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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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 Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 01:26:22
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Authors are actually Matthew Sernett, myself, and Ari Marmell. I don't know who did the artwork.
What a combination of RPG talent. Three of my favourite designers/writers and all in the same book. Woot!  |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3563 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 01:55:32
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Or, maybe, just why Neverwinter was specifically chosen for such treatment?
Name recognition from Neverwinter Nights?
I'm not so sure. The brief tidbits Erik posted about the book in the "Gen Con 2010" scroll would seem to suggest that this new source will stand on its own.
Well we do have this Neverwinter Campaign
Bob Salvatore's Neverwinter series
And. Rumored new Neverwinter video game.
Threes the charm, so something big is up  |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 03:07:13
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Kyrene
Senior Scribe
South Africa
733 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 09:05:26
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Erik,
Was Neverwinter then really ‘destroyed’ during/after the Spellplague as the FRCG mentions, or was it a bit of the old Elminster-like misinformation (“everything is true, but not necessarily correct”) purposely put into the FRCG?
As a long-time fan of Neverwinter (even above places like Waterdeep and Cormyr), I’d definitely give this a look. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 15:21:09
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Kyrene, I can't answer in exact detail, other than to suggest an interpretation of the FRCG text as saying Neverwinter was destroyed *at some point* (and there's been a lot of time since the Spellplague), and that "lies in ruins" has multiple possible meanings.
Other than that, you'll have to see!
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Erik Scott de Bie
'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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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 16:13:25
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As to what the Bladesinger could "possibly" be is an Essential to the Swordmage. Essentials are sort-of like Kits for certain classes. They've previewed a few of them already, and they seem like they're a kind of "add-on" to an existing class. For example, the Fighter had two Essentials: The Gladiator and the Knight. They both have a few different "class features" but they can utilize fighter powers, feats designed for fighters and so forth. The Wizard has something called The Mage in where they utilize schools of magic- Evocation, Illusion, Conjuration, etc... in which they're geared more toward that style of game play.
So based on those principals, I can easily see the Bladesinger as an essential to the Swordmage. They're probably geared more towards a Controller (using spells to control the battlefield or singling out major threats) while still being useful in melee combat. Just a guess. |
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Lady Kazandra
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 08:19:25
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 21 Sep 2010 : 02:00:55
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Kyrene, I can't answer in exact detail, other than to suggest an interpretation of the FRCG text as saying Neverwinter was destroyed *at some point* (and there's been a lot of time since the Spellplague), and that "lies in ruins" has multiple possible meanings.
Other than that, you'll have to see!
Cheers
Now you've done it, Erik... you've gone and piqued my interest in a 4E Realms product...  I'll have to figure out how you did that, so I can make it happen again, since it's likely to be the only Realms we see... I would still happily pay the cover price of a printed product for a nicely formatted and illustrated PDF copy of the complete Cormyr Lineage released separately from DnDI, however, so if you can take that back to the powers that be, it would be greatly appreciated. |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 21 Sep 2010 : 15:12:13
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Now you've done it, Erik... you've gone and piqued my interest in a 4E Realms product... I'll have to figure out how you did that, so I can make it happen again, since it's likely to be the only Realms we see...
Well, not necessarily. I don't know about their planned publishing schedule, but one would hope this product does really well, and the Powers That Be (PTB) see it as a strong revenue source, so we see lots of Realms stuff in the future. It is a distinct possibility.
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I would still happily pay the cover price of a printed product for a nicely formatted and illustrated PDF copy of the complete Cormyr Lineage released separately from DnDI, however, so if you can take that back to the powers that be, it would be greatly appreciated.
I absolutely agree with you, but the suggestion would carry more weight coming directly from you, a consumer, than me, a freelancer. If I were you, I'd hop onto the WotC boards and advocate for whatever you want--if it's the lineage, open a thread devoted to that topic.
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Erik Scott de Bie
'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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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 22 Sep 2010 : 03:37:18
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| excellent news indeed. one of my favorite areas of the realms to explore over the years. |
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