Senior Scribe
Norway
410 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 22:17:32
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| So I can publish my Forgotten Realms adventures? Too cool. I have four or five drafts that I believe are solid adventures. |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 22:29:29
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| I believe so. I think they have to be 5E rules. I'm not entirely clear on what a person would have to do to publish something with a different rule set. |
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3811 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 22:34:41
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| In order to publish FR adventures, you'd have to use the DMguild site, and only 5e rules are allowed there. |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 23:03:37
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Interesting ...
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36891 Posts |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
6385 Posts |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36891 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jan 2016 : 23:53:52
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Originally posted by dazzlerdal
Sounds to me like this could be a response to the formation of TEGG. As much as I love FR I'd much prefer ed to succeed
I would expect these things to be entirely unrelated. TEGG doesn't publish Realms material, and this is -- at the moment -- for FR stuff.
Also, it's not the first time Ed has done something for a game company other than TSR/WotC. Heck, they didn't even blink when his Castlemourn setting came out. (Ditto when Monte Cook, formerly employed by WotC, came out with his mammoth Ptolus: The City by the Spire.) |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 00:35:31
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| I would love to post some ideas, but I have never DMed before, and I have only played the game 4 or 5 times. |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 01:12:27
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| None of this self-published material would be considered canon though, would it? |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 01:23:08
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| I don't believe so. It is stated that Wizards may choose to use the works created though, which would canonize it. |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 01:40:22
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| That would be really cool! Hmm...mine would be solely lore-based though, with no stats or mechanics. I could probably come up with an adventure, but it would be more for story purposes. |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 02:55:50
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| That's one of the questions I have, whether a lore book or something of the sort could be put together as opposed to something like a straight adventure. |
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3811 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 03:02:21
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The article says:
''Creators can upload whatever kind of Forgotten Realms material they’d like to the Dungeon Masters Guild, but we’ll be featuring side treks, monsters, and backgrounds on the site.''
So I guess that the answer is yes, even if I don't know what they mean for featuring. Does the site have some special showcase function? |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 03:52:37
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Question is, will they want lore set in the "here and now" of the Realms (i.e. post-Sundering) or will they accept lore set in the 1350s DR, for example ...?
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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3811 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 03:55:11
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| Idk, but the site is selling 2e and 3e sourcebooks, so I guess that lore about ''the past'' could be accepted. This is something that should be asked in the AMA. |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 05:16:24
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| We will have to start a thread about what info is revealed in the AMA, since not everyone will be able to make it... |
Sweet water and light laughter |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
578 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 10:20:44
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Question is, will they want lore set in the "here and now" of the Realms (i.e. post-Sundering) or will they accept lore set in the 1350s DR, for example ...?
-- George Krashos
From the Facebook thread*:
"Also, play and create content for whatever era of the forgotten realms that you want to. You're not saddled with one specific chunk of time within the setting."
Not a direct answer to whether they'll sell all eras, but I suspect that's the case.
*Thread here: https://www.facebook.com/dungeonsanddragons/posts/10153760226106071
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 13:35:13
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| I'd like to know if art and maps from past products can be reused. |
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Caladan Brood
Senior Scribe
Norway
410 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 14:08:46
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| I've thrown in a few questions as well as I can't wait to get rolling :D Including yours, Eilserus. |
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CorellonsDevout
Great Reader
USA
2708 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jan 2016 : 17:45:37
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| I am really curious about this, but I won't be able to participate in the AMA. If they accept it, I could probably come up with an adventure (it just wouldn't have the mechanics), or current lore ideas. Hmmm, maybe I can just contact customer service |
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Holy $417, they did it.
