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| #1lastchanceJun 10, 2008 18:28:15 | Ok, so the only FR books I've read in a while are Salvatore's, but I want to keep up on the story now, seeing as how I want to play a campaign there. What books are the official 4e ones? |
| #2StiggerJun 10, 2008 18:45:30 | Only ones planned for official game stuff are the FR Campaign Guide and the FR Players Guide, and an adventure... if you're talking about novels, the Haunted Lands Trilogy was the first and a few others released after it, Swordmage coming to mind most readily, but not much else out there yet as far as I'm aware though. |
| #3lord_karsusJun 10, 2008 22:19:03 | -Sourcebooks? There is the 4e FRCS, the 4e Player's Guide, and a Forgotten Realms adventure. That's all there will be, although there will be online DDI article support. -Novels? Well, nothing, technically, is "official" 4e stuff right now, as the 4e Forgotten Realms have not debuted. |
| #4lastchanceJun 11, 2008 7:45:15 | Ok, sorry, let me rephrase it. I saw you guys talking about all the changes and was wondering what novels they were in. |
| #5lord_karsusJun 11, 2008 9:12:31 | -None, right now, for the most part. There are a few novels that explain/allude to the reasons why things are a certain way in the 4e Forgotten Realms (Stardeep, Swordmage, Ascendancy of the Last, The Orc King), but for the most part, all of this information is coming from Rich Baker in his Ask-the-Author thread, and from the Countdown to the Realms articles in WotC's online DRAGON magazine. |
| #6JudgeDookieJun 11, 2008 13:11:55 | Ok, sorry, let me rephrase it. I saw you guys talking about all the changes and was wondering what novels they were in. Swordmage is "official" 4e. Disregard Karsus on this one, as he has definitions all his own when it comes to what applies to where. ![]() |
| #7lord_karsusJun 11, 2008 14:04:35 | Swordmage is "official" 4e. Disregard Karsus on this one, as he has definitions all his own when it comes to what applies to where. -When does Swordmage take place? |
| #8fillowJun 11, 2008 14:33:33 | -When does Swordmage take place? in 1479 DR |
| #9zaeshirJun 11, 2008 15:00:53 | in 1479 DR This is the correct date for Swordmage. It was the first offical novel written in the new realms, making it the first source for lore in the new realms ![]() |
| #10lastchanceJun 11, 2008 15:20:21 | ok, thanks everyone |
| #11JudgeDookieJun 11, 2008 16:36:17 | ok, thanks everyone Also, as Stig mentioned, The Haunted Lands trilogy would be good for you to read. It goes Pre-, Present, and Post- the Year of Blue Fire. |
| #12lord_karsusJun 11, 2008 17:01:33 | in 1479 DR -Alright. Why did I think it took place in 1385 DR? |
| #13JudgeDookieJun 11, 2008 17:42:44 | -Alright. Why did I think it took place in 1385 DR? Probably due to that debate us two had concerning the "official" year of the current Realms. I was under the assumption that since Undead takes place in that year, the timeline had moved forward. You disagreed and said the actual year was 1375, because Dragon said so. Either way, its too bad you weren't left to that conclusion so you would unwittingly read Swordmage at some point. ;) |
| #14lord_karsusJun 11, 2008 22:22:22 | Probably due to that debate us two had concerning the "official" year of the current Realms. I was under the assumption that since Undead takes place in that year, the timeline had moved forward. You disagreed and said the actual year was 1375, because Dragon said so. -AGHotR, not DRAGON Magazine. Either way, its too bad you weren't left to that conclusion so you would unwittingly read Swordmage at some point. ;) -Nope, never reading it. I don't buy every Forgotten Realms book, just because. |
| #15merrikcaleJun 11, 2008 22:24:48 | -Nope, never reading it. I don't buy every Forgotten Realms book, just because. I used to but not anymore |
| #16lord_karsusJun 11, 2008 22:46:44 | I used to but not anymore -Yeah, same here. I stopped when I was like, "Wait a minute...These aren't even good, these books." A lot of the secondary and tertiary books in the one-shot "Classes" series'. |
| #17rinonalyrna_fathomlinJun 12, 2008 9:09:45 | -Yeah, same here. I stopped when I was like, "Wait a minute...These aren't even good, these books." I distinctly recall that post. ![]() |
| #18lord_karsusJun 12, 2008 10:52:56 | -You should have seen it in real life. ;) |
| #19JudgeDookieJun 12, 2008 20:55:32 | -AGHotR, not DRAGON Magazine. My apologies. I found it to be a worthless debate, therefore containing worthless facts, in which I saw no reason to recall such facts. ;) -Nope, never reading it. I don't buy every Forgotten Realms book, just because. If you say so. ![]() And you would have bought it, had not the facts been known. |
| #20lord_karsusJun 12, 2008 22:50:18 | My apologies. I found it to be a worthless debate, therefore containing worthless facts, in which I saw no reason to recall such facts. ;) -That's what you say now. And you would have bought it, had not the facts been known. -Not until it was released in softcover, anyway. |
| #21JudgeDookieJun 13, 2008 12:24:09 | -That's what you say now. Granted, at that time I was still getting a feel for things around here. I bowed to the lord when I believed his judgment was sound. As for now.... ![]() -Not until it was released in softcover, anyway. Oh, indeed and most definitely. |
| #22lord_karsusJun 13, 2008 14:51:06 | Granted, at that time I was still getting a feel for things around here. I bowed to the lord when I believed his judgment was sound. As for now.... -Now you know it's sound and foolproof. ;) |
| #23JudgeDookieJun 13, 2008 15:04:43 | I was thinking unsound and fruit loops, but I'll let you sound off on that one. |
| #24merrikcaleJun 14, 2008 21:08:15 | I like lucky charms better |
| #25JudgeDookieJun 14, 2008 21:11:53 | Indeed. But applied to the individual at hand, fruit loops fits much better. |
| #26merrikcaleJun 14, 2008 21:13:37 | Indeed. But applied to the individual at hand, fruit loops fits much better. I suppose. |
| #27JudgeDookieJun 14, 2008 21:20:09 | I suppose. Cryptic as usual. You really need to participate on FR Happy Day. Takes place on July 24. Care to join? |
| #28lord_karsusJun 14, 2008 21:53:28 | You really need to participate on FR Happy Day. -Will there be inflatable rides and face painters? -What are you talking about, though? |
| #29merrikcaleJun 14, 2008 23:32:04 | Yeah what are you talking about I will be on vacation actually |
| #30JudgeDookieJun 15, 2008 15:39:27 | -Will there be inflatable rides and face painters? No. Just fast whirling machinery that injures small children. -What are you talking about, though? Yeah what are you talking about ![]() [Insert Demeaning Name Calling Here] ![]() FR Happy Day? Come on! Really, now. It was simply my attempt to get Merrik to drop the lawyer and become human again. Sorry, people—there is no FR Happy Day. Move along now. Move along…. |
| #31merrikcaleJun 16, 2008 20:09:28 | It was simply my attempt to get Merrik to drop the lawyer and become human again. And I suppose you are human? |
| #32StiggerJun 17, 2008 0:49:45 | Not judging by the name... :D |
| #33lord_karsusJun 17, 2008 7:46:04 | -Oh, that 4e adventure has to do with Spellguard, by the way. |
| #34StiggerJun 17, 2008 8:48:00 | Spellguard, as in Silverymoon or Spellgard/Saharelgard? |
| #35lord_karsusJun 17, 2008 8:52:28 | Spellguard, as in Silverymoon or Spellgard/Saharelgard? -The latter. |
| #36ody_saraph_of_karsusJun 17, 2008 9:04:11 | Not judging by the name... :D ....Nor his Avatar. |
| #37StiggerJun 17, 2008 9:23:41 | Not much of anything really... poor JD, so maligned and hapless... |
| #38merrikcaleJun 21, 2008 17:47:52 | I feel bad for the guy |
| #39lord_karsusJun 22, 2008 12:07:31 | ![]() JD got banned, methinks... |
| #40TheriseJun 22, 2008 12:22:40 |
Why banned? Temporary? Permanent? |
| #41lord_karsusJun 22, 2008 12:30:55 | -Sent a PM. |
| #42merrikcaleJun 27, 2008 21:10:57 | I miss the guy myself |
| #43lord_karsusJun 27, 2008 21:37:05 | -First KtM. Now JD... |
| #44merrikcaleJun 28, 2008 7:53:27 | -First KtM. Now JD... Are we sure he's gone by the way? And not just taking a break? Did you get confirmation somehow? |
| #45lord_karsusJun 28, 2008 10:17:04 | Are we sure he's gone by the way? And not just taking a break? Did you get confirmation somehow? -It's too much of a coincidence, given that he had plenty of participation here. I can't send him an e-mail, like I did KtM, because he set up his account to not allow others to know his e-mail address. -Anyway, let's get back to those 4e books. |
| #46merrikcaleJun 28, 2008 12:52:49 | -It's too much of a coincidence, given that he had plenty of participation here. I can't send him an e-mail, like I did KtM, because he set up his account to not allow others to know his e-mail address. OK |