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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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 Posted - 27 May 2004 : 19:20:07
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| James Ryman just proceeded on the basis of what was in the story. He didn't contact me. I've found that's pretty much SOP in book and magazine publishing. The artist almost never communicates directly with the writer. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2004 : 19:28:36
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
James Ryman just proceeded on the basis of what was in the story. He didn't contact me. I've found that's pretty much SOP in book and magazine publishing. The artist almost never communicates directly with the writer.
That's what I thought took place which is why I was impressed when I heard Todd Lockwood consulted Elaine Cunningham when he did cover art for some of her paperback novels.
Thank you again. |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2004 : 16:59:10
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I just finished reading "New In Town." Thank you for a fun read that let us see Taegan before he got some experience in dealing with other cultures. I think James Ryman's art certainly captured the wide eyed look of a small town lad in the big city. 
I look forward to reading more about Taegan as he continues to survive anything an author might throw at him.  |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2004 : 04:35:00
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| Glad you enjoyed it, Sirius. |
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qstor
Acolyte
USA
31 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2004 : 21:06:54
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hi there,
Do you any form of D&D? I know RA Salavatore has a weekly game.
Just curious..keep up the great work.
Mike |
"There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom" G'Kar
http://www.twitter.com/qstor2 |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2004 : 21:23:50
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Yes, I run a D&D game once a month, and play in one that convenes just about as infrequently.
In my time, I've also GMed and/or played Champions, DC Heroes, Vampire, and Call of Cthulhu, but I'm not doing anything with any of those systems at the moment.
Thanks for the compliment. I'm glad you're enjoying my stuff. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 11:17:32
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Some one asked a rather interesting question iver at WOTC regarding the effects of Rage
Are Dragons now more common on Random monster tables in the Year of Rogue Dragons? |
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 14:05:02
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Let me respond to that after a
SPOILER WARNING
SPOILER WARNING
SPOILER WARNING
You might tend to encounter chromatics more often, because they're out rampaging across the countryside. When you did encounter them, they'd tend to be in groups (the flights), and, obviously, they'd be full of homocidal bloodlust.
This assumes that Sammaster and the Cult of the Dragon haven't yet managed to calm too many of the chromatics and shepherd them into their secret strongholds to get turned into dracoliches.
You would definitely tend to encounter metallics less often, because so many of them are hibernating in their secret refuges as per Lareth's plan. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 14:31:26
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Thanks Rich
Is the Dragon Rage "Global" or limited to the Eastern side of the realms? (ie the areas that where covered in Rage) |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 14:44:29
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Thanks Rich
Is the Dragon Rage "Global" or limited to the Eastern side of the realms? (ie the areas that where covered in Rage)
I hope it's global given the two anthologies that will apparently be devoted to this event. |
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Kameron M. Franklin
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 17:09:16
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
and, obviously, they'd be full of homocidal* bloodlust.
I couldn't help but think of a smart quip when I read this, but think I'll refrain from sharing it in case some might find it offensive.
*emphasis added |
"You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." --Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 18:19:30
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I do know how to spell. It's typing that gives me trouble.
The Rage is global. |
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Kameron M. Franklin
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
228 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 19:23:18
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And here I thought you were trying to make some sort of social statement about the sexual preferences of dragons.  |
"You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." --Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride |
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Sarta
Senior Scribe
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2004 : 23:23:44
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Besides the correct word should have been xenocidal.
Sarta |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 00:42:38
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| I checked my trusty dictionary, Sarta, and you may be right. "Xenocidal" may be the better choice. Although it appears that one definition of "homicide" is a person who kills another, and in the FR, a dragon is a person. So if I wanted to dig in and fight, I could put an argument that my word choice is technically correct. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 16:46:38
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Another question for Rich
Does the Rage effect creatures that have Dragon Blood like Half Dragons & Dragonkin? |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 19:39:17
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Dargoth, I would say yes, to some degree. In other words, some half-dragons and dragonkin would go flat-out bonkers berserko crazy, like true dragons, some would alternate between psychotic episodes and lucidity, some would become more hostile, irascible, and prone to violence, and some would feel little or not effect.
As a rule of thumb, the more closely a hybrid beastie resembled a true dragon, the more leery I'd be of getting amywhere near it during a Rage. |
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rumblebelly
Acolyte
Turkey
25 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 20:55:12
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Hi there MR Byers, this may sound weird but
I'm translating your book "dissolution" into my native tongue
and I want to ask you smth, if you don't mind
in chapter 8 before pharaun reveals that Lolth is gone he says to Ryld, who's caring for his sword;"is this how you attend to mind-boggling revelations? I suppose I'm lucky you don't have to use the JAKES."
what does he mean by the JAKES ?
is it an idiom or a saying which I do not know?
thanks for your time :) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 21:05:56
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quote:
Originally posted by rumblebelly
what does he mean by the JAKES ?
is it an idiom or a saying which I do not know?
thanks for your time :)
I'm not Mr. Byers. However, I believe in that passage, "Jakes" refers to an outdoor privy or outhouse.
I hope that helps and apologies if I'm mistaken. |
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 21:24:07
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You're right, Sirius. The jakes is the latrine.
Just out of curiosity, rumblebelly, what is your native language? |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 21:50:14
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
You're right, Sirius. The jakes is the latrine.
Cool. And to think all my English teacher thought I did was stare at Laura Elpern's legs in class and never listened to anything she was teaching.
By the way rumblebelly, thanks for mentioning the scene. As I get ready to go over that novel and the others in the series in anticipation of next month's release of Annihilation, I think that comment by Phauraun clearly shows his verbal wit and irreverant attitude that helps make the series fun to read. Cheers to Mr. Byers and everyone else for giving Realms fans such a colorful character...who will probably be killed by Paul Kemp. |
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rumblebelly
Acolyte
Turkey
25 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 21:54:28
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To Turkish
I also Translate RAS novels
actually I'm co-editoring the spider queen series with my colleague
btw, great work MR Byers
I love the new face of Menzoberranzan (especially the silken rack, you know what I mean ;) ) |
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norticus
Acolyte
Turkey
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Posted - 11 Jun 2004 : 22:01:56
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hi mr byers
im the one rumblebelly is talking about :)
btw dissolution is my first novel in translation and i hope all the Turkish fr fans will love the WotSQ series
thanx for your help, its wonderful to be able to contact the writer as a translator...
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 02:40:41
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| Thanks for the info and the kind words, rumblebelly. And, norticus, you're more than welcome. Seems to me that any writer with a lick of sense would be happy to assist the guys translating his stuff into another language. |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 03:37:39
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Would the effects of the Rage be best described as working the same way as a "Permanent" Confusion spell on the Dragon/Dragon Blood creature? |
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Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
Mel Brooks |
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rumblebelly
Acolyte
Turkey
25 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 11:29:57
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Oh, sirius you're right there
Pharaun is somehow cooler than Jarlaxle himself (uhm nope, they are equal, well sorta like)
I liked the friendship between him and Ryld and when Pharaun betrayed him to save himself I just thought "Gosh, these are dark elves!"
Norticus and I were talking about it the other day and he said "I almost came to believe they were not dark elves at all untill Pharaun's betrayal"
well he's right
another question, not with a professional intention though
I wonder why your Triel is more incompetent than RAS' Triel in the Legacy series. I mean she was not that helpless then. But maybe matron motherhood shook her for good I know she was afraid to have all the responsibilities a matron should bear, but I always pictured her as a "little demon of a drow" you changed that mental image a bit and replaced there a scared little girl on the throne instead... (no offense pls, tis but my humble opinion)
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Richard Lee Byers
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
1814 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 13:16:35
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Dargoth: In my opinion, the Rage is not compaable to a permanent Confusion spell, because a Confusion spell could make a dragon do things (run away from a foe, attack a dragon ally in preference to human prey) that the Rage would never do. And vice versa.
rumblebelly:My depiction of Triel is essentially based on the Peter Principle. In case you're not familiar with that idea, it's the notion that successful leaders and managers are likely to rise, win promotion, etc., until ultimately, they reach a position where the demands of the job exceeds their talents.
Why did I choose to depict her that way? To enhance the plot. Dissolution's about Menzoberranzan in crisis. The crisis is that much more serious if the boss is having trouble coping.
Is what I did consistent with what RAS had done with the character before me? Well, that's something that every reader can legitimately decide for himself. But for what it's worth, I'll offer up my standard Dissolution defense: RAS was the consulting editor on the book. He approved everything you see in the published version. |
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rumblebelly
Acolyte
Turkey
25 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 15:07:20
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you're right
if Triel was a strong matron as her mother
there would be no such rivalry between Gromph and Quenthel
over the decisions of the throne
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norticus
Acolyte
Turkey
6 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 15:15:17
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Triel herself says "i didnt have to think about the subject, my advisors will take care of it."
she doesnt take and want any responsibilities
what a wonderful leader... :) |
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
5517 Posts |
Posted - 12 Jun 2004 : 16:07:10
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Originally posted by Richard Lee Byers
My depiction of Triel is essentially based on the Peter Principle. In case you're not familiar with that idea, it's the notion that successful leaders and managers are likely to rise, win promotion, etc., until ultimately, they reach a position where the demands of the job exceeds their talents.
Ah, thank you for giving that notion a name. I've heard it expressed regarding more than one organization, but it was always given a less than flattering nomenclature than the one you just shared.
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Is what I did consistent with what RAS had done with the character before me? Well, that's something that every reader can legitimately decide for himself. But for what it's worth, I'll offer up my standard Dissolution defense: RAS was the consulting editor on the book. He approved everything you see in the published version.
That's something I did not know. Thank you. Am I correct in logically assuming that he is fulfilling this same role with all the other books within the series? |
Edited by - SiriusBlack on 12 Jun 2004 16:08:01 |
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