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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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 Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 06:48:17
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since i'm (still) planing a Campaign set in Halruaa i'm requesting Novels that are set in that area (allready read the Halruaa part of Shining south)
anything can be used
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what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Swordsage
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 06:52:12
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Elaine Cunningham's "Wizardwar" trilogy is set in Halruaa and highly recommended.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 07:33:51
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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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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 07:53:56
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| in which order is the books named in the wizardwar trilogy? |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 07:57:46
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Originally posted by Sian
in which order is the books named in the wizardwar trilogy?
The Magehound by Elaine Cunningham
The Floodgate by Elaine Cunningham
The Wizardwar by Elaine Cunningham
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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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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 08:01:17
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| thanks ... any other lore marterial about halruaa ? ... or is it an area with rather little lore |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 08:07:04
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| The old FR supplement The Shining South and the new supplement Shining South should hold some lore as well. You might also want to check LEoF for some historical info, since Halruaa was founded by Netherese refugees. |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 10:55:27
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Originally posted by Sian
since i'm (still) planing a Campaign set in Halruaa i'm requesting Novels that are set in that area (allready read the Halruaa part of Shining south)
anything can be used
Do you have the old 2nd. or the new 3rd Ed. Sourcebook "Shining south"? |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 10:59:15
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| And if you can track any of them down (good luck) the old Forgotten Realms comic book featured, as one of its protagonists, a Halruaan wizard, Dwalimor Omen, who is also mentioned briefly in the Shining South sourcebook. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 13:24:17
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| only have 3e resources ... is the 2e resources really worth the hassle? |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 14:29:03
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In my opinion, reading novels that "play" in the area is really the best way to get to "know the land". I liked Murder in Halruaa very much and would recommand it. It gives a good overall impression of Halruaa especially with the special relationship to magic in everday live, as faras I remember. (read the book ages ago though.)
I don't think that the information in the 2nd. Ed. Shining South differs all too much from the one given in new Ed. (cannot speak for the other sources mentioned by Sage cause I don't have them.) |
"Das Gras weht im Wind, wenn der Wind weht." |
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RodOdom
Senior Scribe
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:09:20
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Originally posted by The Sage
As well... the 2e resources -- Warriors & Priests of the Realms and Wizards & Rogues of the Realms -- have extensive sections on Halruaa.
How much of the 3e Shining South covers these 2e books? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:11:22
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Originally posted by Sian
only have 3e resources ... is the 2e resources really worth the hassle?
If you're looking for specific lore about how the various types of PCs, fighters-wizards-cleric-and-rogues for example, operate in Halruaa, then yes... they are worth the hassle.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31772 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:14:39
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Originally posted by RodOdom
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Originally posted by The Sage
As well... the 2e resources -- Warriors & Priests of the Realms and Wizards & Rogues of the Realms -- have extensive sections on Halruaa.
How much of the 3e Shining South covers these 2e books?
As I said above... the Halruaan entries in those two books I mentioned relate almost specifically to the PC types they are detailing and how those types operate in particular regions of the Realms.
A few tidbits made it into 3e SS as I recall, but the two books themselves are still useful sources on their own.
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:15:53
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| There are several differences between the 2ed and 3ed Shining South, but I would still say that for someone interested in the region it would be worth it. then again, I prefer the 2ed Shining South, so I am a bit biased. |
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RodOdom
Senior Scribe
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2006 : 15:22:29
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