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Theophilus
Learned Scribe
Australia
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 Posted - 12 Dec 2007 : 02:30:55
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Originally posted by The Sage
Indeed, 'twas Halaster's Higharvestide. The Rune kidnapped Halaster so they could gain his knowledge of portals.
With the Mad Mage outside of his playground, the many layers of spells he's wrought down there started going awry. All over the Realms, portals to and from Undermountain were opening. Some grabbed unsuspecting people, pulling them into Undermountain. Other portals dumped monsters into the laps of those unsuspecting people. It was a very rough day in Waterdeep, in particular.
Halaster was eventually rescued by a group of adventurers. He returned to his Underhalls and things returned to normal, more or less.
See Undermountain: Stardock. It was the third and final module set in Undermountain [the other two were The Lost Level and Maddgoth's Castle -- all three are available for free at WotC].
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Kilsek
Acolyte
USA
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Shottglazz
Acolyte
Canada
49 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2008 : 19:41:37
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| I went with Cult of the Dragon...love Dracoliches (watchout when you're higher levels guys!)... |
Shottglazz
"Take my love, Take my land, Take me where I cannot stand;
I don't care, I'm still free. You can't take the sky from me." |
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Kilsek
Acolyte
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - 13 Aug 2008 : 19:51:04
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Originally posted by Shottglazz
I went with Cult of the Dragon...love Dracoliches (watchout when you're higher levels guys!)...
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jibriil
Acolyte
Australia
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Posted - 15 Sep 2008 : 20:57:17
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| Nah Guys the Jaezred Chaulssin destroyed a whole city without anyone knowing! They are at least masters of the underdark and likely the realm of shadow as well. Or if you dont care for that what of Bregan Daerthe?? These two individually could annihilate the red wizards or Zhents. Bregan Daerthe takes the best wizards and soldiers of all the destroyed houses. |
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Nilus Reynard
Learned Scribe
Canada
137 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2008 : 01:07:54
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| Of those listed, my favorite would be Cult of the Dragon. |
Nilus Reynard
Doom Master of Beshaba, Hand of Despair.
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 18:41:15
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| Bah! The Zhents are overrated. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36877 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 19:54:07
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Originally posted by Dagnirion
-Has anybody made the joke that the WotC designers/authors are their favorite evil organization? Because, if not, I'll do it.
No one has made that joke. Most of the activity in this thread predates the 4E announcement. |
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StarBog
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 20:11:45
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| Do the clones of Manshoon count by themselves as an organisation? ;-) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 20:39:15
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Originally posted by StarBog
Do the clones of Manshoon count by themselves as an organisation? ;-)
In my opinion, no--each clone seems to act on behalf of himself. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
Learned Scribe
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 21:12:44
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| My favorite is the ever-popular Zhentarim, but the Eldreth Veluuthra is a close second. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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StarBog
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
152 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 22:45:09
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by StarBog
Do the clones of Manshoon count by themselves as an organisation? ;-)
In my opinion, no--each clone seems to act on behalf of himself.
That's what they want you to think. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3290 Posts |
Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 22:58:01
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Nah, the Twisted Rune for me, nothing like a bunch of master-minding undead evil mages trying to run a whole region from behind the scenes.
-I agree. 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Elmara
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 23:30:08
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| Man, I'm surprised House Dlardrageth has so few votes! I mean really, half elf, half demon...who couldn't love that? Not only that, but after being imprisoned, coming back again thousands of years after and stirring up another whole batch of war with little pause and managing to do a good deal of damage before Sarya could be reigned in! |
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IngoDjan
Learned Scribe
Brazil
146 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 00:42:22
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Ingo Djan
DUNGEON MASTER AO OF THE DIAMONDS!"I see the future repeat the past. It all is a museum of great news. The Time do not stop." |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
2285 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 04:37:48
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you forgot other.
my favorite: the ones I just put to the sword.
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why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
My FR fan fiction
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 14:01:44
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Kraken Society, Knights of the Shield, Iron Throne, Rundeen Consortium, the groups that got 1% of the votes are actually my favorites
except Zhentarim, People of the Black Blood, Red Wizards and Cult of the Dragon, the Unseen ... oh hell |
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danbuter
Seeker
USA
74 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 14:59:19
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| Zhents for me. Especially as depicted in the gray box. 2e made them silly. The Red Wizards are a close second. |
Nothing beats the gray box!
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Nerfed2Hell
Senior Scribe
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 19:43:35
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| I'm a traditionalist... Zhents for me, as well. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 22:16:03
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Originally posted by danbuter
Zhents for me. Especially as depicted in the gray box. 2e made them silly. The Red Wizards are a close second.
-I agree. 2E made alot of bad guys look silly. The Zhents are a close second for me.
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Wrigs13
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
201 Posts |
Posted - 07 Feb 2009 : 23:47:39
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| I remember when my pc's met Lord Chess of Zhentil Keep for the first time and they just laughed in his face. i know he was a puppet but he wasn't supposed to be a figure of mockery was he? I think Zhents are a straight evil organisation, where as the red wizards are a more interesting evil organisation. I think zhents are better for lower level campaigns and red wizards for higher levels. Since the move to 3rd ed i think the red wizards have also been very well developed in lords of darkness and brought across the sea to be a part of the dalelands and beyond. Nice. |
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ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
Learned Scribe
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2009 : 02:53:33
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| The Zhents are supposed to be like a tyrannical totalitarian organization bent on domination of Faerun, IMO. I think of them as almost like the Nazis of FR, although they don't quite have the same genocidal zeal. |
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sneakypetev
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 08 Feb 2009 : 21:51:28
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Originally posted by ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
The Zhents are supposed to be like a tyrannical totalitarian organization bent on domination of Faerun, IMO. I think of them as almost like the Nazis of FR, although they don't quite have the same genocidal zeal.
I see the Zhents the same way, very dangerous. |
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coach
Senior Scribe
USA
479 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2009 : 03:10:38
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...dead. dragons shall rule the world entire.
...dead dragons shall rule the world entire.
Cult of the Dragon is the easy choice, an entire evil organization based on a missing "period"!!! |
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bitter thorn
Learned Scribe
USA
184 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2009 : 00:39:59
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Well said!
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Originally posted by Bladewind
Zhents!! They combine insideous plots with brutal conquests. The major villains are all pretty deep, their thugs are fun to squash, their spies are everywhere. They got mages of high power, powerhungry apprentices and everything inbetween. Evil clerics, monstrous generals, massive resources, need I say more (because I will ^^).
Ooh, and they got hot battlecommander chicks (Scyllua) as well...
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"Nobody listens to the Ranger!"
Our groups are all sticking with 3.X classic Realms. |
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swifty
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
517 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2009 : 15:51:35
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| the zhents to me are like the bad guys in a weekly cartoon.they are so laughably inept in most novels you never take them that seriously.havin said that there still loveable.anyway do house baenre count as an organisation. |
go back to sleep america.everything is under control.heres american gladiators.watch this.shuttup. BILL HICKS. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
211 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2009 : 20:53:24
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Red Wizards...
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--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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kysus
Learned Scribe
USA
116 Posts |
Posted - 29 Apr 2009 : 21:48:35
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| I also have to go with the Zhents, manshoon is just to slick for his own good. |
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Everyone's Favorite Evil Organization
