I owe Shemska (Tod) an apology [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Mr_Miscellany

04-08-07, 10:49 PM
Tod, I’m very sorry I went after you in a public forum. I apologize for flaming you and letting my assumptions get the better of my reasoning.

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An explanation:

Shemeska/Tod is, IMO, highly knowledgeable about all things planar, despite his (relative) newness to the game. I believe I am not the only gamer to hold this opinion. Therefore his opinions are likely to hold more weight with gamers who are knowledgeable about his online work and freelance work (such as can be found in Dragon Magazine).

My response to Tod’s idea (in the So whats with the Great Tree and no one liking Mystra? (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=818795) thread) that an in game explanation could have avoided issues of continuity was terse and unfriendly (to say the least). This was because my thinking was grounded in the assumption that Tod was intimately familiar with the business practices and subsequent design decisions of Wizards of the Coast circa 1997 - 2001 that lead to the FRCS and the Great Tree Cosmology, and that he was simply pretending not to know this information when he authored that post.

I was also unhappy with his first post. I was certain he was prevaricating when he claimed uncertainty as to why the cosmology change happened, such that he told only half the story of why the Great Tree came about.

So I went after him. And I’m sorry for that. I could have just as easily let my first post stand by itself, but I let my belief Tod was prevaricating and my strong disappointment in Tod’s freelance efforts to stitch Planescape back into the Realms cloud what passes for my better judgment.

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It’s my intention to ‘start over’. I’m going to go back, so to speak, to those posts of Tod’s I disagree with or otherwise feel need clarification and respond to them as I should have. Where possible I’ll include links, quotes and other information so readers may see first hand the information I’m drawing upon to make my claims and support my reasoning.
MaskedOne

04-08-07, 11:33 PM
Oddly enough, I'm impressed and I most assuredly did not expect to be.

It will be interesting to see what you come up with. Eh well, moving on.
Shemeska the Marauder

04-08-07, 11:49 PM
I apologize for flaming you and letting my assumptions get the better of my reasoning.

I appreciate the apology. No hard feelings man.
Mr_Miscellany

04-09-07, 01:30 AM
Tod I'm glad you posted. Thank you.

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It will be interesting to see what you come up with. And when I do, Gods please just don't tell Rip I posted anything. I just learned about 1.5 hours ago that posting half an idea isn't itself a good thing to do, because he'll shred it if it's not complete. :eek:

;)
Zanan

04-09-07, 05:02 AM
I appreciate the apology. No hard feelings man.

Hey, don't be so lenient, loth-man. At least send some nasty looking mezzos on the prowl for a couple of weeks of nightmares and all! :evillaugh

NB: While you are here, has there been any info on the brahina devils before FC II?
GothicDan

04-09-07, 11:20 AM
We all know 'Loths only pretend to forgive....
ShadezofDis

04-09-07, 12:01 PM
Mr_Miscellany,

Bully for you. I look forward to reading your thoughts on the subject.