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MerrikCale
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 Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 01:30:27
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Originally posted by Ranin
Lord's Alliance
I would like to see stories written about this group as well |
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Pasta Fzoul
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 03 Mar 2007 : 21:29:27
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My favorite generally "good" group would be Cormyr's War Wizards. I think the "FBI with wands" conceit holds a lot of creative possibilities  |
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Delzounblood
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Mar 2007 : 23:53:41
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Originally posted by Pasta Fzoul
My favorite generally "good" group would be Cormyr's War Wizards. I think the "FBI with wands" conceit holds a lot of creative possibilities
I agree in part! I say more like Key Stone Cops than FBI, though Mulder & Skully could be armed with wands I guess
But seriously yes the Cormyr's War Wizards are a fave of mine.
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 09:43:22
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Though, they're still Force Gray to me! 
Ditto! 
They're the Gray Hands to me. Force Gray sounds far too much like something Marvel or DC cooked up. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 11:55:41
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Well, WotC decided that 'Force Gray' felt inappropriate as a group name in the Realms and that 'Gray Hands' would actually be better.
Eric tells us that his bias, as always, is towards consistency (to a fault), but if he had been starting from scratch he would have definitely picked 'Gray Hands.'
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 21:32:27
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Originally posted by khorne
Force Gray sounds far too much like something Marvel or DC cooked up.
It does. Although on the other hand, "Gray Hands" sounds a bit...I don't know, kind of plain and generic. *shrug* To me anyway. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 23:38:29
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To me... 'Grey Hands' conjures up images of a religious order, rather than some elite cadre of loyal, powerful Waterdhavians able to match or exceed the power of the offenders at large. Which is what I expect when I hear the name 'Force Grey.'
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 23:43:57
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| Great point--"Gray Hands" doesn't sound especially vibrant, does it? |
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nbnmare
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 23:53:29
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| Personally I'd have just swapped the words around. To me, the name 'Grey Force' prints a picture of a small but powerful group of law enforcers, either a splinter group of or unconnected to the main body of law enforcement. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 11 Mar 2007 : 23:56:39
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Well, it may just be a matter of association.
If, like Eric said, he'd started with 'Grey Hands', we likely still would've made the connection with an "elite cadre of powerful warriors" because that's what we've associated the name 'Grey Hands" with. But, 'Grey Hands' wasn't the initial term used, 'Force Grey, was. And so, we make that connection instead.
For me, it's hard to detach the image and conception of the elite cadre from 'Force Grey' and then look at the 'Grey Hands' in such a way. Which is why they remain 'Force Grey' in my campaigns.
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Your favorite good guys, other than Harpers
