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#1
wulfgars
Feb 12, 2010 6:00:03 Is it just me , or is information on the kingdom build by Obould a little scarce!!?
#2
LordManshoon
Feb 12, 2010 9:12:39 It's not just you. Many-Arrows has only been around for a century, and while there's still a fair bit of history in that time to cover, it's still an infant compared to most of the other realms. I would expect that when the FRCG was being created, MA was given a low priority, since it's new and didn't need the reworking that the older lands were assigned. I didn't expect that there would be too much covered in the sourcebooks. However, since MA does seem to be a part of R.A. Salvatore's playground, I would expect that one will be able to gleam a fair amount of information from his upcoming novels, (at least) one of which, in my opinion, is bound to deal with MA and Luruar.
#3
anarkis
Feb 12, 2010 11:29:03 Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms.
#4
The_Silversword
Feb 12, 2010 18:26:33
Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms.

They still have quite a bit of work ahead of them if that is their intention.
#5
dannoe
Feb 14, 2010 6:52:27
Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms.

Yeah, I disagree with this as well. If anything, the idea was the reverse: throw out most of the world so those two authors can start again with a clean slate. As it is, they can write A TON of new stuff and still have it be cannon without taking away from what's come before. That's MARKETING!
#6
Imruphel
Feb 15, 2010 1:48:32
Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms.

I really can't see that. Ed's influence remains profound. He even had a significant amount of input into Returned Abeir and provided us, unofficially for the moment, with a much better name, Laerakond (sp?).

I've never seen RAS has having that much influence on the Realms, per se, other than to attract fans. I am very grateful for his success because I think the popularity of his books kept the Realms afloat as a published setting when TSR was imploding after its many years of mismanagement. That said, I do believe he is the FR equivalent of George Lucas: silly names and goofy speech impediments have damaged his reputation as a writer as far as I am concerned. But I still love Crystal Shard.
#7
wulfgars
Feb 18, 2010 4:11:52 "But I still love Crystal Shard."

I second that totally!!!
I do love Crystal Shard also.
#8
suin_bahhar_02
Feb 21, 2010 16:44:11 I have come to appreciate his Homelands series on Drizzt as a true classic realms fantasy as well.

The Kingdom of "Many Arrers" with King Obould is a potential gold mine in the making. I think RAS might know he has to come with a good story set there and all the rabid orc orc orc fans would love it.
#9
phelf_der_zemit
Feb 26, 2010 16:11:27 Yes. To this day Homeland is my favorite Forgotten Realms novel. No doubt. I do wish he would write more outside Drizzt though. Not because I'm tired of the Drow (maybe alittle) but his talent is being squandered on him. My second favorite book was The Road of the Patriarch, with Artemis Entri. Just a great couple novels.
#10
dannoe
Feb 27, 2010 6:20:30
Yes. To this day Homeland is my favorite Forgotten Realms novel. No doubt. I do wish he would write more outside Drizzt though. Not because I'm tired of the Drow (maybe alittle) but his talent is being squandered on him. My second favorite book was The Road of the Patriarch, with Artemis Entri. Just a great couple novels.

I prefer The Legacy, Starless Night, and Servant of the Shard, but I see your point.

The thing I like about RAS is that he really makes an effort to describe some of the less seen cultures in the FR. He's the only reason we know ANYTHING about Luskan or the North in general or even the Underdark. It was only after his stuff that others started writing about those places. Before that, it had all be Greenwood's core parts of the world--the Dales, Waterdeep, the elvish realms, etc. RAS opened up the Realms a good bit by going further out into the field.
#11
johnkretzer
Mar 04, 2010 14:37:52 I loved is early work...even his non-Realm works. But lately he gets a little stale.

As a Realmian(?) writer is he had problems adapting to changes like the coming of Elistraee...but he did bring a lot of place and people to life like the Harpels, Luskan, Icewind Dale, etc. He also wrote FR9 (? I think) which described the Bloodstone lands...which was one of the better books in the FR seris of accessories. I wonder why he did not write more accessories?
#12
dannoe
Mar 13, 2010 6:16:44 It happens. He was probably working on a deadline and got caught up in the mechanics. It could also be that he's frustrated with not having as much success in his non-FR work, though that could just be my personal perception.

For my money, RAS's FR work with Jarlaxle and Artemis is MUCH better than anything else he's written for any other purpose.
#13
creyzi4zb12
Apr 03, 2010 12:51:08 I think it would be another great hit if RAS writes about Jarlaxle and/or Entreri adventures...I find Entreri to be a bit boring character, but with Jarlaxle on his side the Promise of the Witch King and the sequel has been a great read.

BTW: Jarlaxle should write somehing about Jarlaxle/Entreri meeting Obould, I really don't know what wouuld happen if they were to meet.
#14
johnkretzer
Apr 03, 2010 13:14:40
I think it would be another great hit if RAS writes about Jarlaxle and/or Entreri adventures...I find Entreri to be a bit boring character, but with Jarlaxle on his side the Promise of the Witch King and the sequel has been a great read.

BTW: Jarlaxle should write somehing about Jarlaxle/Entreri meeting Obould, I really don't know what wouuld happen if they were to meet.

I didn't know Jarlaxle is a author....;) You meant RAS right?
#15
creyzi4zb12
Apr 03, 2010 13:47:09 lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS
#16
johnkretzer
Apr 03, 2010 14:05:30
lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS

Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses.
#17
Nai_Calus
Apr 03, 2010 16:14:36
lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS

Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses.

It was called Housewives and Hirelings when I did it, but I actually did that in a campaign once while waiting for the DM to figure something out. To this day the fabled Impress Opposite Sex check is still spoken of.
#18
Obvious_Ninja
Apr 05, 2010 9:51:39
lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS

Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses.

*chuckle* there was an episode of "Robot Chicken" where they showed, essentially this...

I assumed that the reason they had a change in the FR setting with the Spell Plague is to reset somethings and let GM's fit the world a little more to their own liking....
#19
The_Silversword
Apr 05, 2010 19:17:27

I assumed that the reason they had a change in the FR setting with the Spell Plague is to reset somethings and let GM's fit the world a little more to their own liking....

That and to get the Realms inline with 4e.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 wulfgars Feb 12, 2010 6:00:03	Is it just me , or is information on the kingdom build by Obould a little scarce!!?
#2 LordManshoon Feb 12, 2010 9:12:39	It's not just you. Many-Arrows has only been around for a century, and while there's still a fair bit of history in that time to cover, it's still an infant compared to most of the other realms. I would expect that when the FRCG was being created, MA was given a low priority, since it's new and didn't need the reworking that the older lands were assigned. I didn't expect that there would be too much covered in the sourcebooks. However, since MA does seem to be a part of R.A. Salvatore's playground, I would expect that one will be able to gleam a fair amount of information from his upcoming novels, (at least) one of which, in my opinion, is bound to deal with MA and Luruar.
#3 anarkis Feb 12, 2010 11:29:03	Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms.
#4 The_Silversword Feb 12, 2010 18:26:33	Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms. They still have quite a bit of work ahead of them if that is their intention.
#5 dannoe Feb 14, 2010 6:52:27	Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms. Yeah, I disagree with this as well. If anything, the idea was the reverse: throw out most of the world so those two authors can start again with a clean slate. As it is, they can write A TON of new stuff and still have it be cannon without taking away from what's come before. That's MARKETING!
#6 Imruphel Feb 15, 2010 1:48:32	Seems like the whole point of the recent changes was to write out Ed and RAS influence on the Realms. I really can't see that. Ed's influence remains profound. He even had a significant amount of input into Returned Abeir and provided us, unofficially for the moment, with a much better name, Laerakond (sp?). I've never seen RAS has having that much influence on the Realms, per se, other than to attract fans. I am very grateful for his success because I think the popularity of his books kept the Realms afloat as a published setting when TSR was imploding after its many years of mismanagement. That said, I do believe he is the FR equivalent of George Lucas: silly names and goofy speech impediments have damaged his reputation as a writer as far as I am concerned. But I still love Crystal Shard.
#7 wulfgars Feb 18, 2010 4:11:52	"But I still love Crystal Shard." I second that totally!!! I do love Crystal Shard also.
#8 suin_bahhar_02 Feb 21, 2010 16:44:11	I have come to appreciate his Homelands series on Drizzt as a true classic realms fantasy as well. The Kingdom of "Many Arrers" with King Obould is a potential gold mine in the making. I think RAS might know he has to come with a good story set there and all the rabid orc orc orc fans would love it.
#9 phelf_der_zemit Feb 26, 2010 16:11:27	Yes. To this day Homeland is my favorite Forgotten Realms novel. No doubt. I do wish he would write more outside Drizzt though. Not because I'm tired of the Drow (maybe alittle) but his talent is being squandered on him. My second favorite book was The Road of the Patriarch, with Artemis Entri. Just a great couple novels.
#10 dannoe Feb 27, 2010 6:20:30	Yes. To this day Homeland is my favorite Forgotten Realms novel. No doubt. I do wish he would write more outside Drizzt though. Not because I'm tired of the Drow (maybe alittle) but his talent is being squandered on him. My second favorite book was The Road of the Patriarch, with Artemis Entri. Just a great couple novels. I prefer The Legacy, Starless Night, and Servant of the Shard, but I see your point. The thing I like about RAS is that he really makes an effort to describe some of the less seen cultures in the FR. He's the only reason we know ANYTHING about Luskan or the North in general or even the Underdark. It was only after his stuff that others started writing about those places. Before that, it had all be Greenwood's core parts of the world--the Dales, Waterdeep, the elvish realms, etc. RAS opened up the Realms a good bit by going further out into the field.
#11 johnkretzer Mar 04, 2010 14:37:52	I loved is early work...even his non-Realm works. But lately he gets a little stale. As a Realmian(?) writer is he had problems adapting to changes like the coming of Elistraee...but he did bring a lot of place and people to life like the Harpels, Luskan, Icewind Dale, etc. He also wrote FR9 (? I think) which described the Bloodstone lands...which was one of the better books in the FR seris of accessories. I wonder why he did not write more accessories?
#12 dannoe Mar 13, 2010 6:16:44	It happens. He was probably working on a deadline and got caught up in the mechanics. It could also be that he's frustrated with not having as much success in his non-FR work, though that could just be my personal perception. For my money, RAS's FR work with Jarlaxle and Artemis is MUCH better than anything else he's written for any other purpose.
#13 creyzi4zb12 Apr 03, 2010 12:51:08	I think it would be another great hit if RAS writes about Jarlaxle and/or Entreri adventures...I find Entreri to be a bit boring character, but with Jarlaxle on his side the Promise of the Witch King and the sequel has been a great read. BTW: Jarlaxle should write somehing about Jarlaxle/Entreri meeting Obould, I really don't know what wouuld happen if they were to meet.
#14 johnkretzer Apr 03, 2010 13:14:40	I think it would be another great hit if RAS writes about Jarlaxle and/or Entreri adventures...I find Entreri to be a bit boring character, but with Jarlaxle on his side the Promise of the Witch King and the sequel has been a great read. BTW: Jarlaxle should write somehing about Jarlaxle/Entreri meeting Obould, I really don't know what wouuld happen if they were to meet. I didn't know Jarlaxle is a author....;) You meant RAS right?
#15 creyzi4zb12 Apr 03, 2010 13:47:09	lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS
#16 johnkretzer Apr 03, 2010 14:05:30	lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses.
#17 Nai_Calus Apr 03, 2010 16:14:36	lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses. It was called Housewives and Hirelings when I did it, but I actually did that in a campaign once while waiting for the DM to figure something out. To this day the fabled Impress Opposite Sex check is still spoken of.
#18 Obvious_Ninja Apr 05, 2010 9:51:39	lolz, typo..but Jarlaxle would be a great author...he coul write about RAS Well you do know what people in a fantasy setting do in their downtime right? They play Offices & Bosses. chuckle there was an episode of "Robot Chicken" where they showed, essentially this... I assumed that the reason they had a change in the FR setting with the Spell Plague is to reset somethings and let GM's fit the world a little more to their own liking....
#19 The_Silversword Apr 05, 2010 19:17:27	I assumed that the reason they had a change in the FR setting with the Spell Plague is to reset somethings and let GM's fit the world a little more to their own liking.... That and to get the Realms inline with 4e.