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manachild
Acolyte
Australia
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 Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 05:02:55
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Hail, and well met, i am new to these parts and a newly converted dm to the lands of faerun, i used to be a rabid world of greyhawk fan but no i come to these lands eager as any, i have the FRCS book, and i'm eager to get started.
REgards to all!
Manachild
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 06:20:37
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Welcome to Candlekeep! 
Feel free to ask any questions you may have... A lot of us have been Realms fans for years, and we know a thing or three about the setting. Plus, we've got some of the authors and creators here! 
As for the rest of us, we are friendly, mostly harmless, and occasionally strange... Enjoy your stay!  |
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manachild
Acolyte
Australia
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Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 06:29:38
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Thankyou very much, i appreciate the welcome, i have read a few forgotten realms novels and knew that it was a dnd setting for a long time but i only recently got interested in it even though i owned teh setting book for the last 6months but i've only really started reading it now.
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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manachild
Acolyte
Australia
9 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 23:19:42
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Thankyou, Alaundo your greetings are much appreceated, I have found Toril Accomodating indeed, but i had many great adventures of Oerik and the Lands of the Flanaess and it still holds a place in my heart , but faerun is my new adventuring ground and these days it appeals to me more.
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Sarelle
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
508 Posts |
Posted - 10 Aug 2004 : 23:22:32
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Welcome to the Forums and to the Realms!
I find the Realms to be the richest setting, lorewise, out there, so it should be fun. |
Chair of the The Rightful Return of Monster Deities to FR Society (RRMDFRS)
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manachild
Acolyte
Australia
9 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2004 : 04:10:53
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Well i've actually had my Forgottenrealms campaign setting book for about 6 months now but i've only really become interested in it now  before then i gamed in Oerth alot. |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2004 : 08:28:22
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Welcome to Faerūn Manachild!!
I've gamed in the Forgotten Realms for 16 years now, but I have tried Oerth through the Living Greyhawk campaign two years ago. Oerth is more gritty than Faerūn: the Realms are more "happy" somehow... in the Realms, the forces of evil are everywhere, yes, but the forces of good have a better success ratio than in Oerth. There are more Epic Level NPCs in Faerūn, several of those are good (this is perhaps why the good-evil scale is balanced, as opposed to Oerth where the nations are very divided, making it easy for Iuz and the Scarlet Brotherhood to achieve world-domination plans...)
In Faerūn, there are a lot of secret societies working for the cause of good, the most popular being the Harpers: these folks advise the rulers of each nation in matters of "international terrorism", which results in nations often working together against main threats to humanity. The only nation that could be categorized as completely evil (except for the dark elf cities and other communities of monsters, of course) is Thay, which is ruled by the Red Wizards. These wizards rule their society with an iron fist, enslaving the rest of the population to do their bidding. Slaves are their main import...
Hope you'll have lots of fun playing in the Realms!  |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Aug 2004 : 08:55:59
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A beautiful introduction, PDK 
Welcome to Candlekeep, manachild Youll find a lot of material in this place like PDK has just provided....some of it is quite deep!  |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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