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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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 Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 16:38:32
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
For non-clerics, what kind of religious icons are used, and how prevalent are they? The lovely Lady Hooded One mentioned the Knights of Myth Drannor having holy symbols or tokens to their patron deities, but I was wondering how common this was. Also, what about non-adventurers? Small home shrines, religious tokens, statues, other artwork, holy symbols, what?
I just have to say that, even from 1st and 2nd edition, a holy symbol was ALWAYS part of my standard adventurer's kit for all of my characters. I always saw it as 'better safe than sorry', and the scene of Beni in The Mummy with all of his holy symbols kinda proved my paranoia... 
I've done it with some of my characters, too, though not all of them... It was just that that bit I read got me to thinking about how non-adventurers honor their deities.
Actually Wooly, your query sounds kinda familiar. I could've sworn Ed's discussed something like this previously -- and something not directly related to the Knights. I'll have to check.
I searched my own files, looking specifically for "shrines" and "holy symbols", and didn't really find anything... |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 16:58:46
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I searched my own files, looking specifically for "shrines" and "holy symbols", and didn't really find anything...
Yeah, I'm thinking now it might have been something I asked Ed in a private email back in '07. I'll check my logs. |
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Malcolm
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 17:19:37
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Uh...
Originally posted by Erskine Fincher:
"Dragon Drip is the worst."
Your (human or dwarven) PCs have sexual congress with DRAGONS?
  
I almost hesitate to ask. Yes, I DO hesitate to ask. And there's no way I'm asking Ed (or the Lady THO!!!!) about such matters. Sheesh.
[Yes, I'm joking.]
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 17:22:42
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And why not ask me?
After all, I do have much I can reveal.
(First, get your extension ladder and suction cups . . .)
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
804 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 17:35:57
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NOW look what you've done!
You had to get her going, didn't you? Now we'll all have to suffer through moments - - moments, I tell you! - - of innuendo!
And (ahem) I'll have to clean up again.
I ALWAYS have to do the cleaning up. Grumble grumble grumble . . .
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gomez
Learned Scribe
Netherlands
254 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 19:34:28
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
And why not ask me?
Most likely because that would result in an answer.
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Nerfed2Hell
Senior Scribe
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 19:49:55
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Originally posted by Malcolm
Uh...quote:
Originally posted by Erskine Fincher:
Dragon Drip is the worst.
Your (human or dwarven) PCs have sexual congress with DRAGONS?
I almost hesitate to ask. Yes, I DO hesitate to ask. And there's no way I'm asking Ed (or the Lady THO!!!!) about such matters. Sheesh.
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ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
Learned Scribe
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 20:09:29
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Originally posted by Nerfed2Hell
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Originally posted by Malcolm
Uh...quote:
Originally posted by Erskine Fincher:
Dragon Drip is the worst.
Your (human or dwarven) PCs have sexual congress with DRAGONS?
I almost hesitate to ask. Yes, I DO hesitate to ask. And there's no way I'm asking Ed (or the Lady THO!!!!) about such matters. Sheesh.
Half-dragons have to come from somewhere.
This is making me really not want to know what the symptoms of Dragon Drip are... |
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GoCeraf
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 20:22:00
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Flaming mucous.
Scaly skin.
Hair loss.
Receding gums.
Changing body temperature.
Iris discoloration.
I'd watch out for the flaming mucous. |
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GoCeraf
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 20:23:18
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| And THO, do the Realms even have extension ladders and suction cups? Than seems a little... anachronistic. |
Being sarcastic can be more telling than simply telling. |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 20:41:43
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Originally posted by GoCeraf
And THO, do the Realms even have extension ladders and suction cups? Than seems a little... anachronistic.
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why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 20:57:54
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Originally posted by GoCeraf
Flaming mucous.
Scaly skin.
Hair loss.
Receding gums.
Changing body temperature.
Iris discoloration.
I'd watch out for the flaming mucous.
Aren't those the same steps in the Dragon Disciple prestige class?
Oooooh.... Now I understand that PC.
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ranger_of_the_unicorn_run
Learned Scribe
USA
292 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 21:06:43
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
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Originally posted by GoCeraf
Flaming mucous.
Scaly skin.
Hair loss.
Receding gums.
Changing body temperature.
Iris discoloration.
I'd watch out for the flaming mucous.
Aren't those the same steps in the Dragon Disciple prestige class?
Oooooh.... Now I understand that PC.
Great, now I'll never play a Dragon Disciple... |
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Nerfed2Hell
Senior Scribe
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 22:02:08
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| Its not necessarily flaming mucus... its mucus akin to the any given dragon type's breath weapon. So acidic mucus, flaming mucus, cold mucus, electric mucus, or whatever. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 22:28:48
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Originally posted by GoCeraf
And THO, do the Realms even have extension ladders and suction cups? Than seems a little... anachronistic.
Bah, just use spider climb. |
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GoCeraf
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 22:53:15
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First, Nerfed, I was going for slightly ambiguous, and what would arguably be the least comfortable.
And second, Wooly, eew! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jan 2009 : 23:54:53
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Indeed. Yet that was fun while it lasted.
(As the actress said to the bishop.)
love to all,
THO |
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Malcolm
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 00:19:12
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Right. I have a question for Ed.
What's the last Realms fiction (by someone else, that he's allowed to tell us about) that he's read?
And what other fiction has he read this past week, or is the midst of reading? I recall this was asked some years back in this thread, and I found his answer to be a rich source of "books to look for and read for my pleasure."
So, Ed? Please?
And not to neglect the lovely Lady Hooded: what are YOU currently reading, that you can tell us about?
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GoCeraf
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 00:19:26
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| Actually, my query about extension ladders and suction cups was legitimate. So... ah... |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 00:25:48
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Ah, but Elminster has fetched both into the Realms, courtesy of Ed's generous nature (and the poor locks on his barn doors). And both have been copied and adopted by guilds in Waterdeep and some far-travelled and sharp-eyed merchants in Sembia and Westgate. Extension ladders have recently been seen in Suzail.
Wooden, all of them, mind you, not aluminum like Elminster's borrowed original.
I can attest to this because seeing extension ladders during our Realmsplay became a running joke amongst the players in Ed's "home" Realms campaign. One of many running jokes and little private "gotchas" that we enjoy.
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GoCeraf
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 00:40:39
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Well holy crap.
Does that mean El's got relatively educated knowledge of electronics and what have you? |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 01:23:38
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My guesses as to the authorship debate: I would have suggested Filfaeril, Tessaril, and Laspeera, but I believe all three have already been put forward. My three guesses, therefore, are:
1) Tanalasta
2) Alusair
3) Jorunhast
And if I've hit the mark with any of these, I'm sure I won't be the only one who is shocked. |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 01:40:05
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Ed and THO: Wonderful lore regarding the Thunderflow. I won't ask any more questions, mostly because I haven't had time to think of any, but hopefully this will give Ed more time to track down answers to those that have already been asked by myself and others.
Many thanks again to Ed and THO for the time they spend both here and in search of answers for us, and to Candlekeep for providing this venue for them to answer our questions. |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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createvmind
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 02:09:48
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Hello All
Do monks have contest between various schools, like north vs south, friendly contest of course and if yes what is the prize for the winning school/temple?
Another thing, there doesn't seem to be an abundance of monk magic items, perhaps you could name some if not NDA. Do monk orders go out of their way to recover magic items of their culture if they see non-monks with them, perhaps offer bearer something of value for the item? Would orders use force to recover items if bearer refuses to relinquish them, I'm speaking on good-nuetral orders? |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 03:29:24
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Hello again, fellow scribes. A very short Realmslore reply from Ed this time, in response to Asgetrion’s seventh Thunderstone-and-vicinity question:
“7) Can you give any details about the Realm of Wailing Fog?”
Ed replies:
No.
So saith Ed. Heh. He’s not trying to be nasty or flippant, however; he’s smitten with a firm NDA on this one, and is investigating to see just what he CAN say to you, to provide SOMEthing.
I’ve suggested he give you a “well, if I was DMing the Realms right now, and wanted to head the PCs off from this feature but describe approaching it and experiencing its verges, I would handle it this way” reply, and he agrees that’s a good way to go, IF he can get clearance.
love to all,
THO
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 10:44:43
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I just had to pop in and offer a belated (somebody had cast bestow curse on the computer) thank you to Ed for answering my Aglarond rich-list question a while back.
Oh. And expect follow-up questions once I'm done reading a month's worth of unopened e-mails |
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RodOdom
Senior Scribe
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 11:33:12
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| Argh ! You'd think moving the timeline 100 years would lift most of the NDAs. |
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
628 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 13:57:05
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Lady Hood,
When you say recently extension ladders have been seen in Suzail, do you mean 1360’s or 1470’s?
Also what years was “Filfaeril Bound And Willing” written? (not published) because I was leaning towards Alusair (she was known at court when it was published unless it was published before she could write…and I just find it funny, “Mother would you imagine yourself in this position?” “Only on Thursdays dear.”
And any scribe can answer the second question of course.
Bakra Lord of the Outlying Thread & small nibbles.
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I hope Candlekeep continues to be the friendly forum of fellow Realms-lovers that it has always been, as we all go through this together. If you don’t want to move to the “new” Realms, that doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with either you or the “old” Realms. Goodness knows Candlekeep, and the hearts of its scribes, are both big enough to accommodate both. If we want them to be.
(Strikes dramatic pose, raises sword to gleam in the sunset, and hopes breeches won’t fall down.)
Enough for now. The Realms lives! I have spoken! Ale and light wines half price, served by a smiling Storm Silverhand fetchingly clad in thigh-high boots and naught else! Ahem . .
So saith Ed. <snip>
love to all,
THO
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 20 Jan 2009 : 15:22:25
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Bakra, I do mean in the 1360s.
"Filfaeril Bound And Willing" started to make the rounds in 1369.
I LOVE your imagined conversation between Alusair and Filfaeril; it's one that (given their characters) they could easily have when Alusair was old enough (how old is that? That I leave to Ed; Alusair was both uninhibited and aware of the facts of life at a very early age, but as to how long it would take her to overcome her instinctive revulsion/reticence at discussing such matters with her mother, I'm not sure).
love,
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