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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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 Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 07:59:34
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From Dragon 350
Legacy of the Ancients
by Eric L. Boyd
More planetouched races inhabit the forgotten realms than just aasimar, tieflings, and the elemental genasi. Four new planar-blooded races: the azerblood, celadrin, d'hin'ni, and worghest.
and from Dragon 349
The Horde, by Edward Bonny, Brian Cortijo, and Laszlo Koller - A massive fourteen-page article covers the Hordelands of the Forgotten Realms! It has an overview of the Endless Waste before covering the peoples that live in the Hordelands. A full-page map precedes the gazetteer of the area which takes up most of the article, before ending with 3.5 stats for the dzalmus dragon (a true dragon). Sidebars cover where to get more information on the Hordelands (the 2E supplement on WotC's website, and a web enhancement for this article on Paizo's site), as well as the Taangan and Tuigan people, two new regions FR characters can choose (the Endless Wastes and the Lake of Mists), a timeline of the Endless Wastes, Tuigan sayings and superstitions, and two new regional feats (Horse Nomad and Raumathar Heritor).
It has been a VERY long time since I bought 2 Dragons in a row
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Edited by - Dargoth on 11 Oct 2006 08:02:51
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 08:29:37
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Heh, heh, I wonder if mentioning "the Horde" on the cover will get some additional purchases from misguided World of Warcraft fans...
By the way, no argument with your title for this thread. Eric Boyd is definitely one of my heroes! |
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Marc
Senior Scribe
658 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 09:11:42
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| Celadrin, I'm intrigued ... |
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EvilKnight
Learned Scribe
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 14:02:24
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Suppose to be a Web Enhancment with the Horde article too on paizo's site.
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 14:58:15
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It´s good to know that those requests about a planetouched article have passed. I will wait to see this issue.
An Eric L Boyd is one of my heroes, too. |
Dwarf, DM, husband, and proud of this! :P
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Kalin Agrivar
Senior Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 15:35:57
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quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
From Dragon 350
Legacy of the Ancients
by Eric L. Boyd
More planetouched races inhabit the forgotten realms than just aasimar, tieflings, and the elemental genasi. Four new planar-blooded races: the azerblood, celadrin, d'hin'ni, and worghest.
thats sweet 
just a guess:
azerblood = dwarf/azer
celadrin = elf/eladrin
d'hin'ni = djinn/halfling
worghest = goblin/bargest
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 11 Oct 2006 : 17:19:38
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| Looking forward to getting these in the mail. |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
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Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 13:40:23
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Eric's always been one of my heroes too.
Steven
who, because he likes Mr. Boyd, won't try to pen Eric of Melniboydne as an epic poem... ;) |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
11829 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 16:46:00
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>>worghest = goblin/bargest
Betting worg / bargest
And Yes, Eric is SOOOOOOO appreciated. Can't wait to see the horde article.
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Alavairthae, may your skill prevail
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Kalin Agrivar
Senior Scribe
Canada
956 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 16:59:28
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quote:
Originally posted by sleyvas
>>worghest = goblin/bargest
Betting worg / bargest
I thought that too, but decided it would probably be a humanoid crossbreed...as a worg is a magic beast (correct?) |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2067 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 21:17:31
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Thanks for all the nice comments folks. It's just a simple little article, but it plugs a couple of holes in 3e Realmslore that I've wanted to address for a long time.
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 21:42:58
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quote:
Originally posted by Steven Schend
Eric's always been one of my heroes too.
Steven
who, because he likes Mr. Boyd, won't try to pen Eric of Melniboydne as an epic poem... ;)
Why not? That would be an interesting read |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 12 Oct 2006 : 21:57:26
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| Eric is a great guy. Always helpful, reliable, and willing to lend his advice and expertise. I've been waiting for something like the celadrin for a while, so I'm psyched. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 00:39:26
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| Interesting ideas from Mr. Boyd. I almost always like his FR sourcebooks. And I like plane-touched. |
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Archwizard
Learned Scribe
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 02:31:10
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| The news of these upcoming FR related articles has prompted me to order a Dragon subscription. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 06:24:57
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He's my hero too. I love what comes out of his noggin'.
-- George Krashos
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 06:41:00
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| Now the real question is can we get an FR trifector from Dragon magazine.... Its been a while since Ive bought 2 consecutive issues and I dont think Ive ever bought 3 in a row........ |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 06:55:03
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There's going to be FR content in every single Dragon Magazine now supposedly.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 06:59:38
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Originally posted by George Krashos
There's going to be FR content in every single Dragon Magazine now supposedly.
-- George Krashos
I thought that wasnt coming in until 2007 |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Posted - 13 Oct 2006 : 18:49:29
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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
There's going to be FR content in every single Dragon Magazine now supposedly.
-- George Krashos
Is that confirmed? If so...when does it start? |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 14 Oct 2006 : 02:04:33
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Jason Bulhman said so on the ENworld Boards. From now onwards.
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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 14 Oct 2006 : 15:09:03
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"Legacy of the Ancients."
Heh. It's making me think of Shadow and Vorlon-type creatures for use in an FR game.
Still, I'm intrigued by what Eric's cooking up for this article. My Planescape-sense is tingling.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 14 Oct 2006 : 15:45:53
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
"Legacy of the Ancients."
Heh. It's making me think of Shadow and Vorlon-type creatures for use in an FR game.
Interesting idea... The Vorlons could be Jhaamdath survivors, and the Shadows could be some of Shar's oldest servants, and ones who are responsible for leading powerful people to the Shadow Weave. It's not a direct translation from B5, but it's an idea... |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 14 Oct 2006 : 15:52:05
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Nice.
Hehe . . . The Shadows could also be the Shades... an ancient evil returning to their "places of power" - - looking to promote war and chaos across the Realms.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 14 Oct 2006 : 16:18:38
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Well, considering that the Shadows worked -- ahem! -- from the shadows, I see them as being more in the background, making promises and aiming people in the right direction. I see them leading to the discovery of the Shadow Plane, influencing Lord Shadow to check it out, and maybe having something with why Shade was stuck there for so long...
I also see them as having been around for a lot longer than Netheril... Maybe it was Shadow influence that made the Ilythiiri to be so warlike and evil, and/or caused the banishment of all dark elves, not just the evil ones, and/or prompted the High Mages to cast the Killing Storm... They could have been why the Imaskari did some of the things they did; they could have influenced the opening of the Orcgate...
Similarly, the Vorlons could have been behind the formation of some of the earliest nations; Jhaamdath could have simply been where their influence was greatest.
There's a lot of potential, there. But we're threadjacking this topic. We should take it to PM.  |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 30 Oct 2006 : 09:04:09
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More FR goodness in Dragon 353 for Feb 2007
This month Dragon visits the Outer Planes of D&D, including an overview of the Elemental Princes of Good, a bestiary of Forgotten Realms outsiders , a survey of demiplanes and pocket dimensions, and the Ecology of the Keeper, and a famous monster from the much-loved Planescape setting. A new Erevis Cale Forgotten Realms short story, “Confession,” by Paul S. Kemp, rounds out the issue.
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Emperor Sigismund
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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PaulSKemp
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 30 Oct 2006 : 13:49:16
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Originally posted by Dargoth A new Erevis Cale Forgotten Realms short story, “Confession,” by Paul S. Kemp, rounds out the issue.
As an FYI: "Confession" is not a Cale story specifically, or a Realms story generally. It is a story set in a setting of my own. Sorry for the confusion.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 30 Oct 2006 : 13:54:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
More FR goodness in Dragon 353 for Feb 2007
This month Dragon visits the Outer Planes of D&D, including an overview of the Elemental Princes of Good, a bestiary of Forgotten Realms outsiders , a survey of demiplanes and pocket dimensions, and the Ecology of the Keeper, and a famous monster from the much-loved Planescape setting. A new Erevis Cale Forgotten Realms short story, “Confession,” by Paul S. Kemp, rounds out the issue.
Not sure why you put this in this thread as I didn't write any of hese. I think I know who wrote the bestiary, but that's best left unguessed until we have the real preview (1 issue ahead).
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