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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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 Posted - 12 Nov 2010 : 22:29:58
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Yeah, but surely they must know that not all of us here are anti-4E?
First off, NO ONE here is anti-4e. That statement in-and-of-itself is far too ambiguous.
We are a site of fans dedicated to the setting that is The Forgotten Realms. We care not a wit what rules a person uses, or even if they play an RPG.
Secondly, I don't think anyone here is truly anti-4e FR. What we are NOT fans of is 'badness', be it poorly-conceived lore, 'thin' products, or just plain ugly maps. What we want is GOODNESS, in whatever form it takes. Many of us here complained about various things (like the ToT) long before 4e reared its head. We have NEVER been fans of 'bad lore', regardless - edition has nothing to do with it.
In every edition you will have people who like and dislike various bits of the new lore. The problem arises in 4e that there is SO MUCH new lore (a complete setting re-boot) that they have given fans too much to find issue with. I doubt any two of the so-called 'naysayers' here would even agree exactly on what they find the most distasteful.
Ergo, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the edition, and everything to do with what was presented. You will note that 3e was welcomed by most folks, which proves that edition-changes of themselves are NOT disliked.
Sorry if I went a bit OT, but I just hate when anyone says that this site is filled with 'anti-4e folk', which is a blatant inaccuracy. Before 4e came along you could find plenty of threads wherein folks complained about any number of lore-related subjects. The vast number of setting-changes have merely given us more fodder for these types of discussions.
So some of us may dislike parts of 4e, but using the term '4e-hater' is too broad a description to honestly describe what is happening here and elsewhere.
Anyhow, I would love to do another CKC article, but I don't think that will ever happen, which is sad, because a lot of good came out of those compendiums.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Knight of the Gate
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 12 Nov 2010 : 22:50:33
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Originally posted by Markustay
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Originally posted by Alisttair
Yeah, but surely they must know that not all of us here are anti-4E?
First off, NO ONE here is anti-4e. That statement in-and-of-itself is far too ambiguous.
We are a site of fans dedicated to the setting that is The Forgotten Realms. We care not a wit what rules a person uses, or even if they play an RPG.
Secondly, I don't think anyone here is truly anti-4e FR. What we are NOT fans of is 'badness', be it poorly-conceived lore, 'thin' products, or just plain ugly maps. What we want is GOODNESS, in whatever form it takes. Many of us here complained about various things (like the ToT) long before 4e reared its head. We have NEVER been fans of 'bad lore', regardless - edition has nothing to do with it.
In every edition you will have people who like and dislike various bits of the new lore. The problem arises in 4e that there is SO MUCH new lore (a complete setting re-boot) that they have given fans too much to find issue with. I doubt any two of the so-called 'naysayers' here would even agree exactly on what they find the most distasteful.
Ergo, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the edition, and everything to do with what was presented. You will note that 3e was welcomed by most folks, which proves that edition-changes of themselves are NOT disliked.
Sorry if I went a bit OT, but I just hate when anyone says that this site is filled with 'anti-4e folk', which is a blatant inaccuracy. Before 4e came along you could find plenty of threads wherein folks complained about any number of lore-related subjects. The vast number of setting-changes have merely given us more fodder for these types of discussions.
So some of us may dislike parts of 4e, but using the term '4e-hater' is too broad a description to honestly describe what is happening here and elsewhere.
Anyhow, I would love to do another CKC article, but I don't think that will ever happen, which is sad, because a lot of good came out of those compendiums.
Well-said, MT. I, for one, think there was a lot that was very well-done with 4E (as in the rule set) but disliked most of the things done with 4E (the Realms). I am no doubt one of the most vocal scribes in deriding the 4E Realms, but I don't like being painted as a '4E Hater'- I'm even now using elements of the 4E Realms in my ongoing game cc1372 DR.
Back on topic:
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
[quote]Originally posted by Alisttair
My god, we really are just like the Scribes at the 'Keep, aren't we?
"Do NOT risk the knowledge within!"
Hahaha... I actually thought of this after I wrote it. Nonetheless, I think it's a great guiding principle. |
How can life be so bountiful, providing such sublime rewards for mediocrity? -Umberto Ecco |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
13604 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2010 : 21:37:16
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And you know what Lady Nouméa Cardellith said regarding the Sages of Candlekeep:
"I think you're among the most dangerous and powerful forces on all Toril."
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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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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 Nov 2010 : 12:50:33
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Originally posted by Markustay
quote:
Originally posted by Alisttair
Yeah, but surely they must know that not all of us here are anti-4E?
First off, NO ONE here is anti-4e. That statement in-and-of-itself is far too ambiguous.
I'm not saying many are anti-4E, nor am I saying that no one is anti-4E, but upon reading some of the posts that have been made since 4E came (no scribes being finger pointed here), many of them can be perceived as being anti-4E. In most cases, reading more posts from said perceived anti-4E scribes reveals them as not being anti-4E, but not everyone(WotC employees perhaps) would be guaranteed to read more and find that out. And of course, others leave some doubt in the mind, but again, maybe that is from not reading every single post. Of course, sir Markus, you are the former  (strongly opinionated while very open minded). |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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arry
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 Nov 2010 : 13:27:53
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In that case the damage is already done.
As no Compendium is going to be produced until esteemed WotC clarifies the situation (i.e. never), the entire point is moot. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 Nov 2010 : 15:51:57
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Originally posted by arry
In that case the damage is already done.
As no Compendium is going to be produced until esteemed WotC clarifies the situation (i.e. never), the entire point is moot.
Sure feels that way...who knows what the future will bring. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 Nov 2010 : 18:33:12
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Eat lots of garlic - it keeps the elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons, you just don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They stick to your boots, will smell awful, and are impossible to scrape off.
Ah, of course. Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
13604 Posts |
Posted - 16 Nov 2010 : 00:54:27
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I believed 5e was was sort-of announced only a few weeks after 4e hit the shelves.
I don't remember the precise details - it was at Euro-Con IIRC - and some 'official' type person was asked "are there any plans for a 5e?", and the answer was something along the lines of "I would be lying if I said it hasn't come up".
I remember it struck me very funny.
So a corporation that is in-business to sell products plans on eventually releasing a new line of products?
How Extraordinary! 
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 16 Nov 2010 : 01:06:04
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Eat lots of garlic - it keeps the elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons, you just don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They stick to your boots, will smell awful, and are impossible to scrape off.
Ah, of course. Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
13604 Posts |
Posted - 16 Nov 2010 : 02:18:43
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I think you may have stumped me with that reference...
Are you referring to Chekhov's Gun? If so, I'm still not getting the connection.
Unless you mean the other Chekhov, but I understand he was more into Photon Torpedoes then canons. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 16 Nov 2010 : 02:26:05
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Yes, it was intended to be a pun on Chekhov's Gun. (Defined at Wikipedia and TV Tropes, but don't click on the second site unless you have a few hours to kill.)
I don't think the other Chekhov was in charge of the Photon Torpedo button. In fact, I really have no idea what purpose he served beyond always being the first victim of sinister plot events. |
Eat lots of garlic - it keeps the elves and vampires away.
Don't stick your sword into dragons, you just don't know where they've been.
Avoid stepping on halflings. They stick to your boots, will smell awful, and are impossible to scrape off.
Ah, of course. Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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irinotecan
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 27 Dec 2010 : 03:38:46
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OK I'm sort-of new here (not really, but not active enough to fully understand what's been going on); but I'm reading through and seeing something about "waiting for WotC's fansite policy" WRT anymore Compendiums getting published.
Can someone explain to me what the importance is of this policy is? My understanding is that the Compendium is largely unofficial realmslore, correct? Is there really need to worry about non-canon "fanlore" if Wizards doesn't give it an official blessing, so long as it's labeled as such? Is the worry here that Wizards/Hasbro could get mad enough to invoke "copyright infringement" and yank the candlekeep.com domain? And is this why, in general, it seems that the realmslore/fanlore scrolls have stagnated here since '07?
One other thought, since I suspect there is a strong likelihood of someone just saying, "That's a correct analysis of the situation". If I am right about this, what is the harm of running with WotC's pre-4.0 fansite policy until they tell us otherwise? |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 28 Dec 2010 : 23:33:35
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Yes, you've gotten the gist of the situation.
The pre-4e 'fansite policy' doesn't exist, AFAIK. It basically amounts to "just ignore them, unless they do something we don't like". To clarify, they RARELY 'went after' anyone, unless they were re-producing copyrighted material, making money off of a Hasbro-owned Intellectual property, or were producing something for the 4e rules set (in other words, using their new, NON-OGL rules to produce new D&D material).
We will never see a fansite policy, simply because it is better for them from a legal standpoint to never create one. Once you lay down the rules, the first thing people do is find ways around them; without ANY rules allowing fans to use their IP, (in any way, shape, or form) they can 'pick & choose their battles'.
Not only do we produce material directly related to their most lucrative IP, but the name of this site is even their property. We exist at their mercy, and without knowing what will 'piss them off', we can do nothing.
Sadly, so it goes. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Khelben
Seeker
Denmark
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Posted - 26 Jul 2011 : 19:14:04
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So where can I get the CandleKeep Compendium....? (not hoping for a Power Word Kill...)
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 26 Jul 2011 : 20:12:14
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Originally posted by Khelben
So where can I get the CandleKeep Compendium....? (not hoping for a Power Word Kill...)
-Khelben
Click on the link in my sig.  |
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Khelben
Seeker
Denmark
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Posted - 26 Jul 2011 : 21:26:03
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Click on the link in my sig.
Thx Rupert - it looks great but why did this creative work stop in 2007? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 27 Jul 2011 : 05:51:12
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Originally posted by Khelben
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Click on the link in my sig.
Thx Rupert - it looks great but why did this creative work stop in 2007?
Lack of contributions, mostly. Also, several regularly contributing scribes, such as myself, often found ourselves with less and less time to devote to such projects.
Then, finally, with the coming of 4e in 2008 and the restructuring of Wizards' Open Gaming License, it became somewhat precarious for fan sites, such as Candlekeep.com, to continue publishing fan-based sources without an official mandate to utilise such Intellectual Property from the license-holder.
Couple these kinds of problems/issues together, and we're still largely in a kind of limbo about how to proceed with the Compendium.
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Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
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"So Saith Ed" -- the collected Candlekeep replies of Ed Greenwood
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Brian R. James
Forgotten Realms Game Designer
USA
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Posted - 27 Jul 2011 : 21:30:25
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| Woah! Has it really been four years? I think it's time to get the band back together. |
Brian R. James - Freelance Game Designer
Follow me on Twitter @brianrjames, and please be sure to check out the RED AEGIS Roleplaying Game |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Jul 2011 : 01:44:50
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Originally posted by Brian R. James
Woah! Has it really been four years? I think it's time to get the band back together.
You're not going to start by singing "On The Road Again," are you? |
Candlekeep Forums Moderator
Candlekeep - The Library of Forgotten Realms Lore
http://www.candlekeep.com -- Candlekeep Forum Code of Conduct
Scribe for the Candlekeep Compendium -- Volume IX now available (Oct 2007)
"So Saith Ed" -- the collected Candlekeep replies of Ed Greenwood
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28 Jul 2011 : 10:53:19
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Well met
Aye, a splendid set of volumes of lore. Work had commenced for Volume X, but as The Sage stated, various reasons halted it's production.
However... I am unlocking the door, blowing off the dust and looking at recommencing this as part of Candlekeep v2. After recent discussions and work picking up again, watch this space...Candlekeep will be changing, mark my words |
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Thieran
Learned Scribe
Germany
292 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2011 : 11:03:47
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 22 Sep 2011 : 23:01:21
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| If so Alaundo, I hope my work still has a place on the shelf. |
Karsite Arcanar (Most Holy Servant of Karsus)
Anauria - Survivor State of Netheril as penned by me:
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 10:15:55
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| CKCX. It is about time. |
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Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
"Oh, you think darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but.. blinding. The shadows betray you because they belong to me." - Bane The Dark Knight Rises
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Thelonius
Senior Scribe
Spain
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Posted - 23 Sep 2011 : 10:27:39
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Good those issues might be seither solved, skipped or rounded  Looking forward to another Compendium |
"If you are to truly understand, then you will need the contrast, not adherence to a single ideal." - Kreia
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