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Dargoth
Great Reader
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 Posted - 08 Jun 2006 : 22:31:10
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Dragon 346 (Coming out next month)
Impiltur: The Forgotten Kingdom
by George Krashos
No kingdom sleeps quietly in the forgotten realms. Learn what heroism shaped this country's war-ravaged past, what plots threaten its current tenuous peace, and who guards its uncertain future.
Alaundo fetch the RACK George has been holding out on us!
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“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
Edited by - Dargoth on 08 Jun 2006 22:33:00
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 Jun 2006 : 22:50:19
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George has been holding out on us!
Nay that is not true, George has indicated he was working on print project(s) if you read him enough. There of course are candlekeep projects as well. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08 Jun 2006 : 23:02:06
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Dragon 346 (Coming out next month)
Impiltur: The Forgotten Kingdom
by George Krashos
No kingdom sleeps quietly in the forgotten realms. Learn what heroism shaped this country's war-ravaged past, what plots threaten its current tenuous peace, and who guards its uncertain future.
Alaundo fetch the RACK George has been holding out on us!
Well met
Well well well  Splendid catch, Dargoth. I'm certainly looking forward to this one. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 09 Jun 2006 : 01:45:38
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Originally posted by Kentinal
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George has been holding out on us!
Nay that is not true, George has indicated he was working on print project(s) if you read him enough. There of course are candlekeep projects as well.
Indeed.
I recall several mentions from George that he was working on something that would see print rather soon.
This appears to be it.
-- Oh, and Neato!
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2006 : 03:27:19
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Originally posted by Kentinal
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George has been holding out on us!
Nay that is not true, George has indicated he was working on print project(s) if you read him enough. There of course are candlekeep projects as well.
Me thinks Dargoth is too quick to punish. Maybe we should tie him up on the Rack, while we sit down reading our copies in front of him?  |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jun 2006 : 10:55:15
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So George how big is this article?
Anyone else noticed that George and Eric havent been around much lately........ |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2067 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jun 2006 : 18:36:15
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Originally posted by The Sage
Eric's been at WotC... and he's been here within the last week or so.
Nope, not at WoTC. I'm in Cambridge, England at the moment at a conference with intermittent network access. ;-)
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 02:11:32
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by The Sage
Eric's been at WotC... and he's been here within the last week or so.
Nope, not at WoTC. I'm in Cambridge, England at the moment at a conference with intermittent network access. ;-)
--Eric
How are you enjoying Cambridge? I'm just curious as it's my nearest city. |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 09:26:01
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How are you enjoying Cambridge? I'm just curious as it's my nearest city.
It's a very nice city. Lots of character and an excellent college town feel. We even got to play a game of "football" on the green.
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 10:06:16
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Reefy
How are you enjoying Cambridge? I'm just curious as it's my nearest city.
It's a very nice city. Lots of character and an excellent college town feel. We even got to play a game of "football" on the green.
--Eric
Well met
Indeed, 'tis a very nice place and gives me fond memories. I mean to venture again later this summer.
I think ye would be hard-pressed to avoid some aspect of football in England around this time of 2006, Eric  |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 10:50:48
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Considering that apart from Monaco and Liechtenstein,* every country in Europe have a national football-league (except for the UK - which has four), I'd say that pretty much goes for the entire continent Big Al.
*They do have a cup-tournament which gives the winner a place in the UEFA-cup, though.
Kajehase who thinks that Drizzt would make an excellent winger, Elminster would be a damn fine (but unconventional) manager, and Danilo a dashing forward. Oh, and Dorn Greybrook would be a horrifying defender to come up against. |
There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 11:04:20
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Originally posted by Alaundo
I think ye would be hard-pressed to avoid some aspect of football in England around this time of 2006, Eric
And after Monday night it got even harder ...
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 14 Jun 2006 : 12:16:05
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Originaly posted by Kajehase
Kajehase who thinks that Drizzt would make an excellent winger, Elminster would be a damn fine (but unconventional) manager, and Danilo a dashing forward. Oh, and Dorn Greybrook would be a horrifying defender to come up against.
Why do I get a horrible image of Volo as a football agent? |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 05:05:42
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| Can anyone give me their opinion on the article? How long is it? How much detail does it go into? |
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, I’d 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 you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 07:37:21
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I submitted about an 11,000 word piece and it got trimmed down to about 9,000 words by the end of it. It's broken up into two main sections: Geography and People & Society. I tried to sneak in as much realmslore and random FR 'words' as possible (most of which survived the editorial cut). It's low on rules and was originally submitted with two feats and some information on a deity. Only one of the feats, Pureheart (a regional feat), made the final cut. Oh, and there's a timeline from 719 DR or so onwards to the present-day. I couldn't go from -150 DR onwards as I wanted due to space constraints - and who wants all that boring history anyway!! I also believe taht there's a map and if they followed all my map tags it should be reasonably detailed.
As to opinions - well, I'm interested to hear what people think of the article when it's released to the wider population. Heck, I'm not going to see the final, final version for another month or so. I hear I got good artwork though!
-- George Krashos
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 07:42:41
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Oh? So it's not out yet, I see. 
I may have to purchase this particular Dragon magazine, it sounds long enough to be worth it and George is an excellent writer.  |
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, I’d 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 you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 07:48:16
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 You better read it before you start with the 'excellent writer' bit. Excellent writers don't get two articles published in 6 years.
-- George Krashos
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 09:21:27
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I submitted about an 11,000 word piece and it got trimmed down to about 9,000 words by the end of it.
So, of the 2,000 or so words that did get cut, what specifically did they cover?
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 09:51:17
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I should of looked at the cover first before asking that question.
http://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/TSR/TSR82346_500.jpeg
"Complete Forgotten Realms Kingdom Inside"  |
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, I’d 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 you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 12:42:41
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I submitted about an 11,000 word piece and it got trimmed down to about 9,000 words by the end of it.
So, of the 2,000 or so words that did get cut, what specifically did they cover?
Nothing specific, just a paragrpah here and there. Note that I haven't seen the final edit so they may have cut even more stuff than I think. As for the crunch that got cut, I think I'll keep it up my sleeve for future products - you never know when it may come in handy.
-- George Krashos
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
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warlockco
Master of Realmslore
USA
1695 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 22:16:56
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I submitted about an 11,000 word piece and it got trimmed down to about 9,000 words by the end of it.
So, of the 2,000 or so words that did get cut, what specifically did they cover?
Nothing specific, just a paragrpah here and there. Note that I haven't seen the final edit so they may have cut even more stuff than I think. As for the crunch that got cut, I think I'll keep it up my sleeve for future products - you never know when it may come in handy.
-- George Krashos
Can't wait to see it |
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
565 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 00:34:06
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Originally posted by George Krashos
... It's low on rules and was originally submitted with two feats and some information on a deity...
Hello-
Any chance you could give us a 1-word preview of which deity is included?
Dhomal |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 00:45:33
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I would except the deity wasn't included having failed to make the editorial cut. The link to Impiltur was tenuous and I put it in just to make some fans happy. Alas, not to be.
-- George Krashos
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 01:59:29
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Hello-
Thats too bad about the deity cut.
For those that want to look - there is a small excerpt up on the Paizo boards:
http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/2006/346
Looking Forward to it!
Dhomal |
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George your a very very bad man!
