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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 02:43:35
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Eytan strikes again! The last preview of the Magic Item Compendium features Eytan's article on how to incorporate new concepts from the book into the Forgotten Realms. Once again, I think he has done a bang up job of finding interesting bits of existing Realmslore and tying it to these new concepts.
Great work Eytan!
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20070306a
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 05:56:18
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 06:03:32
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| Lliira is misspelled, repeatedly. :) |
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
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 09:06:25
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| I take full credit on the name misspelling. Sure, it's possible for editors to catch these things, but we can't blame them for this sort of thing. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
Edited by - EytanBernstein on 07 Mar 2007 09:10:39 |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 11:26:03
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Lliira? Scarlet Mummers? Yippie!!! 
And don't worry. Everyone seems to misspell Lliira.  |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 14:39:56
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| Wonderful article, Eytan! I´m really thrilled with the new open possibilities of items and lore... |
Dwarf, DM, husband, and proud of this! :P
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Edited by - Chosen of Moradin on 07 Mar 2007 17:53:48 |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 15:07:21
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Originally posted by Uzzy
And don't worry. Everyone seems to misspell Lliira.
Not everyone misspells her name. :)
But eh. I wasn't blaming anyone, I was just saying it's misspelled. |
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
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium |
Edited by - Kuje on 07 Mar 2007 15:08:07 |
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1273 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 16:05:36
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
I take full credit on the name misspelling. Sure, it's possible for editors to catch these things, but we can't blame them for this sort of thing.
You mean it's too hard for them to use a spellchecker with a custom dictionary that includes the most common FR/D&D names (like the gods and famous NPCs) ?
Now I understand why there is so many erros in stat blocks |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 16:15:20
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I just was thinking... this article, the mention of the Scarlet Mummers, and the other article of Eytan, concerning the new classes, put me to think in make a "Realms adaptation" of the Cloaked Dancer PrC (Complete Scoundrel), linked with the Mummers lore.  |
Dwarf, DM, husband, and proud of this! :P
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 17:17:31
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Now I understand why there is so many erros in stat blocks
'Tis an ironic typo, if it wasn't intentional. |
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Chosen of Moradin
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1120 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 17:55:11
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Now I understand why there is so many erros in stat blocks
'Tis an ironic typo, if it wasn't intentional.
It´s wroted in brazilian portuguese   |
Dwarf, DM, husband, and proud of this! :P
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 18:12:02
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Originally posted by Chosen of Moradin
I just was thinking... this article, the mention of the Scarlet Mummers, and the other article of Eytan, concerning the new classes, put me to think in make a "Realms adaptation" of the Cloaked Dancer PrC (Complete Scoundrel), linked with the Mummers lore.
I would help with that, if you were serious about it. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 18:40:22
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Originally posted by Skeptic
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
I take full credit on the name misspelling. Sure, it's possible for editors to catch these things, but we can't blame them for this sort of thing.
You mean it's too hard for them to use a spellchecker with a custom dictionary that includes the most common FR/D&D names (like the gods and famous NPCs) ?
Now I understand why there is so many erros in stat blocks
I actually agree, here. I don't have an axe to grind or anything (nor am I out to "blame" anyone), but isn't it the job of the editor to catch errors?
Nevertheless, good work, Eytan. |
"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."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 18:55:08
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| i love it ... though it also would be interesting if someone is able to make the same deal with classes such as Favored Soul, Warlock and Swashblucker *grins* |
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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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 21:19:51
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| Favored Soul and Warlock are on the way soon. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 07 Mar 2007 : 21:21:43
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Originally posted by Skeptic
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
I take full credit on the name misspelling. Sure, it's possible for editors to catch these things, but we can't blame them for this sort of thing.
You mean it's too hard for them to use a spellchecker with a custom dictionary that includes the most common FR/D&D names (like the gods and famous NPCs) ?
Now I understand why there is so many erros in stat blocks
I actually agree, here. I don't have an axe to grind or anything (nor am I out to "blame" anyone), but isn't it the job of the editor to catch errors?
Nevertheless, good work, Eytan.
Yes, but designers can make the jobs of editors easier by trying harder to avoid errors like this. As for stat blocks, well, I can't claim to know much about how many times these things go through, but I can say that they have proven to be a problem for nearly every designer I know. I've talked extensively with the guys over in development and they've indicated that they are working hard to find a new system for how to edit them. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Mar 2007 : 02:07:35
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
Yes, but designers can make the jobs of editors easier by trying harder to avoid errors like this.
True enough. |
"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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Xysma
Master of Realmslore
USA
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 10:14:53
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Originally posted by Xysma
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
Favored Soul and Warlock are on the way soon.
I really like the Warlock article, in fact all of your articles have been excellent. I've been referring all of my players to your articles. My group seems to really like the beguiler, knight, and duskblade classes, and this was exactly what we needed to add more Realms flavor to the classes. Thanks!
Thanks. I'm really glad to hear that people are getting use of these articles. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 10:30:37
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Originally posted by EytanBernstein
Favored Soul and Warlock are on the way soon.
Ill be interested to see what youve done with the favoured souls
For my own campaign Ive made them a new class that have only recently started to appear in the realms since the Time of Troubles and are ussually most common in the area where that god spent Avatar crisis.
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Favoured Souls are the result of a Non divine spellcasting being coming into prolonged contact with an Avatar. While a number of Favoured Souls where adults or children during Time of Troubles sages who have studied the subject have found that most Favoured Souls where either concieved or carried during the Time of Troubles. Favoured Souls are not a gods children but are mortal children who where exposed to an avatars before they where born
Favoured Souls of Bane have appeared in Zhentil Keep, Scardale and Tantras
Favoured Souls of Torm have been found in Tantras
Favoured Souls of Helm have appeared in Northen Cormyr and Waterdeep
Favoured Souls of Mykrul have appeared in Waterdeep (it is unknown who is granting there spells)
Favoured Souls of Tymora have apeared in Arabel
Favoured Souls of Mystra have appeared in Northern Cormyr
Favoured Souls of Sune have appeared in Tezzir
Favoured Souls of Talos have appeared in Tsurlagol
Favoured Souls of Sharess have appeared in Calimport
Favoured Souls of Selune have appeared in Waterdeep
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Emperor Sigismund
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khorne
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1073 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 11:44:14
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| Eytan, are you going to do an article about how to incorporate the classes that use incarnum into the Realms? |
If I were a ranger, I would pick NDA for my favorite enemy |
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EytanBernstein
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
704 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 21:38:58
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That's not a bad idea, Dargoth, and what I've written certainly could be reconciled with it, though I went a slightly different route, as you will see.
As for Incarnum, I am planning on covering it eventually. I can't guarantee it or say when it will be (certainly after the more standard classes have been covered), but it is on my list, along with classes from both Tomes, psionic classes, and some other more esoteric ones. |
http://eytanbernstein.com - the official website of Eytan Bernstein |
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