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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
 Posted - 01 Aug 2012 : 16:14:33
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Surprises? Geeee.... everyone loves sur-prizes! 
While I wholly understand Wooly's sentiment - think back on the announcements made at Gen '07 - I really do feel this year's announcements will be "music to our ears".
And dammit... I still have no idea if I'm going. I'm sorry if it ruins everyone else's trip, but I'm praying for rain (my son - the roofer - will only get off those days if a storm is coming in). Both my back-up-plans fell apart (my own fault, really), so I only have this one avenue left to me. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2012 : 16:33:44
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I heard a rumor there might be surprises waiting for people who come to the seminar.
Interesting. I heard something similar. Wonder who started this rumor... |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 01 Aug 2012 : 17:02:46
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
quote:
Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
I heard a rumor there might be surprises waiting for people who come to the seminar.
Interesting. I heard something similar. Wonder who started this rumor...
It's a mystery to me as well.
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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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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 02:05:06
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Erik, Garen... You're both making in painfully hard for me to regret my decision not to attend this year.
And I mean that in a good way. These hints are really something to savour...  |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 06:17:34
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This is a GEN-CON I'd love to be at. You know, with all the surprises and everything ...
But I know I'll be there in spirit. Maybe I can be patched in over that internet thingy. They can do that these days, can't they Erik, Brian and Brian?
-- George Krashos
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 07:07:41
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Maybe something can be arranged. If nothing else, you could phone in from down under?
Cheers |
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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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 12:18:12
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| The Keynote address, streaming or recorded would be awesome for those of us unable to attend. |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
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Arcanus
Senior Scribe
485 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 17:19:28
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Hmm... I might be able to set up a video conference on Skype with my laptop or something.
Now that would be great!
I'm not at all jealous of anyone that will be attending. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 18:21:10
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Originally posted by Fellfire
The Keynote address, streaming or recorded would be awesome for those of us unable to attend.
This would be awesome. I wonder if WotC has a YouTube page set up? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 18:45:40
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Hey Jeremy, want to go with me? 
You and I (if you are who I think you are) were supposed to 'enjoy' each others company there once before, IIRC. 
And yeah, a streaming/podcast thingy would be awesome. I really fear I will not make it (which means the rest of you will have bright, sunny whether, so I guess I will be satisfied with that).
I will MOST DEFINITELY "be there in spirit", though, in more ways then one. I hope everyone has a great time - I think this will be one to remember (in a GOOD way). |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 19:46:03
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Originally posted by Fellfire
The Keynote address, streaming or recorded would be awesome for those of us unable to attend.
The Keynote will be streamed on the WotC site at DungeonsandDragons.com/events .
No word yet on whether my hair will allow live streaming of the Candlekeep seminar. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 02 Aug 2012 : 20:51:16
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Originally posted by Garen Thal
No word yet on whether my hair will allow live streaming of the Candlekeep seminar.
Your hair?!?  |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2012 : 00:01:45
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He's got pretty powerful hair. CR 25 at least. 
Cheers |
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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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2012 : 00:36:20
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At least.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 03 Aug 2012 : 15:32:50
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Ed's beard is pretty powerful, too. It's all the accumulated Realmslore.
Cheers |
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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Matt James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
918 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 01:21:45
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 01:36:46
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I think Jimmy Hoffa may be hiding in there as well.
Along with Amelia Earhart and the Lindburgh baby.
And now why I am picturing parting Ed's beard, and find a world hidden in there? (You know, unicorns, rainbows, satyrs and giant mushrooms, etc). His beard could be FR's version of the wardrobe in Narnia.
Ed's beard and Brian's hair - anyone else have 'magical' body parts we should know about?  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 02:57:34
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My bald head has been used for various scrying purposes by my wife and children...they have yet to find my lost hair however; so I put little stock in its abilities.
I do have a magical ability with electronic/electrical devices...they tend to die if handled by me too much. This includes cars unfortunately...even our energy saving lightbulbs have a much shorter lifespan because of me. I had a doctor at the University of Virginia tell me I have a nearly redundant nervous system (I have far more nerves in my body...especially my heart...than anyone he had ever met before). Because of it, I have a great deal of "juice" flowing in me.
Back to GenCon, I officially won't be there...however, I will have my wife attempt to scry the Forgotten Realms event! I opted instead to go with the wife and kids to Washington DC this 11th to see museums and such... |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1707 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 03:58:55
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Originally posted by Matt James
Long lost Realmslore is rumored to exist in the depths of Ed's beard.
Much as I love Neil Gaiman's book Crazy Hair, Ed's beard is even more fantastical and rife with mysteries & dangers unplumbed. Still, it's amusing to read the book with Ed in mind.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 06:51:28
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Originally posted by Dalor Darden
Back to GenCon, I officially won't be there...however, I will have my wife attempt to scry the Forgotten Realms event! I opted instead to go with the wife and kids to Washington DC this 11th to see museums and such...
Do the Potomac cruise with just the wife. Its very cool, relaxing, and educational. One of the best 'up the river' mini-tours I've ever done.
Did I mention it comes with a mimosa brunch?
Nothing like a moving buffet with history being recited in the background. I was in heaven. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 11:36:42
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Originally posted by Markustay
anyone else have 'magical' body parts we should now about?
I can only imagine THO's magical body parts...
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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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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 17:10:25
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Brimstone, dear, why the ""?
I don't bite . . . unless, of course, you ask me to. 
"Magical body parts"! You've fallen under the spell of Ed . . .
love,
THO |
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Portella
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
247 Posts |
Posted - 04 Aug 2012 : 17:32:24
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| hehe, shame here in the UK this sort of event is just non-existent anymore. |
Purple you say?!
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2012 : 16:11:22
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Many of us hosts of this event will be at the keynote as well, or at least following it online in some fashion. If that dictates that the Candlekeep Seminar will start a little late, that may happen. Bear with us!
Also:
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Originally posted by Markustay
Ed's beard and Brian's hair - anyone else have 'magical' body parts we should know about?
I, for one, have never had any complaints.
Cheers |
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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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 05 Aug 2012 : 16:20:58
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So what you are saying is that WotC purposely scheduled another event after hearing about the CK event, just to ruin it?
I kid, I KID!!!
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"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2012 : 03:59:39
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Maybe they scheduled the keynote to enhance the CK seminar ... just saying.
-- George Krashos
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2012 : 05:57:25
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So the Keynote is like a meta-magic feat, and we are in for a spell-binding evening of enchantment?
Okay... even I gagged on that one. Tiime to 'curb my enthusiasm'.
And seriously, that was meant as a total joke - I was just pointing out how 'naysayers' can ALWAYS spin things to the negative (I was like that, but my mommy hid all my Mr.Hyde formula...)
If anything, I think the CK meet-up is like the after-party of a good show (I've only been to one of those, and it was memorable, and this should be something on a whole 'nother level). Everyone else might be talking about 'the show' itself for weeks, but the after-party will give you a lifetime of great memories.
{sigh} To be 17 again..... |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 06 Aug 2012 : 06:03:54
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Brimstone, dear, why the ""?
I don't bite . . . unless, of course, you ask me to.
"Magical body parts"! You've fallen under the spell of Ed . . .
love,
THO
I was feeling goofy!
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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."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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GenCon Indy 2012: 25 Years of the Realms
