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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 17 Jul 2004 : 21:53:09
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What is the difference between a deity and entity?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 17 Jul 2004 : 22:42:11
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Courtesy of Dictionary.com:
Entity: quote:
Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit
Deity:
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A god or goddess
A deity could be considered an entity, but so could a person, an animal, a business, etc. |
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 17 Jul 2004 : 23:14:33
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| Sorry for asking such a beginners question, I have been into FR for only a year now and really don't know to much about gods, planes, or any other thing of that sort... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 00:16:49
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Sorry for asking such a beginners question, I have been into FR for only a year now and really don't know to much about gods, planes, or any other thing of that sort...
No worries -- at one point in time, all of us were new to the Realms. I myself was confused by many things when I first got into the Realms, and at that time, there wasn't nearly as much material and lore out there as there is now!
The best info on the gods of the Forgotten Realms can be found in the three 2nd edition 'godbooks': Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities. All three of those books are very rich in lore, and well worth the price.
Some of the info is a bit dated, but this site has a lot of info on the gods of the Realms:
http://toril.info/FaA.greater.htm |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 01:44:46
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
The best info on the gods of the Forgotten Realms can be found in the three 2nd edition 'godbooks': Faiths & Avatars, Powers & Pantheons, and Demihuman Deities. All three of those books are very rich in lore, and well worth the price.
Dantrag,
If you're interested in obtaining these now Out of Print resources, RPGNow has them available as PDF downloads for $4.95 each.
I'll echo WR's comments. These three tomes are exactly what I think would be most beneficial to you if you wish to learn a great deal of lore about the FR deities. |
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 02:11:56
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Thank you both...one of the reasons I don't know to much about the realms, is that I have never played D&D...there I admitted it... |
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 02:56:56
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| Another question I have is why don't the authors write about the other continent in Toril's Plane? |
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AlacLuin
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 03:06:18
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Another question I have is why don't the authors write about the other continent in Toril's Plane?
Which contenent?
There was a trilogy set in Meztica writen 10 or so years ago.
And if IIRC, there has also been books written in Kara-tur and Zakahara(sp?).
The marketing answer to your question is that books are written for areas tha WotC wishes books to be written in.
If they do not wish to see books published in areas other then Faerun, we will not see them.
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 03:08:35
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Originally posted by AlacLuin
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Another question I have is why don't the authors write about the other continent in Toril's Plane?
Which contenent?
There was a trilogy set in Meztica writen 10 or so years ago.
And if IIRC, there has also been books written in Kara-tur and Zakahara(sp?).
The marketing answer to your question is that books are written for areas tha WotC wishes books to be written in.
If they do not wish to see books published in areas other then Faerun, we will not see them.
In the game Icewind Dale, there was another continent they talked about... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 03:19:49
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Originally posted by Dantrag
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Originally posted by AlacLuin
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Another question I have is why don't the authors write about the other continent in Toril's Plane?
Which contenent?
There was a trilogy set in Meztica writen 10 or so years ago.
And if IIRC, there has also been books written in Kara-tur and Zakahara(sp?).
The marketing answer to your question is that books are written for areas tha WotC wishes books to be written in.
If they do not wish to see books published in areas other then Faerun, we will not see them.
In the game Icewind Dale, there was another continent they talked about...
I'm not familiar with any of the computer games, but they were likely referring to Maztica.
Maztica is one of many continents on Toril. Sadly, there seems to be little official interest in exploring these other continents. |
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 03:28:21
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| Hmm...well, that would make a good book... |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 04:32:43
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Thank you both...one of the reasons I don't know to much about the realms, is that I have never played D&D...there I admitted it...
Nothing big about that fact. I know individuals who have never gamed in the Realms but enjoy the FR fiction offerings. |
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Dantrag
Learned Scribe
USA
141 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 04:48:07
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Karesch
Learned Scribe
Canada
199 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jul 2004 : 23:37:33
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Dantrang, if there's nobody in your area, a possibility for you, might be to give PbeM a shot. I believe somewhere on this site, there is a group of people setting something of that sort up, and I think there's a couple ongoing groups that are regulars here aswell. It's not quite the same as playing in a group face to face, but it can still be quite enjoyable. Anyhow, it's a suggestion.
K |
Knowledge is power... power corrupts... knowledge corrupts? hmm...
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 02:56:11
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Dantrag
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Originally posted by AlacLuin
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Originally posted by Dantrag
Another question I have is why don't the authors write about the other continent in Toril's Plane?
Which contenent?
There was a trilogy set in Meztica writen 10 or so years ago.
And if IIRC, there has also been books written in Kara-tur and Zakahara(sp?).
The marketing answer to your question is that books are written for areas tha WotC wishes books to be written in.
If they do not wish to see books published in areas other then Faerun, we will not see them.
In the game Icewind Dale, there was another continent they talked about...
I'm not familiar with any of the computer games, but they were likely referring to Maztica.
Maztica is one of many continents on Toril. Sadly, there seems to be little official interest in exploring these other continents.
The now-famous 'Campaign Classics' issue of Dragon (January #315) had some information on Maztica in the 3e D&D environment. It was mostly PrC data (obviously  ), but there was some other basic information about the land too, if I recall correctly...
As for the other continent mentioned in the IWD game (there you go Arivia, there's a few acronyms you've missed )... I don't seem to remember that particular part of the game. Perhaps you could be a little more specific?
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Karesch
Learned Scribe
Canada
199 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 03:58:38
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| LoL, it's nice to see so much response to that thread I started. It's something i've meant to do awhile, and kept forgetting to do. I've already had a couple clarified for me. |
Knowledge is power... power corrupts... knowledge corrupts? hmm...
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 05:57:56
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We exist to clarify... We are the Scribes of Candlekeep  .
Ooh, that almost sounds like something that should lead into a theme song!   |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 07:10:55
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It is... sort of . It's from an old campaign of mine that was based (loosely) on the events from Crucible. I'd wanted to give the monks of Candlekeep an extra depth of "realism", and an easy-to-remember-chant seemed to be the best way (at the time). The monks would often use that phrasing after performing some kind of task for a visitor, or dignified person who happened to be passing by.
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 09:34:01
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Sounds like a radio ad for a gardening store chain I heard a while back -- it mostly consisted of people coming up to ask questions of this one employee, who would always say "That's why we're here."
As to continents of Toril, there are, I think, at least five. There could be more, depending on how you split things up -- for instance, long before continental plates were even thought of, North and South America were considered two continents, so the area of Toril now thought of as Maztica could be called two as well. (Any one think that the shape of that landmass is an accident?  ) |
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
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Posted - 19 Jul 2004 : 09:35:58
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| Sorry, Alaundo . . . didn't really pay attention to the supposed subject. |
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brjr2001
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 Jul 2004 : 15:19:27
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I belive an Entity is something that is not worshiped and is something foriegn to the charactor/charactors.
A diety is worship and is usually known to be well known in fact people could spot them easily (if not disguised) |
on second thought lets not go to candlekeep it is a silly place |
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