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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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 Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 15:54:53
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This is FR related, but it also concerns several settings, rather than just one specific world. From dragonlance.com -
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Karen Wynn Fonstad Passes Away
Posted on 3/14/2005 by Trampas Whiteman
Karen Wynn Fonstad passed away Friday, March 11, 2005, from complications from breast cancer. Dragonlance fans will remember her cartography from such products as Dragonlance Adventures and Tales of the Lance, although she is perhaps best remembered for The Atlas of the Dragonlance World. Karen is also known for other atlases, including ones for the Forgotten Realms, Pern, and Middle-Earth. For more information, please see this article ( http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1110669403 ). Our thoughts and prayers go out to Karen's family and loved ones.
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 16:09:14
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That is sad news indeed. 
I'll have to give my copy of 'The Atlas of the Dragonlance World' a special spot on the bookshelf. I do have some fond memories of that world and exploring it along her maps, it is the world where I began my D&D game/DM career all those years ago... |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 16:16:01
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Hell hath no fury like all of Candlekeep rising in defense of one of its own.
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 16:34:09
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Originally posted by The Sage
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Karen's family and loved ones.
I'm sure everyone at Candlekeep echoes these thoughts and prayers. I still use her FR product to this day. A very talented lady. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 18:16:16
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Well met
This is indeed very sad news. I have long admired Karen's work in the FR Atlas and also in the DL Atlas. The FR Atlas was one of (if not THE) first FR tome I owned, and although it's looking a little dog-eared it's still one of my most treasured products.
In addition, I so loved Karen's work that I bought a NON-FR tome  the Dragonlance Atlas! I also still hope to come across the Atlas of Pern once day, which I first saw over 10 years ago, and never since
Great work and i'm sure Karen and her work will be fondly remembered by many fans. |
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 18:46:27
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| That is so sad! I have all her atlases. This is just awful news. Her talent will be missed. |
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Elrond Half Elven
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 21:36:01
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Truely Sad News.
I simpathise with Mrs Fonstad family, this is a grevious blow to them.
I'd like to echo what other members have said; I hope Mrs Fonstad can find peace after her battle.
Hanx
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
While i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 22:43:35
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 14 Mar 2005 : 22:46:36
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 : 01:29:50
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| Sorry to hear it. |
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Yack
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 : 16:07:04
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In 1984 I first come across her work, she had detail the whole world of Pern, at the moment I though "how cool can be to map places that only belong to people imagination", and then year after year it become clear that Karen was the cartographer of fantasy.
Her work for Middle-Earth, Dragonlance, Pern and the Forgotten Realms will always have a special place on my bookshelf.
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
2080 Posts |
Posted - 15 Mar 2005 : 19:17:18
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Very sad news The FR Atlas is one my my favorite FR products.
I'm sure she will always be remembered by us all through her work. |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Varl
Learned Scribe
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2005 : 01:39:06
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I have her Atlas. It's one the most original works ever made for gaming. Godspeed Karen. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Lina
Senior Scribe
Australia
469 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 15:15:11
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| That is sad news indeed. |
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LordAnki
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 21:15:46
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| Well that really bites the big one eh? I am saddened now. *tear* I wonder if whoever published the atlases are going to put out new editions of them in rememberance of her. If they don't then the pepople who have those atlases yall are so lucky! |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 23:57:26
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Originally posted by LordAnki
I wonder if whoever published the atlases are going to put out new editions of them in rememberance of her.
While WOTC is obviously saddened at her loss, I don't see them releasing new editions because of her death.
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If they don't then the pepople who have those atlases yall are so lucky!
And trust me, many of us realize that. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 01:05:32
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Originally posted by LordAnki
If they don't then the pepople who have those atlases yall are so lucky!
Indeed... I got mine several years ago, at a reasonable price. I check eBay every day, and I watch when the Atlas pops up on there. Usually it goes for quite a nice price. |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 09:26:08
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| Indeed sad news, well she will be remembered in all fans hearts. |
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Lokahn Mandrake
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 08:04:10
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Very sad indeed, I feel for her family and any other that has to deal with such a tragic loss that can follow a battle with cancer.
Karen did some excellent work, my copy of the FR Atlas is quite dog eared as well, but it is still just as relevant to the game that I love today as it was when I purchased it years ago. |
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Defender
Acolyte
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Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 11:34:37
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| She will be forever remembered by me, though this is indeed a very tragic loss, my condolences to the family who suffered a loss of a loved one. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 16 Apr 2005 : 11:37:05
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| As a dragonlance fan, and D&D in general i must say Rest in Peace |
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Yggdrasil
Acolyte
Thailand
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Posted - 19 Apr 2005 : 15:01:02
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Author of FR Atlas passes away
