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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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 Posted - 24 May 2004 : 04:30:26
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Originally posted by Bookwyrm
I think that this ought to be canon, Mr. Krashos. It's pretty well-thought out. I wish WotC would get its act together and start puting things like that in sourcebooks. I realize that they probably have their own agenda, but they sure aren't showing much of one. Or at least one that'll give the Realms the vibrancy it had under TSR.
Well, in terms of gaming utility, sometimes things are better left mysterious to allow individual DMs some wiggle room to adapt stuff for their campaigns. My explanation is just one of several that would work just as well in the Realms. As I've found on more than one occasion whilst doing FR work, creative wellsprings often flow in different directions! (Unless you read stuff by Ed, Steven or Eric and it all just 'fits' so beautifully you only quibble about little stuff ... ).
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If nothing else, they should hire you as a running troubleshooter and fix-it man, cleaning up their mistakes with smooth-sounding Realmslore. Of course, with all the stupidity coming through (I'll not repeat what's been said elsewhere, but you'd know better than me, I'm sure), they'd likely need to clone you about ten times. 
The Realms used to have a traffic cop - Jeff Grubb - who did a fantastic job. Rich Baker fills that role now. I'd love to do it, but then again, what hardcore FR fan wouldn't? 
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2004 : 04:34:45
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Originally posted by Bookwyrm
I think that this ought to be canon, Mr. Krashos.
No Master of Realmslore needs to call me "Mr Krashos", Bookwyrm. George (or Krash if you are into nicknames) is the only form of address that sits comfortably with me - so please use it.
-- George Krashos
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Hymn
Senior Scribe
Sweden
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Posted - 25 May 2004 : 01:01:41
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Originally posted by George Krashos
The Imaskari were known as the Artificers and rabidly anti-deities. This is clear from other FR sources. Hence it is hard to understand how they would have embraced the shadow weave/magic given its divine origins. My thoughts are that only a very few, renegade Imaskari led by Madryoch the Ebon Flame (the Imaskari from "The Shadow Stone") were granted access to shadow magic via a mini-version of the shadow weave, a prototype if you will, centered on the shadow stone itself and created by Shar for this purpose.
Hmm, I think you are correct in that assumption, since at least all cultures venerate gods somtime during its creation.
I see it as this: religion is away to answer questions like who am I, why does the sky make angry sounds and flashes of ligh, etc etc. (Hope no one takes offence at this since none is intended) So my guess is that they have venerated gods somtime alltough something happned that made them turn away, at least a portion of the population. Now if this occured before or after they became a nation, and/or spellcasters, I havent decied upon as of yet (lol, much to ponder when one creates culture/history backwards.
/ Hymn
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Now back to the book, at least for a while I thought it was pretty good, considering I got it in the mail this afternoon and am now finished with it. It has the standard fantasy story, but since almost everyone has been used who is to blame. I also likes that at least some of the "main" chars die. I also liked the detail of magic structures etc, I have wanted to read one of these for ages.
The Imaskari tidbits gives at least a little more glimps backwards, First empire of man, and so fort. I am sure I will use some of it in the next update of the Imaskari stuff. |
Sauro moki kara ochiro - Even monkeys falls from trees.
The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant - Miyamoto Musashi |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2004 : 08:49:31
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Originally posted by George Krashos
No Master of Realmslore needs to call me "Mr Krashos", Bookwyrm. George (or Krash if you are into nicknames) is the only form of address that sits comfortably with me - so please use it.
Now, now. If I wouldn't bow to the will of Mr. Greenwood, what makes you think I'd do the same for you?
(Blame it on my mother -- she was always trying to turn me into a real Southern-U.S. gentleman.) |
Hell hath no fury like all of Candlekeep rising in defense of one of its own.
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Hymn
Senior Scribe
Sweden
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Posted - 25 May 2004 : 22:22:38
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Anyhow to answer myself , information on Imaskari can be found on following pages through out the book.
Page 125, 126, 128, 129, 145, 151, 262, 263, 264, 265, and 286.
There is also a desription of their language, Roushoum, as swirling lines and dots. |
Sauro moki kara ochiro - Even monkeys falls from trees.
The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant - Miyamoto Musashi |
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The Shadow Stone
