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Kuje
Great Reader
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 Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 02:22:05
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| I believe that that story was supposed to actually be in the NwN anthology that never saw the light of day. :) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 02:23:41
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Originally posted by Kuje
I believe that that story was supposed to actually be in the NwN anthology that never saw the light of day. :)
Yes, it was.  I just think it's...funny...to write a story based around an item that you can find in NWN, then have the story destroy the item. :-/ |
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GothicDan
Master of Realmslore
USA
1103 Posts |
Posted - 08 Aug 2006 : 03:09:50
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| Hehe, only 1200 years old. |
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"That attitude should be stomped on, whenever and wherever it's encountered, because it makes people holding such views bad citizens, not just bad roleplayers (considering D&D was structured as a 'forced cooperation' game, and although successive editions are pointing it more and more towards a me-first, min-max game, the drift away from 'we all need each other to succeed' will at some point make it 'no longer' D&D)." - ED GREENWOOD |
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ode904
Learned Scribe
Finland
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Posted - 13 Aug 2006 : 20:52:32
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| Pretty nice story! Especially after playing several hundred hours of NWN! Quite well written too. And yes, it was in ''NWN Anthology'', a project that, to my disappointment, was canceled:(. |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
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Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 16:57:38
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Originally posted by Ergdusch in the thread 'Realms of the Elves - which story belongs where?' in the novels section
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Originally posted by Maruluthu Mistrivvin
I'd that the Staff of Power is more close to actual stats
You mean that the stats given in NWN do not reflect the powers and possibilities the Staff provides in the novel?! I have not read the story yet, so I can't judge on that. I will do so at once! 
I just finished the story and to be honest - I don't see any resemblance to the stats of the Staff of Valmaxian from NWN1 CRPG except the name, of course! In the story the only two abilities shown are magic missile and retributive strike. the first power is not listed in the stats and the second power would not make sence in a computer game anyway.
As a matter of fact - regarding the story with the staff being broken at the end, the staff from the game cannot possibly be exactly that staff. Either Valmaxian created a 'second' staff in his later years or over time the staff from the game known as 'Staff of Valmaxian' was somehow just associated with Valmaxian the mage or mistaken for being formarly his staff. A few musings from my site....
A nice story none the less even though the critics mention above are certainly true to the most extent (no build up of realationship, missing character development, ect.). However it is a short story after all!
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 22:28:13
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| True, true...but Athans does do better (mostly) in the Watercourse trilogy. |
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Realms of the Elves: "The Staff of Valmaxian"
