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sleyvas
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Posted - 28 Dec 2021 :  14:52:05  Show Profile Send sleyvas a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
Saw this one amazon while I was looking for a mousepad. Thought it was an odd idea, but it is only $13.99. Guessing they're doing the drawings for something else and figured they'd make a buck by producing the posters (which isn't a bad idea if they have the material if they think it will sell).

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https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Forgotten-Realms-Poster/dp/0762479019/ref=zg_bsnr_16215_31?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BT2Q4HA5SXANCY3NYWM3

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 28 Dec 2021 :  15:23:27  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'd like to see the cityscapes show in the book, so I could decide if I wanted it or not.

Prolly going to pass, though. I don't consider 8x10 to be a poster, and I'd rather have some of the past art covers to put up, anyway.

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The Masked Mage
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Posted - 28 Dec 2021 :  18:20:38  Show Profile Send The Masked Mage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'll bet on Waterdeep.
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Lord Karsus
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  04:07:40  Show Profile Send Lord Karsus a Private Message  Reply with Quote
-Cool idea if the pics were bigger (fold out maps maybe?) and had like cross-sections or highlighted different areas and neighborhoods, or something.

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Ayrik
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  04:49:16  Show Profile Send Ayrik a Private Message  Reply with Quote
But what if you've already got your wall covered in Forgotten Realms maps?

... oh wait, that won't be an issue. These "gorgeous full size" posters are each only 8x10, smaller than photo portraits or notebook pages.

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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  05:16:52  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I don't remember what it came in, but there was a poster (a real one!) of Alissa of the Mists, back in the day. I had that one on my bedroom wall, above my desk, and spent a lot of time just staring at it.

Another freebie that was from Dragon was a Larry Elmore piece of a mounted swordsman, fighting a red dragon that was on a large rock, with a woman warrior crouching under the rock, ready to stab the dragon's belly. That was another awesome bit of art.

I'd love to see something more like that, rather than small little cityscapes.

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sleyvas
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  14:01:44  Show Profile Send sleyvas a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ayrik

But what if you've already got your wall covered in Forgotten Realms maps?

... oh wait, that won't be an issue. These "gorgeous full size" posters are each only 8x10, smaller than photo portraits or notebook pages.



Yeah, I picture this being nothing more than a 12 page flip book now that I think of the size. Wonder if they're producing the city pictures for use with FR MTG cards (I won't wish its for something like a book on several large cities of the realms). Still, I do want to see it, only because of my own fascination with making cities in 3d and "coloring" them (trend of the last 2 or so years).

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TheIriaeban
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  15:52:41  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Any idea of where the cover is supposed to be from? At first I thought Candlekeep until I saw the second tower/city in the background.

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Zeromaru X
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  17:36:20  Show Profile Send Zeromaru X a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Neverwinter, circa 1479 DR. Especially, that is a view of the Hall of Justice with Castle Never in the background. That pic is from the official art of the MMO game.

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sleyvas
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  19:43:30  Show Profile Send sleyvas a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Zeromaru X

Neverwinter, circa 1479 DR. Especially, that is a view of the Hall of Justice with Castle Never in the background. That pic is from the official art of the MMO game.



Hmmm, I never got into the Neverwinter MMO. How is it doing? Maybe this is the source for where all of its coming from?

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Zeromaru X
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Posted - 29 Dec 2021 :  22:02:00  Show Profile Send Zeromaru X a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It has positive reviews as far as I'm aware. The new update has changed the playability so it resembles 5e mechanics (as it originally used mechanics akin to 4e's), and lorewise it has covered every 5e module so far, with a few tweaks. Ed said that most of these developments are canon, although he said that before the official canon statement by WotC this year.

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Alexander Clark
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Posted - 30 Dec 2021 :  19:59:08  Show Profile Send Alexander Clark a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:

Hmmm, I never got into the Neverwinter MMO. How is it doing?


Relatively well for a niche MMORPG. As stated earlier, it had a huge update recently this year which redid leveling, added a new class (Bard) and generally tried to make it resemble 5e a bit more.
Keep in mind that it's a more modern MMORPG, so it's less "open world" and focuses more on actiony combat (which is the best in the genre, IMO) than 15-20 year old titles.
Also it's Neverwinter, not "Forgotten Realms Online," so there are few locations present in the game except for Neverwinter, some Icewind Dale, a part of Chult and some dungeons.

P.S. They are giving away a month of free subscription right now, so it might be a good time to give it a try (and it's on Steam if you want to play on PC.)

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Alexander Clark
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Posted - 30 Dec 2021 :  20:16:58  Show Profile Send Alexander Clark a Private Message  Reply with Quote
P.P.S. It seems like originally it was mostly based on a pretty good Neverwinter Campaign Setting 4e book, but now it's mostly 5e modules.
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TheIriaeban
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Posted - 31 Dec 2021 :  01:36:28  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I am going to go ahead and order it. It is about a buck a pic and at 8x10, it will fit perfectly in my scanner in case I want to use one of them in a future DMs Guild product.

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TheIriaeban
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Posted - 01 Mar 2022 :  22:08:03  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I have the poster book now. There are a couple from Waterdeep, one of Menzoberranzan, the previously mentioned one of Neverwinter, a city being attacked by the Tarrasque, and some place where they ride dinosaurs in the city.

Paperwise, it is on nicely thick stock (typical for a frame).

Edit: Also, it appears to be copywrite WoTC but published by someone else so it cannot be used for DMG stuff without a separate agreement. Oh, well. Such is life.

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Edited by - TheIriaeban on 01 Mar 2022 22:10:15
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HighOne
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Posted - 02 Mar 2022 :  15:04:06  Show Profile Send HighOne a Private Message  Reply with Quote
All the pictures seem to be reprints from 5E books. The aforementioned dinosaur-riding city, for example, comes from Tomb of Annihilation.

And 8x10 is not poster-sized. It's smaller than a sheet of paper.
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EricMinde
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Posted - 02 Mar 2022 :  15:16:27  Show Profile Send EricMinde a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by HighOne

and 8x10 is not poster-sized. It's smaller than a sheet of paper.


I seen that and got discouraged. I wouldn't mind actual posters but a coffee table book of pictures would just get eaten by the puppies.

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TheIriaeban
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Posted - 02 Mar 2022 :  16:59:23  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I would have liked it if they identified what city each picture is supposed to be showing. Otherwise, it is just a book of generic fantasy cityscapes.

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Posted - 02 Mar 2022 :  18:52:58  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by HighOne

All the pictures seem to be reprints from 5E books. The aforementioned dinosaur-riding city, for example, comes from Tomb of Annihilation.

And 8x10 is not poster-sized. It's smaller than a sheet of paper.



It depends on how tall you are. If you were say two feet tall, that 8x10 is a poster!

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TheIriaeban
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Posted - 02 Mar 2022 :  21:18:28  Show Profile Send TheIriaeban a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert

quote:
Originally posted by HighOne

All the pictures seem to be reprints from 5E books. The aforementioned dinosaur-riding city, for example, comes from Tomb of Annihilation.

And 8x10 is not poster-sized. It's smaller than a sheet of paper.



It depends on how tall you are. If you were say two feet tall, that 8x10 is a poster!



Well it is about time they have something for the vastly underserved gnome poster market.

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