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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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 Posted - 08 Sep 2008 : 22:44:30
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That's right. It *could* be one of those. 
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
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Posted - 09 Sep 2008 : 02:16:14
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
That's right. It *could* be one of those.
Cheers
Well hopefully it is something non-realms and you can share something, sometime in the near future. I am looking forward seeing you work without the FR and flex your creative muscles even more.
P.S. Since I didn't get a manuscript to proofread, I will just hae to keep guessing |
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 Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 16:14:04
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I forgot , that you non-realms stuff could be a technical book on something avaition based.
Oh well, I will just have to keep fingers crossed and hope it's fiction |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 16:23:39
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Oh don't worry--it's fiction. Pure fantasy! 
From outside comes the sound of planes spiraling out of control and crashing . . .
Oops!
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 - 24 Sep 2008 : 16:35:00
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh don't worry--it's fiction. Pure fantasy!
From outside comes the sound of planes spiraling out of control and crashing . . .
Oops!
Cheers
Oh, hells. Are you writing for lost now? |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 16:37:17
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Tsch, no--don't be silly . . . AHH! POLAR BEAR!
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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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 17:05:37
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Holy crap, that guy just got attacked by a polar bear!
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 17:36:11
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Don't worry, Walt--I've got a GUN.
[click]
Ooh . . . crap. Bullets.
Ahh!
[ripping, tearing, gnawing sounds]
Cheers
P.S. And in other news . . . |
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 - 24 Sep 2008 : 18:19:21
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quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Don't worry, Walt--I've got a GUN.
[click]
Ooh . . . crap. Bullets.
Ahh!
[ripping, tearing, gnawing sounds]
Cheers
P.S. And in other news . . .
Are you trying to tell us that there is a polar bear, smoke powder weapons and something that sounds like airplane engines in downshadow? |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 18:46:46
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. . . And a button that has to be pressed every 27 minutes, or Mecha-shoon returns from his watery dominion to wreak havoc on the City of Splendors. 
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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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 18:58:54
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Bah! Manshulhu can destroy Mecha-shoon any day of the week.
Except Tuesday, of course... |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 19:01:34
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
Bah! Manshulhu can destroy Mecha-shoon any day of the week.
Except Tuesday, of course...
There are now Tuesdays in the realms?
Damn, I missed that memo! |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Sep 2008 : 19:22:49
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quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
quote:
Originally posted by Garen Thal
Bah! Manshulhu can destroy Mecha-shoon any day of the week.
Except Tuesday, of course...
There are now Tuesdays in the realms?
Damn, I missed that memo!
Of course not, and that is why Manshulhu will always defeat Mecha-shoon! Curses!
I see it's time to summon my secret weapon . . .
[draws mystic two-colored ball from depths of cloak]
"Pika-shoon! I choose you!"
[pop, sizzle]
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 - 24 Sep 2008 : 22:14:22
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
quote:
Originally posted by Garen Thal
Bah! Manshulhu can destroy Mecha-shoon any day of the week.
Except Tuesday, of course...
There are now Tuesdays in the realms?
Damn, I missed that memo!
Of course not, and that is why Manshulhu will always defeat Mecha-shoon! Curses!
I see it's time to summon my secret weapon . . .
[draws mystic two-colored ball from depths of cloak]
"Pika-shoon! I choose you!"
[pop, sizzle]
Cheers
One of my daughters first words(she is now 12) was shouting PIKA PIKA!!! at the top of her 1 year old lungs.
But I have to say that your Pika-shoon will get his butt handed to him by Ling-Ling-Shoon! |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 00:49:24
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
But I have to say that your Pika-shoon will get his butt handed to him by Ling-Ling-Shoon!
(Not sure I can top Linglingshoon--the half-halfling, half-tiefling archwizard.)
Ah! . . . huh.
I had it there.
Nope, nope. It's gone.
Getting back to other news!
ZOMG! Ye olde spoilers for Downshadow: nyah nyah nyah! fool'd ya!
Aside from that, nothing fresh to announce. Hang tight my Realmsian friends.
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 14:10:13
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
ZOMG! Ye olde spoilers for Downshadow: nyah nyah nyah! fool'd ya!
Aside from that, nothing fresh to announce. Hang tight my Realmsian friends.
That's the second time (to my counting) you did that. |
"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."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 14:47:37
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
But I have to say that your Pika-shoon will get his butt handed to him by Ling-Ling-Shoon!
(Not sure I can top Linglingshoon--the half-halfling, half-tiefling archwizard.)
Ah! . . . huh.
I had it there.
Nope, nope. It's gone.
[qoute]
Getting back to other news!
ZOMG! Ye olde spoilers for Downshadow: nyah nyah nyah! fool'd ya!
Aside from that, nothing fresh to announce. Hang tight my Realmsian friends.
Cheers
You cad, that was rather unsavory of you to tease like that!
P.S. man, Ling-Ling is an evil parody of pikachu, from the cartoon network show Drawn Together! |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 14:55:43
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
That's the second time (to my counting) you did that.
Chaotic evil, girl--chaotic evil.
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
P.S. man, Ling-Ling is an evil parody of pikachu, from the cartoon network show Drawn Together!
Oh yes, I recall--I just had a flashback to my favorite D&D joke:
"Is a half-tiefling, half-halfling a half-tief or a ling-ling?"
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 16:05:41
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
That's the second time (to my counting) you did that.
Chaotic evil, girl--chaotic evil.
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
P.S. man, Ling-Ling is an evil parody of pikachu, from the cartoon network show Drawn Together!
Oh yes, I recall--I just had a flashback to my favorite D&D joke:
"Is a half-tiefling, half-halfling a half-tief or a ling-ling?"
Cheers
Ah I see |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 16:13:27
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I'm sure they come out yellow/orange, striped, and devilish.
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 16:28:52
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I'm sure they come out yellow/orange, striped, and devilish.
Cheers
Sounds like a Thundercat!
Thundercats are go!!
P.S. keep writing |
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 16:30:41
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*The Sage quickly tiptoes past the chamber currently occupied by scribes de Bie and Walker. He whispers quietly to himself.*
"I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not..."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 16:32:29
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I'm sure they come out yellow/orange, striped, and devilish.
Cheers
Sounds like a Thundercat!
Thundercats are go!!
Heh. For myself, I'm actually more of a Mum-Ra fan. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 25 Sep 2008 : 17:12:12
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Originally posted by The Sage
*The Sage quickly tiptoes past the chamber currently occupied by scribes de Bie and Walker. He whispers quietly to himself.*
"I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not..."
Oh noes! He's going to reveal my novel's main villain . . . the dreaded Halashoon, illicit love child of the mad archmage and the Manshoon clone hidden in Undermountain, conceived by polymorph magic, bred to destroy!
This looks like a job for . . . Captain Blackstaff! (By our powers combined . . .)
*Ahem.*
Ok, the silliness might have progressed a bit farther than I had originally intended. My fault entirely.
Let's leave it there before we get really ridiculous and get back to at least *pretending* to be serious.
Downshadow must needs remain a mystery 'ere April 2009. But fun will be had by all. If you've enjoyed my writing thus far, I hope you'll like this one too.
It's more similar to Ghostwalker than Depths, I think, though with a healthy dose of "Greater Treasure," too. It is, I think, better than all three (in the "Erik-becomes-a-better-writer-by-experience" sense), but I'll let you be the judge.
Cheers
(P.S. Captain-Blackstaff . . . he's-our-hero!) |
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 17:16:39
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Originally posted by The Sage
*The Sage quickly tiptoes past the chamber currently occupied by scribes de Bie and Walker. He whispers quietly to himself.*
"I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not spoil Downshadow. I will not..."
Don't worry friend, Erik will tease, poke, prod and obfuscate, but he will never spoil a book before it's time!!
P.S. But, he will let us think that he has given somrthing away from time to time! |
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 - 25 Sep 2008 : 18:14:08
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Downshadow must needs remain a mystery 'ere April 2009. But fun will be had by all. If you've enjoyed my writing thus far, I hope you'll like this one too.
Great, I look forward to reading 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."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 01:07:24
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh noes! He's going to reveal my novel's main villain . . . the dreaded Halashoon, illicit love child of the mad archmage and the Manshoon clone hidden in Undermountain, conceived by polymorph magic, bred to destroy!
Erik, that sounds very much like my theory about the remnants of the now dead Halaster merging with the Manshoon clone and forming a third and separate entity. Good stuff! 
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This looks like a job for . . . Captain Blackstaff! (By our powers combined . . .)
*Ahem.*
No, no... just think of Blackstaff as Batman. Then all we have to do, is organise the Realms version of the Justice League of Faerūn.
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Downshadow must needs remain a mystery 'ere April 2009. But fun will be had by all. If you've enjoyed my writing thus far, I hope you'll like this one too.
It's more similar to Ghostwalker than Depths, I think, though with a healthy dose of "Greater Treasure," too. It is, I think, better than all three (in the "Erik-becomes-a-better-writer-by-experience" sense), but I'll let you be the judge.
Neato! April can't come soon enough. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 26 Sep 2008 : 01:25:45
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Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Oh noes! He's going to reveal my novel's main villain . . . the dreaded Halashoon, illicit love child of the mad archmage and the Manshoon clone hidden in Undermountain, conceived by polymorph magic, bred to destroy!
Erik, that sounds very much like my theory about the remnants of the now dead Halaster merging with the Manshoon clone and forming a third and separate entity. Good stuff!
I've theorized something along those lines, too. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 13:54:43
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Hey De Bie!
Just finished Blackstaff Tower and Mistshore.........my my...what a series start for you to live up to!! The clock is ticking, and we are expecting great things from you! |
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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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2008 : 15:01:37
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I'm glad you took a gamble on these 4e FR books, and I'm glad they worked out for you. I read them both myself and enjoyed them *immensely*.
Well, Downshadow's already written and in the editing process, so nothing to be done about it now. Here's hoping it honors the other two!
One thing I rather like about the series is that the *tone* of these novels varies greatly, giving you a different perspective (each of which is quite enjoyable) on a city that is so classically huge and filled with a thousand tales.
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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