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Alaundo
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Lord Rad
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 Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 08:55:57
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I've only just started this section, but really enjoyed the part with the hunters setting out. That bit with the breastplate being pushed off the lead hunter was pretty nasty!  |
Lord Rad
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 14:08:11
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Well I managed to read a little more today....
Holy moly! So it was Morgynn bloodwalking through the hunter and bursting from within him!! 
This scene with the fight against the hunters was outstanding!! i'm not usually a fan of fight scenes but this one gripped me from start to finish. Very well done and some beautiful (if that's the right way  ) descriptions.
Loved how the sword fused to the fighters hand and then shattered, and how the locusts were summoned and stripped the bodies down the bone!
The dagger with the carved animated mouths were very creepy too.
Great stuff. Better than your average sword-clashing type of combat |
Lord Rad
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 20 Jul 2006 : 14:13:00
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Another great scene with Quin and Eli at the camp. I was all relaxed reading of them talking aroudn the camp fire when all hell broke loose 
Nice too how Eli's superstition prevented her from seeking cover in the ruins of Char at first too and how Quin just said "deal with it" 
The scene around the ruins and in the temple itself was excellent. The tension and fear was well done here with Eli not being able to see through the darkness and then one of the mastifs landing on her after being shot.
Again, another nice point of view switch when Elamiz got shot. What IS Elamiz anyway? I know it describes him as some fiendish satyr but is he anything in particular. Great character. Dark and sinister.
Nice moment when he is stood over Quin with an arrow notched too!
I'm THOROUGHLY enjoying this book. It's got a great feel to it and has a dark and dirty feel to it. Fantastic job James  |
Lord Rad
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James P. Davis
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Posted - 21 Jul 2006 : 06:48:56
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Again, another nice point of view switch when Elamiz got shot. What IS Elamiz anyway? I know it describes him as some fiendish satyr but is he anything in particular. Great character. Dark and sinister.
Half-fiend to use the game terminology, but you got it.
I'm actually a big fan of 'fey' creatures because in general, they creep me out. And with the history of the Qurth forest, I knew that any fey encounters would have to be a little different to say the least, hence Elamiz...though it's entirely possible that Elamiz may not be alone in that big 'ol forest...
If I ever get to revisit the area in another story, I hope to use some of the spiders that are 'rumored' to lair there. I'm a big fan of spiders as well, heh-heh!
Best,
--James |
"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red."--Clive Barker
FR: RotD2:"Possessions"
Wizards:Bloodwalk
Citadels: The Shield of Weeping Ghosts
Wilds: The Restless Shore
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep: Circle of Skulls (May 2010)
Book trailers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-ska7ohVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvFdQ8bLp0 |
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 21 Jul 2006 : 08:34:43
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Thanks James 
Is the Qurth Forest detailed anywhere? (I don't have Power of Faerun to hand, but I guess that's the main source?) Did you have pre-material from PoF to hand in order to write your novel? |
Lord Rad
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James P. Davis
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Posted - 21 Jul 2006 : 09:23:06
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Is the Qurth Forest detailed anywhere? (I don't have Power of Faerun to hand, but I guess that's the main source?) Did you have pre-material from PoF to hand in order to write your novel?
While I was writing the only info I had on the Qurth was a small mention in the FRCS (pg151). My Border Kingdoms resources were a collection of Polyhedron Magazine articles entitled Elminster's Everwinking Eye (many thanks to Ed Greenwood!), which seems to contain much of the info presented in PoF (and Ed's more recent articles on the Wizards site).
Also got much use out of Empires of the Shining Sands (thanks to Steven Schend, Eric Boyd, George Krashos and the big research team on that one!) to flesh out the Calishite side of the history. The research is truly one of my favorite parts.
Best,
--James |
"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red."--Clive Barker
FR: RotD2:"Possessions"
Wizards:Bloodwalk
Citadels: The Shield of Weeping Ghosts
Wilds: The Restless Shore
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep: Circle of Skulls (May 2010)
Book trailers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-ska7ohVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvFdQ8bLp0 |
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Lord Rad
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Posted - 21 Jul 2006 : 14:17:25
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Ahhhh i'd forgot all about the Everwinking Eye issues. I agree, a great resource for Border Kingdoms. Those articles are the main reason I joined the RPGA all those years ago  I must dig them out and take a look though.
have you found much in PoF which covers what you wrote in Bloodwalk? |
Lord Rad
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James P. Davis
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Posted - 22 Jul 2006 : 06:24:09
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have you found much in PoF which covers what you wrote in Bloodwalk?
Nope (but not for lack of looking, heh!), but that's the beauty of the Border Kingdoms: No matter what travel-guide you use, you're bound to run into something quite different along the way.
Best,
--James |
"Everybody is a book of blood; wherever we're opened, we're red."--Clive Barker
FR: RotD2:"Possessions"
Wizards:Bloodwalk
Citadels: The Shield of Weeping Ghosts
Wilds: The Restless Shore
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep: Circle of Skulls (May 2010)
Book trailers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-ska7ohVk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfvFdQ8bLp0 |
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Dhomal
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Posted - 28 Jul 2006 : 06:31:23
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Hello-
I just finished reading this section at work today. :)
I really liked the continuation of the "I am not like you" in the story. Seeing some of the flashbacks helps understand things more too. I am intrigued by the bloodmage - and wonder - is the concept y our own - or does it stem from something somewhere?
I truly feel sorry (more than angry with) the HIgh Priestess - she obviously has been led astray - and I dont hold it 'too' much against her. However - there is still the issue of the parents of Eli - and how she was involved with that - to elicit Eli's reaction during the scene with the "do nothing" proclimation.
I'm looking forward to having the time to read further! If it rains tomorrow - then I wont have to mow the lawn.... :)
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KnightErrantJR
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Posted - 30 Jul 2006 : 00:52:44
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| I noticed there are a few times when a phrase gets repeated, often times in three different arenas. It actually was pretty effective. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 22:35:08
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OK, now I'm really starting to get into this novel. The story is picking up now, and I've become eager to find out what happens next. The politics going on in the Church of Savras is making me curious, and I'm now eager to learn the mystery behind the death of Loethe sisters' parents (by the way, I really like Eli so far).
And the scenes involving Morgynn's magic are effective, horrifying and quite different from the usual. Khaemil doesn't think her nature is truely evil, but I find that hard to believe, given her methods and general manner. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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KnightErrantJR
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Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 22:40:08
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Morgynn definately made me more interested in the Blood Magus class, as well as the general information about the worship of Gargauth. I like it when Realms books get me to pick up some of my older books to make sure I haven't missed anything when it comes to subtle nuances.
Oh, and I get your point about Morgynn's nature, but honestly, I'd hate to see a mortal being that would impress a fiend to think that they are truely evil . . . |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 01 Feb 2007 : 23:17:53
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Morgynn definately made me more interested in the Blood Magus class, as well as the general information about the worship of Gargauth. I like it when Realms books get me to pick up some of my older books to make sure I haven't missed anything when it comes to subtle nuances.
Oh, and I get your point about Morgynn's nature, but honestly, I'd hate to see a mortal being that would impress a fiend to think that they are truely evil . . .
That's a good point--Khaemil probably has a different perspective, just not one I would agree with.
And this book made me interested in Blood Mages the way the House of Serpents series made me care about psionics for the first time ever. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Bloodwalk: Chapters 10 - 14
