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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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 Posted - 03 May 2010 : 09:33:13
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Probably because the Bag Guy/Villain always has a Moustache...
I hope you mean bad guy?
And that's how it should be, all villains (and at least one member in a good rock band) should sport a moustache. |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 03 May 2010 : 09:35:00
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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The drow of the Underdark also mentions that males (1 or 2 out of ten) can have facial hair to have moustaches or scrubby beard.
I've missed that one, do you have a page number?
Sorry, I dont remember. But it was mentioned in their basic appearance.
Can anyone answer on my question on elves in glasses?
I dont think it would be inconsievable for old elves to use glasses, but I cant remember it ever having been mentioned.
Just one question, is there a 3ed. book named The drow of the Underdark? I cant remember having seen it mentioned in the 2ed. book, but then again my memory is not something to write home about.
Yes I have it. I looked for it to create the drow priest character and the origins of the race. |
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"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 09:43:36
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
The drow of the Underdark also mentions that males (1 or 2 out of ten) can have facial hair to have moustaches or scrubby beard.
I've missed that one, do you have a page number?
Sorry, I dont remember. But it was mentioned in their basic appearance.
Can anyone answer on my question on elves in glasses?
I dont think it would be inconsievable for old elves to use glasses, but I cant remember it ever having been mentioned.
Just one question, is there a 3ed. book named The drow of the Underdark? I cant remember having seen it mentioned in the 2ed. book, but then again my memory is not something to write home about.
Yes I have it. I looked for it to create the drow priest character and the origins of the race.
Ah, thanks that explains it. I only own the 2nd ed. book and there is nothing said there upon that subject as far as I remember. |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 03 May 2010 : 09:47:53
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My position is reversed. On my computer I have pdf of 3, 3.5, and two 4 ed guides and only four documents on 2 ed. I feel like I miss essential knowledge after reading the Code of Harpers.
Another stupid question: Do in the Realms pathos villains like in some funny anime exist? Like those who talk big, but do almost nothing? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 11:41:01
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Probably because the Bag Guy/Villain always has a Moustache...
I hope you mean bad guy?
And that's how it should be, all villains (and at least one member in a good rock band) should sport a moustache.
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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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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 11:45:37
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Originally posted by Brimstone
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Probably because the Bag Guy/Villain always has a Moustache...
I hope you mean bad guy?
And that's how it should be, all villains (and at least one member in a good rock band) should sport a moustache.
Well that's quite an answer. Deeply hidden feelings and thoughts boil to the surface? I have absolutely no idea on what you meant here.
I feel the Staff of the Moderators approaching my neck, best tp get back to the subject at hand. Stupid questions... |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 May 2010 : 12:34:29
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
My position is reversed. On my computer I have pdf of 3, 3.5, and two 4 ed guides and only four documents on 2 ed. I feel like I miss essential knowledge after reading the Code of Harpers.
Another stupid question: Do in the Realms pathos villains like in some funny anime exist? Like those who talk big, but do almost nothing?
I would assume TSR Manshoon... |
"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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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 12:38:09
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| Manshoon does plenty. Lord Chess would be a better example of such a character (although I have zero knowledge of anime). The High Imperceptor of Bane and the High Captains of Luskan could easily be made into such. Several of the leading Cult of the Dragon members have delusions of grandeur to I would think. |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 12:39:30
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| Another one : Harpers must to maintain their status create some kind of composition once in a year. Here is the question: how many such works Elminster made? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 13:54:35
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Originally posted by Jorkens
Manshoon does plenty. Lord Chess would be a better example of such a character (although I have zero knowledge of anime). The High Imperceptor of Bane and the High Captains of Luskan could easily be made into such. Several of the leading Cult of the Dragon members have delusions of grandeur to I would think.
I forgot about Chess...
He does strike me as a Dick Dastardly type.
Or was that Snidely Whiplash with Muttley? |
"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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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
2950 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 15:01:47
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Dick Dastardly (at least they both had a moustache) was with Muttley. They always got a raw deal.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 03 May 2010 : 15:06:21
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
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Originally posted by Jorkens
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
The drow of the Underdark also mentions that males (1 or 2 out of ten) can have facial hair to have moustaches or scrubby beard.
I've missed that one, do you have a page number?
Sorry, I dont remember. But it was mentioned in their basic appearance.
Can anyone answer on my question on elves in glasses?
I don't immediately recall anything like that popping up in the Realmslore.
However, there are enough references to spectacles and eyeglasses to indicate that their crafting in urban centres is fairly widespread; so I imagine, should elderly elves need spectacles and the like, they're available.
Really, you'd probably have better luck asking this question of Ed. |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 05:06:35
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| Oh come on! It is stupid question post! I don't want to bug the creator of the Realms by such, he is already busy. So, what about Elminster, or he is free from such routine? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 05:20:12
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
Oh come on! It is stupid question post! I don't want to bug the creator of the Realms by such, he is already busy. So, what about Elminster, or he is free from such routine?
I don't really think it's a stupid question as such, and I think Ed would probably agree with me. So long as he's imparting Realmslore, it's all good!  |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 08:21:59
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Alright, let me think another one.............................................!
I got it!
Does Jarlaxle use a shampoo? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Thauramarth
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 May 2010 : 08:26:58
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
Alright, let me think another one.............................................!
I got it!
Does Jarlaxle use a shampoo?
Yup. Shoeshine (black or colourless). |
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2010 : 08:38:32
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Originally posted by Thauramarth
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Originally posted by Sill Alias
Alright, let me think another one.............................................!
I got it!
Does Jarlaxle use a shampoo?
Yup. Shoeshine (black or colourless).
A nice one!
Here we go: can doppelganger become a lycantrope? |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Snowblood
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 04 May 2010 : 08:39:11
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
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Posted - 04 May 2010 : 11:42:29
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Originally posted by Snowblood
whats a typical drow breakfast??????? do they even eat breakfast?????
1st level Adventurers? Treachery? Matron Mother's spleen? 
Seriously, it's probably a combination of deep rothe meat and/or deep rothe milk product/s and/or one of the various edible fungi (like barrelstalk) and/or edible fungus product/s (like something produced from bluecap spore flour). |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 04 May 2010 : 16:46:31
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Originally posted by Kyrene
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Originally posted by Snowblood
whats a typical drow breakfast??????? do they even eat breakfast?????
1st level Adventurers? Treachery? Matron Mother's spleen?
Seriously, it's probably a combination of deep rothe meat and/or deep rothe milk product/s and/or one of the various edible fungi (like barrelstalk) and/or edible fungus product/s (like something produced from bluecap spore flour).
I could actually imagine the drow having some cannibalistic traits and that selected parts of intelligent beings were eaten both as part of rituals and as a delicacy among the more depraved members of the race. But this has nothing to do with canon as far as I know. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 01:27:17
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Lizard Egg Omelets with mushrooms and Rothe cheese
Hmmmm.. that actually sounds pretty good; wonder if I have any Lizard eggs in the fridge? 
Maybe served with a bit of bacon on the side (just don't ask what Underdark bacon is made from... what looks like pigs?) |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 01:33:41
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Originally posted by Markustay
Lizard Egg Omelets with mushrooms and Rothe cheese
Hmmmm.. that actually sounds pretty good; wonder if I have any Lizard eggs in the fridge?
Maybe served with a bit of bacon on the side (just don't ask what Underdark bacon is made from... what looks like pigs?)
Cave pigs? [See Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark] |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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Laerrigan
Learned Scribe
USA
195 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2010 : 06:05:47
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Ok, maybe this is a stupid question because it's been discussed elsewhere, but if it has, I haven't seen it.
What ever happened to the rockseer elves? I absolutely loved the whole concept and wrote up a thorough sub-racial profile on them for my own gaming, using what was in "Night Below" as well as my own extrapolations (they became Kiir'Tel'Quessir, gem elves, stone elves), but I've never seen anything about them outside of that one mod. Makes me sad for the lost potential... |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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Pazuzu
Seeker
Germany
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 09:22:25
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OK, my stupid questions:
What is the Thunderblessing?
Why to change Lathander to Amarauth? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 11:14:07
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Originally posted by Pazuzu
OK, my stupid questions:
What is the Thunderblessing?
Why to change Lathander to Amarauth?
The Thunder Blessing was described in the 3E FRCS. Basicly, it was Moradin's blessing upon the dwarves, causing their birthrate to dramaticly increase.
The idea is that Lathander and Amaunator are different aspect of a tripartite sun deity, one that slowly shifts over time from one deity to the next. So Lathander -- dawn -- gave way to Amaunator, noon.
It's not a concept I like.  |
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Jorkens
Great Reader
Norway
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 11:23:26
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Originally posted by Laerrigan
Ok, maybe this is a stupid question because it's been discussed elsewhere, but if it has, I haven't seen it.
What ever happened to the rockseer elves? I absolutely loved the whole concept and wrote up a thorough sub-racial profile on them for my own gaming, using what was in "Night Below" as well as my own extrapolations (they became Kiir'Tel'Quessir, gem elves, stone elves), but I've never seen anything about them outside of that one mod. Makes me sad for the lost potential...
I wonder if they got a write up in one of the Monster Annuals, but that would probably be it. I am not even sure about that though, as I had forgotten the whole species. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 05 May 2010 : 18:57:11
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I postulated a long time ago how I thought the Night Below box was written with FR in mind - aside from the fact that it is recommended for it right on the 1st page. There is a 'High Moor' nearby, and is the perfect location for a Rockseer back-story (Green-Elven Miyeritar survivors who followed their dark brothers undergriound). Also, the only setting wherein the term 'night Below' is ever used (in a novel, IIRC) is FR.
Lord Karsus ran with that in his Elven Netbook project.
Not sure why they went with 'taller' for a subterranean sub-species - doesn't make much sense - I would use them but shrink them down quite a bit (at least Drow size, if not smaller).
Next stupid question for me - while Wizbro was so busy 'correcting' FR for 4e, why didn't they finally correct the biggest mistake of all - and put Ten-towns BACK into the Demon lands/Bloodstone lands (North east) where it belonged?
Hell, if terrain could shift between dimensions, why can't it shift a thousand miles or so on the same planet?
It would save Entreri a lot of walking, and RAS could have all his toys (except for Cleric Quintet) in one toybox. It would also finally make that area a little more interesting (all that unexplained crap above Narfell would finally have some meaning).
Not a rant - just saddened by an opportunity missed. |
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Stupid question time...
