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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 12:35:50
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(Forgive me if I'm putting this in the wrong section. First time caller)
I'm getting back into roleplaying and the realms for the first time in a good while, and I'm putting together a collection of Realms based expansions and flavour products from 1e up to the present day.
There's one thing I can't find though. Has anyone archived any of the columns from the old Wizards of the Coast/Forgotten Realms website in PDF form - especially Ed Greenwood's Realmslore column?
I've found them saved from the demise of the site online in a couple of places, but it would be handy to have them collated in a PDF document to save.
I suppose this is something I could put together myself, but at 100-odd individual pages, it'd save a devil of a lot of time if someone had already done it.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 14:08:53
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I have them.
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 14:54:57
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| Is that a wealth you could be persuaded to share or should I merely congratulate you on a job well done? |
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TheIriaeban
Master of Realmslore
USA
1289 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 14:55:00
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I have them.
— George Krashos
Is there someplace you could store it so that is accessible by us? I don't believe I have all of them, either. |
"Iriaebor is a fine city. So what if you can have violence between merchant groups break out at any moment. Not every city can offer dinner AND a show."
My FR writeups - http://www.mediafire.com/folder/um3liz6tqsf5n/Documents
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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 14:58:55
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| Pending an answer, the Elminster Speaks column was archived on the WotC site itself in an 89 page PDF, and there's an active link to a functioning download from the Forgotten Realms wiki article: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elminster_Speaks |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 17:03:16
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Originally posted by Cyrano
Pending an answer, the Elminster Speaks column was archived on the WotC site itself in an 89 page PDF, and there's an active link to a functioning download from the Forgotten Realms wiki article: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elminster_Speaks
I had entirely forgotten about that. I wish they'd done that with some of the other article series.
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 18:02:02
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Cyrano
Pending an answer, the Elminster Speaks column was archived on the WotC site itself in an 89 page PDF, and there's an active link to a functioning download from the Forgotten Realms wiki article: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elminster_Speaks
I had entirely forgotten about that. I wish they'd done that with some of the other article series.
Agreed. There were several that I thought were good from the online articles. Gone now I imagine.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 18:13:30
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Cyrano
Pending an answer, the Elminster Speaks column was archived on the WotC site itself in an 89 page PDF, and there's an active link to a functioning download from the Forgotten Realms wiki article: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elminster_Speaks
I had entirely forgotten about that. I wish they'd done that with some of the other article series.
Agreed. There were several that I thought were good from the online articles. Gone now I imagine.
A lot of it's still there, if you can just find a link to it. It's one of the issues I have with their web team -- they constantly rearrange the site, and they never update any links. I know for a fact that there are files on their site from 2000 that you can still download if you know the URL -- but the URLs haven't been posted anywhere on their site since like 2001 or 2002. |
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King Libertine
Seeker
USA
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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2020 : 21:44:17
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Ah, well, this is very much my point. I feel very lucky to find them still online at all but I'm hoping for a complete bind up in PDF as it's easier to read, save and search. It may be something I put together myself but I thought I'd see if it was out there anywhere first.
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2020 : 02:27:33
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As said above, https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elminster_Speaks was all I could find myself. I clicked onto it and my browser crashed, so I don't know if it's my desktop or my browser or a bad link.
Link is good, it's the Forgotten Realms Wiki, which has been around for 15 years or so, and is a great repository of information. I'm not sure what browser you're using, or if it my be anti-spam or VPN software that would be blocking it, but I've never had a problem, even with Adblock Plus installed. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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maransreth
Learned Scribe
Australia
157 Posts |
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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2020 : 11:21:23
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Looks like the answer is that only the Elminster Speaks column was ever archived in a way that's publicly downloadable as a single file.
If I do get around to turning all the Realmslore columns into a PDF, I'll host and share it somewhere. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2020 : 23:26:33
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Originally posted by TheIriaeban
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I have them.
— George Krashos
Is there someplace you could store it so that is accessible by us? I don't believe I have all of them, either.
I'm unfortunately not that tech savvy.
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Aug 2020 : 23:46:29
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Maybe when Candlekeep 2 is ready it could host them?
Maybe ask the Sage to do it to be added to the list. To be completed on Sage time. |
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"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 06 Nov 2020 : 23:24:57
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Learned Scribe maransreth,
Did that go to something specific beyond maybe a splash page for "lore" in general? The URL 404'd. I wasn't sure if going to the main page would get me to where that original link went or not.
Best regards,
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tmcvicar2
Acolyte
USA
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keftiu
Senior Scribe
656 Posts |
Posted - 20 May 2021 : 21:58:38
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| I assume this doesn’t include the Realmslore magazine articles from 4e? |
4e fangirl. Here to queer up the Realms. |
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tmcvicar2
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 20 May 2021 : 22:08:31
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No idea, whatever is listed on that wizards archive page is what i got. The dates are 2003-2006 so I would say no, no 4th ed.
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I assume this doesn’t include the Realmslore magazine articles from 4e?
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Ancestors could hear
What is happening now
They would turn in their graves
They would all be ashamed
That the land of the free
Has been written in chains
And I know what I want
When the timing is right
Then I'll take what is mine
I am the clansman
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Delwa
Master of Realmslore
USA
1271 Posts |
Posted - 22 May 2021 : 05:28:21
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| Don't know if it's what you're looking for, but there's some Ed articles from the Forging the Realms series he wrote for WotC's website at the link in my signature. |
- Delwa Aunglor
I am off to slay yon refrigerator and spoil it's horde. Go for the cheese, Boo!
"The Realms change; seldom at the speed desired of those who strive, but far too quickly for those who resist." - The Simbul, taken from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Conspectus |
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Cyrano
Acolyte
United Kingdom
25 Posts |
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Charles Phipps
Master of Realmslore
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