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| Damaja |
Posted - 15 Aug 2010 : 23:06:34
I am not sure if there is a large discussion on this or not, but I was pretty upset about the 100 year jump that was done to FR. Is there a discussion on this somewhere or if not what do you guys think about this and are you following it in your campaigns or staying with the old timeline?
What do you of this change overall? |
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| Ashe Ravenheart |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 17:09:59
Well, there are novels that are written IN the current timeline. Some detail what happened during the Spellplague, but most do not. For more information, you should probably check Wizards Product pages. |
| Damaja |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 15:53:04
All the novels written thus far
They have written novels covering this new timeline? I did not know that, could you list there names or post a link to where I might can pick them up? I will read about it to better understand this new change. |
| Ashe Ravenheart |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 15:47:58
Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide
Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
All the novels written thus far
Neverwinter Campaign Guide is coming out next year. |
| Damaja |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 15:24:23
Can anyone list links to all the books for FR that have been printed for this new timeline?
I want to research it further. To see how it affected other areas. |
| Diffan |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 14:26:40
I think the time jump is great. I believe it gives authors the flex and room to create all sorts of history and adventures without being held to higher powers to get their story out. Additionally, it puts the Realms in a very stable era that's not troubled by the Spellplague much (sure, there are some areas that are unstable, but they are clearly defined) or worrying about being transposed with a rock from Returned Abier.
Furthermore, I feel that it gives those who dislike the changes to the Realms room to do whatever they like to "their" Realms. Someone who doesn't feel the new Realms are canon are probably not going to worry about continuity anyways.
The only problem is that many iconic characters we've grown to love (Liriel, Danilo, Arilyn, Mirt, the Knights of Myth Drannor, etc.) probably won't be revisited much and their stories will go untold. Hopefully, WotC will give those authors the rights to explain their outcomes and give us fans the stories we've all wanted to hear. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 11:10:59
quote:
Originally posted by Damaja
That is what I HATE, being forced to go forward with what THEY see is best if I want to get any new material.
It's always been that way, since the Realms was first published. It's just that now there's a huge timejump involved.
Me, I can deal with the timejump a lot more readily than the Spellplague -- but that doesn't mean I'm happy with it. It's just that I could have taken the timejump, if it was by itself. |
| Jorkens |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 07:51:19
I never followed the official timeline done since the Grey box in the first place (and information about the timeline before that is easily changed also) and I usually start campaigns in the 1340's or 50's anyway, so the 100 year jump had little effect on me and my game. |
| Damaja |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 05:12:50
That is what I HATE, being forced to go forward with what THEY see is best if I want to get any new material. |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 04:50:40
quote:
Originally posted by Damaja
So they jump the timeline 100 years ahead, those that refuse to move with it are stuck in a past timeline with no new material being printed for THAT old timeline right?
That is correct. You either move forward or you start making your own timeline of events.
I'm one of many that would love to see a reset to an earlier timeframe, but I don't think we'll ever see that. |
| Damaja |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 02:56:23
So they jump the timeline 100 years ahead, those that refuse to move with it are stuck in a past timeline with no new material being printed for THAT old timeline right? |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 02:43:46
quote:
Originally posted by Damaja
I dont want to start a riot haha I am just curious about peoples opinions is all
Basically, opinions are divided. Some people like the timejump and the Spellplague, and some people do not. Either way, most people have very strong feelings about it, and we've had a lot of discussions about it turn very ugly. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 02:41:14
quote:
Originally posted by Damaja
I dont want to start a riot haha I am just curious about peoples opinions is all
You should find ample opinions here! Some of those discussions dan pretty hot, but I bet from the outsidethey would make good reading! |
| Damaja |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 01:56:04
I dont want to start a riot haha I am just curious about peoples opinions is all |
| Hawkins |
Posted - 16 Aug 2010 : 01:29:38
I would do searches for "4e" and/or "Spellplague" to find some past (or current) discussions. However, emotions have been high in both the anti- and pro-4e Realms camps, so please tread carefully. |
| Damaja |
Posted - 15 Aug 2010 : 23:16:48
did not mean to post so quick, anyways I was about to say I do not know EVERYTHING that this new timeline has done to the world, only a few things, but so far what I heard really sucks |
