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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
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 Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 06:03:20
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
And where does this reference come from, Sir Krash?
Oh, my noggin' really. I was just being naughty and in my own particular obtuse fashion telling posters that there is no 'right' answer to this kind of thread. But it's always nice to make up realmslore on the fly - I'll sneak Kalithra into the FR firmament, somewhere, somewhen; never you fear.
-- George Krashos
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 06:04:23
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Oh, my noggin' really. I was just being naughty and in my own particular obtuse fashion telling posters that there is no 'right' answer to this kind of thread.
Very true!
That's probably why I hardly ever contribute to such discussions. There's likely to always be a thousand different reasons why one spellcaster is better than another, but the simple fact is... no spellcaster in the Realms can truly be catagorised as the "typical" mage. Measuring up other magic users is pointless since there's little basis for comparison to standard mage types.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 07:22:53
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Originally posted by Arivia
Mind if I steal her for an upcoming project?
Be my guest, Arivia. Like Ed, I think it's always good to share the sandbox. Would love to see what you come up with - a Candlekeep Compendium piece, mayhap?
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 07:24:15
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by Arivia
Mind if I steal her for an upcoming project?
Be my guest, Arivia. Like Ed, I think it's always good to share the sandbox. Would love to see what you come up with - a Candlekeep Compendium piece, mayhap?
-- George Krashos
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 11:22:12
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Oh, my noggin' really. I was just being naughty and in my own particular obtuse fashion telling posters that there is no 'right' answer to this kind of thread.
Very true!
That's probably why I hardly ever contribute to such discussions. There's likely to always be a thousand different reasons why one spellcaster is better than another, but the simple fact is... no spellcaster in the Realms can truly be catagorised as the "typical" mage. Measuring up other magic users is pointless since there's little basis for comparison to standard mage types.
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 14:29:32
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But seriously? Wouldn't Harkle Harpell top one of the lists somewhere?
I think when one uses the term, "typical" mage, they mean those mages that belong to secret group/government/alliance that are always the low level ones. Like a "typical Red Wizard of Thay" or a typical "Cowled Wizard," blah and blah.
I think when you make your own name, like El/Halastar/Szass/Larloch/etc, you then become the atypical mage and can be categorized that way.
After writing that, I am not quite sure what I was getting at. I hate getting old.
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Khaa
Seeker
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 14:39:42
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Rocheval
Acolyte
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Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 16:29:31
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I'm also not big on stats and this new-fangled 3ed. multi class thinga-ma-jiggy used in comparing the best of the best. As it has always been, in your campaign you decide the ranking of the uber mages. And straying further off-topic, the Realms has been the, to put it nicely, the most magically rich fantasy setting i've seen anywhere. I guess its like a sound-bite from another great wizard "...when the world was young and there were more than seven colors in the rainbow"
Another post I found interesting was about RPG mages in general on RPG.net
edit: link did not work
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kikeyo
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 19:35:05
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 22:54:37
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I voted for El, he just seems to have his hand in alittle bit of everything and shaping the realms to his liking. The Simbul was my second choice. El would seem to win a battle using strategy/tactics being tricky and resourceful and the Simbul seems to just use brute magical force to beat them down. It is impossible to judge who would win in a fight and such, but no matter who the victor is I bet a huge chunk of the realms would be destroyed lol
I would say a majority of the members here have read about Drizzt, I personally have read all of the novels he was in. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 00:53:02
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Originally posted by kikeyo
any body read about drizzt
Yes, most of us have. However I don't really think he can be categorised as a "contender" in this discussion.
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 02:34:19
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Drizzt can cast Darkness, Sage, c'mon!
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 06:18:59
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 14:20:35
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Yeah, I want this poll amended!
I now vote Drizzt as the best spellcaster! I know Kajehase's with me!
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2005 : 20:02:06
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2005 : 20:22:01
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Blasphemy! Bring the comfy chair and the soft cushions!
You're absolutely right Rinonalyrna, however, aren't there a few spellcasters out there that makes even El seem like a young pup? |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 01 Nov 2005 : 20:45:58
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Blasphemy! Bring the comfy chair and the soft cushions!
You're absolutely right Rinonalyrna, however, aren't there a few spellcasters out there that makes even El seem like a young pup?
Yeah, but there is something about Elminster's attitude (and popularity) that makes me prefer to give him my vote. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 00:28:12
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Larloch would be one of those that could whoop on El - however, he probably doesn't look like Sean Connery as much. Shaken, not stirred.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36804 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 02:07:59
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Blasphemy! Bring the comfy chair and the soft cushions!
Wow, we're skipping the rack?!? |
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 15:00:32
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Originally posted by Kajehase
Blasphemy! Bring the comfy chair and the soft cushions!
You're absolutely right Rinonalyrna, however, aren't there a few spellcasters out there that makes even El seem like a young pup?
Could you please give me some info about these uber-munchkins then? The only one I know of who definitely is stronger than Elminster in pure Art is Larloch. |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 15:08:23
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| Telamont, Iolaum, Halaster - to name three of them. Unsurprising, considering they all out-age him by a millenia or two. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 18:42:24
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*nods* But what does Larloch do, for instance? He just wants to be sit there in his tower and be left alone. That's not something that inspires me to give him my vote.
Same goes for people like Telemont--from what I've heard, the novels he is in deliberately make many of the established characters (such as the Chosen) look bad/stupid/incapable; not exactly something that makes me want to call him the best spellcaster. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 18:57:32
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Well, the novels are bad, but Telamont is pretty cool - however, even in the novels, he never does anything that qualifies him as "the best spellcaster".
I guess no one is joining me for Drizzt, eh?
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 19:04:33
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Well, the novels are bad, but Telamont is pretty cool - however, even in the novels, he never does anything that qualifies him as "the best spellcaster".
I guess no one is joining me for Drizzt, eh?
C-Fb
Well, hey, he can throw a mean globe of darkness, right!
Anyway, the gist of what I'm saying is that I consider the whole of the character when I decide who is the "best spellcaster", and also, the fact is that I have an emotional connection to Elminster that I just don't have with the likes of Telemont, Larloch, or Iolaum (I barely know anything about that last one). |
"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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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 20:11:47
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Telamont isnīt that bad. After all (minor spoiler)
he subdues the will of the dracolich who lords over Anaurochs blues without any real effort.
I`ve also heard about spellcasters called Hesperdan, Iyraclea and Shaaan. I think I`ve heard about the first somewhere, but who are they? They are mentioned as being as strong as Larloch. |
If I were a ranger, I would pick NDA for my favorite enemy |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 20:17:17
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Originally posted by khorne
Telamont isnīt that bad. After all (minor spoiler)
he subdues the will of the dracolich who lords over Anaurochs blues without any real effort.
I`ve also heard about spellcasters called Hesperdan, Iyraclea and Shaaan. I think I`ve heard about the first somewhere, but who are they? They are mentioned as being as strong as Larloch.
Iyraclea is detailed in the ELH, and Shaaan you'll see something on soon. Hesperdan I have no clue about. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 20:42:22
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Originally posted by Arivia
Hesperdan I have no clue about.
He is featured in Best of the Realms II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood. :) I'm not sure how powerful a caster he is though. |
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Arivia
Great Reader
Canada
2965 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 20:48:46
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Arivia
Hesperdan I have no clue about.
He is featured in Best of the Realms II: The Stories of Ed Greenwood. :) I'm not sure how powerful a caster he is though.
Ah, thanks.
*moves it up on her Buy Next list* |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 20:53:25
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| You're welcome. :) |
"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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Wooly Rupert
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Who is the best spellcaster in the realms
