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AlacLuin
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 04 May 2006 : 06:53:36
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Many of you are most likely aware of the book released last year titled “Dungeons and Dragons for Dummies”
Well, this year, the follow up book, “Dungeon Mastering for Dummies” has been released.
After a year of suggesting the first book to people, I finally ordered it along with the follow up. If I suggest it, I really should know whats in it. :)
I also want to point out, that candlekeep has a mention in “Dungeon Mastering for Dummies”.
I haven't read all that much, but I noticed it while thumbing through it.
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 May 2006 : 07:27:56
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Really? Rock.
Wonder if Alaundo knew that? |
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AlacLuin
Learned Scribe
131 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 07:42:33
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It was in the section on finding DM on the web, it (as I do not know which of the two authors were responsible for that section) spoke highly of the amount of ralms lore that can be found on this site, I'd have to get the book to see what was said exactly.
Rhe URL for candlekeep was givin. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 May 2006 : 07:53:44
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Originally posted by Kuje
Really? Rock.
Wonder if Alaundo knew that?
Well met
Not at all! This is quite a surprise  A pleasant surprise, at that  I'll certainly try and seek this tome out to take a look.
Thank ye for bringing this to our attention, AlacLuin. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Posted - 04 May 2006 : 11:14:17
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| Having GMed for more than half my life this book is about 20 years too late... |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 17:12:11
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Originally posted by AlacLuin
It was in the section on finding DM on the web, it (as I do not know which of the two authors were responsible for that section) spoke highly of the amount of ralms lore that can be found on this site, I'd have to get the book to see what was said exactly.
Rhe URL for candlekeep was givin.
Cool. I was pondering grabbing this just for the hells of it and I have a feeling Rich included the link, since he has threads here and for various other reasons. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 01:20:29
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Originally posted by AlacLuin
It was in the section on finding DM on the web, it (as I do not know which of the two authors were responsible for that section) spoke highly of the amount of ralms lore that can be found on this site, I'd have to get the book to see what was said exactly.
Rhe URL for candlekeep was givin.
Neato .
This is bound to effect registrations here at Candlekeep, so we might want to expect a slight increase in new scribes coming to these halls.
I'll be picking up a copy of this... and I'm not ashamed to say it will mostly be because of the Candlekeep reference  .
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 02:50:56
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It is available, heres one:
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=1809275&cid=64664&fp=F
Amazon have it too but should be at fairly the same price. |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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AlacLuin
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 06 May 2006 : 01:01:30
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It's only a paragrah in a 390 or so page book, but...
The reference to candlekeep itself is on page 190.
The book itself looks good.
It holds many reminders for old time DMs and explains things to new DMs.
I still haven't read much of it, but it definitly feels "rules light" and focuses more on a DM's function which remain constant.
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