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| Smyther |
Posted - 22 Feb 2005 : 04:38:48
Two Q's:
Q1: Where does Volothamp Geddarm currently reside, as of 1373/74, or is he off traveling? (Where?)
Q2: Where is the city of Volothamp, and any details about it?
Thanking you in advance,
Smyther |
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| cpthero2 |
Posted - 19 Feb 2020 : 01:19:20
Master TBeholder,
Nice find! Thank you for that share! I love it when the Old Mage gets on Twitter and does his proclamations from the pulpit! :) haha
Best regards,
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Originally posted by TBeholder
Also, there was an update about Volo via twitter. As to how he is related to that city.
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| TBeholder |
Posted - 19 Feb 2020 : 01:14:50
Also, there was an update about Volo via twitter. As to how he is related to that city. |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 17 Feb 2020 : 20:30:44
Master Rupert,
Fair enough. Any recommendations on who I would best reach out to, to pick their brain on this issue?
Best regards,
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by cpthero2
Master Rupert,
Here is a question for you regarding Learned Scribe Smyther's post about where Volo currently resides.
I checked the FR Wiki and it says that Volo was doing Volo's Guide to Rhyming Incantations in 1371 and Volo's Guide to Good Ruler's in 1374. However, the citation in the bibliography cites the novel Death Masks. I haven't read that novel. Any idea if Volo is mentioned in it regarding his last known works as mentioned above?
No idea. I've not read that one, yet... I love Ed's world-building, but his fiction doesn't work nearly so well for me.
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 17 Feb 2020 : 19:49:43
quote:
Originally posted by cpthero2
Master Rupert,
Here is a question for you regarding Learned Scribe Smyther's post about where Volo currently resides.
I checked the FR Wiki and it says that Volo was doing Volo's Guide to Rhyming Incantations in 1371 and Volo's Guide to Good Ruler's in 1374. However, the citation in the bibliography cites the novel Death Masks. I haven't read that novel. Any idea if Volo is mentioned in it regarding his last known works as mentioned above?
No idea. I've not read that one, yet... I love Ed's world-building, but his fiction doesn't work nearly so well for me. |
| cpthero2 |
Posted - 17 Feb 2020 : 17:49:16
Master Rupert,
Here is a question for you regarding Learned Scribe Smyther's post about where Volo currently resides.
I checked the FR Wiki and it says that Volo was doing Volo's Guide to Rhyming Incantations in 1371 and Volo's Guide to Good Ruler's in 1374. However, the citation in the bibliography cites the novel Death Masks. I haven't read that novel. Any idea if Volo is mentioned in it regarding his last known works as mentioned above?
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Volothamp_Geddarm
Best regards,
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Here's a bit from The Hooded One:
quote:
Inevitably, it was, and as a result Volo (for his own protection, the Old Mage insists) spent some time as an ornamental frog sculpture in Elminster’s pond. He’s free again now, and I fear we’ve all not heard the last from Volo. :}
I think that's the most specific info we have on Volo at the moment.
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| TomCosta |
Posted - 23 Mar 2005 : 15:32:39
Thanks. It's also a conversion of 1E and 2E spell, but I, and it's been a while, seem to recall Volo actually using it in one of the books, so felt it worthy of conversion. :-) |
| The Sage |
Posted - 22 Mar 2005 : 04:48:26
I like the spell, particularly. I imagine it would be a worthy addition to any merchant-wizard's spellbook or trader's collection of magic scrolls.
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| TomCosta |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 22:55:02
Here's a 3E version I worked up of Volo -- it is not a direct conversion of his 2E stats because I thought what I did more appropriate to his descriptions, and it does need updating to 3.5E however....
VOLOTHAMP “VOLO” GEDDARM
Male human Exp 2/Wiz 5/Brd 2: CR 8; Medium-size humanoid (human); HD 4d6+5d4+27; hp 56; Init +2; Spd 30 ft.; AC 12 (touch 12, flat-footed 10); Atk +5 melee (1d6+1/18-20, rapier), +6 melee (1d4+1/19-20, masterwork dagger), +7 ranged (1d4+1/19-20, masterwork dagger); SQ Bardic music 2/day, bardic knowledge +6, spellcasting; AL CG; SV Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +11; Str 12 (+1), Dex 15 (+2), Con 17 (+3), Int 18 (+4), Wis 11 (+0), Cha 16 (+3); Height 5 ft. 8 in.
Skills: Alchemy +9, Concentration +7, Craft (weaving) +5, Decipher Script +6, Diplomacy +9, Gather Information +7, Knowledge (Arcana) +11, Knowledge (Literature; see Sword and Fist) +6, Knowledge (Local – Amn) +6, Knowledge (Local – Cormyr) +6, Knowledge (Local – Dalelands) +6, Knowledge (Local – Dragon Coast) +6, Knowledge (Local – Moonsea) +6, Knowledge (Local – The North) +6, Knowledge (Local – Sembia) +6, Knowledge (Local – Silver Marches) +6, Knowledge (Local – Tethyr) +6, Knowledge (Local – The Vast) +6, Knowledge (Local – Waterdeep) +7, Knowledge (Local – Western Heartlands) +7, Knowledge (Streetwise, see Sword and Fist) +5, Listen +6, Perform (ballad, dance, storytelling) +6, Profession [brewer) +2, Profession (cook) +3, Profession (scribe) +8, Ride +4, Search +8, Sense Motive +2, Speak Language (Chondathan, Damaran, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven), Spellcraft +11, Spot +6, Wilderness Lore +6.
Feats: Alertness, Brew Potion, Luck of Heroes, Martial Weapon Proficiency (rapier), Scribe Scroll, Smooth Talk, Spell Focus (illusion), Survivor.
Special Qualities: Bard Class Features: Bardic music (inspire courage, countersong, fascinate) 2/day, bardic knowledge +6, Martial Weapon Proficiency (rapier).
Wizard Spells per Day: 4/4/3/2; Base DC = 14 + spell level, 16 + spell level for illusion spells; Caster level 5th.
Spellbook: 0 – arcane mark, dancing lights, daze, detect magic, detect poison, disrupt undead, flare, ghost sound, light, mage hand, mending, open/close, prestidigitation, ray of frost, read magic, resistance; 1 – change self, color spray, mage armor, Nystul’s magic aura, Nystul’s undetectable aura, shield, silent image; 2 – blur, fool’s gold (see below), invisibility, minor image, see invisibility; 3 – clairaudience/clairvoyance, gaseous form, invisibility sphere, major image.
Bard Spells per Day: 3/1; Base DC = 13 + spell level, 15 + spell level for illusion spells; Caster level 2nd.
Bard Spells Known: 5/2; 0 – daze, ghost sound, light, mage hand, prestidigitation; 1 – expeditious retreat, feather fall.
Possessions: +2 ring of necromancy resistance, rod of enemy detection, boots of elvenkind, beast-speaker brooch (with horses), rapier, masterwork dagger, spyglass.
NEW MAGIC ITEMS
Ring of Spell School Resistance: This simple ring offers magic protection in the form of a +2, +4, or +6 resistance bonus against one school of magic’s spells and effects.
Caster Level: 5th; Prerequisites: Forge Ring, resistance; Market Price: 1,000 gp (+2), 4000 (+4), 9,000 (+6).
Beast-Speaker Brooch: This simple brooch is engraved with an elven totem of power that allows its wearer to communicate with any one type of animal such as horses, eagles, wolves, or bears, as the speak with animals spell at will.
Caster Level: 3rd; Prerequisites: Forge Ring, speak with animals; Market Price: 6,000 gp.
NEW SPELLS
FOOL’S GOLD
Illusion [Glamer]
Level: Brd 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 full round
Range: Touch
Target: Metal objects of up to 10 cu. in. in volume/level
Duration: 1 hour/level
Saving Throw: Will disbelief (if interacted with)
Spell Resistance: No
This spell makes metal objects, such as a bronze statue or copper pieces, appear to be gold. The caster can effect 10 cubic inches of metal – the equivalent of about 150 coins – per level. If the caster is trying to effect multiple objects, such as a chest full of coins, the caster only needs to touch one of the objects, providing all of the other effected objects are in contact with one another.
Material Component: A powdered gem of at least 15 gp value sprinkled over the object(s).
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| George Krashos |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 06:20:33
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Man, I should love to see some of those... Any way we could get WotC to shake those loose, perhaps as a series of Web articles?
It's actually really upsetting to think about all the realmslore Ed has supplied TSR/WotC over the years and yes, been paid for doing so, that haven't actually been published. "Adventures of Volo" articles in DRAGON, the rest of the "Everwinking Eye" articles in POLYHEDRON and no doubt others. The worse thing is that because Ed is an upright, honorable, moral-type guy he can't release the articles in any other form - even though they are probably moldering on his PC hard drive. Sad.
-- George Krashos
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 06:06:44
quote:
Originally posted by kuje31
There's also Volo's Guides in the Realms that never got printed as sourcebooks. Steven's Candlekeep Collection lists them. :)
Yup. Not only are those mentioned on the first page of this thread, but I also linked to the article and Steven himself came in and commented on them.  |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 06:04:57
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Thanks Wooly  . That's going in my archive as well.
Where did you find it?
That's a good question. It was some Forgotten Realms webpage I stumbled across. They had collated a lot of various bits of lore from the Realms-L mailing list and such, and that was one of those various bits. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 05:51:48
There's also Volo's Guides in the Realms that never got printed as sourcebooks. Steven's Candlekeep Collection lists them. :) |
| The Sage |
Posted - 21 Mar 2005 : 05:47:49
Thanks Wooly . That's going in my archive as well.
Where did you find it?
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 20 Mar 2005 : 16:12:59
Okay... I was just compiling all this Volo stuff into one file, so that it's all in one place the next time someone asks. I stumbled across another bit of info, this time about Volo's Guides in the Realms:
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Re. the list commentary on Volo's Guides:
What you the gamer buy is an our-world compilation (that's where Elminster's comments come in...I, Ed of the Greenwood, make them into footnotes) of "chapbooks" published by Volo, and sold in the streets of Waterdeep and in shops of cities and trade-route settlements (Bargewright Inn, for example) throughout the Heartlands.
The chapbooks are several sheets of paper folded in half, and held together with two knots of waxed thread sewn through the folds...making them like very thin, poor-paper versions of the old D&D booklets. One would have to buy about forty of these (in numbered sets, published one a tenday like Dickens, when he was sold outside the pages of Strand Magazine) to assemble a single "Volo's Guide." The maps would be extra, and never in color. Us modern types get such perks.
Price of a single chapbook? Depends on scarcity, demand, location, and condition. For new but fairly scarce, say 1 sp, and go up or down from there....
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 20 Mar 2005 : 15:55:08
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One
P.S. There are several unpublished New Adventures of Volo DRAGON columns floating around in the WotC vaults, and some HORRIBLE poetry penned by Volo, too. To say nothing of a fragmentary ‘heaving bosoms’ broadsheet serial he started, ere one of his imprisonments . . .
love to all,
THO
Man, I should love to see some of those... Any way we could get WotC to shake those loose, perhaps as a series of Web articles?
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One
P.S. Dargoth: I do believer Zeboaster’s fate is Ed’s next upcoming answer in his Questions thread.
Dargoth isn't the only one looking forward to that lore.  |
| The Hooded One |
Posted - 20 Mar 2005 : 15:49:57
Ed tells me Volo was freed almost two years ago, Realms-time, but there’s “free” and there’s “free,” if you know what I mean. Readers of Ed’s 2003 Spin A Yarn story know what he was briefly up to (and what most of the Seven Sisters think of him), and Ed tells me he also appears in the ‘thus-far-unseen, but handed in months ago’ 2004 Spin A Yarn story. I know some scribes will leap to tell me these stories aren’t canon, but to them I reply: this is VOLO we’re talking about, people! Volo!
P.S. There are several unpublished New Adventures of Volo DRAGON columns floating around in the WotC vaults, and some HORRIBLE poetry penned by Volo, too. To say nothing of a fragmentary ‘heaving bosoms’ broadsheet serial he started, ere one of his imprisonments . . .
love to all,
THO
P.S. Dargoth: I do believer Zeboaster’s fate is Ed’s next upcoming answer in his Questions thread.
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| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 05:50:12
quote:
Originally posted by Steven Schend
Another note from Khelben....
"No matter how kindly we ask her to stay her hand, Our Lady of Mysteries is one to forgive Master Geddarm his mortal trespasses and release him from many of his `inconveniences.' Whilst I realize she prefers to have such a rogue `to foment and froth new magics to both conceal and reveal secrets in his wake,' I must confess to enjoy Volo's presence much more as a red-jacketed statue holding a lantern in Elminster's garden a number of summers back..."
I hadn't actually given that one much thought, but I like Khelben's explanation.
quote:
Originally posted by Steven Schend
And Wooly, those lists of Volo's prospective manuscripts (published, suppressed, or conjectured) came from my listing of what manuscripts were in Candlekeep.
Yup -- I made a point of linking to the original Candlekeep Collection article. I did credit it to you, but not until several posts later.
And I must say, that one remains one of my fave articles on the WotC site. Why? Because it's pure lore, and books are great for spicing up treasure hordes.
As a side note, in many of the early Volo's Guides there are passing references to Volo's Guide to All Things Magical, always with the parenthetical notation that it's a "suppressed work". Because of that, I've developed the habit of adding, in parentheses, "a formerly suppressed work " when mentioning Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. 
quote:
Originally posted by Steven Schend
No, there's no plans to write any of them, nor were they ever in the planning in real-world ways. They were simply in-world expectations as to what the old boy would be up to and what might've occurred as a result...
I surmised as much, but it was good of you to come confirm it. |
| Melfius |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 03:15:56
Something I picked up at a convention:
If you get out a real-world atlas of the United States (and it would have to be a very detailed one, you will find near the borders of Illinois and Wisconsin a small locale called Volo Bog. I believe that this was the real-world inspiration for his name, if I recall correctly. |
| Steven Schend |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 03:07:58
quote:
Originally posted by DDH_101
Hmm... what I really want to know, is how does Volo keep escaping from all these people that want to kill him? I think he has made at least a dozen enemies in every major port and city in Faerun. Lol.
Is Volo capable of defending himself from assassins or angry mages and what kind of magical items does he carry?
Another note from Khelben....
"No matter how kindly we ask her to stay her hand, Our Lady of Mysteries is one to forgive Master Geddarm his mortal trespasses and release him from many of his `inconveniences.' Whilst I realize she prefers to have such a rogue `to foment and froth new magics to both conceal and reveal secrets in his wake,' I must confess to enjoy Volo's presence much more as a red-jacketed statue holding a lantern in Elminster's garden a number of summers back..."
And Wooly, those lists of Volo's prospective manuscripts (published, suppressed, or conjectured) came from my listing of what manuscripts were in Candlekeep. No, there's no plans to write any of them, nor were they ever in the planning in real-world ways. They were simply in-world expectations as to what the old boy would be up to and what might've occurred as a result...
Steven
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| DDH_101 |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 02:44:54
Hmm... what I really want to know, is how does Volo keep escaping from all these people that want to kill him? I think he has made at least a dozen enemies in every major port and city in Faerun. Lol.
Is Volo capable of defending himself from assassins or angry mages and what kind of magical items does he carry? |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 02:37:07
quote:
Originally posted by Smyther
Actually, Wooly, I was thinking more in terms of Dalereckoning. He might have got out of Elminster's Garden (new book, anyone?), but he could have got into a lot of trouble by now.
Well, she did say "now". And since we're speaking of a Realms character, "now" means "at the current point in the timeline". So Volo is out there right now, scribing out an entry in an inn room while hoping that the angry mage from two days ago doesn't find him... |
| Smyther |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 01:37:25
Actually, Wooly, I was thinking more in terms of Dalereckoning. He might have got out of Elminster's Garden (new book, anyone?), but he could have got into a lot of trouble by now. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 01:01:47
quote:
Originally posted by Smyther
Well, this IS useful information.
@Wooly Rupert: Do you know when the Hooded One's information is accurate as of? For all I know, Volo could have been running around for years now.
Well, the info was given on the 18th of March of last year, and she did say he's free now...
For the record, here is the full quote:
quote:
As for Volo: I once heard Volo called the “Geraldo Rivera of the Realms,” but I think that’s a trifle unfair to the real Mr. Rivera. Volo is a young, amoral rogue itching with the need to learn secrets and trumpet them to the world. A minor mage and major rogue, he wanders Faerun penning acidic travel guides (the Volo’s Guides, which are available as downloads and are ESSENTIAL to making a Realms campaign seem colourful and ‘real’). There’s even a Volo’s Guide to Baldur’s Gate II, which was meant to go with the computer game. Volo went so far as to write a book entitled Volo’s Guide To All Things Magical, and was threatened (by various wizards) with dire consequences if it was ever published.
Inevitably, it was, and as a result Volo (for his own protection, the Old Mage insists) spent some time as an ornamental frog sculpture in Elminster’s pond. He’s free again now, and I fear we’ve all not heard the last from Volo. :}
quote:
Originally posted by Smyther
Too bad I don't have the Dragon CDRom, or any others of those resources. Or Empires of the Shining Sea. *Sigh* My collection is so incomplete.
Well, the CD-ROM only runs to issue 250 -- so those articles I mentioned above are not on there. For those, you'd have to find the actual printed magazines.
But oh, yeah, it is a useful resource.
quote:
Originally posted by Smyther
I assume that the unreleased guides are fictional, not really books by WotC as yet unreleased.
I know that various people have expressed an interest in seeing some of those Guides printed, but I've never seen anything to indicate they were actually written.
I could be mistaken, but I'd imagine that when Steven Schend wrote the article that listed those books, he was just looking at what had been written by Volo and filling in the blanks. |
| Smyther |
Posted - 24 Feb 2005 : 00:04:55
Well, this IS useful information.
@Wooly Rupert: Do you know when the Hooded One's information is accurate as of? For all I know, Volo could have been running around for years now.
Too bad I don't have the Dragon CDRom, or any others of those resources. Or Empires of the Shining Sea. *Sigh* My collection is so incomplete. I assume that the unreleased guides are fictional, not really books by WotC as yet unreleased.
For tauster, the downloads section that you quoted has Volo's Guide to All Things Magic, if you don't mind it in electronic form.
Thanks to all, but keep the Volo flowing. (Ech, that sounded nasty) |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 23 Feb 2005 : 22:38:47
quote:
Originally posted by tauster
thx wooly!
your are a most helpful hamster indeed!
Not a problem!
Oh, and I was in error earlier. That list I quoted of Volo articles was lifted from a website listing Realms articles. |
| tauster |
Posted - 23 Feb 2005 : 18:55:54
thx wooly!
your are a most helpful hamster indeed! |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 23 Feb 2005 : 11:17:28
quote:
Originally posted by tauster
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Volo is most well-known for his many Volo's Guide to books. He wrote a whole bunch of them; some were published, some were not. The ones listed as "released" are the ones published by TSR/WotC, the others were mentioned in the Candlekeep Collection but never actually (real-world) written.
[snip]
i already have the released ones, but didn´t know about the unreleased guides. thx! i know he made some appearances in dragon magazines, but i don´t have my dragon archive (those five cdrom´s that are one of the most important things in my collection) at hand and can´t start searching there. 
Actually, that wouldn't do you any good. According to the info I snagged from somewhere a while back, the Volo articles came out after issue 250.
Here's the blurb, which I believe was someone's response to an earlier Volo question:
quote:
Adventures of Volo
Author: Ed Greenwood
Location: Dragon #267-282
Notes: A series of articles detailing locations and miscellaneous lore of the Realms. This series eventually morphed into "Elminster's Guide to the Realms."
Installments:
#267 - "Onward!"
#268 - "Lost Princess Road"
#269 - "The Hin Nobody Knows"
#270 - "The Ardeep"
#271 - "The Great Goblet"
#272 - "Quotations of the Realms"
#273 - "The House of Stone"
#274 - "The Stag Lass"
#275 - "The Crumbling Stair"
#276 - "Cormyrian Contacts"
#277 - "Dragonwing Stew"
#278 - "Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 1"
#279 - "Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 2"
#280 - "Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 3"
#281 - "Lost Treasures of Cormyr, Part 4"
#282 - "The Urge to Hunt"
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| tauster |
Posted - 23 Feb 2005 : 09:18:31
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Volo is most well-known for his many Volo's Guide to books. He wrote a whole bunch of them; some were published, some were not. The ones listed as "released" are the ones published by TSR/WotC, the others were mentioned in the Candlekeep Collection but never actually (real-world) written.
[snip]
i already have the released ones, but didn´t know about the unreleased guides. thx! i know he made some appearances in dragon magazines, but i don´t have my dragon archive (those five cdrom´s that are one of the most important things in my collection) at hand and can´t start searching there.
quote:
Of the released guides, my faves are Volo's Guide to Waterdeep (that book made the city come alive for me, and is why I love Waterdeep) and Volo's Guide to All Things Magical (there is a lot of nifty lore in there that can still be used in 3.x).
i agree: the waterdeep guide is one of the most useful and "flavoured" products ever written! i´ve lead my players on a merry chase through waterdeep (the story we discussed months back: searching for a certain statue in the coldest part of winter...) and used much of the guide.
Volo's Guide to All Things Magical is one of the things i still try to get my hands on, but i´m willing to wat until i find one for a decent price.
quote:
There were also three 2E modules, the Marco Volo trilogy. I don't know about the first two, but I know for a fact he is statted out in the third one. These are also available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website.
i found volos 2e stats and a (very) short description in the 3rd part, thx.
quote:
I do have some 3.x stats for him (3.0, I think) that were unofficially done by a gent on the Wizards boards, back when I was still allowed to post there. I can share these, too, if you'd like.
thx, but that´s not necessary, i had found those already (i was more looking for volo´s fluffy sides; stat´s will be next to useless in his campaign). besides: we´re "2nd editioniers" and will probybly stay for years. |
| Dargoth |
Posted - 22 Feb 2005 : 23:15:29
Already done Wolly |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 22 Feb 2005 : 23:10:10
quote:
Originally posted by tauster
my questions:
- where do i find informations about volo? i know he was featured in several articles in the dragon. i have quite many magazines, but no time to search every one of them.
- are there any other accessories apart from the 2e campaign setting where volo is described? i don´t need stats but some sort of characterisation...
Volo is most well-known for his many Volo's Guide to books. He wrote a whole bunch of them; some were published, some were not. The ones listed as "released" are the ones published by TSR/WotC, the others were mentioned in the Candlekeep Collection but never actually (real-world) written.
Volo's Guide to All Things Magical - released (Rewrite with aid of Elminster) (Available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website)
Volo's Guide to the Bloodstone Lands - unreleased (held by peoples unknown)
Volo's Guide to Calimport - notes & old draft; all final drafts destroyed by pashas and Rundeen agents
Volo's Guide to Cormyr - released (Available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website)
Volo's Guide to the Dalelands - released (Available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website)
Volo's Guide to the Lands of Intrigue - (excerpts and partial draft of which released by Elminster to chroniclers as "Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II" {which was released})
Volo's Guide to the Moonsea - unreleased and suppressed by Zhentarim agents
Volo's Guide to the North - released (Available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website)
Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast - released
Volo's Guide to the Vast - unreleased (held by someone in Ravens Bluff)
Volo's Guide to Waterdeep - released
Volo's Guide to Westgate & the Dragon Coast - commission work held by a noble of Yhaunn
Of the released guides, my faves are Volo's Guide to Waterdeep (that book made the city come alive for me, and is why I love Waterdeep) and Volo's Guide to All Things Magical (there is a lot of nifty lore in there that can still be used in 3.x).
There were also three 2E modules, the Marco Volo trilogy. I don't know about the first two, but I know for a fact he is statted out in the third one. These are also available for free on the downloads page of the Wizards website.
I do have some 3.x stats for him (3.0, I think) that were unofficially done by a gent on the Wizards boards, back when I was still allowed to post there. I can share these, too, if you'd like.
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
Zeboaster is Sage from Ordulin (he appears in The FR Adventures source book)
Hes known to have made several sarcastic and offensive remarks about various power groups in the realms
Off the top of my head I can remember 2
"Those stupid red wizards of Thay"
and when discussing why Mykruls followers where so quick to convert to Cyric Zoboaster remarked that it was because all the Mykruls followers had to do was "Merely changing the name on the letterhead and putting a purple sunburst around the skull outside the Temple"
Mykruls former followers refer to the sage as "Zoboaster the still alive---For Now"
You could always hop over and ask Ed... I'd be interested in his reply, too. |
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