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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Arivia
Great Reader
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 Posted - 02 May 2006 : 06:40:00
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Chyron
Learned Scribe
Hong Kong
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Posted - 26 May 2006 : 09:13:37
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Any chance this will feature any named 'famous' demons of the Realms? (Such as those recently featured in WotSQ). Now that Lolth's domain is seperate from the Abyss, I expect there won't be anything about her??? or will it be the Oerth Lolth?  |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 May 2006 : 11:09:04
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| While I'm looking forward to this book and I am betting it will be interesting and high quality, my gut feeling is don't look for much Realmslore in it. Oerth is more likely to get more attention, especially since Iggwilv is suppose to have a presense in the book. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 26 May 2006 : 17:53:37
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
While I'm looking forward to this book and I am betting it will be interesting and high quality, my gut feeling is don't look for much Realmslore in it. Oerth is more likely to get more attention, especially since Iggwilv is suppose to have a presense in the book.
The game designers, over on ENWorld, have basically confirmed this. It's going to be mostly about the Wheel/Ring since FR's planes are supposed to be different.
It might have some side bars related to FR though. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 May 2006 : 01:27:37
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Originally posted by Kuje
The game designers, over on ENWorld, have basically confirmed this. It's going to be mostly about the Wheel/Ring since FR's planes are supposed to be different.
Well, considering it's for generic D&D, it was likely always going to be based on the Wheel/Ring of the core D&D cosmology.
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It might have some side bars related to FR though.
And Eberron as well, or so posters over at EN World have been saying. But that seems obvious as well since most generic D&D books now include tidbits that cover both the Realms and Eberron.
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 27 May 2006 : 03:29:05
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Originally posted by Kuje
[quote]It might have some side bars related to FR though.
And Eberron as well, or so posters over at EN World have been saying. But that seems obvious as well since most generic D&D books now include tidbits that cover both the Realms and Eberron.
Which is a good change in my opinion, makes it more usable. Regardless, I think I will be picking this one up. |
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 27 May 2006 : 05:49:33
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
While I'm looking forward to this book and I am betting it will be interesting and high quality, my gut feeling is don't look for much Realmslore in it. Oerth is more likely to get more attention, especially since Iggwilv is suppose to have a presense in the book.
The game designers, over on ENWorld, have basically confirmed this. It's going to be mostly about the Wheel/Ring since FR's planes are supposed to be different.
It might have some side bars related to FR though.
No problems with them using the Wheel Cosmology, since that is what I still use in my campaign. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Jun 2006 : 02:16:39
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| Just a side note. I haven't seen this book yet, but Erik Mona mentioned a few things on the Paizo site that were interesting. First off, Eltab is on the list of Demon Lords (no stats or anything, but he is on the list). Second, they still listed Hiddukel and Chemosh's domains in the Abyss, because, as Erik Mona said, he "hates all of the little boutique cosmologies that have sprung up" and if you don't want a given domain in the Abyss, you can take it out yourself. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 Jun 2006 : 02:22:16
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Just a side note. I haven't seen this book yet, but Erik Mona mentioned a few things on the Paizo site that were interesting. First off, Eltab is on the list of Demon Lords (no stats or anything, but he is on the list). Second, they still listed Hiddukel and Chemosh's domains in the Abyss, because, as Erik Mona said, he "hates all of the little boutique cosmologies that have sprung up" and if you don't want a given domain in the Abyss, you can take it out yourself.
He is correct and they also stuck Besheba back in her Abyssal realm of 1e and 2e instead of in her Barrens of Doom and Despair layer/realm of 3/3.5e. :) |
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2006 : 08:16:59
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 19 Jun 2006 : 04:10:01
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Sage: Sydney Gaming Centre have both Hordes of the Abyss and Mysteries of the Moonsea in stock |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
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Mr. Wilson
Seeker
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2006 : 11:20:10
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| I dunno. I think I had my hopes set to high for this book. The extra pages would have really made a difference. For what it is, it was pretty good though. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 20 Jun 2006 : 06:54:46
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More Hordes of the Abyss stuff
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060620a
Spirac is just begging to be used as the Land of the Hunt in the FR cosmology
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Dargoth
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Questions for "Fiendish Codex I"
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