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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 25 Jun 2004 : 18:39:11
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Originally posted by kuje31
Correct.
Gracias. I think one of his novels is within one of the bookshelves here, but no idea if it was that one. |
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OrnluTheWolf
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 03:56:05
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Actually, Cyric is already a God when Prince of Lies begins. He must become a diety in the last book of the avatar trilogy, Waterdeep. Prince of Lies actually details a conflict between Mystra/Midnight and Cyric as Cyric rearanges/enlarges/shrinks his portfolio.
I don't know if anyone knows this, but Richard Awlinson (author of the Avatar trilogy) is actually a psydo-name (sp?). Why didn't he use his real name? |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 04:20:13
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Originally posted by OrnluTheWolf
Actually, Cyric is already a God when Prince of Lies begins. He must become a diety in the last book of the avatar trilogy, Waterdeep. Prince of Lies actually details a conflict between Mystra/Midnight and Cyric as Cyric rearanges/enlarges/shrinks his portfolio.
Okay, sorry, but you lost me. When did we mention Cyric? I thought we were discussing Kel. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 04:21:27
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Originally posted by OrnluTheWolf
I don't know if anyone knows this, but Richard Awlinson (author of the Avatar trilogy) is actually a psydo-name (sp?). Why didn't he use his real name?
Yes, if I recall it was used to represent more than one author. |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 06:50:48
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Scott Ciencin and Troy Denning both used this pseudonym. Scott wrote the first two books of the Avatar series under it and Troy wrote the third using it.
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OrnluTheWolf
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 14:11:53
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Okay, sorry, but you lost me. When did we mention Cyric? I thought we were discussing Kel.
Um.. Erm..... Ahem.....
Please disregard my earlier post, apparently I was under the effects of a feeblemind spell at the time (Damn you Elminster!)
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Scott Ciencin and Troy Denning both used this pseudonym. Scott wrote the first two books of the Avatar series under it and Troy wrote the third using it.
Thanks. I'll look for the differences then as I read the 2nd and 3rd books. Also, thanks for the spelling of pseudonym (I was totally clueless).
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Sarelle
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
508 Posts |
Posted - 26 Jun 2004 : 19:28:47
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| Yes, and in the new versions of the books, the authors are properly credited. |
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 08:17:21
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Okay, I've been searching for the Prince of Lies novel here but i can't find it, Spain is different!!!! (never mind i've got a Cormyr first volume tome). I think it hasn't been published here 
Sirius, this is the second time i read you using "Gracias", is curious. |
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"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 09:44:14
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Originally posted by Gion
Okay, I've been searching for the Prince of Lies novel here but i can't find it, Spain is different!!!! (never mind i've got a Cormyr first volume tome). I think it hasn't been published here
Sirius, this is the second time i read you using "Gracias", is curious.
Well, speaking for myself, I will say that some of us Americans have a tendency to lift particular words from other languages. It's not at all uncommon for someone to use another language to say "thank you."
I myself used to say "gracias" but then started saying "danke." A few years ago, I moved over to saying "domo" instead...
And if I know someone's nationality, and I know any words from their language, if the opportunity is right, I will use their native tongue when speaking to them. Usually I don't get to do more than say their version of "thank you," but it seems courteous to me to at least do that much. |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 12:32:36
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Yeah, its not at all uncommon to hear a bit of Spanish thrown into American vocabularies. We do after all have the 5th largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, with 27.8 million Americans speaking Spanish. It is estimated that 28.6 percent of the population of my city, Fresno, speak Spanish.
One can't help but "lift" vocabulary when one hears it so often.
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 15:53:46
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Originally posted by Gion
Sirius, this is the second time i read you using "Gracias", is curious.
It came in handy with my past job. |
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Darth KTrava
Learned Scribe
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 17:54:08
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Originally posted by kuje31
Sirius beat me to it. :) Ignore me.
And why would we do that? Just 'cause you partied late and slept in..... 
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Darth KTrava
Learned Scribe
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 18:00:37
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Originally posted by Sarelle
Yes, and in the new versions of the books, the authors are properly credited.
I think I heard that they put the authors under the pseudonym to put the books together since bookstores put novels alphabetically by author's last name. Same thing was done with the D&D iconic novels. But now those same bookstores are more likely to arrange them by series and one then puts them alphabetically by BOOK TITLE than AUTHOR NAME. Weird.
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Darth KTrava
Learned Scribe
USA
172 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jun 2004 : 18:02:00
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Originally posted by Gion
Okay, I've been searching for the Prince of Lies novel here but i can't find it, Spain is different!!!! (never mind i've got a Cormyr first volume tome). I think it hasn't been published here
Sirius, this is the second time i read you using "Gracias", is curious.
If all else fails, you could try Ebay. Granted they're in English, not Spanish. But there's quite a few people selling them on that site. |
Evil will be dealt with swiftly as it is my duty to remove such evil from my presence.
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
730 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2004 : 13:58:21
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Originally posted by Darth KTrava
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Originally posted by Gion
Okay, I've been searching for the Prince of Lies novel here but i can't find it, Spain is different!!!! (never mind i've got a Cormyr first volume tome). I think it hasn't been published here
Sirius, this is the second time i read you using "Gracias", is curious.
If all else fails, you could try Ebay. Granted they're in English, not Spanish. But there's quite a few people selling them on that site.
Okay i'll try, in this matters spain is really third-world like.
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"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
"I THINK I JUST HAD ANOTHER NEAR-RINCEWIND EXPERIENCE"- Discworld's Death frustrated after Rincewind scapes his grasp... again.
"I am death, come for thee" - Nimbul, from Baldur's Gate I just before being badly spanked
Sapientia sola libertas est |
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