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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
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 Posted - 28 Aug 2018 : 22:49:10
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Hi everyone!
Shawn, Robert, and I put together a regional guide for the Moonshaes for use with a series of Adventurers League adventures we're writing that are set there! The guide is 99% edition neutral and updates the Moonshaes to the "current year". I'm thinking Year of the Purple Dragon (DR 1493).
It's not exactly canon, but it's the next best thing! I talked to a lot of the scribes about some of the updates we were making to the Moonshaes, and we even got Doug Niles to look it over and write the foreword!
Also, we got some sweet art done. Not just the fancy cover, but on the interior too! If you enjoyed FR2 Moonshaes, we did this in a very similar style.
You can find it on the DM's Guild at the link below. We may be able to do it PoD if we get enough interest.
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/248303/Moonshae-Isles-Regional-Guide
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2018 : 03:31:05
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I downloaded this a month ago and plugged it then. Now, to find the time to read it...  |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2018 : 10:52:21
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And it's lovely!
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2018 : 14:36:54
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| Fun note. I scanned the back cover of FR2, sampled the purple color, and used that as the color for the headers in the guide. Cause I'm a nerd like that. |
Eric Menge
Game Designer / Writer
www.mythmakers.com |
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John Daker
Seeker
USA
78 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2018 : 22:12:13
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| This book looks great! I would love a PoD please and thank you! |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 00:28:09
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Originally posted by Galadhion
Fun note. I scanned the back cover of FR2, sampled the purple color, and used that as the color for the headers in the guide. Cause I'm a nerd like that.
Years ago I scanned in the header and footer boarders from Ruins of Myth Drannor and have been using them ever since... except underdark writings which get Menzo's spiderweb version. The color I use for titles and headings comes straight from The Seven Sisters.
Guess I'm also a nerd like that. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 00:28:57
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| Did you do anything with Flamsterd or the Cult of the Black Hand? |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 01:57:35
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
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Originally posted by Galadhion
Fun note. I scanned the back cover of FR2, sampled the purple color, and used that as the color for the headers in the guide. Cause I'm a nerd like that.
Years ago I scanned in the header and footer boarders from Ruins of Myth Drannor and have been using them ever since... except underdark writings which get Menzo's spiderweb version. The color I use for titles and headings comes straight from The Seven Sisters.
Guess I'm also a nerd like that.
I would love to known how to do this stuff. I am so computer illiterate sometimes, it's painful.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3285 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 02:56:53
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I downloaded this a month ago and plugged it then.
I acquired a copy when Wooly plugged it. |
"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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Irennan
Great Reader
Italy
3802 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 05:11:05
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| Bought it and read it a week ago. Concise and well written, it was an enjoyable read. |
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. |
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 05:51:58
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
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Originally posted by Galadhion
Fun note. I scanned the back cover of FR2, sampled the purple color, and used that as the color for the headers in the guide. Cause I'm a nerd like that.
Years ago I scanned in the header and footer boarders from Ruins of Myth Drannor and have been using them ever since... except underdark writings which get Menzo's spiderweb version. The color I use for titles and headings comes straight from The Seven Sisters.
Guess I'm also a nerd like that.
I would love to known how to do this stuff. I am so computer illiterate sometimes, it's painful.
-- George Krashos
Do you have Microsoft Word Krash? I can send you a word copy of one of my files that you could use as a template no problem
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The Masked Mage
Great Reader
USA
2420 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 07:49:17
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| Can you guys point me to the most recent canon material about this region(since 3rd ed)? Just to catch up on published lore before looking into this one. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2018 : 10:46:31
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
I would love to known how to do this stuff. I am so computer illiterate sometimes, it's painful.
-- George Krashos
Do you have Microsoft Word Krash? I can send you a word copy of one of my files that you could use as a template no problem
I absolutely do. Would love to have something like that to spiffy up my DMs Guild stuff. E-mail addy is krashos@optusnet.com.au
Thanks a bunch!
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
952 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2018 : 00:58:22
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| There was a 4E article on the Moonshaes in Dungeon 196 is the best source. There is also some info in the 4E Setting, 4E Player's Guide, and Brian posted some updated timeline stuff, but I believe all, or nearly all, of that is captured in the Dungeon article. |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
952 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2018 : 00:59:01
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| The guide on DM's Guild updates things a little further and obviously expands on the Dungeon article a fair bit. |
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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2018 : 13:24:09
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We're hoping to make this happen! I'll keep you posted.
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Originally posted by John Daker
This book looks great! I would love a PoD please and thank you!
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Eric Menge
Game Designer / Writer
www.mythmakers.com |
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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2018 : 13:28:18
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Originally posted by The Masked Mage
Did you do anything with Flamsterd or the Cult of the Black Hand?
Yes to both!
Flamsterd is still alive and well in his undersea retreat. He is still influencing the isles through his few remaining loyal apprentices who have created the Initiates of Flames, a new organization that characters can join. The Initiates seek to reverse the suspicion of magic that many Moonshavians have through assisting people in need and promoting the rule of law.
The Cult of the Black Hand is one of the antagonistic powers on the island. They're small, but highly organized and very dangerous. You may see more of them in the Moonshae regional adventures. |
Eric Menge
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www.mythmakers.com |
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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2018 : 13:31:06
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Originally posted by George Krashos
I would love to known how to do this stuff. I am so computer illiterate sometimes, it's painful.
-- George Krashos
I use a scanner and Adobe creative suite to put this together. I scan the back cover, open the file in Photoshop and then sample the color using the eyedropper tool. That gives me the CMYK color value, which I can then use to make anything that color.
If you don't have PS, let me know Krash, and I'll pull that info for you. |
Eric Menge
Game Designer / Writer
www.mythmakers.com |
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Galadhion
Acolyte
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2018 : 14:02:48
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Originally posted by TomCosta
There was a 4E article on the Moonshaes in Dungeon 196 is the best source. There is also some info in the 4E Setting, 4E Player's Guide, and Brian posted some updated timeline stuff, but I believe all, or nearly all, of that is captured in the Dungeon article.
That's a good list! Shawn's Dungeon article in particular was our foundational document (Shawn was our lead writer.) Brian James also did the article "Realmslore: Sarifal" for Dragon 376 which was chock full of goodness, and Matt James wrote an article "Heroes of the Moonshae Isles" in Dragon 405. |
Eric Menge
Game Designer / Writer
www.mythmakers.com |
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BenN
Senior Scribe
Japan
382 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2018 : 00:44:43
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Bought it a couple of days ago. Only had time for a quick skim through, but it looks very nice! Lots of good info, and attractively & professionally put together. 
I'll post more after I've had a chance for a full read-through. |
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