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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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 Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 23:39:31
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I mostly never get to see the maps or the pictures - just the text.
-- George Krashos
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2006 : 23:49:19
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The art gallery is up, btw:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ag/20060308a |
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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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 00:04:25
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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
I mostly never get to see the maps or the pictures - just the text.
-- George Krashos
The guy in the Barons armour looks rather evil
We also have Excerpts
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060308a |
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Emperor Sigismund
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Edited by - Dargoth on 09 Mar 2006 00:05:47 |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 00:39:39
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The Baron is from the Border Kingdoms. Blacksaddle IIRC. Art looks good.
-- George Krashos
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 06:57:49
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Wouldnt it have been better if "Great Dragon adventure seed" had been put into Dragons of Faerun?
Interesting theres a write up for The Flaming Tower and the Temple in the Sky in PoF
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
Edited by - Dargoth on 09 Mar 2006 07:02:34 |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 07:22:27
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Powers of Faerun Locations
The Court of the High Tower: ????
The Flaming Tower and the Temple in the Sky: Temple to Bane in Daggerdale/Border Forest
High Horn: Fortress in Cormyr
Spires of the Morning: Temple of Lathander in Waterdeep
The House of Firehair: Temple of Sune in Daerlun
Ulbrinter Villa: Waterdeep
Wolfwatch Manor:???
Stormhawk Keep: ??? |
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36874 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 19:16:02
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Kent, the guy who runs the FLGS, says Power of Faerűn will be in on Tuesday. I was hoping it would be in today!  |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 20:39:41
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There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2006 : 22:47:07
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Powers of Faerun Locations
The Court of the High Tower: ????
The Flaming Tower and the Temple in the Sky: Temple to Bane in Daggerdale/Border Forest
High Horn: Fortress in Cormyr
Spires of the Morning: Temple of Lathander in Waterdeep
The House of Firehair: Temple of Sune in Daerlun
Ulbrinter Villa: Waterdeep
Wolfwatch Manor:???
Stormhawk Keep: ???
Anyone know where Wolfwatch Manor, Stormhawk keep and The Court of the High Tower (Sounds like it might be an Elven location) are? |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 00:27:56
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Kent, the guy who runs the FLGS, says Power of Faerűn will be in on Tuesday. I was hoping it would be in today!
::Starts to dislike the Hamster...::   |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 00:50:57
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Kent, the guy who runs the FLGS, says Power of Faerűn will be in on Tuesday. I was hoping it would be in today!
::Starts to dislike the Hamster...::
Why?
According to WOTC Australia it will be out here on the 14th of March and remember Sage the 14th starts in Australia well before it starts in North America  |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2089 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:09:41
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Anyone know where Wolfwatch Manor, Stormhawk keep and The Court of the High Tower (Sounds like it might be an Elven location) are?
Battledale, Battledale, and Irieabor, IIRC.
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:09:41
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Dargoth, dear, I’m visiting Ed right now, so I snuck a peak at his copies of POWER and am able to report that:
Wolfwatch Manor (p95) is one of the “Ghost Holds” of Battledale. It bears a striking resemblance to Castle Krag in Shadowdale (NOT to be confused with “Castle Crag” in Cormyr); must have been raised by the same builder.
Stormhawk Keep (p97) is the center of the village of Stormhawk, northwest of Proskur. IT looks similar to Ed’s original “Castle Crag” in Cormyr, and presumably shares a builder with THAT fortress.
“The Court of the High Tower” is the name of the section of text detailing the courtiers; the map accompanying it is The High Tower of Iriaebor (p23)
I can also tell you that Ed drew all the originals of these three maps, because I found them on his desk.
love,
THO
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Faraer
Great Reader
3308 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:15:06
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| Castle Krag (indirectly) mapped! O precious joy! |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:22:58
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hows that for Service I get The Hooded One and Eric responding to my question at exactly the same time!  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:30:27
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Kent, the guy who runs the FLGS, says Power of Faerűn will be in on Tuesday. I was hoping it would be in today!
::Starts to dislike the Hamster...::
Why?
According to WOTC Australia it will be out here on the 14th of March and remember Sage the 14th starts in Australia well before it starts in North America
No, I know that... But my copy has to be shipped from Sydney to Perth... so it'll be a few days through the mail past the 14th. Either way, Wooly will get it before I do .
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:35:36
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
I can also tell you that Ed drew all the originals of these three maps, because I found them on his desk.
love,
THO
You found something on his desk?!?! Surely not! That particular piece of furniture should be well and truely buried beneath a mountain of realmslore requests by now! |
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Emperor Sigismund
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6680 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 01:35:46
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Anyone know where Wolfwatch Manor, Stormhawk keep and The Court of the High Tower (Sounds like it might be an Elven location) are?
I believe they are new locations created by Ed for this product.
-- George Krashos
EDIT: This is what you get for posting before reading the rest of the thread ... 
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Edited by - George Krashos on 10 Mar 2006 01:37:07 |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 12:45:01
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| A guy over at Enworld has managed to snag a copy of Tome of Magic which like Powers of Faerun is a march release. Its time to start bugging your FLGs guys |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 10 Mar 2006 : 12:47:47
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Originally posted by Dargoth
A guy over at Enworld has managed to snag a copy of Tome of Magic which like Powers of Faerun is a march release. Its time to start bugging your FLGs guys
Mine's already got a preorder for both from me; I'm not particularly inclined to push. |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 02:00:47
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Originally posted by Sarta
I'm going to stop reading this thread until I can get my hands on this lovely book. These teasers are killing me!
Book in hand. Looks fantastic. Will be doing some serious reading tonight.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 02:04:52
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quote:
Originally posted by Sarta
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Originally posted by Sarta
I'm going to stop reading this thread until I can get my hands on this lovely book. These teasers are killing me!
Book in hand. Looks fantastic. Will be doing some serious reading tonight.
Sarta
PREPARE HIM FOR INTEROGATION!
Can you assign some page numbers to the POF contents page
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060308a |
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"Its good to be the King!"
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 02:36:10
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Chapter One: Order in the Court 6
Chapter Two: Win the Battlefield 25
Chapter Three: Keep the Faith 44
Chapter Four: Play the Market 62
Chapter Five: Tame the Frontier 84
Chapter Six: King of the Road 101
Chapter Seven: High-Level Challenges 115
Chapter Eight: The Border Kingdoms 131
Chapter Nine: How to Rule 154 - 158
First glance pros (with only thumbing through it):
- A really nice mix of fluff and crunch.
- They gave us some new slang terminology (something I really look for in Ed's responses here and in novels).
- I really appreciate the fact that the Herald prc is really a modification of the loremaster prc from the DM's guide. We've been inundated with so many prc's that providing a good example of how to tailor an established one to a specific use is fantastic.
- Lots of info on how laws are enforced (marshals and heralds specifically)
Cons:
- No index (offset by very detailed table of contents) -- this is a book that I can tell will get a lot of use and I'm an index junkie when researching on the fly during a gaming session. Disclaimer, I wouldn't want them to remove 3 pages of content to make room for an index, so very small con.
- MORE MORE MORE! |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 02:40:16
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Oh, as a note, I just bought this off the shelf at Borders Books. There were no unholy pacts or insider pull used to get it.
In fact, I did my good deed for the day due to the fact that it initially rang up at $6.99 and I informed the clerk that there must be some sort of error. She got it straighted out and said she'd make certain the other 8 or so copies on the shelf didn't do the same. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 02:40:33
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| Whats the win the Battlefield chapter like? |
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Emperor Sigismund
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 03:42:53
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Also can you tell us about the feats in PoF and is most of the material in the book only useful characters that have taken the Leadership feat?
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“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
Edited by - Dargoth on 11 Mar 2006 03:48:14 |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2006 : 06:10:54
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Originally posted by warlockco
Got to thumb through this a little bit at the Gaming Store. An Early Release Store Copy was in today. Didn't get much of a chance to look through it though. 
But looks good from what little I was able to see. Next Tuesday they said is when they'll have some for sale.
Aye, that's what I was told as well and the comic guy said that WOTC has now shifted the release dates to Tuesdays since that is what the rest of the industry uses and so, material will be out on Tuesdays instead of later in the week. |
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