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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
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 Posted - 06 Jan 2008 : 06:11:10
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So, I remember when Dragon 358 came out. I was bummed knowing that the magazine was coming to an end. I really liked the Chess monsters, and the Volo's Guide, and the Masterwork crafting article was one of my favorites. But for some reason, I only skimmed the "Ecology of the Kaorti" even though I usually love these ecology articles and often try to figure out how and if they work plugged into the Realms.
So I'm looking through this, and suddenly, it strikes me . . . this one doesn't need to be plugged into the Realms. According to James Jaccobs, the human wizards that went into the Far Realm and were transformed into kaorti were Imaskari!
Given that there has been some other connection between the Imaskari and the Far Realm, the connection makes sense, and I know the fact that kaorti "officially" came from Imaskar doesn't mean much going into 4th edition, but at the same time, this was kind of an interesting surprise, and I'm wondering if anyone else caught this reference before.
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Darkmeer
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 04:26:09
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I was wondering when you'd read that detail. Yeppers, I was preparing a nasty surprise... Oh well, it's spoiled now. 
Really, the article was well written, and I'm happy to have it in my collection, especially when it ties "core" or "extra" stuff into a world I like that had that stuff removed from it.
/d
Me: "is it a good idea to go through with my surprise?"
Shakes the 
: "Most Certainly"
Me: Bwahahahahaha.
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Daviot
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Posted - 07 Jan 2008 : 07:55:08
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Yup, and considering their mastery over planar connections and demi-planes, it makes sense that they might wander into D&D's own home for Lovecraftian Antediluvian Horrors without realizing what they were up against.
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One usually has far more to fear from the soft-spoken wizard with a blade and well-worn boots than from the boisterous one in the ivory tower.
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Dragon 358: Kaorti, how did I miss this?
