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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer

USA
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Posted - 01 Mar 2012 :  13:56:52  Show Profile Send Matt James a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Brian and I worked on an article that is featured in this month's DRAGON magazine. Rest assured, all of the fine scribes here will find some juicy nuggets of Realmslore.

http://www.wizards.com/DND/TOC.aspx?x=dnd/4new/drtoc/409

The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
31701 Posts

Posted - 01 Mar 2012 :  14:36:27  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I should hope so, since some of us helped find references to a few of the more obscure guilds that will hopefully be mentioned in this article.

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Soturno
Acolyte

Brazil
11 Posts

Posted - 02 Mar 2012 :  01:41:50  Show Profile  Visit Soturno's Homepage Send Soturno a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Anxious for that one!
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Wolfhound75
Learned Scribe

USA
217 Posts

Posted - 02 Mar 2012 :  06:32:51  Show Profile Send Wolfhound75 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
An old cowboy toast in appreciation of your work:

May your horse never stumble,
May your spurs never rust,
May your guts never grumble,
and your cinch never bust.
May your boots never pinch,
May your crops never fail,
May you drink lots of beer,
and stay yout of jail!
Cheers!



Good Hunting!

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"If at first you do succeed, you must've rolled a natural 20!"
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Brimstone
Great Reader

USA
3286 Posts

Posted - 03 Mar 2012 :  02:33:29  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Looking forward to this one:

Waterdhavian Themes

By Andrew G. Schneider

Play a Blackstaff apprentice, a clone of Halaster the Mad Mage, or a Masked Lord of Waterdeep.

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep
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Lirdolin
Learned Scribe

Germany
196 Posts

Posted - 03 Mar 2012 :  08:42:04  Show Profile  Visit Lirdolin's Homepage Send Lirdolin a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone

Looking forward to this one:
Waterdhavian Themes
By Andrew G. Schneider
Play a Blackstaff apprentice, a clone of Halaster the Mad Mage, or a Masked Lord of Waterdeep.



Yeah, sounds cool
Halaster returns in: "Clone Wars II -Why I took in a stasis clone of Manshoon in the first place"
Undermountain will now not have one Halaster but several

Edited by - Lirdolin on 03 Mar 2012 08:43:13
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Brimstone
Great Reader

USA
3286 Posts

Posted - 03 Mar 2012 :  16:52:28  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Manshoon Strikes Back!!!

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep
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Brimstone
Great Reader

USA
3286 Posts

Posted - 03 Mar 2012 :  16:54:24  Show Profile Send Brimstone a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Dungeon 200 will have this in it:
Backdrop: Skullport

By Matt Goetz

The run-down, rat-infested, subterranean pirate haven below Waterdeep isn’t as abandoned as folks were led to believe!

"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep
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Marc
Senior Scribe

657 Posts

Posted - 06 Mar 2012 :  06:13:33  Show Profile Send Marc a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Good idea for this type of article, finally.

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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
4598 Posts

Posted - 08 Mar 2012 :  00:15:34  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brimstone

Dungeon 200 will have this in it:
Backdrop: Skullport
By Matt Goetz
The run-down, rat-infested, subterranean pirate haven below Waterdeep isn’t as abandoned as folks were led to believe!

I consulted with Matt a little on this article. I'm anxious to see how it turns out!

EDIT: Oh, and I may have worked with the James Brothers on the OP article as well. Ah, to be a consultant.

Cheers

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"

Edited by - Erik Scott de Bie on 08 Mar 2012 00:16:53
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore

USA
1446 Posts

Posted - 08 Mar 2012 :  03:00:39  Show Profile Send Eilserus a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Skullport was really a neat place. I was surprised it was "nuked" in 4E. I wonder if the Eye is still around, that old crusty 45HD elder orb. Since we have a big underdark theme starting this summer and the new DDO game is pushing into Sschindylryn...someone should do a backdrop for the City of Portals! At any rate can't wait for this backdrop to come out. :)
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Irennan
Great Reader

Italy
3802 Posts

Posted - 08 Mar 2012 :  03:28:50  Show Profile Send Irennan a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I wonder if it will have something about the Promenade...

Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
4598 Posts

Posted - 08 Mar 2012 :  07:49:59  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Eilserus

Skullport was really a neat place. I was surprised it was "nuked" in 4E. I wonder if the Eye is still around, that old crusty 45HD elder orb.

It wasn't really nuked--just left undeveloped, so dms could do whatever they wanted with it. Now we're finally getting some official lore.

Cheers

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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Soturno
Acolyte

Brazil
11 Posts

Posted - 23 Mar 2012 :  01:15:39  Show Profile  Visit Soturno's Homepage Send Soturno a Private Message  Reply with Quote
What happened to the Thieves' guild article? Has it been cancelled?
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer

USA
1098 Posts

Posted - 23 Mar 2012 :  14:57:14  Show Profile  Visit Brian R. James's Homepage Send Brian R. James a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Not cancelled. WotC wanted some changes, so the Thieves' Guild article has been postponed till later in the year.

Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer

Follow me on Twitter @brianrjames
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
4598 Posts

Posted - 23 Mar 2012 :  18:25:44  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message  Reply with Quote
They seem to be taking extra care to polish it as shiny as possible. One hopes this is a good sign, and I think it is.

Cheers

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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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer

USA
918 Posts

Posted - 31 Jan 2013 :  00:23:23  Show Profile Send Matt James a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It would appear WotC completely abandoned this. Sorry folks. Wish I knew why.
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader

USA
2717 Posts

Posted - 31 Jan 2013 :  04:24:22  Show Profile Send Jeremy Grenemyer a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Sorry to hear that Matt. Maybe something from your work can find its way into future products.

Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver).
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