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| Caolin |
Posted - 10 Aug 2010 : 08:03:58
I kind of knew this forum has been light on the chatter lately. But I am surprised that there are no threads about this new FR source book coming out in 2011.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4pod/gencondnd |
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| The Red Walker |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 18:51:40
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Which means that his skin is too delicate for that as well.
Hey, I'll have you know that I'm still in "near-mint" condition. 
Further proof that you don't let her handle you or your comics enough |
| Markustay |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 18:47:11
I tried the shrink-wrap thing on myself...
Didn't work out so well... glad I don't want to have any more kids... 
Re-publishing the old D&D comics is a godsend - I still can't figure out why I never purchased any (being both a D&Der and comic aficionado).
The Drizzt comic... I guess it all depends on the artwork... I'm not too thrilled with the two-sworded, Chuck-Norrisesque, over-used, Emo-love muppet. I wonder what era the comic will be in? Its almost a given the companions have to be in it as well (which precludes 4e, unless they do a Soap-Operish 'resurrection' - *Meh*). |
| Jorkens |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 18:08:35
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Which means that his skin is too delicate for that as well.
Hey, I'll have you know that I'm still in "near-mint" condition.
Imagine what you would be worth if you were still shrink wrapped. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 16:37:00
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Which means that his skin is too delicate for that as well.
Hey, I'll have you know that I'm still in "near-mint" condition. |
| Snowblood |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 15:24:29
I for one can't wait to see what Erik & the Folks have done with Neverwinter....there is a lot of Lore about Neverwinter particularly about its founding and involvement with Luskan...I'll be very curious to see if my 'lore guesses & gap fillers" were even vaguley close to the mark..... |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 14:41:46
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Originally posted by Lady Kazandra
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Originally posted by Bakra
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Originally posted by Caolin
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter?
There's another Forgotten Realms comic coming? Details!! I LOOOOVED those old FR and AD&D comics. There was some excellent writing in those comics, especially the one dealing with Foxilon's addiction.
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011. As for the new FR comic, it is Drizzt, location unknown.
That's fantastic news. I can't read Sage's copies . . . because he's paranoid about "destructive" skin oils ruining the delicate natures of the books.
Which means that his skin is too delicate for that as well. |
| Lady Kazandra |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 08:33:22
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Originally posted by Bakra
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Originally posted by Caolin
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter?
There's another Forgotten Realms comic coming? Details!! I LOOOOVED those old FR and AD&D comics. There was some excellent writing in those comics, especially the one dealing with Foxilon's addiction.
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011. As for the new FR comic, it is Drizzt, location unknown.
That's fantastic news. I can't read Sage's copies . . . because he's paranoid about "destructive" skin oils ruining the delicate natures of the books. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 01:13:25
Really, just about every publisher was saying that about their "hit titles" back in the 90's. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 14 Aug 2010 : 00:00:44
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Originally posted by Bakra
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Bakra
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011.
Where can I read more about this factoid? I loved those old comics, and in fact have the D&D and FR ones in my closet.
IDW makes the statement in the back of the D&D comic that came out this week.
I'm happy to have the chance to read all of them finally. 
We were poor growing. I had to choose wisely when it came to comics.
If you weren't reading AD&D and FR, you chose... poorly. |
| Bakra |
Posted - 13 Aug 2010 : 13:23:46
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Bakra
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011.
Where can I read more about this factoid? I loved those old comics, and in fact have the D&D and FR ones in my closet.
IDW makes the statement in the back of the D&D comic that came out this week.
I'm happy to have the chance to read all of them finally.
We were poor growing. I had to choose wisely when it came to comics. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 13 Aug 2010 : 02:34:33
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Bakra
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011.
Where can I read more about this factoid? I loved those old comics, and in fact have the D&D and FR ones in my closet.
There was a past discussion on comicbookresources.com that mentioned something about IDW's plans for next year. [Can't find the link for it, unfortunately.]
Basically, it amounted to the fact that since IDW are already largely reprinting all the old Star Trek, G.I. Joe and Transformers titles published by Marvel back in the 80's and 90's under their own brand, they've now been looking into other old fan-favourites from other publishers that they can re-print -- so long as they have or can acquire the licensing rights.
Also, IDW have the D&D license to print comics, so I'm assuming that also includes the rights to re-print the old comics too -- similar to what we've seen with the Star Trek, G.I. Joe, and Transformers titles being published by IDW. See, they're running both a "Classic" series of omnibus compilations of older Marvel material, and publishing new titles with new stories under their license.
There's a brief discussion about it here, which includes some interesting tidbits from Denton Tipton, the IDW Editor:- http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=7823&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 13 Aug 2010 : 02:19:45
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Originally posted by Bakra
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011.
Where can I read more about this factoid? I loved those old comics, and in fact have the D&D and FR ones in my closet. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 13 Aug 2010 : 01:30:11
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Originally posted by Brimstone
A comic about a fat womanizer named Mirt?
I would so purchase that comic. |
| Caolin |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 22:54:56
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Originally posted by Brimstone
What did you expect.
A comic about a fat womanizer named Mirt?
Drizzle is the sex...
I was hoping for something along the lines of the original comics that has new characters. Drizzt is old old old news. |
| Quale |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 21:58:55
My hopes are there will be some historical stuff, e.g. about Illefarn, Ilyianbruen, Haunghdannar, Eigersstor, Twilit Land, Uthtower, the Covenant ... maybe even the Kraken Society |
| Brimstone |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 19:01:40
What did you expect.
A comic about a fat womanizer named Mirt?
Drizzle is the sex... |
| Caolin |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 18:55:35
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Originally posted by Bakra
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Originally posted by Caolin
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter?
There's another Forgotten Realms comic coming? Details!! I LOOOOVED those old FR and AD&D comics. There was some excellent writing in those comics, especially the one dealing with Foxilon's addiction.
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011. As for the new FR comic, it is Drizzt, location unknown.
Drizzt comic? Awwww man. |
| Bakra |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 12:52:14
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Originally posted by Caolin
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter?
There's another Forgotten Realms comic coming? Details!! I LOOOOVED those old FR and AD&D comics. There was some excellent writing in those comics, especially the one dealing with Foxilon's addiction.
IDW is going to publish all of the old DC AD&D , Spelljammer, Dragonlance, & FR comics in Feb 2011. As for the new FR comic, it is Drizzt, location unknown. |
| Caolin |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 08:07:06
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Originally posted by Brimstone
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter?
There's another Forgotten Realms comic coming? Details!! I LOOOOVED those old FR and AD&D comics. There was some excellent writing in those comics, especially the one dealing with Foxilon's addiction. |
| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 07:04:43
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Originally posted by Sylrae
I'm definitely going to pick it up. I'm not a big fan of post-spellplague, but I do like the city of neverwinter.
I'd love to see a campaign guide that's entirely based on Neverwinter Nights 1, in the main campaign. All of the maps, to scale. Prominent NPCs motivations and whatnot detailed. Stat blocks would be nice, but not necessary, just tell me what level they are and what class. Mention any spells they make heavy use of.
That would indeed be cool, but a different direction from this product. I think you'll see some things reflected from Neverwinter lore, however . . .
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Originally posted by George Krashos
It's a Forgotten Realms product. Of course I'll buy it. The fact that Erik had a hand in it will make it all the sweeter.
Thanks, Krash--that means a lot to me. I'll try to do y'all proud.
Cheers |
| Brimstone |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 06:55:40
Will the upcoming Forgotten Realms Comic by set in or around Neverwinter? |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 06:11:18
It's a Forgotten Realms product. Of course I'll buy it. The fact that Erik had a hand in it will make it all the sweeter.
-- George Krashos
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| Sylrae |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 02:45:04
I'm definitely going to pick it up. I'm not a big fan of post-spellplague, but I do like the city of neverwinter.
I'd love to see a campaign guide that's entirely based on Neverwinter Nights 1, in the main campaign. All of the maps, to scale. Prominent NPCs motivations and whatnot detailed. Stat blocks would be nice, but not necessary, just tell me what level they are and what class. Mention any spells they make heavy use of. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 01:19:11
Well, I'm going to be all over this product. I've never actually had the inclination to run a campaign in Neverwinter before, but I'm intrigued by what Erik's said about this being a "fully-realised" FR product. So I suspect my players will be preparing themselves for an adventure or three in Neverwinter, come late 2011. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 12 Aug 2010 : 00:32:20
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Originally posted by Markustay
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Respectfully, so why even post in this thread in the first place?
That's like going to a Yankees game, reserving a boxed seat, and cheerfully announcing to the camera that you don't like the Yankees.
I mean, why waste the time?
Cheers
AGREED
Why bash a product(s) before its even out? I'm adopting a 'wait and see' attitude for all future WotC merchandise at this point.
I agree. This product may not be exciting me the way past FR products did, but I'll still give it a shot. I won't be rushing out to buy it the way I used to, but I will buy it as soon after its release as I can. |
| Kilvan |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 20:55:42
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Originally posted by Markustay
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Respectfully, so why even post in this thread in the first place?
That's like going to a Yankees game, reserving a boxed seat, and cheerfully announcing to the camera that you don't like the Yankees.
I mean, why waste the time?
Cheers
AGREED
Why bash a product(s) before its even out? I'm adopting a 'wait and see' attitude for all future WotC merchandise at this point.
Think about it - just the fact we are getting a Neverwinter product goes against their original 4e plan of "a setting a year... and then nothing..". Why be negative about something, when this could be the very 'break' we have been looking for? If this is a response to our cries for "More!", then we should at the very least have the decency to give the designers the benefit of the doubt and see whats-what before we cry 'foul'. We asked for this - don't sabotage it before it even sees the light of day.
Indeed. I'll give this one its chance. I did the same with 4th edition novels, and boy am I glad I did (Blackstaff Tower rocked) |
| Markustay |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 20:08:05
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Respectfully, so why even post in this thread in the first place?
That's like going to a Yankees game, reserving a boxed seat, and cheerfully announcing to the camera that you don't like the Yankees.
I mean, why waste the time?
Cheers
AGREED
Why bash a product(s) before its even out? I'm adopting a 'wait and see' attitude for all future WotC merchandise at this point.
Think about it - just the fact we are getting a Neverwinter product goes against their original 4e plan of "a setting a year... and then nothing..". Why be negative about something, when this could be the very 'break' we have been looking for? If this is a response to our cries for "More!", then we should at the very least have the decency to give the designers the benefit of the doubt and see whats-what before we cry 'foul'. We asked for this - don't sabotage it before it even sees the light of day. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 14:28:57
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
It should be about the stories.
I really didn't want to get on a soap box, i was just trying to say it turned me off, but hoped Erik handles the tie in with his Novel shadowbane as well as I think he can, if he is allowed to.
I can't relate how happy i was for Erik when I heard he was going to get to write Shadowbane. And happy for myself as well to get a chance to read it. But, I was almost equally disappointed to hear it would be tied into the Abbysal plague....I fear it could compromise the story and hope that something is not being forced in to make the tie.
Agreed, and the story takes precedence in my book. I didn't feel forced at all. There are elements that link it to the Abyssal Plague story, but if you haven't been reading that, then you'll gloss right over them.
Also, Shadowbane, Myrin, Twilight, and all my other characters are going NOWHERE NEAR portals to other worlds, rest assured, and neither is Strahd, Raistlin, or one of those darn kender going to show up in one of my novels. Everything I have thus far written is firmly grounded in the Realms, and I have no intention of leaving, and I have no reason to think the other books in the AP series are any different.
Cheers
Thanks for the follow up and glad to hear it. I can happily say I am still eagerly awaiting Shadowbane!
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| Erik Scott de Bie |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 07:41:57
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
It should be about the stories.
I really didn't want to get on a soap box, i was just trying to say it turned me off, but hoped Erik handles the tie in with his Novel shadowbane as well as I think he can, if he is allowed to.
I can't relate how happy i was for Erik when I heard he was going to get to write Shadowbane. And happy for myself as well to get a chance to read it. But, I was almost equally disappointed to hear it would be tied into the Abbysal plague....I fear it could compromise the story and hope that something is not being forced in to make the tie.
Agreed, and the story takes precedence in my book. I didn't feel forced at all. There are elements that link it to the Abyssal Plague story, but if you haven't been reading that, then you'll gloss right over them.
Also, Shadowbane, Myrin, Twilight, and all my other characters are going NOWHERE NEAR portals to other worlds, rest assured, and neither is Strahd, Raistlin, or one of those darn kender going to show up in one of my novels. Everything I have thus far written is firmly grounded in the Realms, and I have no intention of leaving, and I have no reason to think the other books in the AP series are any different.
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Originally posted by Razz
Meh, I care less for this and I can't really state why out of fear for starting a flame war.
Respectfully, so why even post in this thread in the first place?
That's like going to a Yankees game, reserving a boxed seat, and cheerfully announcing to the camera that you don't like the Yankees.
I mean, why waste the time?
Cheers |
| Caolin |
Posted - 11 Aug 2010 : 06:00:43
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Bakra
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by Caolin
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Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
Sadly, no detail on the Abyssal Plague--partly because I can't talk about it, and partly because I just don't know much and don't want to spread misinformation. I suggest checking out the prelude chapters by James Wyatt in the various novels in which they appear (including the paperback Ghost King and Mark of Nerath, for the first two).
Also, AFAIK, comic book crossovers have always been prevalent, and frankly, if that's what it is, I think that's a neat direction for WotC to go.
What I *can* say is that my novel is going to tie into it, but be a very much Forgotten Realms novel that you don't need to have read anything else to understand and enjoy (hopefully)!
Cheers
Have have to admit, this cross setting world shaking event is making me consider reading DnD novels outside of the Realms setting again. Well played WoTC....for once. ;)
I hate to say it, but it's making me consider not reading any D&D novels. Ive had enough mega events and cross-universe tie ins. (Wasn't there a kender roaming the realms at some point?)
Do you mean you are tired of cross overs in general? Because the last D&D cross over, Finder's Bane with the Kender, was over 13 years ago.
And I'd hardly consider a single character wanting to go to a different world a crossover... The history of the Realms has always included folk from other worlds, and/or Realmsfolk going to other worlds. We've got the various racial migrations, we've got planeswalkers going to and fro, we've had spelljammers... There's even a Newhon ghoul mentioned in Code of the Harpers.
Still, I don't consider those crossovers. My definition of crossover comes from comics, where a cameo does not a crossover make. Crossovers in comics are big events, and include prominent characters... The Abyssal Plague has all the appearance of being that kind of crossover.
And since crossovers are one of the things that drove me away from comics, WotC doing the same thing is not something I can regard in a positive manner.
I look at it like this. All of the settings are under the umbrella of Dungeons and Dragons. They all exist in the same multiverse but on different planes. I've always enjoyed the little references here and there acknowledging those other worlds, either directly or indirectly in FR literature. But what I enjoy more is the idea that only a handful of people in the whole plane even know of the existence of other worlds. I also don't think that there should ever be an easy way for anyone to "crossover". So as long as there isn't abuse of this dynamic than I am all for it. I also can accept that there is this multiverse spanning event that will affect all of the settings and might entail a character or two venturing out of their setting as a result of the event. My 2 cents. |
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