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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 04 Apr 2005 : 22:06:43
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So I received my copy of The Crystal Shard from RA Salvatore's e-signing, and you know what! There's a TIMELINE IN IT! *rejoice*
Homeland
Begins 1297, Ends 1328
Exile
Begins 1338, Ends 1340
Sojourn
Begins 1340, Ends 1347
The Crystal Shard
Begins 1351, Ends 1356
Streams of Silver
Begins 1356
The Halfing's Gem
Begins 1356, Ends 1357
The Legacy
Begins/Ends 1357
Starless Night
Begins/Ends 1357
Siege of Darkness
Begins/Ends 1358
Passage of Dawn
Begins/Ends 1364
The Silent Blade
Begins/Ends 1364
The Spine of the World
Begins 1365, Ends 1369
Sea of Swords
Begins 1369, Ends 1370
The Thousand Orcs
Begins/Ends 1370
The Lone Drow
Begins/Ends 1370
The Two Swords
Begins 1370, Ends 1371
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Mareka
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 04 Apr 2005 : 22:24:16
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That's awesome. Thanks so much for sharing, SirUrza. |
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elven_songstress
Learned Scribe
126 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2005 : 22:47:48
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| Wow wouldn't that make Catti like sixty or seventy? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Apr 2005 : 22:55:27
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Originally posted by elven_songstress
Wow wouldn't that make Catti like sixty or seventy?
No..... she wasn't in the 1st three...... So she would be like late 20's early 30's. |
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Edited by - Kuje on 04 Apr 2005 22:56:12 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 04 Apr 2005 : 23:23:40
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Originally posted by elven_songstress
Wow wouldn't that make Catti like sixty or seventy?
Nah, she's about Wulfgar's age, remember? So she's 30 or so.
That makes Drizzt 74, though. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 00:42:25
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I just noticed that the timeline only shows novels...
What else was it supposed to show, Wooly?
It's been done because R A Salvatore never puts that little "Captain's Log, stardate ..." bit at the start of his book/chapters.
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6646 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 00:43:41
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Originally posted by SirUrza
So I received my copy of The Crystal Shard from RA Salvatore's e-signing, and you know what! There's a TIMELINE IN IT! *rejoice*
Sea of Swords
Begins 1369, Ends 1390
I'm assuming this should be "Ends 1370".
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 00:49:00
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Originally posted by George Krashos
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I just noticed that the timeline only shows novels...
What else was it supposed to show, Wooly?
It's been done because R A Salvatore never puts that little "Captain's Log, stardate ..." bit at the start of his book/chapters.
-- George Krashos
There was at least one Drizzt Do'Urden short story. It's not listed. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 01:33:31
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Originally posted by George Krashos
quote:
Originally posted by SirUrza
Sea of Swords
Begins 1369, Ends 1390
I'm assuming this should be "Ends 1370".
Yeap. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 01:37:38
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Originally posted by George Krashos
It's been done because R A Salvatore never puts that little "Captain's Log, stardate ..." bit at the start of his book/chapters.
Maybe it's a sign of change?
But in the Dark Elf reprints they had Q&As with Bob, Crystal Shard is missing that in favor of the timeline. Maybe now they'll date stamp future novels from here on (they know his novel dates are a problem after all.)
I'm wondering if they have anything special for the rest of the reprints now.
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 01:42:09
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Originally posted by SirUrza
So I received my copy of The Crystal Shard from RA Salvatore's e-signing, and you know what! There's a TIMELINE IN IT! *rejoice*
Wonderful of you to share this information. There have been quite a number of questions asking for a timeline for the last Drizzt trilogy. This information will allow for such questions to have proper answers now. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 01:43:09
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Nah, she's about Wulfgar's age, remember? So she's 30 or so.
That makes Drizzt 74, though.
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 02:18:10
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Wonderful of you to share this information. There have been quite a number of questions asking for a timeline for the last Drizzt trilogy. This information will allow for such questions to have proper answers now.
Now that the timeline is in print, it might be possible for Bob to date stamp his works like others have started to do.
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Nah, she's about Wulfgar's age, remember? So she's 30 or so.
That makes Drizzt 74, though.
So, which one is robbing the cradle?
Hmmm... Catti. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 03:21:50
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Originally posted by SirUrza
Now that the timeline is in print, it might be possible for Bob to date stamp his works like others have started to do.
I'm curious do the authors always do that or is it done in editing sometimes? There appears to be no set pattern even now as some works still appear sans dates.
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Hmmm... Catti.
Go Catti Robinson. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36779 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 03:44:24
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
Go Catti Robinson.
<singing> "And here's to you, Cattie Robinson..." </singing>
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 04:37:39
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
<singing> "And here's to you, Cattie Robinson..." </singing>
Great, now we both have dated ourselves. And as for timelines, I hope we get the second half of the timeline for the WOTSQ novels now that the last novel is out. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 15:35:05
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| Such a dreamer SB. Only 1 good resource a year. :) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 16:02:26
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Originally posted by SirUrza
Such a dreamer SB.
That's me, only thing missing is the Supertramp song playing in the background.
To those that visit Salvatore's site. Has he mentioned a timeline for the upcoming A/J novel? I'm going with the belief it is set in current Realms time.....but wanted to check. |
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Kameron M. Franklin
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 16:51:55
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
I'm curious do the authors always do that or is it done in editing sometimes? There appears to be no set pattern even now as some works still appear sans dates.
I was asked by my editor to include dates at certain points in Maiden of Pain. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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5517 Posts |
Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 17:10:32
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Originally posted by Kameron M. Franklin
I was asked by my editor to include dates at certain points in Maiden of Pain.
Thanks for this inside information. I don't know about other scribes, but I am can be very obsessive when it comes to dates in novels. |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 05 Apr 2005 : 21:14:43
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Hmmmm. 1370 to 1371 for the last trilogy, unfortunately introduces some continuity issues, then again, any date for it introduces some continuity issues involving the formation of the Silver Marches, the return of Bruenor to the throne, and other issues involving plot hooks created in the 3E FRCS (set in 1372 DR) and Silver Marches (presumably also in 1372 DR), and my own attempt at reconciling some of them on the WotC website article on A Hstory of Many Arrows.... So George how do you think we reconcile some of them....
And yep, it would've been nice to have all of Salvatore's work (including stories in Dragon and the various anthologies dated -- though most of them are not terribly challenging to date given what we now have).... |
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Ethriel
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 00:26:00
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So, where do you guys think Drizzt's next adventures'll lead? I seriously doubt Gerti and Obould'll get theirs...Tos'un'll probably make a nuisance of himself and I shouldn't be surprised if they end up going into the Abyss and meeting Errtu again (hopefully destroying him for good)
But please no more orc sex... |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 01:11:46
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quote:
Originally posted by TomCosta
Hmmmm. 1370 to 1371 for the last trilogy, unfortunately introduces some continuity issues, then again, any date for it introduces some continuity issues involving the formation of the Silver Marches, the return of Bruenor to the throne, and other issues involving plot hooks created in the 3E FRCS (set in 1372 DR) and Silver Marches (presumably also in 1372 DR), and my own attempt at reconciling some of them on the WotC website article on A Hstory of Many Arrows.... So George how do you think we reconcile some of them....
I was just thinking the same thing, Tom. We had it mapped out pretty well, but I think that this new version of the timeline is going to require a bit of lateral thinking and ... *gasp* ... maybe even some "this 2E source has now been invalidated by information in X, Y, Z". Let's chat about it.
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 04:33:18
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Originally posted by Ethriel
So, where do you guys think Drizzt's next adventures'll lead?
The end of Two Swords pretty much mapped it out. The quest for Colson, and then the hunt for the lost Dwarf city. I HOPE Colson is done completely in short stories so we can get to the good stuff right away. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 04:35:59
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Originally posted by TomCosta
Hmmmm. 1370 to 1371 for the last trilogy, unfortunately introduces some continuity issues
I gave up. As long as the novel department and game(?) department don't have to answer to someone and PAY FOR continuity mistakes, they'll continue to happen.
Hence, the shutting down of the FR Novels forum, WOTC didn't want to hear about it anymore. (Yes I know there were other issues too, but I feel some of the "anger" was generated by continuity mishaps.) |
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snowybeagle
Acolyte
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Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 04:52:57
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Hi,
As I recalled, Drizzt's age got shortened considerably because of TSR changed the lifespan of the drows in the new edition.
Does anyone have a comparison between of his history between the 2 editions? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
7915 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 05:00:02
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Originally posted by snowybeagle
Hi,
As I recalled, Drizzt's age got shortened considerably because of TSR changed the lifespan of the drows in the new edition.
Does anyone have a comparison between of his history between the 2 editions?
Well what was posted here matches up to what is on the WOTC page here:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=books/fr/fictionlist&tablesort=1
Now I know between 1e and 2e elven life got shortened and I think it got shortened even more in 3e. But RAS uses the 1e material mostly still. :) |
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Edited by - Kuje on 06 Apr 2005 05:02:24 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 05:39:03
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quote:
Originally posted by snowybeagle
Hi,
As I recalled, Drizzt's age got shortened considerably because of TSR changed the lifespan of the drows in the new edition.
Does anyone have a comparison between of his history between the 2 editions?
I don't know if they've changed it or not, but the early editions of The Crystal Shard said he'd lived in the Underdark for over 200 years before coming to the surface. That was later chucked out the window, when the Dark Elf trilogy was published.
But that change happened entirely within 2E. |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 06 Apr 2005 05:39:23 |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 06 Apr 2005 : 17:46:20
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| Go TSR. :) |
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LordAnki
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 10 Apr 2005 : 23:15:31
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| Salvatore should've put the books in order. Reading the books from Dark Elf Trilogy on thru is going to make so much more sense to me than to my friends who have every FR book, and every DL book. I am going to try to get every Eberron book myself but I mean for them they said it was kind of confusing at first and then the Dark Elf tril came out and that filled in holes for them. But Drizzt only lived in the underdark for 40 years or so. Then it was several months when he went into the surface. |
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