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Brimstone
Great Reader
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 25 Aug 2010 : 22:12:55
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
628 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 01:31:48
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And a map to Luskan, Mithral Hall, some darn good artwork, and I'm really impressed with this Ezine.
And the rumor is true, there will be a board-game. |
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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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 06:28:24
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Nice to see that the correct history of Gauntlgrym is now being adhered to.
-- George Krashos
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 06:48:31
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| There's a map of Neverwinter! And some beautiful art of it as well! If I am not mistaken, there has never been an official published map of Neverwinter up til now, has there? At least, I remember looking for one a while back and becoming very frustrated at not finding one. But now there is! Impressive! |
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Gray Richardson
Master of Realmslore
USA
1291 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 06:50:50
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| Heh, the Dire Corby looks a little like a skeksis. I am fond of these guys. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 06:58:56
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[smeagol]
Tricksy little WotCies! They MADE me download that e-zine! They MADE me get interested in RAS's next book! They are tricksy!
GOLLUM-GOLLUM
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I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 07:05:44
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Ahem... got that out of my system.
I'd like to point out a couple of other things besides the map. Like the fact that they finally have artwork detailing the pommels of Twinkle and Icingdeath. Yes, I already have replicas, but this means that there's a basis now and I can get new ones! {fanboy squee}
Also, to have Drizzt, Bruenor, Jarlaxle, Artemis, Thibbledorf, Athrogate AND Szass Tam in one book? [barney stinson falsetto]AWESOME![/barney] |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
Alphabetized Index of Realms NPCs |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 07:08:30
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Originally posted by Gray Richardson
If I am not mistaken, there has never been an official published map of Neverwinter up til now, has there? At least, I remember looking for one a while back and becoming very frustrated at not finding one.
I was surprised by this myself. But since the city will be receiving a grand of degree of attention in the coming year, it's fair to say that things have now changed. 
There's an in-game reason for a lack of Neverwinter maps, of course, back in 2e as clearly stated in the "Neverwinter" entry of Volo's Guide to the North:-
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"Nasher doesn't allow maps of the city to be made (hence the lack of one in these pages). This is to keep the spies of Luskan busy and add a minor measure of difficulty to any Luskanite invasion plans."
It's reasonable to assume, though, that with Luskan falling into such a state of decay in the post-Spellplague period, concerns about an invasion of Neverwinter have lessened somewhat.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 10:40:27
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I will probably get the next Drizzle book because of this. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 15:31:13
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Well *that's* a pretty thing.
Seems to me the Jewel of the North is actually Silverymoon, but minor typo aside, this is pretty rock-on. 
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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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Gelcur
Senior Scribe
503 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 17:34:52
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I knew I recognized the art from somewhere. I'll have to check it page by page but a lot of the artwork and maps seem to be from the Reader's Guide to the Legend of Drizzt, seen here and here.
I specifically remember buying it not because of Drizzt but because it had cool maps that I had never seen before.
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The party come to a town befallen by hysteria
Rogue: So what's in the general store?
DM: What are you looking for?
Rogue: Whatevers in the store.
DM: Like what?
Rogue: Everything.
DM: There is a lot of stuff.
Rogue: Is there a cart outside?
DM: (rolls) Yes.
Rogue: We'll take it all, we may need it for the greater good. |
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skychrome
Senior Scribe
713 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 17:49:58
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Beautiful! Way to go!  |
"You make an intriguing offer, one that is very tempting. It would seem that I have little alternative than to answer thusly: DISINTEGRATE!" Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick 625 |
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Sith_Lord_Drizzt
Seeker
Canada
92 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 19:45:03
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| I like it! :) |
"Jarlaxle's grin disappeared as he turned his attention to Drizzt. He watched the fury of the drow unleashed. Jarlaxle had seen Drizzt in action many times before, but never like that".
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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 20:07:36
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| Awesome. Purely awesome :) |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2010 : 23:10:24
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2010 : 00:28:17
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| Hmmm... while the map (and artwork) is gorgeous, I don't think it matches Neverwinter's description; the city should be "shaped like an eye", with the river winding through it. |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Aug 2010 : 00:39:33
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It's really nice. And it makes me wish for one for Paul Kemps new trilogy...I'd love to see maps of the main locales as well as the character write-ups. Heck I want one for every new trilogy.....and all the old ones as well |
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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Gelcur
Senior Scribe
503 Posts |
Posted - 27 Aug 2010 : 00:40:31
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| Yep just leafed through the book and yes almost every page of the Neverwinter Book 1 was in that book. Gauntlgrym is new, and there is a lot of content that was in the book that is missing from the EZine. There were more maps which was the primary reason I bought it. |
The party come to a town befallen by hysteria
Rogue: So what's in the general store?
DM: What are you looking for?
Rogue: Whatevers in the store.
DM: Like what?
Rogue: Everything.
DM: There is a lot of stuff.
Rogue: Is there a cart outside?
DM: (rolls) Yes.
Rogue: We'll take it all, we may need it for the greater good. |
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The Neverwinter EZine
