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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 15:38:29
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Hello-
I did in fact receive this yesterday. :)
I read through your article, and was pleasantly surprised at the accumulation of dates into the timeline. Very helpful. :)
Now - I have not read Most of the sources - so there were a couple of surprises - but most of what y ou have mentioned in the timeline were at least 'strongly hinted at' in various places. Even so - the warning at the beginning was quite nice.
The map seems very nice - my only issue with it is that it might be a tad bit too small to read well. I was not in my best light situation in the house - merely just expecting to read the magazine - so it might be very servicable in better light - but it did have Lots of things listed on it. IIRC it is 1/2 page in size. A full page would have wroked better - even if it meant turning the magazine to read it!
And I must say - I am quite distressed that all of you are banned from the Old Skull - tsk tsk. 
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BobROE
Learned Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 17:40:36
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 19:06:16
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Originally posted by BobROE
Can we have a clue as to what the article is about?
Seconded. Throw us a bone here, please. I'm more likely to buy the magazine if I'm interested in it first. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Bluenose
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 19:21:12
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the spine has Cormathyr on it.  |
These, in the day when heaven was falling,
The hour when earth's foundations fled,
Followed their mercenary calling
And took their wages and are dead.
Their shoulders held the sky suspended;
They stood, and earth's foundations stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 21:18:42
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Originally posted by Bluenose
the spine has Cormathyr on it.
Uh oh. I'm no fan of the Last Mythal trilogy, so that does not bode well for me. Still, I might check it out, out of sheer curiosity.
Thanks for the hint. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2066 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 23:39:24
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Originally posted by BobROE
Can we have a clue as to what the article is about?
The article gives a day-by-day timeline for Cormanthyr over the past 2.5 years, integrating all the stories and implied stories of various game products and novels. In addition it gives a brief overview of the various factions active in the forest today. Finally, there's a map of the forest with every tag I could find.
I intended the article to clear up some confusing Realmslore and set the stage for DM's about to run Shadowdale: Scouring of the Dale. (The article goes through the end of 1374 DR. Shadowdale is set in Hammer, 1375 DR, although you could change the date if you wanted.)
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 23:48:06
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
quote:
Originally posted by BobROE
Can we have a clue as to what the article is about?
The article gives a day-by-day timeline for Cormanthyr over the past 2.5 years, integrating all the stories and implied stories of various game products and novels. In addition it gives a brief overview of the various factions active in the forest today. Finally, there's a map of the forest with every tag I could find.
I intended the article to clear up some confusing Realmslore and set the stage for DM's about to run Shadowdale: Scouring of the Dale. (The article goes through the end of 1374 DR. Shadowdale is set in Hammer, 1375 DR, although you could change the date if you wanted.)
--Eric
Does the article provide and end date for Lolths silence? |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 16 Mar 2007 : 23:54:39
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
I intended the article to clear up some confusing Realmslore and set the stage for DM's about to run Shadowdale: Scouring of the Dale. (The article goes through the end of 1374 DR. Shadowdale is set in Hammer, 1375 DR, although you could change the date if you wanted.)
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2066 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 00:00:18
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Does the article provide and end date for Lolths silence?
Yes. Does that answer your question? ;-)
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 00:16:08
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Does the article provide and end date for Lolths silence?
Yes. Does that answer your question? ;-)
--Eric
Excellent thats good to see
it will resolve one of the issues holding up my timeline article here at Candlekeep
Does the article add any new Dragon rage events to the Dalelands? |
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2066 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 01:48:17
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Does the article add any new Dragon rage events to the Dalelands?
Yes. Several.
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 10:25:07
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| Sounds like a wonderfully useful item for my campaign. Consider yourself to have sold another copy. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 17 Mar 2007 : 13:42:38
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Does the article add any new Dragon rage events to the Dalelands?
Yes. Several.
--Eric
Cool
Does the article detail the "Current" status of Hillsfar? (ie what its like post Final gate) |
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Emperor Sigismund
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2066 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 03:32:14
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Does the article detail the "Current" status of Hillsfar? (ie what its like post Final gate)
Only indirectly.
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Daviot
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 03:46:58
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| Well, Mr. Boyd, as I'm currently running a campaign that takes place in the spring of DR 1374 around and about the Dalelands, a compilation of all the happenstance running through the area was exactly what I was looking for. I'll be scouring the newsstands starting next week! |
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Dhomal
Senior Scribe
USA
565 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 05:04:19
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Hello-
Daviot - it should be pretty easy to spot - the cover is one of the more plain covers I have ever seen on Dragon - being a large part just plain while - and with a Modron in the center. Now - when I say plain - I say it as a descriptor - not as judgement. :) I actually like the cover - it sure caught my eye!
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 23:14:39
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According to one of the guys over at Enworld Erics article in 354 is 5 pages long and it had a LOT of info covering War of the Spider Queen (module), and the "Scourging of Shadow module", War of the Spider Queen novel series, Final Gate Series and Blackstaff as well as sources.
I have no idea what the "Scourging of Shadow module" is |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 23:26:57
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Originally posted by Dargoth
I have no idea what the "Scourging of Shadow module" is
Sounds like the trilogy of modules that is just starting to come out...... |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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turox
Learned Scribe
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 23:30:38
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Just a speculation but it could be a preview of Shadowdale: The Scourging of the Land
Least that is what popped in my head when I read your post Dargoth. |
Turox Antas Dragonslayer -
"People will believe anything they want to believe, or fear to believe."
Wizard's First Rule: Chapter 36, Page #397, US Hard Cover (revealed by Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander).
Explanation by Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: "People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 19 Mar 2007 : 23:46:30
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Dargoth
I have no idea what the "Scourging of Shadow module" is
Sounds like the trilogy of modules that is just starting to come out......
Hmmmm if it is thats doesnt bode well for me buying this issue of Dragon, Ill probably be playing those 3 modules and Im trying to avoid reading any spoils that my character wouldnt know |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 00:05:51
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Dargoth
I have no idea what the "Scourging of Shadow module" is
Sounds like the trilogy of modules that is just starting to come out......
Hmmmm if it is thats doesnt bode well for me buying this issue of Dragon, Ill probably be playing those 3 modules and Im trying to avoid reading any spoils that my character wouldnt know
Aye,
Well, I haven't seen the issue on the newstands yet, so I don't own it but as Turox said, and I agree, it sure sounds like those modules. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Faraer
Great Reader
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Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 00:52:26
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| Just got it! -- not read it yet. I like the map. Two as in Eleasias. |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 01:35:27
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Hmmmm if it is thats doesnt bode well for me buying this issue of Dragon, Ill probably be playing those 3 modules and Im trying to avoid reading any spoils that my character wouldnt know
The article includes a list of the products (game and novels) that might be spoiled by reading the article (at the beginning of the article). One of the game products that could be spoiled by the article is Shadowdale: Scouring of the Land, second of this year's trilogy of adventures.
I deliberately wrote the article, in part, to "set up" the events of the Shadowdale adventure. The article ends on the last day of 1374 DR. The second adventure takes place in the month of Hammer, 1375 DR.
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 01:36:48
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Dargoth
I have no idea what the "Scourging of Shadow module" is
Sounds like the trilogy of modules that is just starting to come out......
Shadowdale: Scouring of the Land. It's the second of the three linked adventures coming out this year. I wrote about 3/5ths of it.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 02:04:00
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
quote:
Originally posted by Dargoth
Hmmmm if it is thats doesnt bode well for me buying this issue of Dragon, Ill probably be playing those 3 modules and Im trying to avoid reading any spoils that my character wouldnt know
The article includes a list of the products (game and novels) that might be spoiled by reading the article (at the beginning of the article). One of the game products that could be spoiled by the article is Shadowdale: Scouring of the Land, second of this year's trilogy of adventures.
I deliberately wrote the article, in part, to "set up" the events of the Shadowdale adventure. The article ends on the last day of 1374 DR. The second adventure takes place in the month of Hammer, 1375 DR.
--Eric
hmmmm in what sense and how badly would I be spoiled in the event I read your article and then played Shadowdale?
Ive already read book 1 of Paul Kemps latest series of novels |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
2066 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2007 : 03:46:35
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Hmmmm if it is thats doesnt bode well for me buying this issue of Dragon, Ill probably be playing those 3 modules and Im trying to avoid reading any spoils that my character wouldnt know
The article includes a list of the products (game and novels) that might be spoiled by reading the article (at the beginning of the article). One of the game products that could be spoiled by the article is Shadowdale: Scouring of the Land, second of this year's trilogy of adventures.
I deliberately wrote the article, in part, to "set up" the events of the Shadowdale adventure. The article ends on the last day of 1374 DR. The second adventure takes place in the month of Hammer, 1375 DR.
--Eric
hmmmm in what sense and how badly would I be spoiled in the event I read your article and then played Shadowdale?
Ive already read book 1 of Paul Kemps latest series of novels
It's not that related to Paul's novels. (Loosely tied only.)
If you read the article, you'll know the identity of the major bad guys.
I'd wait and read it this summer.
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