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Dargoth
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Posted - 10 Feb 2005 :  23:52:31  Show Profile  Visit Dargoth's Homepage Send Dargoth a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20050210news

Looks like theres going to be a series of articles on Undermountain!

Including MAPS!

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Kentinal
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Posted - 11 Feb 2005 :  00:01:52  Show Profile Send Kentinal a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth



Looks like theres going to be a series of articles on Undermountain!



This sounds interesting except also appears limited

quote:


Including MAPS!



The Maps do not appear to be ASCII though , which means an image reader is required. *wink*

Edited by - Kentinal on 11 Feb 2005 08:26:23
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Wooly Rupert
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Lurue's Horn! Now that is something to look forward to... I just hope they stick with the history presented in the boxed sets, and the changes in the articles in Dragon...

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SiriusBlack
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Thanks Dargoth for sharing this news. I look forward to reading these articles. Plus, a tip of the hat for this very wise move by WOTC which should build more excitement about the city above Undermountain for releases later this year.
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hammer of Moradin
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Posted - 11 Feb 2005 :  07:59:40  Show Profile  Visit hammer of Moradin's Homepage Send hammer of Moradin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Underdark Genious I say! There better be some info coming on ye olde Melairkyn clan.

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George Krashos
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Well, this could be a fabulous enhancement for Undermountain and FR or it could be "Locales of the Realms" (i.e. bland, generic stuff with a stray FR reference slapped onto it to make it Realmsian) underground. I sure hope it's the former.

And I recall Matthew Sernett's response to me when I pitched a lore-heavy FR article for DRAGON, where he basically said that it was something only a full-on FR fan would read and appreciate and that it had little other utility (or words to that effect). Looks like the wheel has come full circle. The stuff that he had to reject as not suitable for DRAGON is now the material he has to crank out himself. Rather ironic, really. Let's hope his love for the setting shines through and he adds just as much lore and information as he does stats and CR ratings.

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Dargoth
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Posted - 11 Feb 2005 :  23:45:43  Show Profile  Visit Dargoth's Homepage Send Dargoth a Private Message  Reply with Quote


I wonder if they'll detail the 5th level of Undermountain

Theres a map for it in FR Cdrom Atlas but its never been detailed

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Melfius does his Happy Pixie Dance!

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The Sage
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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

Well, this could be a fabulous enhancement for Undermountain and FR or it could be "Locales of the Realms" (i.e. bland, generic stuff with a stray FR reference slapped onto it to make it Realmsian) underground. I sure hope it's the former.

That would make my day... the former option that is .

I've never had the opportunity to flesh out the Undermoutain as much as I would have liked. Perhaps this will finally be the answer.

Do we know when the articles are slated for release?

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SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by The Sage
Do we know when the articles are slated for release?



The article mentions March.
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 26 Feb 2005 :  10:30:36  Show Profile  Visit Lord Rad's Homepage Send Lord Rad a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Excellent

Although it would have a long way to go to cover the ground that Steve Allen has in his Rooms of Undermountain here at Candlekeep.

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WOTC_Mark said this should be updated tonight around midnight eastern. :)

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