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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
 Posted - 16 Jul 2008 : 23:54:30
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Oh and--ahem--someone sent me this link . . .
Downshadow
Thought it might be of interest. 
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 01:25:34
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh and--ahem--someone sent me this link . . .
Downshadow
Thought it might be of interest.
Cheers
Interesting... We might have to bug the author, to see if he can drop any tidbits. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 01:38:32
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Ah yes, the Victorian engagement has paved through most of our rough spots. Made sure we really, really wanted to get married.
Though of course I knew all along, naturally. Says so in my book.
Cheers
I'm sorry Erik, I must've missed this news. 
Congratulations from both the Lady K and myself on your coming marriage. We hope you survive the experience! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 02:11:41
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Originally posted by The Sage
Must be another Steven Schend book, eh? 
Must be, eh? 
You guys looking forward to the Blackstaffy goodness as much as I am? 
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Interesting... We might have to bug the author, to see if he can drop any tidbits.
Yeah, good idea. Now where'd he go?
You look that way, and I'll just duck out the back here . . .
Cheers
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 03:39:18
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh and--ahem--someone sent me this link . . .
Downshadow
Thought it might be of interest.
Cheers
You Dastard!!! I didn't know you could keep a secret so well!!
Got mine on ore-order , so I will just sit here and drum my fingers til it shows up!
How long before you can tell us the significance of the title? Soon I hope because until then I have it stuck in my head in the tune of Cat Stevens "Moonshadow" Ohhhh I'm being followed by a Downshadow....Downshadow, Downshadow.......Leapin' and hoppin' on a Downshadow.............
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"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 05:59:56
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
You Dastard!!! I didn't know you could keep a secret so well!!
Of course you didn't. I keep that ability a secret.
And it's not like I've been holding my tongue all that long. I've only had the book written since January, after all.
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How long before you can tell us the significance of the title?
Hrm, we'll see . . . in the meantime, what do *you* think it means?
Knowing me, it's apt to be a bit, erm, DARKER than the Cat Stevens song.
In fact, yeah, think OPPOSITE of the Cat Stevens song.
In fact, never play that song again!
(Curse ye gods, now it's stuck in my head too!  )
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 07:19:07
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Congrats Erik! Really glad to hear that you've got another FR gig. I wish I could hoist a tankard in person with you at GEN-CON but that will have to wait for another day.
-- George Krashos
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 13:32:46
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
You Dastard!!! I didn't know you could keep a secret so well!!
Of course you didn't. I keep that ability a secret.
And it's not like I've been holding my tongue all that long. I've only had the book written since January, after all.
Well, not long when compared to certain engagements eh?
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Hrm, we'll see . . . in the meantime, what do *you* think it means?
Knowing me, it's apt to be a bit, erm, DARKER than the Cat Stevens song.
In fact, yeah, think OPPOSITE of the Cat Stevens song.
So it's like a Nine Inch Nails song and will make me want to scratch out my eyes and ears so as to stop all sensory inputs?
In fact, never play that song again!
(Curse ye gods, now it's stuck in my head too! )
Cheers
[/quote] Did you actually click and listen to it? Bwwwwaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa My plan is coming to fruition!
P.S. As to what I think it means, if they let you have any say in it at all, there is no way in the Abyss to try to unravel your twistedness, so I will wait and be amazed!!
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 14:45:57
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
So it's like a Nine Inch Nails song and will make me want to scratch out my eyes and ears so as to stop all sensory inputs?
You're not a NIN fan, Red? |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 15:21:52
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There's actually a NIN song on the playlist for one of the main characters of the book.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 19:22:18
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Is it "Closer"?
Congrats on the book, I look forward to it. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 21:40:17
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Is it "Closer"?
Heh . . . not *this* character.
"Survivalism," actually.
Cheers
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2008 : 22:42:20
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Is it "Closer"?
There's a great version of that tune out there that has Super Mario Brothers sound effects added in. The timing of some of the sounds and lyrics is great, too -- particularly when the sound of Mario going into a pipe plays. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 00:35:05
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Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
So it's like a Nine Inch Nails song and will make me want to scratch out my eyes and ears so as to stop all sensory inputs?
You're not a NIN fan, Red?
Actually I was a huge fan back in the day, wore out The Downward Spiral when it came out. But that one song with the mechanical noise like nails on a chalkboard all throughout it makes me insane!
And the best NIN song ever is This!
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 01:13:28
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Is it "Closer"?
Heh . . . not *this* character.
"Survivalism," actually.
Cheers
From "Year Zero?" Heh. An interesting choice. And considering the actual subject matter of the song, I think I'm starting to understand just a little of what this character could be facing in the book -- in Realms terms of course!
Thanks Erik. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 01:19:27
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Originally posted by The Sage
And considering the actual subject matter of the song, I think I'm starting to understand just a little of what this character could be facing in the book -- in Realms terms of course!
Well maybe . . . or maybe I just like the sound. Guess we'll have to see.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 02:20:53
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
And considering the actual subject matter of the song, I think I'm starting to understand just a little of what this character could be facing in the book -- in Realms terms of course!
Well maybe . . . or maybe I just like the sound. Guess we'll have to see.
Cheers
Yeah Sage, knowing Erik he picke Survivalism about a character that bites it early! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 02:44:33
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Is it "Closer"?
There's a great version of that tune out there that has Super Mario Brothers sound effects added in. The timing of some of the sounds and lyrics is great, too -- particularly when the sound of Mario going into a pipe plays.
Yes, I've heard that version. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
757 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 10:41:18
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh and--ahem--someone sent me this link . . .
Downshadow
Thought it might be of interest.
Cheers
I have to ask: fourteenth or fifteenth century DR? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2008 : 19:10:08
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I've been cleared to answer:
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
How long before you can tell us the significance of the title?
Downshadow is the name of a location in the Waterdeep of the 4e Realms.
As for *where* it is, I might hint that it's somewhere "down" and "shadowy." Got a guess?
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Originally posted by Kyrene
I have to ask: fourteenth or fifteenth century DR?
I'm not giving the specific date, but it is indeed 4e FR.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 01:53:54
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I've been cleared to answer:
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
How long before you can tell us the significance of the title?
Downshadow is the name of a location in the Waterdeep of the 4e Realms.
As for *where* it is, I might hint that it's somewhere "down" and "shadowy." Got a guess?
Skullport!
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 02:05:38
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Originally posted by The Sage
Skullport!
Skullport or . . .?
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 02:08:34
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Skullport!
Skullport or . . .?
Cheers
Undermountain? |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 02:16:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Undermountain?
Ayep.
Let's just say it has something to do with Undermountain.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 03:19:00
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Undermountain?
Ayep.
Let's just say it has something to do with Undermountain.
Cheers
Halaster's shadow roaming the Undermountain? |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2008 : 05:32:45
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| Ooh... Halaster would be good to see again, but I'm also still quite curious about the Manshoon clone that was living with him. |
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