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MuadDib
Senior Scribe
South Africa
442 Posts |
 Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 10:11:00
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Was thinking about starting a ranger the other day, and I remembered that in 2e at least, you had to pick a racial enemy. I always feel a certain amount of consternation at this point because I can never seem to find a good reason to pick any creature. Normally I guess it would be a roleplaying related decision, but I find myself normally making the decision based on either how many of that creature I'm likely to encounter or which creature I simply find the most interesting.
So this breeds my new pet topic for today, what do you think is the most interesting realms creature. Baring in mind this is a friendly discussion topic, anythign goes. I don't limit it to creature, personalities are also welcome. Just a fun topic on what really interests you.
For my own part, I've read about Tiamat and other Dragon lore and I got to say that practically anything to do with Dragons is good for me. The other creatuer that I particularly enjoyed reading about was Dendar, she's pretty cool.
So yeah, let's hear it 
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Edited by - MuadDib on 26 Oct 2005 10:11:45
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 11:59:07
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Well, I love the tressyms. Pretty, Pretty little cats with wings. Poor birds...  |
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Amraz one arm
Acolyte
Netherlands
42 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 12:42:05
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| Orcs, I just love orcs. You know the good thing about orcs, they rarely travel alone |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 14:15:38
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
Well, I love the tressyms. Pretty, Pretty little cats with wings. Poor birds...
I totally agree with you there.... I don't know if they are the most interesting, but they certainly would be fussy and they could get to the cat food no matter how high you hid it. Especially with that Int of 12!
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Neriandal Freit
Senior Scribe
USA
396 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 14:50:09
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Neriandal Freit of Waterdeep, he is a fascinating person...
Can't tell you who or what he is ;) |
"Eating people is wrong...unless it's on the first date." - Ed Greenwood, GenCon Indy 2006 |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 26 Oct 2005 : 21:16:55
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| Indeed I find most interesting Dryads and Nymphs, not not for this you are thinking.... I 've always found inetersting the earth's impersonations, and the very tru bond the nature shares with such a "humans" beings indeed captivates me... Why the nature would choose those creatures? |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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El Magnifico Uno
Learned Scribe
113 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 00:28:17
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Most interesting creature? - Intelligent Deepspawn... There's just something fascinatingly disturbing about a single creature that can generate it's own personal army, and is evil and cunning enough to make it work... Pity that they aren't used more often in mods and fiction as an intelligent foe...
Best choice for Racial Enemy? - Undead... You'll always face undead throughout your career... They're evil as sin... And since you can't Crit or Sneak Attack them you need every bonus you can... |
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Thysl
Seeker
USA
64 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 00:35:44
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I hear you, Usul, dragons all the way!!
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 01:00:50
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| I'm a fan of tressyms too. I also like many of the Rashemi spirits, they were something which struck me many years ago before I properly discovered the Realms. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 01:51:06
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Tressyms are great--I like cute winged kitty cats.
But still, this question is hard to answer because I like all kinds of critters; I can't really pick an absolute favorite. |
"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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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 02:46:18
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Anyone for the Phaerimm? Nah.. 
Darn Giant Wind socks!
C-Fb |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 03:56:19
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Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Anyone for the Phaerimm? Nah..
Darn Giant Wind socks!
C-Fb
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"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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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 06:12:58
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
quote:
Originally posted by CrennenFaerieBane
Anyone for the Phaerimm? Nah..
Darn Giant Wind socks!
C-Fb
With the icky, scary looking arms.
You wouldn't happen to be related to a cleric named Piffany by any chance?
I know they're not exactly Realms-specific, but I really like the Yuan-ti. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 14:36:46
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Yuan-ti definiely have an appeal - they can send the pure-bloods out to scout around and once they have a party tricked - BAM - here comes the Abomination to eat them.
Plus, being from reptiles and the such, you know they're sneaky!
C-Fb |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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MuadDib
Senior Scribe
South Africa
442 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 18:53:56
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Hehe, Usul decrees that today's realm character of choice will be the Tressym!
What about characters? |
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Mask
Learned Scribe
104 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 19:28:22
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| Definately Artemis Entreri. Or Elaith Craulnober. Guess I like assassins:) |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 21:03:49
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Khelben and Liriel Baenre.
Elaine Catch my heart with the adventures of Liriel.
And Steven with Khelben. |
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hooper101
Learned Scribe
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 22:55:58
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| Kobolds! Yeah they are cool |
Die, die, die ,die, die, why won't you just die you silly dragon! |
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Chosen of Bane
Senior Scribe
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 27 Oct 2005 : 23:24:59
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My vote is going to be quite broad but I can explain.
Divine Casters
I think the best thing about the realms is the amount of deities and the effort put forth to detail them. Each god not only has their specific portfolio, they all have well described personalities, likes, dislikes, and so on. Before playing in the realms I was more of a rogue guy with the occasional fighter.
When playing in the realms I am totally a Cleric, Paladin guy. Champions of these well described deities are a lot of fun to play.
I think this is true with novels too. The clerics/fanatics of a deity are always fun to read about. Whether it's the priest series or complementary characters in other novels, I think the religious flavor adds a lot to the story. |
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Beezy
Learned Scribe
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 28 Oct 2005 : 22:59:06
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| I like displacer beasts myself |
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Thysl
Seeker
USA
64 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 05:30:20
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| I gotta back up C. of Bane on this one; Divine casters are awesome!! |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 05:36:00
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| I have to go with one of Crennen's earlier picks. I have been facinated with Phaerimm since I first read Anauroch. They just seem like the ultimate alien villains, so strange, with their own built in strange adversaries (the Sharn) and their mysterious history. And hey, picking aberrations as a favored enemy seems like a natural sometimes. Who doesn't want to be able to dispatch something so twisted, warped, and dangerous as quickly as possible? |
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 10:12:17
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| Psionics. "Strength from within, not from without" is what makes me feel they surpass wizards and clerics. |
If I were a ranger, I would pick NDA for my favorite enemy |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 29 Oct 2005 : 17:28:01
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Mintiper Moonsilver is an interesting character, to me. Ditto for Baelam "the Bold".
As for critters... Tressym, fey'ri, lythari, genasi, Seelie fae, and the Render are ones that really interest me. I'm also intrigued by the elgonn (sp?), but I don't think that one is Realms-specific. |
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Crennen FaerieBane
Master of Realmslore
USA
1378 Posts |
Posted - 02 Nov 2005 : 14:27:46
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Phaerimm are such an alien form of thought and mind. If fact, their war with the Sharn was such an interesting concept. As Sharn are completely Chaotic Neutral, but they went out of their way to whoop on the Phaerimm and put them behind a impenerable wall.
The Sharn vs. Phaerimm war reminds me of Alien vs. Predator - two races that could just take out hundreds of laypeople but are too busy killing each other to do so.
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