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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 :  04:59:21  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
GamingReport.Com has posted an Updated Release Schedule for All WotC Products for 2005


Below is a full listing of the schedule provided by GamingReport

April 2005
CARD GAMES
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith - 4/2

Booster
Starter

Duel Masters Stomp-a-trons of Invincible Wrath
Booster - 4/8
Deck Box - 4/8
Theme Deck - 4/8

RPGS
D&D Lords of Madness - 4/8
D&D Races of Eberron - 4/8

BOOKS
Blades of the Tiger - 4/8
Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes - 4/8
Tides of Blood - 4/8
Hand of Fire - 4/8
Dagger of Doom: KotSD #6 - 4/8
Nova Rocks: Star Sisterz #1 - 4/8
Carmen Dives In: Star Sisterz #2 - 4/8
Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen #6 - 4/15

MINIATURES
Star Wars
Revenge of the Sith Entry Pack - 4/2
Revenge of the Sith Expansion Pack - 4/2

BOARD GAMES
Monsters Menace America - 4/22

May 2005

RPGS
D&D Heroes of Battle - 5/13
FRR Champions of Ruin - 5/13

BOOKS
The Crimson Talisman: War-torn #1 - 5/6
The Ogre's Pact: The Twilight Giants #1 - 5/6
Realms of the Dragons II: The Young Dragons - 5/6
Guardian: Saviors of Kamigawa, Kamigawa Cycle, Book III - 5/6
Dragon Knights: New Adventures #7 - 5/6
Empire of Blood: Minotaur Trilogy #3 - 5/6

MINIATURES
Star Wars Ultimate Missions: Revenge of the Sith - 5/13


June 2005

CARD GAMES
Magic: the Gathering Saviors of Kamigawa - 6/3
Booster
Fat Pack
Theme Deck

NeoPets Lost Desert - 6/3
Plushie Gift Box
Booster

RPGS
D&D Dungeon Master's Guide II - 6/17
d20 Apocalypse - 6/17
EBR Five Nations - 6/17

BOOKS
Love and War - 6/10
Elminster's Daughter - 6/10
Maiden of Pain: Priests #4 - 6/10
Servant of the Shard - 6/10
The Hidden Dragon: KotSD #7 - 6/10

BOARD GAMES
Nexus Ops - 6/10


July 2005

CARD GAMES
Duel Masters Thundercharge of Ultra Destruction Booster - 7/8

Kids Next Door Base Set 1 Booster - 7/15
MLB Showdown Trading Deadline 2005 Booster - 7/29
Magic: the Gathering 9th Edition 7/9
Booster
Core Game
Theme Deck

RPGS
D&D Weapons of Legacy - 7/8
EBR Dungeon Master's Screen - 7/8
FRR City of Splendors:Waterdeep - 7/8

BOOKS
Amber and Ashes - 7/1
Best of the Realms: Ed Greenwood - 7/1
Farthest Reach: The Last Mythal #2 - 7/1
The Giants Among Us: The Twilight Giants #2 - 7/1
Streams of Silver - 7/15
Dragon Spell: New Adventures #8 - 7/1

MINIATURES
D&D Miniatures
Angelfire Booster Pack - 7/22

BOARD GAMES
RoboRally - 7/1

August 2005

CARD GAMES
Star Wars Rise of the Empire Booster - 8/5

RPGS
D&D Stormwrack - 8/5
EBR Character Sheets - 8/5
EBR Explorer's Handbook - 8/5

BOOKS
Binding Stone: The Dragon Below #1 - 8/5
Annihilation: War of the Spider Queen #5 - 8/5
The Emerald Sceptre:Scions of Arrabar #3 - 8/5
City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel - 8/12
The Silver Spell: Knights of the Silver Dragon #8 - 8/5
Bright Lights for Bella: Star Sisterz #3 - 8/5

MINIATURES
Star Wars Universe Huge Pack - 8/19

September 2005

RPGS
D&D Magic of Incarnum - 9/9
D&D Fantastic Locations: Fane of the Drow - 9/9
d20 Cyberspace - 9/9
FRR Sons of Gruumsh: FR Adventure Path #1 - 9/9

BOOKS
Dragonlance Gift Set - 9/2
Reign of Istar - 9/2
Queen of the Depths: Priests #3 - 9/2
Master of Chains: Fighters #1 - 9/2
Starlight and Shadows Gift Set - 9/2
The Two Swords:: The Hunter's Blades #3 - 9/2
Paths of Darkness - 9/2
Labyrinth: Ravnica, City of Guilds - 9/2
Wizard's Curse: New Adventures #9 - 9/2

BOARD GAMES
Vegas Showdown - 9/2

October 2005

CARD GAMES
Duel Masters Epic Dragons of Hyperchaos Booster - 10/21

Kids Next Door Expansion #1 Booster - 10/7

Magic: the Gathering Ravnica 10/7
Booster
Tournament Pack
Theme Deck
Fat Pack

Neopets Darkest Faerie
Booster - 10/21

RPGS
D&D Heroes of Horror - 10/14
D&D Special Edition DMG - 10/14
D&D Gift Set - 10/14
EBR Magic of Eberron - 10/14

BOOKS
Sanctuary: The Elven Exiles #1 - 10/7
The Cataclysm: Tales Volume V - 10/7
The Orb of Xoriat: The War-Torn Book 2 - 10/7
The Titan of Twilight: The Twilight Giants #3 - 10/7
Promise the Witch King - 10/14
Key to Griffin's Lair: Knights of the Silver Dragon #9 - 10/7

MINIATURES
Star Wars Ultimate Missions Set - 10/7


November 2005

RPGS
D&D Fantastic Locations: Hellspike Prison - 11/4
FRR Champions of Valor - 11/4

BOOKS
Midnight's Mask: Erevis Cale Book III - 11/4
Whisper of Waves: The FRB:Watercourse Trilogy Book 1 - 11/4
The Halfling's Gem: The Legend of Drizzt Books VI - 11/11
Crown of Thieves: Elidor Trilogy Book 1 - 11/4
Rani and the Fashion Divas: Star Sisterz #4 - 11/4

MINIATURES
D&D Miniatures Underdark - 11/5
Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker - 11/11

December 2005

RPGS
D&D Spell Compendium - 12/2
d20 Critical Locations - 12/2

BOOKS
The War of the Lance: Tales Volumne VI - 12/2
The Shattered Land: The Dreaming Dark Book #2 - 12/2
Homeland: The Legend of Drizzt - 12/2
Ghostwalker: Fighters #2 - 12/2
Curse of the Lost Grove: Knights of the Silver Dragon #10 - 12/2



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BobROE
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FRR Sons of Gruumsh: FR Adventure Path #1 - 9/9


Adventure path you say.... Interesting....
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The Sage
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Champions of Valor in November... .

And what's this Magic of Incarnum due for September? I've not heard anything about this tome...

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Wooly Rupert
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Too bad there's no links with that stuff... Some of it sounds interesting.

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Garen Thal
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Champions of Valor. Hee hee! That'll bring Realms releases (not counting adventures) up to the promised 4 for 2005. After 3 a year for the last several years (as in, since 3E started).

As for Magic of Incarnum, my guess is that it's the next book in the "Magic Series" that kicks off with Weapons of Legacy. In fact, most of the upcoming general D&D books seem to fit into one of the following series of books:

Genre Series (Heroes of Battle, Heroes of Horror)
Magic Series (Weapons of Legacy, Magic of Incarnum, Spell Compendium)
Environment Series (Frostburn, Sandstorm, Stormwrack-formerly known as Maelstrom)
Race Series (Races of Stone, Races of Destiny, Races of the Wild, Races of Eberron)
Fantastic Locations (Fane of the Drow, Hellspike Prison, whatever these are supposed to be)

Everything else is either setting-specific (FRR being Forgotten Realms releases, EBR being Eberron), or it's a general "Rules Supplement" (Dungeon Master Guide II being the only new one of those I can see).

Whee!
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SiriusBlack
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 :  05:52:49  Show Profile  Visit SiriusBlack's Homepage Send SiriusBlack a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

Too bad there's no links with that stuff... Some of it sounds interesting.



Well the link says more details might be forthcoming. I doubt much more individual product information will be included, but one can hope. At least some writers can perhaps start to comment more in detail about certain products now that they have been announced.

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O Love
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 :  06:01:21  Show Profile  Visit O Love's Homepage Send O Love a Private Message  Reply with Quote
There certainly is some shuffling among the releases. Note the "Fighters":

Master of Chains: Fighters #1 - 9/2
Ghostwalker: Fighters #2 - 12/2

I'm missing Ed's new novel ("Swords of Eveningstar"), too.
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Garen Thal
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quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack
At least some writers can perhaps start to comment more in detail about certain products now that they have been announced.
Except that the books haven't been announced. A book isn't "announced" until it appears in a public catalog from WotC, which might come as late as May or June.

quote:
Originally posted by O Love
I'm missing Ed's new novel ("Swords of Eveningstar"), too.
I'm fairly certain that Swords of Eveningstar (whatever it's final title will be) doesn't yet have a release date, and when it does, it'll likely be some time in 2006.
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SiriusBlack
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Well, which products are catching each scribes eyes? Below are the ones I will be purchasing or wish more information for a possible purchase:

April 2005
Resurrection: War of the Spider Queen #6 - 4/15

Comment: Someone tell the online vendors it is an April release, not May.

May 2005

FRR Champions of Ruin - 5/13

Comment: I'm still on the borderline with purchasing this tome.

Realms of the Dragons II: The Young Dragons - 5/6

Comment: First time I've heard of this subtitle.

June 2005

Maiden of Pain: Priests #4 - 6/10

July 2005

FRR City of Splendors:Waterdeep - 7/8

Best of the Realms: Ed Greenwood - 7/1

Farthest Reach: The Last Mythal #2 - 7/1

Comment: Incredibly busy month.

August 2005

The Emerald Sceptre:Scions of Arrabar #3 - 8/5
Comments: I hope fans don't overlook the conclusion to this wonderful series in light of how close it's release date is to...

City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel - 8/12

September 2005

D&D Fantastic Locations: Fane of the Drow - 9/9

Comments: So glad the Year of the Drow is over.

FRR Sons of Gruumsh: FR Adventure Path #1 - 9/9

Comments: I want details, but I like the title so far.

Queen of the Depths: Priests #3 - 9/2

Master of Chains: Fighters #1 - 9/2

Starlight and Shadows Gift Set - 9/2

Comments: Very curious about this gift set.

October 2005

D&D Special Edition DMG - 10/14

Comments: Not going to buy. But, haven't we had a special edition already?

Sanctuary: The Elven Exiles #1 - 10/7

Comments: Is this Dragonlance?

Promise the Witch King - 10/14

Comments: Yes, I may purchase a Salvatore book.

November 2005

FRR Champions of Valor - 11/4

Comments: Don't know enough yet about this tome to know I'll buy it for certain.

Midnight's Mask: Erevis Cale Book III - 11/4

Whisper of Waves: The FRB:Watercourse Trilogy Book 1 - 11/4

Rani and the Fashion Divas: Star Sisterz #4 - 11/4

Comments on the latter: The WHAT???

December 2005

Ghostwalker: Fighters #2 - 12/2

Edited by - SiriusBlack on 17 Mar 2005 05:50:57
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SirUrza
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*grumbles*

WTF happened to the Bladesinger novel!

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Gray Richardson
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Posted - 15 Mar 2005 :  07:19:20  Show Profile  Visit Gray Richardson's Homepage Send Gray Richardson a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Champions of Valor! That excites me! I wasn't expecting the companion
book to Champions of Ruin until 2006!

Also the Sons of Gruumsh: FR Adventure Path #1 looks very intriguing.

And several other products jump out at me too. What a promising line-up! Looks like WotC will be earning a good $30-$60 dollars a month from me through the end of the year!
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Wooly Rupert
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Well, I'll have to comb over the list in more detail after work... But you know I'm getting the Waterdeep book!

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George Krashos
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I'm pretty sure it can be characterised as a companion book to Lords of Darkness (II), not Champions of Ruin.

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quote:
Sanctuary: The Elven Exiles #1 - 10/7

Comments: Is this Dragonlance?

Quite possibly... although it looks like the title has changed yet again... .

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SiriusBlack
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Sanctuary: The Elven Exiles #1 - 10/7

Comments: Is this Dragonlance?

Quite possibly... although it looks like the title has changed yet again... .




Gracias.
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The Elven Exiles, if it is dlance, is probably about the Qualinesti (sp?), sorry I could never spell the elven names for dlance, since thier homeland is buried under a lake now.

As for the FR stuff, well I'll buy it all unless it's reprints. :) I also tend to buy all the core material as well.

For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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Gray Richardson
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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos

I'm pretty sure it can be characterised as a companion book to Lords of Darkness (II), not Champions of Ruin.

-- George Krashos


Well, that would be okay too! I know I will enjoy it greatly all the same.

Although with a name like "Champions of Valor" it would seem to break the symmetry if it is not a complement to "Champions of Ruin."
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Melfius
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Nobody's mentioned the D&D Spell Compendium slated for December?

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Excellent!! Thanks for the info Sirius. It still amazes me how other sites get this information out before WotC do....long before they do in fact.

I'm SO happy to see the mention of the first FR adventure. I hope that it sells well and that they continue this. Remember everyone, this is like a second chance for FR adventures. I urge fans to buy t his module to show WotC that we DO want FR modules, else they'll likely stop them after this run if it doesn't sell

So the Elven Exiles is believed to be Dragonlance?

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quote:
Originally posted by Lord Rad
I'm SO happy to see the mention of the first FR adventure. I hope that it sells well and that they continue this. Remember everyone, this is like a second chance for FR adventures. I urge fans to buy t his module to show WotC that we DO want FR modules, else they'll likely stop them after this run if it doesn't sell

So the Elven Exiles is believed to be Dragonlance?



I'm a FR whore. I'll buy it anyways if it's FR material. :)

And I believe that title makes the most sense as a dlance novel.

For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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Melfius
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Another good list is here.

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Going just by the titles (many of which, this is the first time I've seen them), here's the stuff I will buy or at least look at:

D&D Races of Eberron - 4/8
FRR Champions of Ruin - 5/13
Realms of the Dragons II: The Young Dragons - 5/6
Elminster's Daughter - 6/10
Maiden of Pain: Priests #4 - 6/10
Servant of the Shard - 6/10
D&D Weapons of Legacy - 7/8
FRR City of Splendors:Waterdeep - 7/8
Best of the Realms: Ed Greenwood - 7/1
Farthest Reach: The Last Mythal #2 - 7/1
Annihilation: War of the Spider Queen #5 - 8/5
The Emerald Sceptre:Scions of Arrabar #3 - 8/5
City of Splendors: A Waterdeep Novel - 8/12
d20 Cyberspace - 9/9
FRR Sons of Gruumsh: FR Adventure Path #1 - 9/9
Queen of the Depths: Priests #3 - 9/2
Master of Chains: Fighters #1 - 9/2
Starlight and Shadows Gift Set - 9/2
The Two Swords:: The Hunter's Blades #3 - 9/2
Paths of Darkness - 9/2
Promise the Witch King - 10/14
FRR Champions of Valor - 11/4
Midnight's Mask: Erevis Cale Book III - 11/4
Whisper of Waves: The FRB:Watercourse Trilogy Book 1 - 11/4
Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker - 11/11
D&D Spell Compendium - 12/2
Ghostwalker: Fighters #2 - 12/2

8 July is the magical day... Anyone between me and the Waterdeep book is risking their life.

I'm surprised, though, to see that the novel doesn't come out for another month. I'm also surprised to see that book 4 of the Priests series comes out 3 months before book 3...

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George Krashos
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quote:
Originally posted by Lord Rad

I'm SO happy to see the mention of the first FR adventure. I hope that it sells well and that they continue this. Remember everyone, this is like a second chance for FR adventures. I urge fans to buy t his module to show WotC that we DO want FR modules, else they'll likely stop them after this run if it doesn't sell



Well, I think there is a general problem with FR adventures and it is that utility and adaptability are more important that in-depth realmslore and setting material. WotC (naturally) want to increase sales by having non-FR fans buy this to use in their homebrew campaigns or adapt to other published gameworlds.

The more in-depth FR material included, the less chance there is that non-FR fans will purchase it. I have a shelf full of published FR adventures dating back to the 90s. Most of them are pretty average when it comes to giving setting detail, and I can't help think that it would be better for someone to buy DUNGEON and adapt the adventures there for FR, than to have a wishy washy adventure with the FR logo slapped on it to generate sales.

I'll be very, very pleased to eat humble pie if the adventure on the schedule is chock full of realmslore, adds to and enhances the setting and is fun to play as well. I guess we'll all have to wait and see. One thing I do know however, is that if WotC have pumped resources into this FR adventure (and it turns out to be a generic one with a few scattered FR references thrown in ala Robert Wiese's articles on the FR website), then I'll both be disappointed with the product and with the waste of time and effort that could have been used for, say, another regional product.

Like I said, please, please prove me wrong.

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I hope they prove us ALL wrong!

Oh, and about this Rani and the Fashion Divas: Star Sisterz #4:

My brain!!! My aching brain!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

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SiriusBlack
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quote:
Originally posted by Lord Rad

Excellent!! Thanks for the info Sirius. It still amazes me how other sites get this information out before WotC do....long before they do in fact.



WOTC has much more important things to do than providing customers with information.

quote:

Remember everyone, this is like a second chance for FR adventures. I urge fans to buy t his module to show WotC that we DO want FR modules, else they'll likely stop them after this run if it doesn't sell



No disrespect to anyone who feels otherwise. However, I'm not simply going to buy a module just to ensure WOTC continues to publish FR adventures. If WOTC wants me to purchase this adventure, make it much better in quality than the last FR adventure which was a big disappointment to this FR fan.
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quote:
Originally posted by Melfius

I hope they prove us ALL wrong!

Oh, and about this Rani and the Fashion Divas: Star Sisterz #4:

My brain!!! My aching brain!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!



Yeah, what is that? I must know....
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'm surprised, though, to see that the novel doesn't come out for another month. I'm also surprised to see that book 4 of the Priests series comes out 3 months before book 3...



Only the divine will understand such logic.
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SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Well, I think there is a general problem with FR adventures and it is that utility and adaptability are more important that in-depth realmslore and setting material. WotC (naturally) want to increase sales by having non-FR fans buy this to use in their homebrew campaigns or adapt to other published gameworlds.



Yes, I've heard this logic before and understand the rationale. Here's my big moment.

City of the Spider Queen was lite on Realms lore and to me designed as very adaptable to a generic campaign in which characters would partake in a mega Underdark adventure.

So, sales should have been high rather than if it had been an FR adventure filled with lore which would have been difficult for non-Realms campaigns to use.

But, sales apparently weren't great because after that, all adventures cease til this year.

So, what's the deal then? Are we going with the same logic again? Or are we trying something new?

quote:

if WotC have pumped resources into this FR adventure (and it turns out to be a generic one with a few scattered FR references thrown in ala Robert Wiese's articles on the FR website), then I'll both be disappointed with the product and with the waste of time and effort that could have been used for, say, another regional product.

Like I said, please, please prove me wrong.



What's that old saying, prepare for the worst, hope for the best. I am of that mindset when it comes to this adventure. Have we got a name for the author yet?
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The Sage
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Originally posted by kuje31

The Elven Exiles, if it is dlance, is probably about the Qualinesti (sp?), sorry I could never spell the elven names for dlance, since thier homeland is buried under a lake now.
No, you've spelt it right .

However, it is commonly believed that this trilogy will deal with the Silvanesti rather than their cousins in the west... detailing the events of the Chosen race of Krynn after the invasion of their homelands by the minotaur empire.

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I'm a FR whore. I'll buy it anyways if it's FR material. :)

And I believe that title makes the most sense as a dlance novel.
And I am a devotee of DL, although since I see Big Al beginning the necessary physical gestures required for a certainly painful spell, I'll simply finish this divergence and maintain that this is all still speculative.

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And I am a devotee of DL, although since I see Big Al beginning the necessary physical gestures required for a certainly painful spell, I'll simply finish this divergence and maintain that this is all still speculative.




Wise move, Sage

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quote:
Originally posted by SiriusBlack

quote:
Originally posted by Melfius

I hope they prove us ALL wrong!

Oh, and about this Rani and the Fashion Divas: Star Sisterz #4:

My brain!!! My aching brain!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!



Yeah, what is that? I must know....



I'm not sure but when I saw the title I did think it sounded like your sort of thing.

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