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Pigs Explode: A Tale of the Siegebreakers

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#1
BadCatMan
Nov 24, 2008 2:36:23 I just noticed this, and figured that others might have missed it too. It's a prequel to The Dungeons: The Crypt Of The Moaning Diamond by Rosemary Jones.

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/20081124

Free classic Forgotten Realms fiction on the WotC website! :D

Mini-Review:

It was nice to read about the Siegebreakers again, but with only their familiar bickering going on, it wasn't really as enjoyable as I found the novel. Maybe I just should have read it at a different time of the day. Or maybe it was too short to put a lot of stuff in.

There's no great danger, apart from the short bit about fleeing the exploding tower. Perhaps if the mad hog-hunting wizard had still been present, hurling spells as the Siegebreakers ferried dead pigs to and fro, things might have gotten interesting... :D
#2
weisthor_dup
Nov 24, 2008 4:30:37 I liked that novel.
#3
lord_karsus
Nov 24, 2008 11:51:40 -Having responded to this on Candlekeep, I'll say what I said there, when it was asked if that was simply a passage from the novel "ripped out": It's been a while since I read it, but I recall a passage concerning exploding pigs, and the perils of exploding pigs.
#4
rinonalyrna_fathomlin
Nov 24, 2008 12:28:54 I loved Crypt of the Moaning Diamond--I'll probably read this story sometime, too.
#5
BadCatMan
Nov 24, 2008 19:30:36
-Having responded to this on Candlekeep, I'll say what I said there, when it was asked if that was simply a passage from the novel "ripped out": It's been a while since I read it, but I recall a passage concerning exploding pigs, and the perils of exploding pigs.

The events were referenced in the novel, but not shown. This short story is new.
#6
lord_karsus
Nov 24, 2008 21:21:38 -Right, it was confirmed. According to the author:

Hi all:
This is actually a prequel to Crypt that was written for the WOTC website about a year ago! It was scheduled to be published at the same time as Crypt but suffered the sad fate of being eaten by the bits and bytes of the website redesign. The editor and I tried to retrieve it several times, but, alas, the pigs never flew.

Until today.

And it is a complete surprise to me. I was going to put it down in my memoirs as phantom pig story.

So there you go, an early holiday present for you and me: Exploding Pigs!

Sorry all about the long silence on the forum. I've been polishing up City of the Dead for next June and packing up all my books for a move. The two thousand and then some volumes that form my library made it safely from point A to point B. But the movers did call my boxes "daunting." I said "Daunting was finding enough boxes for all this and getting it into the boxes."

Cheers all!

#7
unfamiliar
Nov 26, 2008 8:50:47 I'm really glad this prequel came out now, 'cause I've had the novel kicking around since July & haven't gotten around to reading it just yet (too busy devouring 4e rulebooks at the moment).

Got a kick out of the idea of a pig-hating wizard, though. If the book's half as amusing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
#8
rinonalyrna_fathomlin
Nov 26, 2008 9:25:25
Got a kick out of the idea of a pig-hating wizard, though. If the book's half as amusing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

I found the book to be very amusing.
#9
lord_karsus
Nov 26, 2008 13:18:10 -Eh, I found it okay.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 BadCatMan Nov 24, 2008 2:36:23	I just noticed this, and figured that others might have missed it too. It's a prequel to The Dungeons: The Crypt Of The Moaning Diamond by Rosemary Jones. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4dnd/20081124 Free classic Forgotten Realms fiction on the WotC website! :D Mini-Review: It was nice to read about the Siegebreakers again, but with only their familiar bickering going on, it wasn't really as enjoyable as I found the novel. Maybe I just should have read it at a different time of the day. Or maybe it was too short to put a lot of stuff in. There's no great danger, apart from the short bit about fleeing the exploding tower. Perhaps if the mad hog-hunting wizard had still been present, hurling spells as the Siegebreakers ferried dead pigs to and fro, things might have gotten interesting... :D
#2 weisthor_dup Nov 24, 2008 4:30:37	I liked that novel.
#3 lord_karsus Nov 24, 2008 11:51:40	-Having responded to this on Candlekeep, I'll say what I said there, when it was asked if that was simply a passage from the novel "ripped out": It's been a while since I read it, but I recall a passage concerning exploding pigs, and the perils of exploding pigs.
#4 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Nov 24, 2008 12:28:54	I loved Crypt of the Moaning Diamond--I'll probably read this story sometime, too.
#5 BadCatMan Nov 24, 2008 19:30:36	-Having responded to this on Candlekeep, I'll say what I said there, when it was asked if that was simply a passage from the novel "ripped out": It's been a while since I read it, but I recall a passage concerning exploding pigs, and the perils of exploding pigs. The events were referenced in the novel, but not shown. This short story is new.
#6 lord_karsus Nov 24, 2008 21:21:38	-Right, it was confirmed. According to the author: Hi all: This is actually a prequel to Crypt that was written for the WOTC website about a year ago! It was scheduled to be published at the same time as Crypt but suffered the sad fate of being eaten by the bits and bytes of the website redesign. The editor and I tried to retrieve it several times, but, alas, the pigs never flew. Until today. And it is a complete surprise to me. I was going to put it down in my memoirs as phantom pig story. So there you go, an early holiday present for you and me: Exploding Pigs! Sorry all about the long silence on the forum. I've been polishing up City of the Dead for next June and packing up all my books for a move. The two thousand and then some volumes that form my library made it safely from point A to point B. But the movers did call my boxes "daunting." I said "Daunting was finding enough boxes for all this and getting it into the boxes." Cheers all!
#7 unfamiliar Nov 26, 2008 8:50:47	I'm really glad this prequel came out now, 'cause I've had the novel kicking around since July & haven't gotten around to reading it just yet (too busy devouring 4e rulebooks at the moment). Got a kick out of the idea of a pig-hating wizard, though. If the book's half as amusing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
#8 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Nov 26, 2008 9:25:25	Got a kick out of the idea of a pig-hating wizard, though. If the book's half as amusing, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I found the book to be very amusing.
#9 lord_karsus Nov 26, 2008 13:18:10	-Eh, I found it okay.