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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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 Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 02:40:29
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Okay... So, someone asked about the Roll of Years, recently. I looked around, and found a link to the original document on the Wizards site. Poking around on my hard drive this eve, I found another link -- this time, to the alphabetical listing of the years.
What I couldn't find, however, even with help from Google, was the page these files are linked to. As in, where is it listed that you could click to download those files? The files are still on their website, so surely somewhere there is a link to them...
Oh, and if you didn't already know, the search engine on that page is a joke. It's about as reliable as a tinker gnome invention...
Here on the Candlekeep page, in the 2000 archives, I found the link to where the files originally were -- but that page is gone. There were three other files listed (the descriptions are from Big Al, I assume):
Moonsea Fauna - says it all, Fauna of the Moonsea region.
The Scrolls and the Dwarves - Fiction of the Tethyamar dwarves.
Needless to say, I can't find these files (the third file, the spell Shadow Storm, I was able to locate by experimenting with URLs). I should like to, though. Does anyone know where I can locate them, or better yet, have them to share?
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 07 Apr 2005 02:41:23
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
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Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 03:53:32
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Okay... So, someone asked about the Roll of Years, recently. I looked around, and found a link to the original document on the Wizards site. Poking around on my hard drive this eve, I found another link -- this time, to the alphabetical listing of the years.
What I couldn't find, however, even with help from Google, was the page these files are linked to. As in, where is it listed that you could click to download those files? The files are still on their website, so surely somewhere there is a link to them...
Okay, very long story, but if I'm understanding correctly, you are looking for a link to where you can download and/or save a listing of the Roll of Years in alphabetical order, correct?
If that's the case, will this work? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 06:17:56
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Oh no, that's not the case. I know the files are still on the Wizards page, and I have the URLs for them. I just can't find the "for the alphabetical list, click here page" -- the links I have are directly to the files.
No, what I'm looking for is the article and fiction listed above in bold. They appeared in early 2000 on the Wizards page, and their archives only go to late 2000. If those files are still on the Wizards page, I can't find them. But I want them!  |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 06:30:00
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
No, what I'm looking for is the article and fiction listed above in bold. They appeared in early 2000 on the Wizards page, and their archives only go to late 2000. If those files are still on the Wizards page, I can't find them. But I want them!
Ah, okay, sorry for the confusion. I recall the page you are describing now. You didn't save it when you had the chance while knowing the WOTC site's history? You do think Tymora smiles upon you all the time don't you?  |
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Mareka
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 09:42:53
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
No, what I'm looking for is the article and fiction listed above in bold. They appeared in early 2000 on the Wizards page, and their archives only go to late 2000. If those files are still on the Wizards page, I can't find them. But I want them!
Ah, okay, sorry for the confusion. I recall the page you are describing now. You didn't save it when you had the chance while knowing the WOTC site's history? You do think Tymora smiles upon you all the time don't you?
Oh come on. Look at that face. How can she not? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 07 Apr 2005 : 11:36:54
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
No, what I'm looking for is the article and fiction listed above in bold. They appeared in early 2000 on the Wizards page, and their archives only go to late 2000. If those files are still on the Wizards page, I can't find them. But I want them!
Ah, okay, sorry for the confusion. I recall the page you are describing now. You didn't save it when you had the chance while knowing the WOTC site's history? You do think Tymora smiles upon you all the time don't you?
I never saw those features... At the time, their updates to the page were sporadic. I got the Roll of Years then, but I obviously missed that other stuff. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 07:09:58
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Needless to say, I can't find these files (the third file, the spell Shadow Storm, I was able to locate by experimenting with URLs). I should like to, though. Does anyone know where I can locate them, or better yet, have them to share?
There was an old archived FTP site with those files (and many other Realmslore tidbits) included. I'm not sure whether it's still online though.
I'll have to check my bookmarks.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 17:56:33
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Resurrecting another old thread... I just found the Moonsea Fauna article, again by playing with the URL. I'm still trying to figure out how to monkey the URL right to get the last article, the one about the dwarves and the Nether Scrolls.
I'll post the links later. |
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Beirnadri Magranth
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 18:12:14
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Please DO Wooly, especially the last one with- ooh I'm so addicted -the nether scrolls!
Oh and I checked the Roll of Years that I use/have bookmarked, and it has them listed both alphabetically and by date.
Here's the link:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/2566/rollofyears.rtf |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 31 Aug 2006 : 23:09:46
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Originally posted by Beirnadri Magranth
Please DO Wooly, especially the last one with- ooh I'm so addicted -the nether scrolls!
Oh and I checked the Roll of Years that I use/have bookmarked, and it has them listed both alphabetically and by date.
Here's the link:
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Castle/2566/rollofyears.rtf
I've got the link to where the Roll of Years is stored on the Wizards site, but we've also got it stored here on Candlekeep. The Roll is also available in the FR Calendar utility they put out last year (I don't have that link handy).
That last file is proving difficult to find. |
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xmanii
Acolyte
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Posted - 16 Sep 2006 : 15:01:19
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My google-fu isn't up to par. Have you tried emailing them?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 16 Sep 2006 : 16:32:10
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Originally posted by xmanii
My google-fu isn't up to par. Have you tried emailing them?
I found a reference somewhere to the link having been lost, and one of the WotC people said he'd contact the web folks on it. Considering that it's never been done, I don't think contacting them would have any effect. Besides, I found the other files on me own... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 16 Jan 2008 : 16:27:52
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Resurrecting this old topic...
The fourth and final lost file has been found, thanks to Tauster! His search fu was better than mine, at least in this case...
So, to recap... The stuff I was looking for was stuff I'd not heard of before noting the 30 January entry on this page. Since I knew that the Roll of Years was still hidden on their site, it stood to reason that the other files were, too. I found three, but I couldn't find the fourth thru the same methods -- not knowing the name of the file made it impossible.
But Tauster found and linked to the file, so I now have all four links. And, as promised, here are the links to all four files.
Moonsea Fauna -- An article about the various aquatic critters inhabiting the Moonsea.
Shadow Storm -- Shadow Storm is a nasty 5th level spell from 2E.
The Roll of Years -- This is the original Roll of Years download, which has since been copied to a number of different locations. We have it hosted on this site, in various formats, and it's also available in the Forgotten Realms Calendar Tool.
The Scrolls and the Dwarves/ The Denial of Mystryl -- A very brief tale; it offers a reason for while pre-3E dwarves could not use arcane magic. |
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