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| #1lord_kranthorMay 07, 2008 22:00:56 | Humbly submitted for discussion and advice: I've recently been intriqued by Halaster (after reading 'El in Hell' for the third painful time - nuther thread...). Anywho, I started doing some research on books that have either had or feature Halaster in them and am coming up short. Can anyone of you learned worthies provide any insight into narratives that the Mad Mage has appeared with some level of discription? If it is an instance where his name is just referenced, then don't bother to post. I'm looking for something that would allow me to better build (and read) background on him as a character since in 'El in Hell' Mystra has decided to make him a Chosen. Your efforts to enlighten me are appreciated in advance. Signed, Your friendly neighborhood forum newbie, but D&D veteran LK |
| #2sfdragonMay 07, 2008 23:01:02 | Halaster Blackcloak was listed in silverfall, and one of the best of the realms books. think the 2nd of them i'm not certain as far as the later is. his stats though, are in the elh. |
| #3StiggerMay 08, 2008 0:28:24 | 2e's Undermountain boxed sets and related adventures would probably have at least some mention of him, Volo's Guide to All Things Magical mentions some lore about him (for a potion as I recall)... not too sure about the 3e sources, but I seem to recall him being mentioned in connection with Demonshields for some reason, though I don't recall what source those appeared in offhand. As for novels, couldn't say, as I don't really indulge in them much. |
| #4lord_kranthorMay 08, 2008 0:38:05 | Ok, Thus far our little "Where's Halaster" adventure is turning up very little in the way of any major motion pictures (or sizable parts in any recent or earlier literary works). I do know he has some minor parts in Escape from Undermountain and of course in El in Hell. I was really hoping there was a book out there that really delved deeply into him and his past that I was not aware of. LK |
| #5StiggerMay 08, 2008 1:18:11 | None that I know of... Lost Empires of Faerun goes into him a bit under the name Hilather, in a couple of sections, which was probably where the demonshield thing was. |
| #6old_sageMay 08, 2008 11:07:11 | The references for Halaster are fairly well scattered throughout diverse Realmslore sources. If you're looking for just a quick synopsis, I suggest you read through Halaster's entry in the Villains' Lorebook, which is available as a free PDF download here at WotC. Further sources are noted below:- Escape From Undermountain |
| #7the_wrath_of_talosMay 08, 2008 12:59:18 | Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of The Underdark has a scene where your hero comes to rescue Halaster. After you free him you get a quick glimpse(1-2 minute video/converstion thing) of Halasters power and personlity. I'd recommend at least looking into it. It will take you a few hours of game play to get to this part of the story line unfortunetly. |
| #8thinbladeMay 08, 2008 14:38:59 | I'd add to Sage's reply Grand History of the Realms. Halaster for much of FR's history has been handled much like Garak on Deep Space 9: a whole lot of suggestion, and innuendo, and competing theories (is he Netherese? is he Imaskari? what's he like?), and only recently has the picture started to firm up. Most of the information about his are snipets, rumors, and cameos (like in Realms of the Underdark, where he pops up two or three times in Ed's Skullport story). |
| #9woobyluvMay 08, 2008 18:31:29 | More recently he is discussed in Expedition to Undermountain or at least his demise is discussed. |
| #1018DELTAMay 08, 2008 22:01:24 | More recently he is discussed in Expedition to Undermountain or at least his demise is discussed. -Which leads me to believe that The Frostrune will be in charge of Undermountain in 4E. Those that have Read Blackstaff will know who I am talking about. Its just a theory of mine. It would be poetic justice. 18D ![]() |
| #11lord_kranthorMay 08, 2008 23:24:28 | Wow! Very impressed with the support given to a forum newbie by all - especially the detailed provided by the Old Sage. Thanks much!!! LK |
| #12rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 09, 2008 17:39:06 | I'm looking for something that would allow me to better build (and read) background on him as a character since in 'El in Hell' Mystra has decided to make him a Chosen. Mystra did not make Halaster a Chosen, as per Ed. |
| #13rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 09, 2008 17:39:48 | Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of The Underdark has a scene where your hero comes to rescue Halaster. After you free him you get a quick glimpse(1-2 minute video/converstion thing) of Halasters power and personlity. I'd recommend at least looking into it. It will take you a few hours of game play to get to this part of the story line unfortunetly. It's a fun game, though! |
| #14lord_karsusMay 09, 2008 23:56:20 | Wow! -You know, I am thinking you're going to have to get a new shortened nickname there, buddy... ![]() |
| #15StiggerMay 10, 2008 1:04:24 | L_K versus LK... can the steel cage be far behind... |
| #16StiggerMay 10, 2008 5:16:53 | And who got majorly suckered by Khelben... |
| #1718DELTAMay 10, 2008 7:57:00 | You meen Frostrune form the 2ed adventure Stardock? Priamon «Frostrune» Rakesk, the Twisted Rune? -Cool I didn't know all about that stuff you just mentioned. Did you ever read Blackstaff? If you did then you will know what I am talking about.:D 18D ![]() |
| #18lord_kranthorMay 10, 2008 8:55:55 | Mystra did not make Halaster a Chosen, as per Ed. hmmmm ... will have to re-read that section of 'El in Hell'. I know she offered to cure his insanity but I thought she also offered to make him one of her own.... Maybe I misread that... I'll check into it. Do you have a reference your pulling that from as you state "per Ed" ... or did you just call him and ask? Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) ) ![]() -You know, I am thinking you're going to have to get a new shortened nickname there, buddy... Well know....well, well, well... How should we handle the handling of the contested handle? Perhaps a duel to see who's is stronger, my magical armor and armaments or your knowledge of that which is arcane? Or perhaps we can throw at each other the myriad thralls, henchmen, retainers, mercenaries, and in-laws that we have at our disposal? Better yet, mayhap I'll unleash upon you that which is my wife - surely then you'll be forced to give way and submit to my supremacy. But then, I wonder if the moniker "LK" is truly worth the before described escalation? I have, after all, gone by that online pseudonym for well over a decade and have grown found of the somewhat cool way it ends a posting…. But then, I would imagine you too have some similar ridiculous emotional attachment and reasoning. I guess that time in service on this forum would be the mature manner in which this issue can be resolved and since I am the FNG to this particular forum, it would be mature of me to allow you dominance in this one thing. Additionally, you do deserve some small modicum of pity as you are admittedly a Mets fan – so, as with most other special people, we (who can) must occasionally give them his or her ‘way’ so as to not offend others with the noise and ruckus that would surely follow if the special one in question did not get their way. Thus, I will refrain from using the signature I’ve come to grow so found of and will acquiesce to your seniority and influence in this forum, on this topic. (I would normally put LK here as a form of signature, but someone else was already using that and apparently cannot share) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Go Cards! |
| #19old_sageMay 10, 2008 10:00:21 | I'm looking for something that would allow me to better build (and read) background on him as a character since... Consider this small tidbit from Ed Greenwood:- "Now, if the city above had been around for centuries, and city-dwellers were going down exploring (via the Yawning Portal, etc.) from time to time, surely all the traps would already have been sprung, monsters slain, and dangerous challenges blasted away by the fireballs and suchlike of long-ago mages. No? Well, then, someone or something would have to be creeping around “resetting” and restocking and renewing them. A lot of those traps were magical, so that someone should be a powerful mage (also handy in capturing, compelling, and transporting dangerous monsters). Okay, so WHY would someone so powerful do this - - instead of forcing world peace upon the Realms, or making everything blue, or (ahem) conquering the city above long ago? Well, he must be mad, of course. :} Hence, Halaster: he’s unpredictable - - there’s no telling WHAT he may do. So he won’t automatically regard adventurers who kill his monsters, take the treasures (and again, he must be mad if he hasn’t glommed onto all that magic and riches for himself, right?), and smash all his best traps as his foes. Sometimes he will, for short periods, but not for long or consistently (otherwise, it would be Halaster versus adventurers, equals no more adventurers). I then turned to thinking about WHY Halaster is the way he is, why he’s so tied to Undermountain, and so on (Halaster was around in my stories in 1967, but it wasn’t until 1976 or so that I started delving into these matters). In the published Realms, Steven Schend picked up on Halaster’s life, sanity, nature, and powers, and developed him a lot farther." ... I'd also recommend you read through both Ed's and Steven Schend's comments re: Halaster in their compiled Candlekeep reply files. |
| #20old_sageMay 10, 2008 10:02:08 | hmmmm ... will have to re-read that section of 'El in Hell'. Ed has specifically said, in more then one reply at Candlekeep, that although Halaster was NOT a Chosen of Mystra, we do know he is [was] something, and that something may have indicated that she did have future plans for him. Do you have a reference your pulling that from as you state "per Ed" ... or did you just call him and ask? Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) ) Rinonalyrna is referring to this bit from Ed, back in March '04:- "1. Halaster has been around for a LONG time, and for almost all of that time he’s been an enigma. Steven Schend and I pretty well agreed that he was only insane as long as he was in Undermountain, and it seems that ‘the new’ Mystra has freed him from the worst magical effects of its thrall, returning him to sanity. She did NOT make him a Chosen, but instead made a ‘separate peace’ with him, giving him the status of a free-willed agent (from time to time she’ll ask him to do something for her, with new spells or augmented powers as his reward or price, but she will do absolutely nothing to coerce him into service, nor look upon him unfavorably if he refuses). Whether he’ll become a threat to the wider Realms, or a ‘good guy,’ depends on him. Right at the moment, I personally have no plans for a Halaster novel, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the good folks at WotC are pondering this topic for some scribe’s pen. He is a perfect main character for a pull-out-the-stops spellhurling novel, after all. :}" |
| #21lord_karsusMay 10, 2008 10:31:26 | Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) -She's much better looking, and has no beard. Trust me. Though I've never had the...honor(?) of smelling him, I don't think it's much of a leap of faith to say she smells better than him, either. Well know....well, well, well... How should we handle the handling of the contested handle? -You find something new, and that's that. As Stigger suggested, L_K might work...Copy and Pasting Lord_Kranthor would also work. Go Cards! -Yeah, good luck with that one. -Regarding Halaster, though, to be helpful, are you award of what transpired in Return to Undermountain, the adventure released about a year ago? Show Halaster was killed, and his soul was shattered into thousands of fragments (meaning resurrection cannot be cast until said fragments are put back together) after he saw visions of an upcoming disaster (Spellplague), and he began experimenting on a way to prevent it/curb it's effects. This reaffirmed, and was made Forgotten Realms canon in AGHotR |
| #22lord_kranthorMay 10, 2008 16:47:21 | --You find something new, and that's that. As Stigger suggested, L_K might work...Copy and Pasting Lord_Kranthor would also work. Oh come on, what kind of cut-and-dry reply is is that? And after all the time I took to come up with such a witty, intelligent (and hopefully) humorous reply - you hit me back with that??? I expected much better from the wearer of my monicker.... ![]() ![]() ---Regarding Halaster, though, to be helpful, are you award of what transpired in Return to Undermountain, the adventure released about a year ago? |
| #23StiggerMay 10, 2008 19:49:39 | Adventure thingy set in Undermountain, but alas made for Core D&D for some unfathomable reason... supposedly not much more than a sidebar note about it. AGHotR mentions it as well as far as I know. |
| #24lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 1:52:35 | Oh come on, what kind of cut-and-dry reply is is that? And after all the time I took to come up with such a witty, intelligent (and hopefully) humorous reply - you hit me back with that??? I expected much better from the wearer of my monicker.... -Give me a reason to invest more time into it- remember, it's your problem, not mine- and maybe...You know what they say, though. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line...;) Was this an adventure module box set or a novel. I've not been able to play any at all since returning to school (and family issues) but I've been trying to keep up on the novel reading in the FR genre??>.. ?? -Neither. It was an adventure core book, released about a year ago, around the same time as Expedition to the Demonweb Pits, and one other thing. |
| #25lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 15:58:14 | No, I haven't read Blackstaff and don't think I will. Could you fill me in please? -Without going into too much detail, Frustrune was one of the major characters in that novel. A very good novel, if I do say so myself. |
| #26lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 17:13:13 | I was wondering what Frosty the Space Lich had done to become the next Mad Master of Undermountain. -That was Delta's own hypothesis. Without saying much, Frostrune was last seen in that novel with Halaster, in Undermountain, so... |
| #27rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 17:19:10 | I know she offered to cure his insanity but I thought she also offered to make him one of her own.... Maybe I misread that... I'll check into it. Mystra has many different kinds of servants. Her Chosen are only a few of the many. Mystra making Halaster "one of her own" would not necessarily mean making him a Chosen. |
| #28rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 17:22:50 | -She's much better looking, and has no beard. Trust me. Though I've never had the...honor(?) of smelling him, I don't think it's much of a leap of faith to say she smells better than him, either. LOL, I'm so flattered.:embarrass :D |
| #29lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 18:17:50 | LOL, I'm so flattered.:embarrass :D -Oh...Who are you kidding? :P |
| #30rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 18:42:56 | You said I smell nice.![]() |
| #31lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 19:11:44 | -You do. |
| #32nopityforacowardMay 11, 2008 23:05:45 | I was unaware that there is cyber hit-on through out the threads ![]() Well LK, I hope it works out, and maybe if you type your words seducing enough, she can even give you her number so you can go to step 2 instead of online cyber, and thus phone fun ;) My best wishes to you! ![]() |
| #33lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 23:43:16 | Well LK, I hope it works out, and maybe if you type your words seducing enough, she can even give you her number so you can go to step 2 instead of online cyber, and thus phone fun ;) -More than you know, buddy, more than you know. ;) -Zing! |
| #34nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 0:26:08 | -More than you know, buddy, more than you know. ;) Sorry, I did not quite get the indirect-comeback. PM me if it is something that may be too unreasonable for public posting. But none to less I am intrested. -Don't call me your buddy |
| #35lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 0:42:23 | -Don't call me your buddy -Your loss. |
| #36nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 1:01:44 | -Your loss. I beg the differ. I have legitimate reasons for a distrust in certain people (These certain people include you ;) ). But, I recommend you not to take it to heart. |
| #37lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 1:07:40 | I beg the differ. I have legitimate reasons for a distrust in certain people (These certain people include you ;) ). But, I recommend you not to take it to heart. -I don't. I think it's pretty good that it took a couple of posts before my innate True Seeing kicked in. I'm surprised it took you so long to...rerereregister. |
| #38nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 1:19:20 | -I don't. I think it's pretty good that it took a couple of posts before my innate True Seeing kicked in. I'm surprised it took you so long to...rerereregister. You have me confused? From reading your previous post, was indirectly implying that I did not like your post style. As I had already called you out on your cyber hit-on thread. Whatever floats your boat kid. |
| #39orc_kirinMay 12, 2008 10:40:26 | Just a few. 3 o A reminder: Do not post personal details about other patrons. That's a violation of the Code of Conduct, section 3. http://forums.gleemax.com/community_coc.php |
| #40nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 10:43:37 | Just a few. Such as? Or uh, go ahed and PM me, no reason for me or you to ruin this topic. |
| #41lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 11:36:11 | -Always such a same, broken record with this one. |
| #42sfdragonMay 07, 2008 23:01:02 | Halaster Blackcloak was listed in silverfall, and one of the best of the realms books. think the 2nd of them i'm not certain as far as the later is. his stats though, are in the elh. |
| #43StiggerMay 08, 2008 0:28:24 | 2e's Undermountain boxed sets and related adventures would probably have at least some mention of him, Volo's Guide to All Things Magical mentions some lore about him (for a potion as I recall)... not too sure about the 3e sources, but I seem to recall him being mentioned in connection with Demonshields for some reason, though I don't recall what source those appeared in offhand. As for novels, couldn't say, as I don't really indulge in them much. |
| #44lord_kranthorMay 08, 2008 0:38:05 | Ok, Thus far our little "Where's Halaster" adventure is turning up very little in the way of any major motion pictures (or sizable parts in any recent or earlier literary works). I do know he has some minor parts in Escape from Undermountain and of course in El in Hell. I was really hoping there was a book out there that really delved deeply into him and his past that I was not aware of. LK |
| #45StiggerMay 08, 2008 1:18:11 | None that I know of... Lost Empires of Faerun goes into him a bit under the name Hilather, in a couple of sections, which was probably where the demonshield thing was. |
| #46old_sageMay 08, 2008 11:07:11 | The references for Halaster are fairly well scattered throughout diverse Realmslore sources. If you're looking for just a quick synopsis, I suggest you read through Halaster's entry in the Villains' Lorebook, which is available as a free PDF download here at WotC. Further sources are noted below:- Escape From Undermountain |
| #47the_wrath_of_talosMay 08, 2008 12:59:18 | Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of The Underdark has a scene where your hero comes to rescue Halaster. After you free him you get a quick glimpse(1-2 minute video/converstion thing) of Halasters power and personlity. I'd recommend at least looking into it. It will take you a few hours of game play to get to this part of the story line unfortunetly. |
| #48thinbladeMay 08, 2008 14:38:59 | I'd add to Sage's reply Grand History of the Realms. Halaster for much of FR's history has been handled much like Garak on Deep Space 9: a whole lot of suggestion, and innuendo, and competing theories (is he Netherese? is he Imaskari? what's he like?), and only recently has the picture started to firm up. Most of the information about his are snipets, rumors, and cameos (like in Realms of the Underdark, where he pops up two or three times in Ed's Skullport story). |
| #49woobyluvMay 08, 2008 18:31:29 | More recently he is discussed in Expedition to Undermountain or at least his demise is discussed. |
| #5018DELTAMay 08, 2008 22:01:24 | More recently he is discussed in Expedition to Undermountain or at least his demise is discussed. -Which leads me to believe that The Frostrune will be in charge of Undermountain in 4E. Those that have Read Blackstaff will know who I am talking about. Its just a theory of mine. It would be poetic justice. 18D ![]() |
| #51lord_kranthorMay 08, 2008 23:24:28 | Wow! Very impressed with the support given to a forum newbie by all - especially the detailed provided by the Old Sage. Thanks much!!! LK |
| #52rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 09, 2008 17:39:06 | I'm looking for something that would allow me to better build (and read) background on him as a character since in 'El in Hell' Mystra has decided to make him a Chosen. Mystra did not make Halaster a Chosen, as per Ed. |
| #53rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 09, 2008 17:39:48 | Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of The Underdark has a scene where your hero comes to rescue Halaster. After you free him you get a quick glimpse(1-2 minute video/converstion thing) of Halasters power and personlity. I'd recommend at least looking into it. It will take you a few hours of game play to get to this part of the story line unfortunetly. It's a fun game, though! |
| #54lord_karsusMay 09, 2008 23:56:20 | Wow! -You know, I am thinking you're going to have to get a new shortened nickname there, buddy... ![]() |
| #55StiggerMay 10, 2008 1:04:24 | L_K versus LK... can the steel cage be far behind... |
| #56StiggerMay 10, 2008 5:16:53 | And who got majorly suckered by Khelben... |
| #5718DELTAMay 10, 2008 7:57:00 | You meen Frostrune form the 2ed adventure Stardock? Priamon «Frostrune» Rakesk, the Twisted Rune? -Cool I didn't know all about that stuff you just mentioned. Did you ever read Blackstaff? If you did then you will know what I am talking about.:D 18D ![]() |
| #58lord_kranthorMay 10, 2008 8:55:55 | Mystra did not make Halaster a Chosen, as per Ed. hmmmm ... will have to re-read that section of 'El in Hell'. I know she offered to cure his insanity but I thought she also offered to make him one of her own.... Maybe I misread that... I'll check into it. Do you have a reference your pulling that from as you state "per Ed" ... or did you just call him and ask? Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) ) ![]() -You know, I am thinking you're going to have to get a new shortened nickname there, buddy... Well know....well, well, well... How should we handle the handling of the contested handle? Perhaps a duel to see who's is stronger, my magical armor and armaments or your knowledge of that which is arcane? Or perhaps we can throw at each other the myriad thralls, henchmen, retainers, mercenaries, and in-laws that we have at our disposal? Better yet, mayhap I'll unleash upon you that which is my wife - surely then you'll be forced to give way and submit to my supremacy. But then, I wonder if the moniker "LK" is truly worth the before described escalation? I have, after all, gone by that online pseudonym for well over a decade and have grown found of the somewhat cool way it ends a posting…. But then, I would imagine you too have some similar ridiculous emotional attachment and reasoning. I guess that time in service on this forum would be the mature manner in which this issue can be resolved and since I am the FNG to this particular forum, it would be mature of me to allow you dominance in this one thing. Additionally, you do deserve some small modicum of pity as you are admittedly a Mets fan – so, as with most other special people, we (who can) must occasionally give them his or her ‘way’ so as to not offend others with the noise and ruckus that would surely follow if the special one in question did not get their way. Thus, I will refrain from using the signature I’ve come to grow so found of and will acquiesce to your seniority and influence in this forum, on this topic. (I would normally put LK here as a form of signature, but someone else was already using that and apparently cannot share) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Go Cards! |
| #59old_sageMay 10, 2008 10:00:21 | I'm looking for something that would allow me to better build (and read) background on him as a character since... Consider this small tidbit from Ed Greenwood:- "Now, if the city above had been around for centuries, and city-dwellers were going down exploring (via the Yawning Portal, etc.) from time to time, surely all the traps would already have been sprung, monsters slain, and dangerous challenges blasted away by the fireballs and suchlike of long-ago mages. No? Well, then, someone or something would have to be creeping around “resetting” and restocking and renewing them. A lot of those traps were magical, so that someone should be a powerful mage (also handy in capturing, compelling, and transporting dangerous monsters). Okay, so WHY would someone so powerful do this - - instead of forcing world peace upon the Realms, or making everything blue, or (ahem) conquering the city above long ago? Well, he must be mad, of course. :} Hence, Halaster: he’s unpredictable - - there’s no telling WHAT he may do. So he won’t automatically regard adventurers who kill his monsters, take the treasures (and again, he must be mad if he hasn’t glommed onto all that magic and riches for himself, right?), and smash all his best traps as his foes. Sometimes he will, for short periods, but not for long or consistently (otherwise, it would be Halaster versus adventurers, equals no more adventurers). I then turned to thinking about WHY Halaster is the way he is, why he’s so tied to Undermountain, and so on (Halaster was around in my stories in 1967, but it wasn’t until 1976 or so that I started delving into these matters). In the published Realms, Steven Schend picked up on Halaster’s life, sanity, nature, and powers, and developed him a lot farther." ... I'd also recommend you read through both Ed's and Steven Schend's comments re: Halaster in their compiled Candlekeep reply files. |
| #60old_sageMay 10, 2008 10:02:08 | hmmmm ... will have to re-read that section of 'El in Hell'. Ed has specifically said, in more then one reply at Candlekeep, that although Halaster was NOT a Chosen of Mystra, we do know he is [was] something, and that something may have indicated that she did have future plans for him. Do you have a reference your pulling that from as you state "per Ed" ... or did you just call him and ask? Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) ) Rinonalyrna is referring to this bit from Ed, back in March '04:- "1. Halaster has been around for a LONG time, and for almost all of that time he’s been an enigma. Steven Schend and I pretty well agreed that he was only insane as long as he was in Undermountain, and it seems that ‘the new’ Mystra has freed him from the worst magical effects of its thrall, returning him to sanity. She did NOT make him a Chosen, but instead made a ‘separate peace’ with him, giving him the status of a free-willed agent (from time to time she’ll ask him to do something for her, with new spells or augmented powers as his reward or price, but she will do absolutely nothing to coerce him into service, nor look upon him unfavorably if he refuses). Whether he’ll become a threat to the wider Realms, or a ‘good guy,’ depends on him. Right at the moment, I personally have no plans for a Halaster novel, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the good folks at WotC are pondering this topic for some scribe’s pen. He is a perfect main character for a pull-out-the-stops spellhurling novel, after all. :}" |
| #61lord_karsusMay 10, 2008 10:31:26 | Hell, she may actually be Ed for all I know :D (Dont' worry, I won't tell....;) -She's much better looking, and has no beard. Trust me. Though I've never had the...honor(?) of smelling him, I don't think it's much of a leap of faith to say she smells better than him, either. Well know....well, well, well... How should we handle the handling of the contested handle? -You find something new, and that's that. As Stigger suggested, L_K might work...Copy and Pasting Lord_Kranthor would also work. Go Cards! -Yeah, good luck with that one. -Regarding Halaster, though, to be helpful, are you award of what transpired in Return to Undermountain, the adventure released about a year ago? Show Halaster was killed, and his soul was shattered into thousands of fragments (meaning resurrection cannot be cast until said fragments are put back together) after he saw visions of an upcoming disaster (Spellplague), and he began experimenting on a way to prevent it/curb it's effects. This reaffirmed, and was made Forgotten Realms canon in AGHotR |
| #62lord_kranthorMay 10, 2008 16:47:21 | --You find something new, and that's that. As Stigger suggested, L_K might work...Copy and Pasting Lord_Kranthor would also work. Oh come on, what kind of cut-and-dry reply is is that? And after all the time I took to come up with such a witty, intelligent (and hopefully) humorous reply - you hit me back with that??? I expected much better from the wearer of my monicker.... ![]() ![]() ---Regarding Halaster, though, to be helpful, are you award of what transpired in Return to Undermountain, the adventure released about a year ago? |
| #63StiggerMay 10, 2008 19:49:39 | Adventure thingy set in Undermountain, but alas made for Core D&D for some unfathomable reason... supposedly not much more than a sidebar note about it. AGHotR mentions it as well as far as I know. |
| #64lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 1:52:35 | Oh come on, what kind of cut-and-dry reply is is that? And after all the time I took to come up with such a witty, intelligent (and hopefully) humorous reply - you hit me back with that??? I expected much better from the wearer of my monicker.... -Give me a reason to invest more time into it- remember, it's your problem, not mine- and maybe...You know what they say, though. Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line...;) Was this an adventure module box set or a novel. I've not been able to play any at all since returning to school (and family issues) but I've been trying to keep up on the novel reading in the FR genre??>.. ?? -Neither. It was an adventure core book, released about a year ago, around the same time as Expedition to the Demonweb Pits, and one other thing. |
| #65lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 15:58:14 | No, I haven't read Blackstaff and don't think I will. Could you fill me in please? -Without going into too much detail, Frustrune was one of the major characters in that novel. A very good novel, if I do say so myself. |
| #66lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 17:13:13 | I was wondering what Frosty the Space Lich had done to become the next Mad Master of Undermountain. -That was Delta's own hypothesis. Without saying much, Frostrune was last seen in that novel with Halaster, in Undermountain, so... |
| #67rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 17:19:10 | I know she offered to cure his insanity but I thought she also offered to make him one of her own.... Maybe I misread that... I'll check into it. Mystra has many different kinds of servants. Her Chosen are only a few of the many. Mystra making Halaster "one of her own" would not necessarily mean making him a Chosen. |
| #68rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 17:22:50 | -She's much better looking, and has no beard. Trust me. Though I've never had the...honor(?) of smelling him, I don't think it's much of a leap of faith to say she smells better than him, either. LOL, I'm so flattered.:embarrass :D |
| #69lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 18:17:50 | LOL, I'm so flattered.:embarrass :D -Oh...Who are you kidding? :P |
| #70rinonalyrna_fathomlinMay 11, 2008 18:42:56 | You said I smell nice.![]() |
| #71lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 19:11:44 | -You do. |
| #72nopityforacowardMay 11, 2008 23:05:45 | I was unaware that there is cyber hit-on through out the threads ![]() Well LK, I hope it works out, and maybe if you type your words seducing enough, she can even give you her number so you can go to step 2 instead of online cyber, and thus phone fun ;) My best wishes to you! ![]() |
| #73lord_karsusMay 11, 2008 23:43:16 | Well LK, I hope it works out, and maybe if you type your words seducing enough, she can even give you her number so you can go to step 2 instead of online cyber, and thus phone fun ;) -More than you know, buddy, more than you know. ;) -Zing! |
| #74nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 0:26:08 | -More than you know, buddy, more than you know. ;) Sorry, I did not quite get the indirect-comeback. PM me if it is something that may be too unreasonable for public posting. But none to less I am intrested. -Don't call me your buddy |
| #75lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 0:42:23 | -Don't call me your buddy -Your loss. |
| #76nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 1:01:44 | -Your loss. I beg the differ. I have legitimate reasons for a distrust in certain people (These certain people include you ;) ). But, I recommend you not to take it to heart. |
| #77lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 1:07:40 | I beg the differ. I have legitimate reasons for a distrust in certain people (These certain people include you ;) ). But, I recommend you not to take it to heart. -I don't. I think it's pretty good that it took a couple of posts before my innate True Seeing kicked in. I'm surprised it took you so long to...rerereregister. |
| #78nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 1:19:20 | -I don't. I think it's pretty good that it took a couple of posts before my innate True Seeing kicked in. I'm surprised it took you so long to...rerereregister. You have me confused? From reading your previous post, was indirectly implying that I did not like your post style. As I had already called you out on your cyber hit-on thread. Whatever floats your boat kid. |
| #79orc_kirinMay 12, 2008 10:40:26 | Just a few. 3 o A reminder: Do not post personal details about other patrons. That's a violation of the Code of Conduct, section 3. http://forums.gleemax.com/community_coc.php |
| #80nopityforacowardMay 12, 2008 10:43:37 | Just a few. Such as? Or uh, go ahed and PM me, no reason for me or you to ruin this topic. |
| #81lord_karsusMay 12, 2008 11:36:11 | -Always such a same, broken record with this one. |