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AlexMcClay2000
Acolyte
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 Posted - 15 Jul 2020 : 08:52:13
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So I mostly looked at the 3e FRCS and Volo's Guide to All Things Magical, and a bit on the FR wiki and I can't find anything that says what the color of the wood is. I'm asking because I made a magic wand for one of my players and Shadowtop wood is used in the making of wands, staves, and the like. So I'd like to know the color for the description.
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
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Posted - 15 Jul 2020 : 16:45:01
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| Bear in mind that wood can be stained or painted quite easily. Granted, the type of wood can have an effect on things, but I wouldn't make it drive what you want something to look like. |
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Kentinal
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Posted - 15 Jul 2020 : 17:46:10
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I did try to search for an answer however could not find one.
The simple answer is it looks like wood. That though I know is too simple because those more detailed minded are well aware wood has shades of colors and hues.
The only thing that I can offer better about the appearance of the wood of Shadowtop is that its leaves appear oak like and of course the leaves are copper looking.
With that I would offer the idea that the wood would look like oak, with copper tones. Depending on how the wood dries might bring out more copper color.
As indicated woods can be altered by paint or stain, it also could be effected by magics depending on what the wands and staves are made to do. Some spell components might add color to the wood as it is infused into the wood.
One other option may be to ask Ed and hope he has the information and a answer to provide. |
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 12 Feb 2023 : 22:53:30
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We now have an answer to this query, courtesy of the Q4Ed thread in his Discord:
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Ed Greenwood — Today at 1:44 PM
Hi! Okay, have you ever seen grained wood that’s been burned with a blowtorch for ornamental reasons? So that it’s all browned, but parallel “grain lines” throughout it are darker than the rest? That’s what shadowtop wood looks like: a rich mahogany brown with much darker (almost black) grain lines running through it, parallel but usually wavy. The wood is dense (so, heavy), durable, and very strong.
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The color of Shadowtop wood/trees?
