| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 05 Nov 2002 : 17:34:44
Well Met and Welcome traveler!
I, Alaundo, Master Scribe and seer of Candlekeep welcome you to the great library of Faerun and the Forgotten Realms. You are now in the Chambers of Lore where you will meet many other scribes and seekers of Realmslore and knowledge. We hope you enjoy your stay here and learn many new things.
Please feel free to introduce yourself with a new topic in this forum category and be welcomed warmly.
If you need any assistance during your stay then please call on me by posting within this forum or via email.
....and now, ill leave you to browse the many tomes we have.... |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| rredmond |
Posted - 27 Sep 2021 : 18:11:54
Welcome aboard Exodite and Frerol! You both look to bring amazing experience and skills here!
Well met!
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| Frerol |
Posted - 27 Sep 2021 : 17:33:37
Well met, everyone! I am Frerol, a common citizen of a faraway land seeking to know more of the Realmslore and perhaps work on translations of such stories and tales to my own mother language.
I hope to learn much from the scholars of this place and, who knows, maybe someday I'll even contribute with something! |
| Exodite |
Posted - 14 Sep 2021 : 15:30:00
Alae and well met! I've long scried from afar but have finally ventured to the great library as a member. I'm active in the Sages of the Forgotten Realms group within the Book of Faces, hoping to see some familiar sages here.
Uluvathae,
Exodite |
| ElfBane |
Posted - 16 Aug 2021 : 16:02:48
Welcome aboard folks. Don't know why someone official hasn't welcomed you yet, but they will be along by the by. |
| Hewy Wyvernspur |
Posted - 16 Aug 2021 : 12:04:05
Hi folks of Candlekeep! I'm just a small-time bard from downcountry (really far down, our toilets flush in the opposite direction down here!), long-time lurker, first-time poster.
I hail from the beginning of the 2nd edition era, and have recently become discontented with the current timeline and returned to the good old times of the late 1350s to the early 1370s DR. I'll be asking more questions than I do provide answers, often in pursuit of lore to help with my mashing of Dungeon of the Mad Mage and my old 2e City of Splendors and Undermountain boxed sets to provide a sequel for a 5e Curse of Strahd campaign that finished up early this year. I've also recently begun the Doom of Daggerdale module for a 2e game I've managed to convince my 5e babies to play (and they're absolutely loving it!).
Can't wait to hit y'all up for that sweet, sweet lore :) As someone else noted above, I should have joined here long ago! |
| Erikor |
Posted - 13 Aug 2021 : 03:54:03
Well met, my friends
I'm here to seek wisdom, friends and great tales about what has been told in the books of the Forgotten Realms. |
| tyriel |
Posted - 08 Aug 2021 : 18:35:23
Salutations, sagacious sages of Candlekeep! |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 26 May 2021 : 09:21:11
quote:
Originally posted by Wrandy
Hello, I'm Wrandy, I've lurked on these forums for years as a resource for DMing on Neverwinter Nights servers, but it never occurred to me to register. The information gleaned from searches always proved sufficient and I always figured my questions had already been asked, but my questions persist and perhaps I'll eventually manage to find one worthy of phrasing properly.
Well met
Welcome to Candlekeep and glad ye decided to don thy robe and join us for discussions and studies of lore. Enjoy thy stay. |
| Wrandy |
Posted - 26 May 2021 : 06:13:02
Hello, I'm Wrandy, I've lurked on these forums for years as a resource for DMing on Neverwinter Nights servers, but it never occurred to me to register. The information gleaned from searches always proved sufficient and I always figured my questions had already been asked, but my questions persist and perhaps I'll eventually manage to find one worthy of phrasing properly.
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| Alaundo |
Posted - 10 May 2021 : 09:45:28
quote:
Originally posted by AJA
quote:
Originally posted by Adoril
Greetings fellow seekers and scribes.
I am Adoril. For a long time, the lore of the Forgotten Realms has inspired my mind to great extent. T’was about time I registered into this great library.
In these august halls, a sage is never late to register. Nor are they early. They simply arrive precisely when their curiosity is greatest.
Welcome in, Adoril. Wooly or Alaundo should be along shortly with tea and cakes.
Well met, Adoril
Welcome indeed to Candlekeep, the greatest library in all the Realms. I hope you enjoy your stay herein, for there is much knowledge and lore to peruse and many wise scribes to enquire. |
| AJA |
Posted - 10 May 2021 : 00:40:17
quote:
Originally posted by Adoril
Greetings fellow seekers and scribes.
I am Adoril. For a long time, the lore of the Forgotten Realms has inspired my mind to great extent. T’was about time I registered into this great library.
In these august halls, a sage is never late to register. Nor are they early. They simply arrive precisely when their curiosity is greatest.
Welcome in, Adoril. Wooly or Alaundo should be along shortly with tea and cakes.
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| Adoril |
Posted - 09 May 2021 : 19:59:16
Greetings fellow seekers and scribes.
I am Adoril. For a long time, the lore of the Forgotten Realms has inspired my mind to great extent. T’was about time I registered into this great library. |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 04 May 2021 : 09:19:19
Well met, Caldwhyn
Welcome to Candlekeep, long-time traveller. There is much knowledge and lore herein, which i'm sure will aid in thy quest for knowledge. |
| rredmond |
Posted - 02 May 2021 : 16:23:31
quote:
Originally posted by Alithir
Thank you Rredmond. Oh I do enjoy being the DM a lot.
Awesome! It is fun. :D
quote:
Originally posted by Caldwhyn
Hello sages of the realms, long time (as in since Realms-L time) lurker who took up dm-ing again here, still profiting from the huge amount of knowledge contained in these pages. Glad to be here, glad to see Candlekeep is still around <3
Welcome Caldwhyn! Great username.
Be well and be welcome! |
| Caldwhyn |
Posted - 02 May 2021 : 16:11:27
Hello sages of the realms, long time (as in since Realms-L time) lurker who took up dm-ing again here, still profiting from the huge amount of knowledge contained in these pages. Glad to be here, glad to see Candlekeep is still around <3 |
| Alithir |
Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 13:11:54
quote:
Originally posted by rredmond
Hail and welcome Alithir!
COVID actually got me and my HS friends together (in three different States) to play some 1e again. I wasn't tricked so much into being the DM, but really enjoy it.
These forums are a perfect place to expand your knowledge. :)
Welcome again and be well!
Thank you Rredmond. Oh I do enjoy being the DM a lot. |
| rredmond |
Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 12:11:09
Hail and welcome Alithir!
COVID actually got me and my HS friends together (in three different States) to play some 1e again. I wasn't tricked so much into being the DM, but really enjoy it.
These forums are a perfect place to expand your knowledge. :)
Welcome again and be well! |
| Alithir |
Posted - 24 Mar 2021 : 10:11:47
Hail to thee, fellow scribes, seekers of knowledge and brave adventurers.
I'm Alithir and I've stumbled onto this Library, seeking to improve my knowledge. About 23 years ago I played D&D for the first time (actually not playing but tricked into being DM). Last year due to the covid-19 pandemic I picked it up again.
Me and a group of friends are playing board games about once a month. Since that was no longer possible for us, hopefully temporarily! we started to play D&D. Again being tricked into the DM (there is a pattern starting), I've never partaken as a player. Although I have played many games like Baldur's gate I,II and now III, Icewind Dale and Planescape Torment, so I have a little bit of knowledge.
I hope to expand that bit of knowledge, so I came to the great digital library called the Internet, which led me here.
Oh and I'm a real sucker for Lore! |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 09 Mar 2021 : 08:41:27
Well met, Ilsen
Glad you decided to join us within these great halls for many discussions of knowledge and lore. Enjoy thy stay. |
| Ilsen |
Posted - 08 Mar 2021 : 18:08:28
My name is Ilsen and I've been lurking your archives for years. I've finally decided to join the community to directly seek your knowledge and support. I'm not a native english speaker, so I hope to be eloquent enough for the high standards of Candlekeep scribes.
Jokes aside, I just wanted to thank you all for the incredible amount of knowledge and wise tips I've been finding in this forum. This place is amazing. |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 26 Feb 2021 : 10:45:14
quote:
Originally posted by MordenGreyhawk
First time posting...been using this site for as long as I've been DMing. Never thought I was qualified enough to contribute.
Well. Took over 20 years, but I feel confident enough to both post and reply.
There's a part of me that is extremely happy that even after all this time, the website looks the same as it did when I first stumbled across it all those years ago...
Well met, MordenGreyhawk
Welcome to Candlekeep. I'm glad you decided to reveal yourself within these halls of knowledge. Thank ye for the kind words; the place is old and clunky but it's for the nostalgic value that it remains such (so I keep telling myself  ) |
| ElfBane |
Posted - 24 Feb 2021 : 22:42:05
Well, welcome to the Show. Unfortunately, your liking of the website being the same as it was 20 years ago... will eventually come home to roost. Alaundo does a tremendous job keeping us as current as he can, but eventually the technology will get to a point where we will have no choice but to upgrade. That usually involves INSURMOUNTABLE problems with porting over the vast amount of lore that is here at CK. Also it will be very expensive. So, enjoy it while you can. Good to have you here! |
| MordenGreyhawk |
Posted - 24 Feb 2021 : 17:20:36
First time posting...been using this site for as long as I've been DMing. Never thought I was qualified enough to contribute.
Well. Took over 20 years, but I feel confident enough to both post and reply.
There's a part of me that is extremely happy that even after all this time, the website looks the same as it did when I first stumbled across it all those years ago... |
| rredmond |
Posted - 14 Feb 2021 : 16:27:02
Welcome new folk! Glad you found your way here! |
| ColourCodedQuotes |
Posted - 14 Feb 2021 : 09:10:15
Gotta start somewhere, so I'll start with a post here!
Hello everyone, I've been playing DnD for about 10-11 months now, but have long considered doing so. I've also been DM'ing for about 7 months now, because I just couldn't get enough. I've also fallen with love with the mess that is Forgotten Realms lore, mostly because it *is* a mess, and I love that chaos and uncertainy, and how that can fuel my creativity as both a DM and a character. It means I have a lot of inspiration to pull from where I can riff off of established lore, but I also can just fall back on that same established lore and just say "Most inhabitants of Ten-Towns are a little more accepting of drow because of Drizzt, so yeah you can totally play a drow and it won't result in instant fights in the streets". For any purists out there I apologize; I've already co-opted Ancorhome as the starting point for what was originally a 100% homebrew campaign.
I'm having a great time, and I hope y'all do as well. |
