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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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 Posted - 14 Mar 2006 : 17:53:33
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I was just reading Old Mysteries, the newest installment of the "Steal This Hook!" series.
They've changed things a bit. No longer are the hooks solely specific to that Eber-whatsit setting. Now some of the hooks are FR-specific, and they all have notes on how to adapt them to other settings.
I guess that makes this column another potential resource for DMs, though of course I'd say the hooks in the Candlekeep Compendium are far superior!   
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 14 Mar 2006 17:55:51
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Posted - 14 Mar 2006 : 22:32:41
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| Glad you pointed that out. I probably wouldn't have looked at them otherwise. (Nothing I against Eberron, it's a fine setting, but I only have so much time and energy). |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 14 Mar 2006 : 22:46:49
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I've been reading the column since the beginning, since it can always be mined for ideas, once the Eber-whatsit references are stripped away. But I knew that having FR-specific material would be welcomed in these halls.  |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
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Posted - 14 Mar 2006 : 23:17:46
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I was just reading Old Mysteries, the newest installment of the "Steal This Hook!" series.
They've changed things a bit. No longer are the hooks solely specific to that Eber-whatsit setting. Now some of the hooks are FR-specific, and they all have notes on how to adapt them to other settings.
I guess that makes this column another potential resource for DMs, though of course I'd say the hooks in the Candlekeep Compendium are far superior!
Well met
Oh, I quite agree, Wooly
Interesting. As Eytan stated, I completely disregarded the series before, but now it's worth keeping an eye on. Perhaps it would be wise for us to keep a rolling list here of when FR specifics arise within the series. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 14 Mar 2006 : 23:27:43
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Originally posted by Alaundo
Perhaps it would be wise for us to keep a rolling list here of when FR specifics arise within the series.
I can do that, since I already watch the WotC site for new stuff.  |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 15 Mar 2006 : 01:12:38
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What series ...??
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Wooly Rupert
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2006 : 21:31:05
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Hello-
New 'Steal This Hook' Article is up today.
Two of the Three hooks are listed as FR - Whoo-hoo!
Link: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20060410a
Dhomal |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Wooly Rupert
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:00:01
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| I really liked this feature when I first saw it. But I was sad when I learned it would only be Eber-thing specific. So thanks to the people in this thread, I'll try to use the Calimshan one in my next campaign. |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, he will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who celebrate after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, Id be wondering: Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE youre adventurers? -Ed Greenwood
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Wooly Rupert
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Dargoth
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 05:15:12
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Another ones up
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20060710a
Not real keen on having Spawn of Tiamat thrust upon the realms (Especially as Tiamat in the FR is more an Utherian deity than the goddess of evil Dragonkind) |
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Wooly Rupert
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 08:19:28
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Another ones up
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20060710a
Not real keen on having Spawn of Tiamat thrust upon the realms (Especially as Tiamat in the FR is more an Utherian deity than the goddess of evil Dragonkind)
It depends on how they are 'thrust'. Dragons of Faerūn might be a darn good thruster for all we know.
-- George Krashos
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Dargoth
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 08:53:18
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Another ones up
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20060710a
Not real keen on having Spawn of Tiamat thrust upon the realms (Especially as Tiamat in the FR is more an Utherian deity than the goddess of evil Dragonkind)
It depends on how they are 'thrust'. Dragons of Faerūn might be a darn good thruster for all we know.
-- George Krashos
According to P&P Tiamat wasnt even allowed outside of Unthers Pantheon until 1371 when she joins the Faerunian Pantheon |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 12:45:44
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I highly doubt that there will be an attempt to retro-fit spawn of Tiamat into the Realms using the "they were always there" line.
-- George Krashos
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Dargoth
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 13:19:19
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I highly doubt that there will be an attempt to retro-fit spawn of Tiamat into the Realms using the "they were always there" line.
-- George Krashos
One would hope so but TSR/WoTC have for years had a "If its in Core then its in the Realms" policy............. |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 15:02:21
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I highly doubt that there will be an attempt to retro-fit spawn of Tiamat into the Realms using the "they were always there" line.
-- George Krashos
One would hope so but TSR/WoTC have for years had a "If its in Core then its in the Realms" policy.............
Dragons of Faerun introduces dragonborn and spawn of Tiamat into the Realms. It does not take a "they were always there" tact. I think I wove it into the backstory pretty well, so it looks like it was "planned all along", but you all will have to be the final judge.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Dargoth
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Sep 2006 : 07:54:49
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| Well I was going to post a link to the new article but seeing as how all 3 Hooks are for Eberron I wont both! |
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Sep 2006 : 17:29:07
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I noticed the same thing also. I suppose its meant to be tied into the 'faiths of Eberron' book thats coming out - sometime soon-ish.
That being said - and from what little I know of Eberron in general (even though I'm playing in 3 different games set there...) the level of detail on the religions etc is somewhat lacking, at least from the perspective of FR. :) They deserve more detail just like the rest of us! And really - if you can't come up with plot elements based on the churches in the Realms, you just are not trying!
That being said - my Only fear would be a transformation of the 'Hook articles to wholely Eberron. I dont think that will happen though. We will have to wait and see. Perhaps they had a lot of good ideas - and we will get a separate one for the FR with three hooks in it!
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 19 Sep 2006 : 18:01:46
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Originally posted by Dhomal
That being said - my Only fear would be a transformation of the 'Hook articles to wholely Eberron. I dont think that will happen though. We will have to wait and see. Perhaps they had a lot of good ideas - and we will get a separate one for the FR with three hooks in it!
Dhomal
Well, they were, originally, just an Eber-whatsit feature. It's just the last several that have been mix-and-match. I know what you mean, though; I want them to go back to the mixed format (or a wholly FR one!). |
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Wooly Rupert
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 05 Oct 2006 : 06:15:25
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I just want to know the man's fascination with that tiny part of Impiltur. That's the second hook he's placed in the region.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 05 Oct 2006 : 11:11:55
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I just want to know the man's fascination with that tiny part of Impiltur. That's the second hook he's placed in the region.
-- George Krashos
Yeah... It's not like there's anything interesting about Impiltur...  |
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 21 Nov 2006 : 05:37:24
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Hello-
The next one is up - and 2 out of 3 is not bad! :)
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20061121a
Dhomal |
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Trace_Coburn
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 02:13:23
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Just pinged "Devilish Doings" at the Wizards site, which rather naturally has some strong tie-ins to FC2. Moreover, once again we are graced with two of the three 'hooks' being FR-specific (Raven's Bluff and the Western Heartlands, no less)!
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/sh/20061218a
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D&D collection: Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual I, Complete Arcane, Arms & Equipment Guide.
FR sourcebook collection: Dragons of Faerūn, Faiths & Pantheons, FRCS, Lords of Darkness, Monsters of Faerūn, Player's Guide to Faerūn, Power of Faerūn, Races of Faerūn, Silver Marches.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 19 Dec 2006 : 17:29:20
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| I just checked the pdf of The City of Raven's Bluff (available for free from the Wizards downloads page), and I didn't see Sharkey's mentioned in there. Is that new, or is it in the Living City material, which I have yet to obtain? |
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