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Ayrik
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 Posted - 21 Dec 2010 : 14:46:40
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| I dunno ... the story of Zzird the Beholder, renegade outcast from the underdark, who wanders the North with his companions Brainer Battlehammer ("Yeah, Zzird is mighty fierce ... but he's good at keepin' wizards away"), Elivo Underfoot ("Zzird is really a sensitive guy, y'know, but awful hard to sneak up on"), and Gulpgar the Barbarian ("Zzird talks too much") ... now that's some really good fiction. |
Eat lots of garlic. It keeps elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons. You don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They'll stick to your boots and smell awful, and you'll never really scrape them off.
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Synthalus
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 21 Dec 2010 : 15:06:23
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Xvarts and deep stalkers would make interesting character races to play. Ive always been fond of trying to play exotic character races myself but ive never played either of these two races. would be interested if anyone had any experiances playing these races before that would like to share?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 21 Dec 2010 : 15:20:56
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
I don't imagine a beholder would be welcome anywhere, either, no matter how "good" it was.
But who would dare to tell him so? 
One of the adventure hooks I wrote for the Compendium, back in the day, focused on a renegade beholder that was happily acting as a hidden adviser for a noble family. |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 21 Dec 2010 : 21:53:42
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
What about a leprechaun or a nymph?
I'd be afraid to play a leprechaun -- people would always be after me Lucky Charms! |
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Alystra Illianniis
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 21 Dec 2010 : 23:49:39
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Dryad with a tree-ring to leave her grove?
DISCWORLD offers an intriguing perspective on dryad cross-breeds, as I recall. I'll have to dig out the books for a proper reference, though. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 00:11:34
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Everyone seems to like Diskworld. To be honest, I know next to nothing about it. Any good?
If you'd like a fantastical series that draws inspiration from just about every field of study, reference, and events from our world, along with a sometimes not-so-subtle sense of humour, then I think you'll really like Pratchett's works.
If you're interested in learning more, I'd recommend a perusal of this site.
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Alystra Illianniis
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
5076 Posts |
Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 04:19:21
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| You'll find Discworld books at every library; hugely popular best-selling pulp sorta stuff, so no library would dare to not have at least a few titles. There is probably something of a recommended reading order or chronology or whatever, though I've found that you can just read the books in whatever order you like because - aside from a few minor in-jokes and extra little references you might not properly understand - they're basically all standalone stories. |
Eat lots of garlic. It keeps elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons. You don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They'll stick to your boots and smell awful, and you'll never really scrape them off.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 04:31:43
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Originally posted by Arik
You'll find Discworld books at every library; hugely popular best-selling pulp sorta stuff, so no library would dare to not have at least a few titles. There is probably something of a recommended reading order or chronology or whatever, though I've found that you can just read the books in whatever order you like because - aside from a few minor in-jokes and extra little references you might not properly understand - they're basically all standalone stories.
I was told you could jump in at any point... And then I read one of the books. It didn't really grab me, and part of the reason is because I felt I had come into the middle of the story. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 05:04:51
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Arik
You'll find Discworld books at every library; hugely popular best-selling pulp sorta stuff, so no library would dare to not have at least a few titles. There is probably something of a recommended reading order or chronology or whatever, though I've found that you can just read the books in whatever order you like because - aside from a few minor in-jokes and extra little references you might not properly understand - they're basically all standalone stories.
I was told you could jump in at any point... And then I read one of the books. It didn't really grab me, and part of the reason is because I felt I had come into the middle of the story.
The best suggestion for a reading order for the DISCWORLD novels can be found here.
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 18:35:45
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Apparently the book I read was right in the middle of the Watch novels...
Getting back to character races, I just recalled that I've long been interested in the loxo... |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Ayrik
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 18:46:03
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All four of the Saurial races are greatly detailed in PHBR10: Complete Book of Humanoids, insofar as functioning as game characters.
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I just found the Serpent Kingdoms "Saurials: More Lizardkin" Web Enhancement.  |
Eat lots of garlic. It keeps elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons. You don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They'll stick to your boots and smell awful, and you'll never really scrape them off.
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 19:04:11
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Loxo? Interesting choice. But they're planar, aren't they?
Plains-er, maybe.
I'm away from my books, but they are a race that lives within the Realms. |
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Ayrik
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 19:14:48
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| I can't remember the loxo, but the internet seems to suggest they are associated with spelljammer lore. |
Eat lots of garlic. It keeps elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons. You don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They'll stick to your boots and smell awful, and you'll never really scrape them off.
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Synthalus
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 19:20:08
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| Saurials are great i forgot about them. thanks Alystra for bringing them up. Its been a long time since i played one and i think my next character is going to be one now. :) |
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Alystra Illianniis
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Wooly Rupert
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Synthalus
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 20:22:19
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Saurials were introduced originally in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in the Serpent Kingdoms supplement book, though it has oftened been said they would be equally at home in such a place as the Talenta Plains in Eberron. In the Forgotten Realms, Saurials dwell in the Dalelands, in a hidden place known as the Lost Vale. They are said to have hailed from another world (possibly earth), and were stranded in Faerûn via the actions of the evil deity Moander.
excerpt from Wikipedia:
More intelligent than lizardfolk and inclined to be peaceful and civilized, the saurials have maintained a thriving community in near-complete isolation for nearly fifteen years. Tales of these so-called dragonfolk (though they are actually dinosaur-like) pervade many cultures, but few humans have actually seen them.
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Ayrik
Great Reader
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Posted - 22 Dec 2010 : 20:34:59
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Basic background for the saurials is given in the sources I mentioned (and linked to) above; that wiki quote is taken verbatim from the web enhancement.
The full background is more fully explained in the Finder's Stone novel trilogy; saurial presence in the Realms dates back to the 1988/1E Azure Bonds novel and certainly predates Serpent Kingdoms; indeed, in a way, the race (as a concept devised perhaps as early as 1984) may even predate old Drizzt. (According to this timeline the events of this novel occur in 1333DR; whereas Menzoberranzan states that Drizzt was born 1297DR). |
Eat lots of garlic. It keeps elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons. You don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They'll stick to your boots and smell awful, and you'll never really scrape them off.
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