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Wandering_mage
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 04 May 2006 : 01:13:43
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I would say that Cormanthor, dark elves, and basic elven lore would be my expertise. I think elves rock and they were extremely well thought out in my opinion. Plus the Dales stitch in perfectly with Cormanthor. I do wish I knew more realms lore though. The Dark elf stuff can be extremely...... well limited in terms of the grand spectrum of realms lore.  There should be seminars for Realms Lore. As a DM I would go to those in a heart beat. (Wishful thinking) |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
785 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 01:20:52
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We have fostered trust, recruited loyalty, and gathered the faithful. We have trained thousands. Our legions can cover the land, fill the sky and travel through the darkness. We can hunt any and all that would deny our heritage. Now is our time, now is the time of the Dark Reign(Rain) of the Empire of Shadows.
- High Prince Telemont Tanthul, Lord Shadow
In a speech given to the citizens of Shade Enclave
At the celebration of the Shinantra Battle victory when he revealed that he was THE Lord Shadow of legend. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 01:25:21
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Anyone else notice how many of our fellow scribes can just pick up a conversation they started, say, three years ago as if they just left to answer the phone, and start right back up where they left off?
You know what's strange... I didn't even look at the date of this scroll when I starting typing my reply. I just remembered what I'd said three years ago and went from there  .
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5701 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 08:01:58
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Anyone else notice how many of our fellow scribes can just pick up a conversation they started, say, three years ago as if they just left to answer the phone, and start right back up where they left off?
 Indeed. Very interesting, nevertheless... it gives me grounds on which to base my assignment of Realmslore duties   |
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Chosen of Bane
Senior Scribe
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 12:37:16
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| I'm definitely a Zhentarim guy. Other than that I think I'm pretty good with knowledge of the deities of Faerun. |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 12:51:13
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| hmm ... i'm basing my research on Maztica and Halruaa and Netheril's fall |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 14:53:59
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| I have no area of expertise in the Realms... and I've been setting my campaigns in them since 1988-89! |
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Fletcher
Learned Scribe
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 04 May 2006 : 22:21:55
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Anyone else notice how many of our fellow scribes can just pick up a conversation they started, say, three years ago as if they just left to answer the phone, and start right back up where they left off?
It is this feature that makes us scribes, and not politicians.
All joking aside, I find it both amazing and scary. Amazing that we can pick up topics that have been fallow for years. Scary that the reason it is so easy to pick up the thread is that we never really dropped it at all. We just named it something else and went after specific details within this thread. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36989 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 03:02:11
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Going back thru some old threads, looking for something specific, made me realize another particular area of expertise for me: Kyriani Agrivar! Sure, Steven one-upped me for being her biggest fan, but I will stand on the fact that I've several times gone over just about all material printed on her, and compiled some additional material of my own. 
The comics are also an area of expertise for me. |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 03:05:02
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| So, in essense you have studied every inch of material on Kyriani very carefully . . . oddly enough, sometimes she doesn't wear much material . . . (still waiting for an artist to render her in all of her big haired comic book glory . . . ) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36989 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 03:53:28
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
So, in essense you have studied every inch of material on Kyriani very carefully . . . oddly enough, sometimes she doesn't wear much material . . . (still waiting for an artist to render her in all of her big haired comic book glory . . . )
Yeah, I particularly liked her attire at the end of the "Lawyers!" issue... ("Uh, Kyri? Got a deck of cards?") But, as a DC/TSR comic, I'm sure it was all CCA-approved. 
In addition to compiling every written reference about her (at least until 3E), I also took the time to go thru the comics and notate every spell she was seen casting.  |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 04:05:36
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You know, Spellcraft was a much easier skill in the comics . . . all you had to do was pay attention to the word ballons with the colored outlines . . .
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 05:25:03
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Yeah, I particularly liked her attire at the end of the "Lawyers!" issue... ("Uh, Kyri? Got a deck of cards?") But, as a DC/TSR comic, I'm sure it was all CCA-approved.
I dunno, I rather prefer the one she's wearing at the end of The Truth (Rites and Wrongs 2) better |
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Ender
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 05 May 2006 : 06:24:47
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| The gods and the Silver Marches. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36989 Posts |
Posted - 05 May 2006 : 07:53:01
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
You know, Spellcraft was a much easier skill in the comics . . . all you had to do was pay attention to the word ballons with the colored outlines . . .
It was certainly easier than actually writing out the spellwords, like they did in the early DL comics. |
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Ranaghar Tsaran
Learned Scribe
Poland
133 Posts |
Posted - 06 May 2006 : 23:47:53
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I think that after years of reading books and articles, and studying them actually, I can say that the theological lore - gods, phanteons and so on - is closest to being "mastered" by me.
For some time I loved everything about the Drow - that is also the reason why I used my username these three years ago when I created my profile on this forum. But now I have to admit that I like surface elves more. Still, the Gods where above all ;) |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2006 : 12:03:54
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I've decided to revive this thread to post my particular area of expertise in the Forgotten Realms.
I would have to say, The Red Wizards of Thay. Not only do I own most of the material involving Red Wizards but most of my campaigns seem to involve them in some way. Whether that be the players working for them, fighting against them, or occasionally (well, only once), becoming enslaved by them. |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, “he” will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who ‘celebrate’ after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, I’d be wondering: “Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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Alaundo
Head Moderator
United Kingdom
5701 Posts |
Posted - 06 Jul 2006 : 12:28:17
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
I've decided to revive this thread to post my particular area of expertise in the Forgotten Realms.
I would have to say, The Red Wizards of Thay. Not only do I own most of the material involving Red Wizards but most of my campaigns seem to involve them in some way. Whether that be the players working for them, fighting against them, or occasionally (well, only once), becoming enslaved by them.
Well met
Very interesting indeed, Mazrim_Taim. A great focus ye have there on Red Wizards. I'd be interested to see any material ye have from thy adventures. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 00:05:41
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| I've thought about this, myself. What do I really know? But I wonder if it's easier to not think about that too much, and just little bit by bit at my own pace, and in no particular order. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 02:12:40
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| I guess the closest thing I have to an area of expertise is the Elves. :) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 02:46:52
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Originally posted by GothicDan
I guess the closest thing I have to an area of expertise is the Elves. :)
I can tell. |
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 06:27:25
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| I don't know about an area of expertise, however I do have a fondness for the Stout Folk. And I still learn more and more about them every time I pick up a book. |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 06:52:27
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Originally posted by hammer of Moradin
I don't know about an area of expertise, however I do have a fondness for the Stout Folk. And I still learn more and more about them every time I pick up a book.
Tell me hammer of Moradin, what is your opinion on Dwarves Deep, I am thinking of picking with this scroll and need to know what an expert on dwarves like yourself thinks of it. |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, “he” will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who ‘celebrate’ after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, I’d be wondering: “Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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hammer of Moradin
Senior Scribe
USA
758 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 16:24:58
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
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Originally posted by hammer of Moradin
I don't know about an area of expertise, however I do have a fondness for the Stout Folk. And I still learn more and more about them every time I pick up a book.
Tell me hammer of Moradin, what is your opinion on Dwarves Deep, I am thinking of picking with this scroll and need to know what an expert on dwarves like yourself thinks of it.
Dwarves Deep is an excellent source for anyone with an interest in dwarves, or dwarven lore. Good history, a table to use in naming dwarves, a few spells, even a rune guide, and much more. This is, long term, my most used scroll on my shelf. With so little information available, and most scattered, nothing else compares for information. |
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Kalin Agrivar
Senior Scribe
Canada
956 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jul 2006 : 16:27:26
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| The Complete Book of Dwarves went well with Dwarves Deep too |
Kalin Xorell El'Agrivar
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Halidan
Senior Scribe
USA
470 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jul 2006 : 14:58:24
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It's been a long while since I've been able to visit these hallowed halls (recovering from major back surgery will kinda slow you down), but I'm hoping to be more active now since I can remain seated for more than 20 minutes at a time.
I'm not sure I'd call it an area of expertise, but I tend to be very knowledgeable about the areas where I've either run or planned to run campaigns.
In the Realms, that would include Daggerdale and it's predicessor states, Scardale (during Lashan's War and the 10 years of occupation that followed), and Harrowdale (around DR 1348 - just after the start of the elven exodus from Myth Drannor).
I've also done a lot of work on a very non-canon Turmish that was destroyed by an alliance of humanoid tribes lead by the wife and son of a blue dragon who had terrorised the region a century before. It had a very Wild Coast/Pomarj feel about it, with scattered groups of evil humans living and working with the orcs, goblins, kobolds and other evil tribes. Not exactly FR canon, but it gave me what I needed for my campaigns on the Sea of Fallen Stars. |
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