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#1 xhereticx Jul 07, 2008 20:24:25	Well, I already have the 2nd edition products The North, Volo's guide to the north, and Savage Frontier downloaded. So lorewise, is silver marches worth it?
#2 merrikcale Jul 07, 2008 21:07:06	in a word, yes. Its one of the better 3.0 supplements. Great details on places like Everlund and Deadsnows. Good backround on all of the major cities. Good PrCs too
#3 markustay63 Jul 07, 2008 21:27:02	I just got it (finally) about two weeks ago from Best Bargain Books for only $11.99 NEW! And I have been in love ever since....
#4 18DELTA Jul 07, 2008 21:45:24	-GET IT BEFORE YOU CAN NEVER FIND IT AGAIN. Great book.:D 18DELTA
#5 xhereticx Jul 07, 2008 22:00:35	cool, ty What about powers of faerun or the three adventures (cormyr, shadowsdale, anauroch)
#6 merrikcale Jul 07, 2008 22:15:26	Powers of Faerun in one of the better 3.5 books. Lots of cool stuff in there. Lots of good fluffy stuff. Don't know much about the adventures, though I have heard mixed reviews
#7 Therise Jul 07, 2008 23:38:24	cool, ty What about powers of faerun or the three adventures (cormyr, shadowsdale, anauroch) I never bought Power of Faerun, though I did skim through it - just didn't like it, so it stayed on the bookstore shelf. I did get the three most recent adventures, Cormyr, Shadowdale and Anauroch. I hated them, and ended up selling them to a used bookstore, mainly because the storyline seriously gimps the use of magic in major combats (thereby gimping all non-shadowweave mages, clerics, etc... the PCs). The books are essentially the story of how the Netherese put an anti-Weave zone over all of the Netheril desert (last adventure) and start with attempts in smaller regions (first two). There isn't much lore in it, and nothing at all new on Netheril, really, other than the Mystra vs. Shar story which is in AGHotR anyway. So buy AGHotR if you're looking for lore, not these adventures.
#8 lord_karsus Jul 08, 2008 0:12:05	-GET IT BEFORE YOU CAN NEVER FIND IT AGAIN. Great book.:D 18DELTA -Good point...But, in the future, it could become a $4 PDF. ;) I never bought Power of Faerun, though I did skim through it - just didn't like it, so it stayed on the bookstore shelf. -Same here. I bought it, but didn't like it, and is the only D&D book I've ever returned to the store. Apparently, by not liking Power of Faerûn, it makes me a bad person.
#9 xhereticx Jul 08, 2008 0:17:45	I never bought Power of Faerun, though I did skim through it - just didn't like it, so it stayed on the bookstore shelf. I did get the three most recent adventures, Cormyr, Shadowdale and Anauroch. I hated them, and ended up selling them to a used bookstore, mainly because the storyline seriously gimps the use of magic in major combats (thereby gimping all non-shadowweave mages, clerics, etc... the PCs). The books are essentially the story of how the Netherese put an anti-Weave zone over all of the Netheril desert (last adventure) and start with attempts in smaller regions (first two). There isn't much lore in it, and nothing at all new on Netheril, really, other than the Mystra vs. Shar story which is in AGHotR anyway. So buy AGHotR if you're looking for lore, not these adventures. Ahh, I already got that, and I haven't heard much good about the adventures anyway, so if there is no lore that I don't already know, then forget it. Thanks! I've heard some bad things about Power of Faerun though...
#10 merrikcale Jul 08, 2008 9:32:17	Power of Faerûn[/i], it makes me a bad person. Thats not why
#11 alediran Jul 08, 2008 9:37:00	Power of Faerun is a good book, I've not read I completely but the parts I have gave me lots of ideas that are useful not only in FR.
#12 Stigger Jul 08, 2008 10:06:07	Anyone who doesn't like Power of Faerun should be hung from a large wooden beam by their feet, while rabid squirrels with specially sharpened teeth nibble on their jam-covered toes...
#13 lord_karsus Jul 08, 2008 10:58:01	Thats not why Anyone who doesn't like Power of Faerun should be hung from a large wooden beam by their feet, while rabid squirrels with specially sharpened teeth nibble on their jam-covered toes... -Yeah, there is is.
#14 18DELTA Jul 08, 2008 11:42:47	Anyone who doesn't like Power of Faerun should be hung from a large wooden beam by their feet, while rabid squirrels with specially sharpened teeth nibble on their jam-covered toes... -Awesome! :D -I liked 'Power of Faerun' myself. I did think the story line with that cleric was silly. :P -Those $4.00 PDF's might violate the GSL LK. 18DELTA
#15 quale_ Jul 08, 2008 11:52:22	I have it for 6 years, it's still in good shape
#16 lord_karsus Jul 08, 2008 11:53:43	-Those $4.00 PDF's might violate the GSL LK. 18DELTA -GSL... -Don't know if that even applies.
#17 scizor Jul 08, 2008 12:18:44	Silver Marches is one of my favorite FR books ever. When I read or use it, I get that special D&D feeling of high adventure and frontier bravery! Lots of options here. The FR adventure path...I don't know. I bought the first one (Cormyr) but was disappointed enough to sell the darn book a couple of days later. I didn't bother with the two follow ups (although the cover art is great). The reason Cormyr disappointed me was because it felt like an adventure set in some weak homebrew version of FR I like Power of Faerûn a lot, mainly because of its fluff content and the Border Kingdoms chapter (which can be found on the WotC site as well).
#18 xhereticx Jul 08, 2008 12:21:01	Ok, thanks all.
#19 markustay63 Jul 08, 2008 13:23:32	PoF didn't exactly 'titilate' me, but it wasn't bad, either. I bought it because it was Realmslore, but most of the subject matter covered therein wasn't my cup-of-tea... but that's a matter of personal preferences. And after looking at my copy of SM this morning, I realized I didn't pay $11.99... I paid $11.18! :D Plus Tax, of course... Screw a $4 PDF when I can get a REAL book for less then $12!!! Paid the same for my new copy of LEoF as well - that place is awesome; I plan to buy all my 3e books there before they run out, including ones I already own that are getting 'ratty'.
#20 18DELTA Jul 08, 2008 13:46:17	-Well we should get as many 3.5 books as possible. I got 'Heroes of Battle' and 'Horror' and 'Races of Destiny' along with 'Demihuman Deities' yesterday at a half-priced bookstore. :D 18DELTA
#21 gomeztoo Jul 08, 2008 13:52:31	I skimmed through Powers of Faerun, but it just didn't draw me. Stuff I did buy, and like, where Underdark, Lost Empires, Secrets of the Moonsea, and Shining South. I also bought the Shadowdale adventure, which was not much special, but I felt compelled to getting anything dale-ish now it is still available. It has a Shadowdale map in it, so I figure it was not a total waste of money. Anyway if Silver Marches is like the other books I bought, it would be worth it imo. Gomez
#22 lord_karsus Jul 08, 2008 14:20:16	-Well we should get as many 3.5 books as possible. I got 'Heroes of Battle' and 'Horror' and 'Races of Destiny' along with 'Demihuman Deities' yesterday at a half-priced bookstore. :D 18DELTA -Shut up! That was my plan, and I don't want any stores/online retailers not to have any of the books I want, because you guys buy them!!
#23 18DELTA Jul 08, 2008 14:23:25	-Shut up! That was my plan, and I don't want any stores/online retailers not to have any of the books I want, because you guys buy them!! -:P 18DELTA :P
#24 Stigger Jul 08, 2008 14:25:36	Going to need to breed more mutant squirrels obviously...
#25 Alter_Boy Jul 08, 2008 16:50:49	cool, ty What about powers of faerun Power of Faerun is among my top ten 3ed books. So definately buy it. Silver marches is good if you want to use the region or loot a plethora of pre-made NPCs and fully-described NPCs.
#26 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Jul 08, 2008 19:59:59	I liked Silver Marches. It does have some funky stuff in it, though, like "Wulfgar married Catti-brie".
#27 lord_karsus Jul 08, 2008 20:30:18	It does have some funky stuff in it, though, like "Wulfgar married Catti-brie". -Hmm...Either there's another continuity error caused by R.A. Salvatore setting his novels in the past, or in 1372 (when this book takes place), Wulfgar marries Catti-Brie, meaning that something in the next couple of books (since they are nearing 1372 DR) is going to happen to alter the Drizzt/Catti-Brie/Wulfgar love triangle again.
#28 merrikcale Jul 08, 2008 20:33:19	-Shut up! That was my plan, and I don't want any stores/online retailers not to have any of the books I want, because you guys buy them!! Go to ebay, they are selling cheap
#29 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Jul 09, 2008 15:25:17	-Hmm...Either there's another continuity error caused by R.A. Salvatore setting his novels in the past, or in 1372 (when this book takes place), Wulfgar marries Catti-Brie, meaning that something in the next couple of books (since they are nearing 1372 DR) is going to happen to alter the Drizzt/Catti-Brie/Wulfgar love triangle again. Given what happens in The Orc King, I think it was just a mistake rather than successful prognostication.;)
#30 lord_karsus Jul 09, 2008 17:16:33	Given what happens in The Orc King, I think it was just a mistake rather than successful prognostication.;) -I know, I know...I was just trying to make it work, maybe, you know?
#31 18DELTA Jul 09, 2008 17:21:45	-Hmm...Either there's another continuity error caused by R.A. Salvatore setting his novels in the past, or in 1372 (when this book takes place), Wulfgar marries Catti-Brie, meaning that something in the next couple of books (since they are nearing 1372 DR) is going to happen to alter the Drizzt/Catti-Brie/Wulfgar love triangle again. -Thats all we need. A Jerry Springer Episode in the Realms. :P 18DELTA :embarrass
#32 Therise Jul 09, 2008 17:26:38	-Thats all we need. A Jerry Springer Episode in the Realms. :P
#33 lord_karsus Jul 09, 2008 17:41:49	-Thats all we need. A Jerry Springer Episode in the Realms. :P 18DELTA :embarrass -Worse things have happened.
#34 18DELTA Jul 09, 2008 17:44:03	-Worse things have happened. -The Spellplague... 18DELTA :P
#35 lord_karsus Jul 09, 2008 17:53:51	-The Spellplague... 18DELTA :P -I was thinking more along the lines of tragic and odd love combinations and stories, but...
#36 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Jul 09, 2008 19:48:11	-I know, I know...I was just trying to make it work, maybe, you know? I know.
#37 merrikcale Jul 11, 2008 22:30:37	-I was thinking more along the lines of tragic and odd love combinations and stories, but... ya mean like dwelves?
#38 lord_karsus Jul 17, 2008 21:20:56	ya mean like dwelves? -The...conception of a Dwelf most certainly would have a tragic and odd love combination...
#39 Stigger Jul 18, 2008 2:56:03	Why tragic? See no reason for it to be tragic... well, apart from that whole racial bigotry on the part of those bastard elves...
#40 lord_karsus Jul 18, 2008 11:28:13	Why tragic? See no reason for it to be tragic... well, apart from that whole racial bigotry on the part of those bastard elves... -It's certainly more odd than tragic, but it's be tragic because it'd be a little sad that a little, newborn baby would have to be killed by Brennon, for being a Dwelf...Eh, that's life.
#41 Stigger Jul 18, 2008 12:53:51	Just don't tell him. :P
#42 seidon Jul 19, 2008 10:17:02	Silver Marches is an excellent book. I highly recommend it. It makes running the game in that area very interesting and gives you the ability to get into the stuff that makes it memorable. The weather is particularly fun for me, and PC's simply shouldn't take mountain paths in the midst of a raging thunderstorm, they nearly drown. And I like Power of Faerun, I just don't like using the whole thing. I see it more as a powerful source of inspiration, although my harper and zhentarim fans favor it highly. But then I have to deal with very powerful characters who have earned very prestigious titles and responsibilities. You know a supplement that didn't even begin to cover enough stuff? Waterdeep: The City of Splendors. Where can I find more information on it? I have the second edition Skullport book. Is there anything else?
#43 colman Jul 19, 2008 10:36:02	Volo's Guide to Waterdeep is useful for atmosphere and details.
#44 naex Jul 19, 2008 10:53:11	Uhm... As far as dwelves go... In Elminster in Myth Drannor, Ed Greenwood writes that Drannor is the name of the first elf to marry a dwarf. Don't know if they had any kids, but still...
#45 xhereticx Jul 19, 2008 15:16:47	-It's certainly more odd than tragic, but it's be tragic because it'd be a little sad that a little, newborn baby would have to be killed by Brennon, for being a Dwelf...Eh, that's life. Sadly, he didn't get them all.
#46 lord_karsus Jul 20, 2008 17:56:42	-Please, SBLOCK that.
#47 brennongoldeye Jul 21, 2008 12:27:13	-It's certainly more odd than tragic, but it's be tragic because it'd be a little sad that a little, newborn baby would have to be killed by Brennon, for being a Dwelf...Eh, that's life. I don't kill them. I release them from the bigotry of the present age. Speaking as a halfbreed myself I would like to note the Legolas' face on a scrawny human female body with a beard reminiscent of present day cultures based on the needs of pubescent males does not a Dwelf make. ;)
#48 rinonalyrna_fathomlin Jul 23, 2008 12:56:33	Volo's Guide to Waterdeep is useful for atmosphere and details. And the other 2E Waterdeep sourcebooks (including the boxed set).