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Daseroth
Acolyte
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 Posted - 09 Apr 2004 : 22:03:49
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what is the best way to seek out a dragon, the reason im asking is that in my campaign, one of my players a avariel who has just learned he is a half dragon(an enchantment was keeping it hidden and he had it broken), he is half gold, so now he has decided to go look for the parent, father or mother, does anybody know of where, he could maybe seek one out, he only level seven but he just aquired a new suit of red dragon plate and now my AC is -15 (i play 2nd Ed) so he prepared to take the hard roads, but i dont know what info to give him as to where they are, he has actually, just gone to see onne of my other chars, a very high level wizard, but im not sure how much help to give him or where exactly the nearest gold would be and if that would even be the parent, i didt think i would get so confused
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Edited by - Alaundo on 10 Apr 2004 10:18:22
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 09 Apr 2004 : 22:53:45
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| Velsaert of Baldur's Gate is one of the Realms's foremost authorities on dragons... You could ask him... |
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Daseroth
Acolyte
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 00:15:30
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| hmmm thank you, but how do i slip that info into the campaign and i dont know how this guy acts i need to know his alignment and some othere things about him, and one more question, do half-dragons find mates the same way as dragons, by eye contact and its the same as dragons?, like they just know they are mates and they cant do anything about it, or are they like normal humans |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 02:00:22
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Gold dragons are incredibly difficult to locate being that they can very literally be anywhere. Many spend years in humanoid form, living amongst humans, very hesitant to reveal their identity.
You may want to kind of trick him, by having your high level wizard know of one who spends his time disguised as a sage. Have your wizard tell him to find and ask the sage for help in his quest. The sage will not want to reveal his identity until he knows he can trust the character, so he sends the character on several quests designed not so much to test his power-level, but instead his moral fibre.
Once the character has proven through actions that he is worthy of the confidence of the dragon, he will reveal himself and you can proceed from there.
If you have access to it, check out the Draconomicon. It is very well-written with a lot of great info to be incorporated into nearly any fantasy campaign.
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 03:52:13
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| Pick up The Rage. Without giving away any spoilers, a gold dragon or two might have an appearance within the novel and it could be a source of great inspiration. |
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Daseroth
Acolyte
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 04:44:35
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| thank you for these ideas, i dont have much access to these books you are talking about, but i will manage, plz keep the ideas coming, they are very good |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 05:36:17
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Originally posted by Daseroth
hmmm thank you, but how do i slip that info into the campaign and i dont know how this guy acts i need to know his alignment and some othere things about him,
I don't think Velsaert has ever been detailed... But he is renowned as the most knowledgable person to talk to about dragons. So if you go to one sage and ask about dragons, they'll likely refer you to him.
If I am correct in believing that he's never been detailed, then you can make him pretty much to your taste. I would assume he's of good alignment, since he's got Harper contacts, but beyond that, go wild! 
I think I shall ask Ed about Velsaert... |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 10 Apr 2004 06:42:36 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 05:54:21
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Velsaert of Baldur's Gate is the recognized authority on dragonkind, both up and down the Sword Coast.
Wooly's right though, the best person to ask about Velsaert is Mr Greenwood, since he wrote most of the material concerning the sage of Baldur's Gate.
It's nice that we now have an avenue for such questions...
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 06:40:56
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| The question is asked. Hopefully, Ed won't take terribly long in answering... Though it may take a while, as he is busily working on other stuff. |
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Daseroth
Acolyte
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Posted - 10 Apr 2004 : 19:00:11
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| hmmm well thank you for all this help, i am a novice dm and i dont really know all of the ins and outs to it yet |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 12 Apr 2004 : 03:50:35
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Here's the info from Ed:
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Wooly Rupert, Velsaert is an interesting personage. I don’t want to crash into forthcoming Realms projects of which I should say NOTHING more right now by providing too much detail about Velsaert, but let me say this much: most folk in the Realms know him only by his reputation and writings (in the last two decades, he seems to have become more reclusive than he once was), and rumors are arising that whisper Velsaert’s apparent shyness might have something to do with changes to his body (some say talons, some say scales, some say nictating membranes over his eyes, some even speak of a tail) that might suggest a closer connection with things draconic than had been hitherto suspected. However, it’s been said before (by the long-dead wit and playwright Aunselrus of Myratma) that “rumor hisses as menacingly as a harmless grass snake, but sinks its fangs in when least expected, not when heard from most loudly.”
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 12 Apr 2004 03:55:41 |
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Israfel666
Acolyte
Italy
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Posted - 01 May 2004 : 21:48:43
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...rumors are arising that whisper Velsaert’s apparent shyness might have something to do with changes to his body (some say talons, some say scales, some say nictating membranes over his eyes, some even speak of a tail) that might suggest a closer connection with things draconic than had been hitherto suspected.
Sounds like a Dragon Disciple to me - one of the most inspirational 'crunch' products in 3E D&D. |
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