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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  15:48:51  Show Profile  Visit Christopher_Rowe's Homepage Send Christopher_Rowe a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert


Ed actually wrote an article on magical doors, back in Dragon 106. The article was called "Open Them, If You Dare". It talks of a maker of magical doors, and details (gives rules for) his dozen "standard models". It's 1E, but it should be easy enough to flip for 2E or 3.x.



Nadrun the Artificer! Man, that guy's handiwork caused me a world of hurt back in the day. Recommendation heartily seconded.

(That issue was also Keith Parkinson's first Dragon cover, I think--the half-elf lady with a little fairie dragon familiar.)

My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  16:09:05  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by Firhyanda

Greetings all just thought I would duck in with a quick question for Ed.
The realms seem to be full of magical crossroads and a wide selection of magical portals and teleportation circles that lead hither and yon until all of water deep appears to be riddled with them like Swiss cheese. I keep hearing some song about gnomes a repressed memory I’m trying to stifle. This got me thinking about doors with hinges. I am currently beginning to write my new water deep campaign which I have decided to title “The war of the doors begins as before”. And I am wondering if there are any famous magical doors or magical door makers in fairun that Ed of the Greenwood would care to enlighten us about. So its magical door lore I’m asking for.




Ed actually wrote an article on magical doors, back in Dragon 106. The article was called "Open Them, If You Dare". It talks of a maker of magical doors, and details (gives rules for) his dozen "standard models". It's 1E, but it should be easy enough to flip for 2E or 3.x.

And Ed has previously discussed portals and other assorted magical doors in some of his earlier replies here at Candlekeep.

Firhyanda, you might consider also performing a search through the "So Saith Ed" archives.

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Menelvagor
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  18:28:59  Show Profile  Visit Menelvagor's Homepage Send Menelvagor a Private Message
I want to get my hands on Downshadow,b ut I have a question regarding it (anybody can answer):
Would one need to read Mistshore, or Blackstaff Tower to understand it? Or are these books in the smae series, but not connected except that they all happen in Waterdeep?

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Garen Thal
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  18:49:02  Show Profile  Visit Garen Thal's Homepage Send Garen Thal a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Menelvagor

I want to get my hands on Downshadow,b ut I have a question regarding it (anybody can answer):
Would one need to read Mistshore, or Blackstaff Tower to understand it? Or are these books in the smae series, but not connected except that they all happen in Waterdeep?
The books are not directly connected except for the setting, but I would characterize them like guidebooks when visiting a large, popular city.

If, for example, you were a food enthusiast visiting New York, you would of course want a food guide. But you might also want a map, a guide of some museums or other cultural institutions, maybe some local tidbits.

The Waterdeep series is just such a set of books. You might come for the de Bie, but to truly enjoy the city, it's best to learn as much as you can when planning a visit.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  19:34:36  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Garen Thal

quote:
Originally posted by Menelvagor

I want to get my hands on Downshadow,b ut I have a question regarding it (anybody can answer):
Would one need to read Mistshore, or Blackstaff Tower to understand it? Or are these books in the smae series, but not connected except that they all happen in Waterdeep?
The books are not directly connected except for the setting, but I would characterize them like guidebooks when visiting a large, popular city.

If, for example, you were a food enthusiast visiting New York, you would of course want a food guide. But you might also want a map, a guide of some museums or other cultural institutions, maybe some local tidbits.

The Waterdeep series is just such a set of books. You might come for the de Bie, but to truly enjoy the city, it's best to learn as much as you can when planning a visit.


What Garen said--books are not connected, except taking place at roughly the same time (DS takes place in the spring of 1479, BST in the autumn[ ? ] with the prologue earlier than mine, MS I don't remember, and CotD I think is in the last part of the year). That said, the chronology doesn't matter at all. I didn't read anybody's draft before I finished DS, so it isn't connected.

That said, you should totally read them all, and in whatever order you like.

And yes, DS contains a number of scenes involving "tourist attractions" in Waterdeep, such as a truly excellent restaurant (called a "hearth-house") at which to eat, the 4e FR Temple of Beauty (Sune), what broad-sheets (newspapers) to read and which to toss in the trash, a few places to shop for chapbooks, masks for a ball, and ravishingly beautiful clothing, and (who could forget?) the clock tower . . . for all your time-telling, site-seeing, and/or dare-deviling needs. Not to mention a good bit about the night-life/underworld-life (Downshadow, you know).

quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

As for the situation you establish in Chapter 16, Erik, my answer to your posted query is unfortunately fairly predictable:

I'd make passionate, ardent love to them all.

Yes, until none of them could stand up. Then rummage the kitchen for honey or fruit syrup or even jam, spread it on some handy areas, and do it all over again.



I just want to note for not-yet-readers that there are 4 women and 1 man in that particular scene (1 of the women being a halfling, 1 of them being something of a specialist in such matters). All in all . . . a rather unexpected party, if you know what I mean. (Ahem!)

quote:
Just in case you're looking for a "top that" sex scene for your NEXT novel. Ed tells me Susan Morris loves to read them, even if she can't print them, but you MIGHT (I say might) still have a reputation to salvage. Ed sure doesn't . . .

I haven't yet mustered the bravado/madness to send the steamiest bits that I *do* think up and *do* write down to WotC, but I shall certainly make sure to clip and set aside such scenes from the pre-edited drafts of future novels . . . just in case.

In fact . . . [clicks over to word doc]

Cheers

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'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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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  19:38:38  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie


quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

As for the situation you establish in Chapter 16, Erik, my answer to your posted query is unfortunately fairly predictable:

I'd make passionate, ardent love to them all.

Yes, until none of them could stand up. Then rummage the kitchen for honey or fruit syrup or even jam, spread it on some handy areas, and do it all over again.



I just want to note for not-yet-readers that there are 4 women and 1 man in that particular scene (1 of the women being a halfling, 1 of them being something of a specialist in such matters). All in all . . . a rather unexpected party, if you know what I mean. (Ahem!)


A specialist in halflings?

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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 :  23:47:54  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie

And yes, DS contains a number of scenes involving "tourist attractions" in Waterdeep, such as a truly excellent restaurant (called a "hearth-house") at which to eat, the 4e FR Temple of Beauty (Sune), what broad-sheets (newspapers) to read and which to toss in the trash, a few places to shop for chapbooks, masks for a ball, and ravishingly beautiful clothing, and (who could forget?) the clock tower . . . for all your time-telling, site-seeing, and/or dare-deviling needs. Not to mention a good bit about the night-life/underworld-life (Downshadow, you know).
Oooh! Tantalising right to the last moment, eh Erik?

I especially like hearing about the part re: the chapbooks. Do you happen to name any of them specifically? I'd love to add them to the "Candlekeep Book List" that I'm re-compiling.

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Zandilar
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  00:21:51  Show Profile  Visit Zandilar's Homepage Send Zandilar a Private Message
Heya,

quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
And yes, DS contains a number of scenes involving "tourist attractions" in Waterdeep, such as a truly excellent restaurant (called a "hearth-house") at which to eat, the 4e FR Temple of Beauty (Sune), what broad-sheets (newspapers) to read and which to toss in the trash, a few places to shop for chapbooks, masks for a ball, and ravishingly beautiful clothing, and (who could forget?) the clock tower . . . for all your time-telling, site-seeing, and/or dare-deviling needs. Not to mention a good bit about the night-life/underworld-life (Downshadow, you know).


Oooh, a clock! Is this a magical clock or a clockwork clock? (I don't recall Waterdeep having a clock tower, so I presume this is a post-100 year leap development)... Have they managed to make clockwork small enough for watches by then?



Err... I mean, I hate the 4th Ed Realms and I want nothing to do with them! (I still would love to see the answer to that question...)

(Hmm... I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye out for Downshadow here in Australia. Anyone know if it's out here yet? Or is it something I'm going to have to order specially?)

Zandilar
~amor vincit omnia~
~audaces fortuna iuvat~

As the spell ends, you look up into the sky to see the sun blazing overhead like noon in a desert. Then something else in the sky catches your attention. Turning your gaze, you see a tawny furred kitten bounding across the sky towards the new sun. Her eyes glint a mischevious green as she pounces on it as if it were nothing but a colossal ball of golden yarn. With quick strokes of her paws, it is batted across the sky, back and forth. Then with a wink the kitten and the sun disappear, leaving the citizens of Elversult gazing up with amazed expressions that quickly turn into chortles and mirth.

The Sunlord left Elversult the same day in humilitation, and was never heard from again.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  00:38:25  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Zandilar

(Hmm... I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye out for Downshadow here in Australia. Anyone know if it's out here yet? Or is it something I'm going to have to order specially?)
I've yet to see it on the shelves here. And the clerk at my local book store said the shipment is scheduled for arrival sometime next week, or the week following.

If you're looking to order online, galaxybooks.com.au already has copies available for pre-order.

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GoCeraf
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I don't know how common this knowledge is, as I learned from Order of the Stick, but Dave Arneson passed away on April 7th. For those who don't know of him, he co-created the Dungeons and Dragons game with Gary Gygax back in the day.

Memories around, and all the best,
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High

Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by GoCeraf

I don't know how common this knowledge is, as I learned from Order of the Stick, but Dave Arneson passed away on April 7th. For those who don't know of him, he co-created the Dungeons and Dragons game with Gary Gygax back in the day.

Memories around, and all the best,
Wolfram

Aye. We've two scrolls discussing this already:- Dave Arneson hospitalized and In Memoriam.

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Stranjer
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  04:17:52  Show Profile  Visit Stranjer's Homepage Send Stranjer a Private Message
As I still havent fully finished perusing the former scrolls, I cannot be sure this hasnt already been covered. But I decided to ask anyway. One of my player in my upcoming game expressed that he wishes to be of a former noble house(preferably of Cormyr, but he said others would do if applicable), former being the key word. He wishes to, through his adventuring, re-establish his family house as nobles. I thought I'd ask Ed if there were any not well known ones. The only reference I could find was http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0603C&L=REALMS-L&P=1264&I=-3 that bit. Which was written in 2006, and does detail some dispossessed noble houses. But other then the Cormaerils and Bleths, which i already knew a good amount about from Cormyr : a Novel, and the Turcassan and the Merendil's, which don't have much information on them anyway, all the rest are extinct. Can you think of any dispossessed noble houses not before mentioned? Any place for a warrior who always talks in a straightforward manner, doesnt like political intrigue, but wishes to see his family restored to "its former glory"? Or, if not new family's any details on the Turcassans and Merendils?

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Erik Scott de Bie
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  07:52:08  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message
So as not to distract further from Ed's thread, I'm going to reply to Sage and Zandilar's questions in my own CoS thread:

http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3930&whichpage=32

(CTRL-F "10 Apr 2009")

Cheers

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'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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Zandilar
Learned Scribe

Australia
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  07:54:18  Show Profile  Visit Zandilar's Homepage Send Zandilar a Private Message
Heya,

quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by Zandilar

(Hmm... I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye out for Downshadow here in Australia. Anyone know if it's out here yet? Or is it something I'm going to have to order specially?)
I've yet to see it on the shelves here. And the clerk at my local book store said the shipment is scheduled for arrival sometime next week, or the week following.

If you're looking to order online, galaxybooks.com.au already has copies available for pre-order.




Thanks, Sage. I have some gift vouchers for Dymocks, so I'll just order it through them.

Question for Ed: Who exactly can be admitted to the War Wizards of Cormyr? My other half seems to think that because Bards can cast arcane spells, they'd qualify? (Outside of game rules, this is, by the way. I'd check the War Wizard PrC for a guide, but my books are currently in storage. I can't wait to get them back.)

To expand things a little bit - say this Bard had proved him/herself to the current Mage Royal (in this case, Caladnei) through great sacrifices for and service to Cormyr, what sort of position (if any) would she reward them with? (In this case, the Bard risked her own life and sanity to act as bait to drawn out some Cyricists who were about to cause a (potentially unstoppable) catastrophe for the Royal Family. Which, of course, lead to the War Wizards making arrests and also having the solid proof they needed to smash the ring completely.) (The game is being played systemlessly, which is why game rules are not all that important, and the character is actually mine... My other half is an evil DM. )

Zandilar
~amor vincit omnia~
~audaces fortuna iuvat~

As the spell ends, you look up into the sky to see the sun blazing overhead like noon in a desert. Then something else in the sky catches your attention. Turning your gaze, you see a tawny furred kitten bounding across the sky towards the new sun. Her eyes glint a mischevious green as she pounces on it as if it were nothing but a colossal ball of golden yarn. With quick strokes of her paws, it is batted across the sky, back and forth. Then with a wink the kitten and the sun disappear, leaving the citizens of Elversult gazing up with amazed expressions that quickly turn into chortles and mirth.

The Sunlord left Elversult the same day in humilitation, and was never heard from again.
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore

USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  13:43:22  Show Profile  Visit Garen Thal's Homepage Send Garen Thal a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Zandilar

Heya,

quote:
Originally posted by The Sage

quote:
Originally posted by Zandilar

(Hmm... I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye out for Downshadow here in Australia. Anyone know if it's out here yet? Or is it something I'm going to have to order specially?)
I've yet to see it on the shelves here. And the clerk at my local book store said the shipment is scheduled for arrival sometime next week, or the week following.

If you're looking to order online, galaxybooks.com.au already has copies available for pre-order.




Thanks, Sage. I have some gift vouchers for Dymocks, so I'll just order it through them.

Question for Ed: Who exactly can be admitted to the War Wizards of Cormyr? My other half seems to think that because Bards can cast arcane spells, they'd qualify? (Outside of game rules, this is, by the way. I'd check the War Wizard PrC for a guide, but my books are currently in storage. I can't wait to get them back.)

To expand things a little bit - say this Bard had proved him/herself to the current Mage Royal (in this case, Caladnei) through great sacrifices for and service to Cormyr, what sort of position (if any) would she reward them with? (In this case, the Bard risked her own life and sanity to act as bait to drawn out some Cyricists who were about to cause a (potentially unstoppable) catastrophe for the Royal Family. Which, of course, lead to the War Wizards making arrests and also having the solid proof they needed to smash the ring completely.) (The game is being played systemlessly, which is why game rules are not all that important, and the character is actually mine... My other half is an evil DM. )
Entry into the Wizards of War is not merely based on whether a being can cast arcane or divine spells (with arcane as the qualification), but the manner and sort of spells the person can cast. If the bard can cast mind-altering or -invading magic, then War Wizard is the appropriate role; if the bard's magic tends toward support-role castings (for speed, strength, healing, stealth, etc.), then it's more likely that Highknight is a better fit.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author

USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  15:07:59  Show Profile  Visit Erik Scott de Bie's Homepage Send Erik Scott de Bie a Private Message
Y'know how I moved the converse to my scroll? Well within just a single post, we had a good question for Ed:

Ed, the novel Downshadow (Erik Scott de Bie, 3rd in the Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep series, out now!) presents a clock tower the "Timehands" in Waterdeep, based on designs from a century ago. Questions:
1) When was it built?
2) How tall is it?
3) How does it work (i.e., sequence of chimes? every hour or ...)?
4) What else can you tell us about it?

~Question originally posed by Zandilar, reworded for insidious marketing purposes by Erik.

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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore

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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  15:33:56  Show Profile  Visit The Hooded One's Homepage Send The Hooded One a Private Message
Hi, all.
Hmmm. I'm thinking Ed's going to have to clear what he says on this with Wizards, though I recall him mentioning, in a spell-induced vision of our characters had of "the future of Waterdeep" [or perhaps: "A future Waterdeep," meaning an alternate one, on another Prime Material Plane; the spell allows for that], a tall, darkish clock tower that struck the hours. I asked him if such a feature would be included in the reference document ((a huge long thing, BTW, that Brian James had to rewrite down to a few paragraphs for the 4e FR core book, and THAT would be a task I'd have heartily hated to do)), and Ed grinned and said, "Well, if that feature DID exist in a future Waterdeep, it would CERTAINLY be in such a document. If one existed, of course."
Such a coy NDA dancer, our Eddie.
Now I know one little tidbit more, that I shouldn't . . . (hums innocently). There's a novel in the Eddie Presents series AFTER Erik's that exists in at least first draft form, that Ed read very recently, and very much enjoyed, and I know that it mentions the Timehands.
I haven't seen the MS (I suspect Ed read it off his computer screen so snoopy players like me would have nothing to "just happen to let our eyeballs roll over, in an idle moment"), but he was deep in reading it when I called him once, and as his wife passed him the phone, I heard him murmur, "Ah, the Timehands, good, good."
Ed wants to pass on his apologies for his lengthening silence (especially to edappel, knowing that his friend is waiting for that heartening Elminster missive), but he has been STUPENDOUSLY busy this last week-and-a-bit, and probably will continue to be so for this unfolding weekend (though he says he'll try to steal some sleep time to catch up on some lore replies for you patient scribes).
love to all,
THO
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Markustay
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To add to the 'War Wizards' discussion -

War Wizards need not be native Cormyrian, and in fact, are just as often not.

Also, they seem to operate like the CIA (or the Mafia) - you can 'retire' from the WW, but you are still considered one - there's no such thing as 'quitting'. It's not a job, it's a life-commitment (including for certain personages who have lived near to a millenia or more).

Which means even if you have 'retired', you can still be called upon when the country is 'in need'.

"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone


Edited by - Markustay on 12 Apr 2009 15:29:32
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore

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Oh, a postscript, Zandilar: I asked Ed if this clock tower chimed the quarters, or half fours, or tolled the hour-count, or marked any specific time with a carillon or motif . . . but he merely smiled coyly, struck a femme fatale pose, stuck one finger in his mouth and sucked on it in a satire of sex-kitten movie queens everywhere, and said: "That" (deep, purring breath) "would be TELLING."
So, we'll have to wait and see just how much he's able to tell us. Which I suspect will involve a swift e-chat with Susan Morris, AFTER the Easter holidays, when she's back at her desk to engage in her end of it (Ed wouldn't dream of interrupting someone at home during a family holiday, and I suspect his own family's going to keep him more than a little busy during this one).
Of course, until then, you have me to play with, fellas.
Garen, I salute you for the tea. Not just the post now, but your gallant moment at GenCon (a moment that's become immortal at WotC, by the way) wherein you providing timely succor to the Lady Mazzanoble...
love to all,
THO
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Garen Thal
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 :  15:57:32  Show Profile  Visit Garen Thal's Homepage Send Garen Thal a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

Oh, a postscript, Zandilar: I asked Ed if this clock tower chimed the quarters, or half fours, or tolled the hour-count, or marked any specific time with a carillon or motif . . . but he merely smiled coyly, struck a femme fatale pose, stuck one finger in his mouth and sucked on it in a satire of sex-kitten movie queens everywhere, and said: "That" (deep, purring breath) "would be TELLING."
And to mark the "telling," he pushed his hand forward, as though to 'pshaw' or to brush an imaginary crumb from a gentleman's lapel.

That Ed...
quote:
Garen, I salute you for the tea. Not just the post now, but your gallant moment at GenCon (a moment that's become immortal at WotC, by the way) wherein you providing timely succor to the Lady Mazzanoble...
Ahh, but you didn't think that I forgot, now, did you? Hooded Lady, a gentleman must remember his gallantry, if for no other reason than to top himself at next opportunity.
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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

Hi, all.
Hmmm. I'm thinking Ed's going to have to clear what he says on this with Wizards, though I recall him mentioning, in a spell-induced vision of our characters had of "the future of Waterdeep" [or perhaps: "A future Waterdeep," meaning an alternate one, on another Prime Material Plane; the spell allows for that], a tall, darkish clock tower that struck the hours. I asked him if such a feature would be included in the reference document ((a huge long thing, BTW, that Brian James had to rewrite down to a few paragraphs for the 4e FR core book, and THAT would be a task I'd have heartily hated to do)), and Ed grinned and said, "Well, if that feature DID exist in a future Waterdeep, it would CERTAINLY be in such a document. If one existed, of course."
Such a coy NDA dancer, our Eddie.


Have I mentioned that I want to see this document?

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I'd also want to take a peek over Wooly's shoulder while he's reading said document, if that's okay my lady?

Oh, and I've got a related "Timehands" question that's based on the recent exchanges in this scroll. But I'll wait until Ed's chimed in more directly on the matter.

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Here's a littl'un. Given that 'backpack' is a recent Americanism, and the modern connotations of 'backpacking', is there a Realms-particular term for that kind of bag?
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Adventuring.

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I'm not sure if I asked this question before, but better asked twice than not asked at all, right?
In Elminster In Hell, El states that he hasn't spoken with the Srinshee since she took the Artblade. But she appears in the subsquent battle with the Thayans, Sharrans, and demons. So did she resume contact after that? In Spin A Yarn, she appeared, and El was also there. Or did she wait until she returned the Artblade to resume contact?

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Hi again, all. I'm afraid that Waterdeep reference document is unlikely to see wider distribution unless Wizards wants it to. Perhaps when the Eddie Presents series wraps up, he can convince the good mages of WotC to make it available on their site (but I'll not hold my breath).
Sorry, avid readers!
As for Markustay, your view of the War Wizards is quite correct, and you win a date with my pepperonis.
Not that I've heard them called THAT very often, before! Better have your hot sausage ready. Ahem.
[Oh, yes, subtle like brick, that girl. I notice this before. Hard not to, really.]
love to all, and promising Ed's return as soon as he can,
THO
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Heh. Until then, we're here to chime in on this thread for Ed and for you, beautiful Lady! Accordingly, my two coppers toward answering Menelvagor:
In an earlier year of this thread (which one, I forget, but The Sage and Wooly and Kuje all seem to be able to pinpoint wheres and whens swiftly, using the documents they've derive from the master thread), Ed discussed how Elminster goes somewhat insane (and probably physically a wreck, too) right after the events of ELMINSTER IN HELL. So he's NOT a "reliable narrator" (aside: Ed has told us all often that he's not, anyway, but that's another, wider matter) when speaking about contact with the Srinshee.
In short, even when sane, he lies a lot.
For various arcane reasons, not inability to tell the truth or because he's evil. He's a manipulator above all else, who's been doing it for many, many centuries and pursuing all sorts of plots and schemes and goals that most mortals don't know about.
So Trust Not the Tongue of Elminster.
(And that last sentence is a direct Ed quote, from a GenCon seminar.)
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quote:
Originally posted by The Hooded One

Hi again, all. I'm afraid that Waterdeep reference document is unlikely to see wider distribution unless Wizards wants it to. Perhaps when the Eddie Presents series wraps up, he can convince the good mages of WotC to make it available on their site (but I'll not hold my breath).
Sorry, avid readers!


Who said anything about wider distribution? I was only interested in distributing to a single person who really loves Waterdeep -- me!

I've even got the map of the city from Waterdeep and the North on the wall of my computer room. If I had a big enough wall, I'd put up the über Waterdeep map from City System -- I've got at least one extra copy of that one.

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quote:
Originally posted by Blueblade

In an earlier year of this thread (which one, I forget, but The Sage and Wooly and Kuje all seem to be able to pinpoint wheres and whens swiftly, using the documents they've derive from the master thread), Ed discussed how Elminster goes somewhat insane (and probably physically a wreck, too) right after the events of ELMINSTER IN HELL.
You might be thinking of the 4 September reply back in '05.

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quote:
Originally posted by Blueblade

So Trust Not the Tongue of Elminster.

Well, no. We don't know where it's been.

Or, rather, we have a pretty good idea and that doesn't make it any more trustworthy!

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