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Brimstone
Great Reader
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 Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 06:07:28
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http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4ex/20080731a
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"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."
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 06:51:39
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well it is at least a bit more interesting than Loudwater
I wonder what there going to do with Soneillon seeing as how Succubus are now devils...... Im guessing she'll be killed off |
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 06:59:26
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| Yet another excerpt, and yet another nail in the coffin of the Realms we once knew. |
Death is Life
Love is Hate
Revenge is Forgiveness
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me.
Ken: I'll try not to... Just try not to say anything too loud or crass. |
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1073 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 09:35:20
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Originally posted by Kiaransalyn
Yet another excerpt, and yet another nail in the coffin of the Realms we once knew.
it's not that bad, at least it reflects previous lore for the region.
Things move on, the WoTC 4E Realms have moved on, all they can do is write about the current times and hopefully add something of what happened before (1E/2E/3E).
Cheers
Damian |
So saith Ed. I've never said he was sane, have I?
Gods, all this writing and he's running a constant fantasy version of Coronation Street in his head, too. .
shudder,
love to all,
THO
Candlekeep Forum 7 May 2005 |
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 11:09:42
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Originally posted by crazedventurers
Things move on, the WoTC 4E Realms have moved on,
Our bowels move regularly but it's nothing to cheer about. The problem is if they stop moving or they move on too fast. The problem with the $E Realms is that they've moved on too quick.
Put it another way, there is moving on and there is progress. I would have liked to have seen progress but what we've got is change for change's sake.
That said perhaps your choice of the words "move on" is apt. After all, people always say you have to move on after the death of a relative or close friend.
 <- Just so you know I'm not picking a fight. |
Death is Life
Love is Hate
Revenge is Forgiveness
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me.
Ken: I'll try not to... Just try not to say anything too loud or crass. |
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RodOdom
Senior Scribe
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 11:53:49
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| The Great Dale has the opposite problem as the other previewed regions : too little has been done. 100 years have passed and the status quo is still where the novel "Lady of Poison" left things. That doesn't make much sense. |
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1073 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 12:22:03
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Originally posted by Kiaransalyn
<- Just so you know I'm not picking a fight.
I know .
I agree, I am not a fan of the new 4E Realms (from what I have seen or read about). I am not a fan of some things that has happened in 3E Realms either, too many RSE's for one, (clunky mechanical rules for another..... ).
All WoTC can do is write about 4E as this is their new Realms, all we can hope for is that the articles are interesting and at least acknowledge the history that preceded it, in this case the Great Dale article hits (some of) the mark.
Cheers
Damian |
So saith Ed. I've never said he was sane, have I?
Gods, all this writing and he's running a constant fantasy version of Coronation Street in his head, too. .
shudder,
love to all,
THO
Candlekeep Forum 7 May 2005 |
Edited by - crazedventurers on 31 Jul 2008 12:52:42 |
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 12:45:09
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| Very fair points you make Damian. |
Death is Life
Love is Hate
Revenge is Forgiveness
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me.
Ken: I'll try not to... Just try not to say anything too loud or crass. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 14:10:07
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Other than the fact this preview is post-Sellplague, I find no real faults with it. It's still light on information, but it's not something that was pointlessly changed (Elfharrow), lacking in Realmslore (Elfharrow, Loudwater), or that totally ignored what had come before (Elfharrow). I wish all the previews had been more like this one.
And whoa, Dargoth is back! Welcome back! |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 14:59:19
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quote:
Originally posted by crazedventurers
it's not that bad, at least it reflects previous lore for the region.
Things move on, the WoTC 4E Realms have moved on, all they can do is write about the current times and hopefully add something of what happened before (1E/2E/3E).
I agree. I'm not saying I like the context, but at least this time it seems like this area remains connected to previous lore.
By the way, I didn't think the Rotting Man was killed in Lady of Poison (the excerpt references the events of those novels), just defeated. |
"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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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2008 : 15:10:11
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-UE is one of my favorite 3.5 books.
BRIMSTONE |
"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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FR Excerpt: The Great Dale
