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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 01 Jan 2025 : 20:30:14
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I'm currently running FRC1 Ruins of Adventure with the Shadowdark rules for my kids. I'm prepping Valjevo Castle, and it doesn't seem to list where the Pool of Radiance is located. In the book it was in the room with Srossar the possessed bronze dragon, but its never pinned down. Was this ever clarified anywhere?
The other somewhat frustrating thing is that all across the module various NPCs and books can hint at the nature/location/abilities of the Pool of Radiance, but no where is that described really. In the text as-written, it seems like a very limited portal to a dark dimension. I believe that later there was a lot of Pool lore created, and I'm looking to get a sense of what hints I should be dropping.
Thanks sages!
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varyar
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jan 2025 : 02:14:53
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Originally posted by varyar
I looked through my copy and it seems the Pool isn't in Phlan at all, but in the north, beyond and perhaps NW of the Dragonspine mountains (pages 43 and 52).
Good catch! Seems anti-climatic though. |
*** A Forgotten Realms Addict since 1990 ***
Treasures of the Past, a Second Edition Play-by-Post game for and by Candlekeep Sages--http://www.rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=52011 |
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 06 Jan 2025 : 19:38:39
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| In the novelization it was in the basement of Valejo castle; and contained a lot of riches once the pool's power had been drained. |
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Seravin
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 06 Jan 2025 : 19:41:10
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| Also in the Forgotten Realms Atlas pg117, you can see the grillwork stair leading down below the Castle, where the pool and ioun stone pillar are found - much more like an underground cavern than a castle basement. |
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