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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 04 May 2005 : 21:14:02
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Originally posted by Xysma
Have you read the other books in the Cities series? I've been putting them off, just wondering how they compare to other Realms novels.
The most recent one I read is 'the Ravens' which is set in Raven's Bluff. While the location of the novel is the city and it does convey some of the feeling of what Raven's Bluff should be like, I prefer the style in which Volo's Guides were written for that. The series, to me are more another set of adventures set within a Realms location although there is Realmslore within. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 May 2005 : 21:55:37
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I think the civil strife line is a generic blurb about the Cities series, not about this novel in particular.
I believe you are correct oh Wooly one. Have you read the other books in the Cities series? I've been putting them off, just wondering how they compare to other Realms novels.
Well met
Take a look around in the Novels section of the forum, for there are discussions on this very series. It appears as though they are very well liked novels by many scribes... myself included. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2005 : 02:02:52
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I think the civil strife line is a generic blurb about the Cities series, not about this novel in particular.
Could be, or maybe the City of Splendors has lost some of its lustre of late. Eric let slip on the FRDMING List that the Shadow Thieves have returned to Waterdeep - that sounds like civic strife in the making to me ...
-- George Krashos
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2005 : 03:02:35
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Could be, or maybe the City of Splendors has lost some of its lustre of late. Eric let slip on the FRDMING List that the Shadow Thieves have returned to Waterdeep - that sounds like civic strife in the making to me ...
-- George Krashos
Oh, I was just reading their write up in Lords of Darkness and thinking, "Whenever they get back to Waterdeep, things are going to get interesante." 
Oh Elaith Craulnober should love this development. |
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2005 : 16:21:05
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2005 : 17:47:17
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Lifting from another scroll...
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Wil_Upchurch
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Umm didnt we get an Intiate of Loviator in Shining south?
Indeed we did. It's on pg. 20  .
Hey, to be fair, I couldn't have known that when I wrote it. :)
And I'll claim credit for making sure there weren't two versions of the Initiate of Loviatar feat. ;-)
I'll also forewarn you that the Initiate of Shar feat will also appear in City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Again, another instance of concurrent design.
--Eric
Eric, any kind of heads-up you can offer on what else we'll see in this book? |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2067 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2005 : 21:28:30
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Eric, any kind of heads-up you can offer on what else we'll see in this book?
Not much, given that I'm a freelancer and not a WoTC employee.
I can say that I tried to design for the DM who own City of Splendors and for the DM who does not. In practice, that means I covered some of the same ground, but I changed the emphasis. You'll find out a lot of info about the religious faiths of Waterdeep and how they interact, which was an area barely touched on by City of Splendors. There's less focus on the noble families, although there's plenty to work with.
I also tried to cover lots of new ground, including the impact of 15 years of the Book Department focusing on the City of Splendors. ;-) In other words, Waterdeep is certainly in need of heroes to defend it from threats within and without.
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Snotlord
Senior Scribe
Norway
476 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2005 : 22:44:30
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Sound great. Waterdeep and the North, and the new book, sound like a perfect match. Can't wait  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2005 : 01:10:50
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
You'll find out a lot of info about the religious faiths of Waterdeep and how they interact, which was an area barely touched on by City of Splendors.
Now that, is particularly interesting. Thanks for sharing Eric. I've always felt that the religious detailing of Waterdeep in the past was less-than-complete.
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There's less focus on the noble families, although there's plenty to work with.
That is also good to hear. While I would have preferred more data on the various families, I can often support most of the basic material on my own.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2005 : 03:23:23
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
You'll find out a lot of info about the religious faiths of Waterdeep and how they interact, which was an area barely touched on by City of Splendors.
Now that, is particularly interesting. Thanks for sharing Eric. I've always felt that the religious detailing of Waterdeep in the past was less-than-complete.
I'll agree with that... There's a bunch of temples in the City of Splendors, and the Plinth, and yet we've seen so little of Waterdeep's religious side... I think the only Waterdhavian house of worship that's received any real attention is the House of the Moon, and I think that's only because both Shar and Selūne spent some time there. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2005 : 04:40:06
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Actually, I think the House of the Moon has only been detailed in one source, as I recall. I can't check to be certain at the moment...
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2067 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2005 : 04:54:02
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Originally posted by The Sage
Actually, I think the House of the Moon has only been detailed in one source, as I recall. I can't check to be certain at the moment...
It's given in great detail in Powers & Pantheons.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2005 : 06:08:51
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by The Sage
Actually, I think the House of the Moon has only been detailed in one source, as I recall. I can't check to be certain at the moment...
It's given in great detail in Powers & Pantheons.
--Eric
Yup. And the "Phases of the Moon" story arc in the AD&D comic also happened, in part, in and around this temple. |
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Piergeiron
Acolyte
Sweden
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Posted - 03 Jun 2005 : 17:34:41
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http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20050601a
Excerpts, these are. I can't wait, and I mean I'm dying having to have to wait, for it to be available here in Sweden. If the rest of the book are half as good as these ...
This is /exactly/ what I need for my campaign. |
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Waterdeep
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