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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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 Posted - 07 Jul 2005 : 10:45:52
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I am about to unleash my AD&D party into the realms of Tethyr, Amn and Calimshan.
My hopes are that any of you have some ideas, adventure links, general knowledge or anything at all about this area, as i am very inexperienced in playing in that certain region... Lots of DM experience elsewhere, but not there...
Any help is welcomed with open arms...
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 07 Jul 2005 : 11:28:02
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| Have you the 2E boxed sets Empires of the Shining Sea and Lands of Intrigue? |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2005 : 11:49:23
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No... I have the Forgotten Realms Atlas, sourcebook and Encyclopedia. And of cource the FR base box set. Oh and of course i have the book about Calimport...
That is what i have on the area |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Snotlord
Senior Scribe
Norway
476 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2005 : 16:00:33
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| Lands of Intrigue is a fantastic supplement. Get it now! |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 07 Jul 2005 : 17:19:27
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| Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II is also useful. :) |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jul 2005 : 16:59:34
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| Thanks for the great suggestions... I have taken them into concideration and are ready to proceed with my southern campaign. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Jul 2005 : 19:05:06
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Originally posted by Kuje
Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II is also useful. :)
Is that available for download anywhere? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 14 Jul 2005 : 20:00:37
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Kuje
Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II is also useful. :)
Is that available for download anywhere?
rpgnow.com should have it..... for 5 bucks. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 14 Jul 2005 : 22:43:55
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I'm also told that the preview for LANDS OF INTRIGUE (which I believe WOtC still has online) has different material in it that was edited out of the print release (and thus isn't in the PDF either).
I'm too close to it, nor have I actually done a line-by-line comparison to see the difference. He of the Krash-Os was the one who pointed it out to me ages ago, and I don't recall the difference.....
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 15 Jul 2005 : 01:16:48
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It's not so much changes as deletions. You'd done some text on the discovery of the Zahyra's (Court Mage of Tethyr) tomb and how she existed in ghost-type form and wanted to talk to Zaranda and Haedrak, given that there was some sort of prophecy involving Mystra floating around. Typical, layered, mysterious, realms-hooky stuff from Steven, the writer and soon to be author of "Blackstaff" (coming to all good book stores soon - but not soon enough!). Another bit cut related to the tombs of the Shoon emperors in Nykkar, the most interesting of which related to one of the Shoon empresses who was a believer in Raurinese Reincarnation traditions - whatever they are!
Essential realmslore IMO, and not to be forgotten just because it didn't make the final cut for LOI. Heck, the LOI timeline that Steven handed out at GEN-CON the year LOI was released is a superior version to the one that ended up in the text (the Prince/King Azoun snafu notwithstanding). I make sure that this kind of stuff hangs around and isn't forgotten by future authors and designers - where I get the chance.
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 15 Jul 2005 : 14:05:44
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Originally posted by George Krashos
It's not so much changes as deletions. You'd done some text on the discovery of the Zahyra's (Court Mage of Tethyr) tomb and how she existed in ghost-type form and wanted to talk to Zaranda and Haedrak, given that there was some sort of prophecy involving Mystra floating around. Typical, layered, mysterious, realms-hooky stuff from Steven, the writer and soon to be author of "Blackstaff" (coming to all good book stores soon - but not soon enough!). Another bit cut related to the tombs of the Shoon emperors in Nykkar, the most interesting of which related to one of the Shoon empresses who was a believer in Raurinese Reincarnation traditions - whatever they are!
Essential realmslore IMO, and not to be forgotten just because it didn't make the final cut for LOI. Heck, the LOI timeline that Steven handed out at GEN-CON the year LOI was released is a superior version to the one that ended up in the text (the Prince/King Azoun snafu notwithstanding). I make sure that this kind of stuff hangs around and isn't forgotten by future authors and designers - where I get the chance.
-- George Krashos
Do me a favor, pal-o-mine, and send me copies of those files if you have them. Two hard drive crashes and having 95% of my belongings in storage keep that material out of reach. And I've a yen to reread that stuff now and do something with it.... 
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Bjorn the Studious
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 20 Jul 2005 : 17:10:29
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Originally posted by Faramicos
I am about to unleash my AD&D party into the realms of Tethyr, Amn and Calimshan.
There is lots of great history in this area. I advise anything involving the ancient Dwarven realm of Shanatar. Because it was such a powerful civilization when it flourished long ago and because they were dwarves, you can build giant underground cities for the party to explore.
Another locale in this area I always wanted to work in are teh Islands off the coast of Tethyr. They full of pirates and ghosts. You can't go wrong with this combination! |
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jul 2005 : 17:13:10
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| Sounds cool... I will look in to it |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2005 : 19:56:18
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Doesn't the LEoF book have something about the history of the South and why certain races are there and what they have become over the years since the Djinn/Efreet war? I know there is a lot of information about the area in some 3E book.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Jul 2005 : 02:01:23
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Doesn't the LEoF book have something about the history of the South...
Yes, there is an entire chapter dedicated to the ancient realms of southern Faerun entitled -- The Imperial South.
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2005 : 12:22:39
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| Do any of you know any good sites on the web ehere i can find this information? I am currently saving up for a trip to the USA and cant buy the books... So are there any websites i can look up? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Jul 2005 : 15:05:15
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Originally posted by Faramicos
Do any of you know any good sites on the web ehere i can find this information? I am currently saving up for a trip to the USA and cant buy the books... So are there any websites i can look up?
Is ordering online an option for you? If so, you may want to check such sites as RPGNow.com and nobleknight.com which offer FR products in PDF format at low prices.
You can try Ebay also, but I find Aaron's efforts over at nobleknight.com to be more satisfying.
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Faramicos
Senior Scribe
Denmark
468 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2005 : 15:08:19
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| I was more looking after free downloads or places where somebody have written about the subject... |
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