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RodOdom
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 Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 21:29:10
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I have a solo player who has wandered into the countryside of western Sembia. Are there any sources I can draw from? Much thanks.
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Snotlord
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Norway
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 21:40:21
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| The Sembia novels? I believe the Forgotten Realms Adventures is the best resource on the cities. The countryside? No idea. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 21:48:07
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The FRCS
The 1e and 2e campaign box sets. |
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RodOdom
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 22:15:36
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 08 Jul 2006 : 23:34:07
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Originally posted by RodOdom
I have the 1e. How much more does the 2e cover over the 1e? Thanks.
A little more since, for awhile, Sembia was off limits for TSR but they did add a bit more in the 2e campaign box set. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 02:25:31
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 03:21:25
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As well...
"Land of Merchants" (Polyhedron #94) and Cult of the Dragon pgs. 33–34.
"Rand's Travelogue:- Caravans and Trading Companies in Sembia" -- http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=fr/fx20010905b
"Realmslore:- The Flourishing Career of Melvos Hammerstars" -- http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/archfr/rl
Hmm, I like the Iron Throne. But I haven't heard much about them before this article. Sage, do you know of any other sources that go into detail about this organization? |
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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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 03:40:47
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
Hmm, I like the Iron Throne. But I haven't heard much about them before this article. Sage, do you know of any other sources that go into detail about this organization?
Cloak & Dagger, the 2 campaign box sets, the FRCS, Lords of Darkness. LoD has the most recent info on them. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 04:14:20
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
Hmm, I like the Iron Throne. But I haven't heard much about them before this article. Sage, do you know of any other sources that go into detail about this organization?
Cloak & Dagger, the 2 campaign box sets, the FRCS, Lords of Darkness. LoD has the most recent info on them.
There's also one or two tidbits in Forgotten Realms Adventures, Cult of the Dragon, and the 2e Cormyr supplement.
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 04:41:24
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Thanks guys. I did just get Cloak and Dagger but have not gotten the chance to really look over it as I am distracted with Races of Faerûn and Azure Bonds. All the FRCS seems to mention is that the Harpers oppose them. 
Does it mention how the Iron Thrones relations are with the Zhentarim? It would seem that the two would be chief rivals in trying to dominate the trade routes from the Moonsea to the Sword Coast. |
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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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 04:47:06
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
Thanks guys. I did just get Cloak and Dagger but have not gotten the chance to really look over it as I am distracted with Races of Faerûn and Azure Bonds. All the FRCS seems to mention is that the Harpers oppose them.
Does it mention how the Iron Thrones relations are with the Zhentarim? It would seem that the two would be chief rivals in trying to dominate the trade routes from the Moonsea to the Sword Coast.
C&D should have that info about how the two groups don't get along but if it doesn't then I'm pretty positive that LoD does. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jul 2006 : 06:04:30
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
Thanks guys. I did just get Cloak and Dagger but have not gotten the chance to really look over it as I am distracted with Races of Faerûn and Azure Bonds. All the FRCS seems to mention is that the Harpers oppose them.
Does it mention how the Iron Thrones relations are with the Zhentarim? It would seem that the two would be chief rivals in trying to dominate the trade routes from the Moonsea to the Sword Coast.
C&D should have that info about how the two groups don't get along but if it does then I'm pretty positive that LoD does.
Also, Ruins of Zhentil Keep has a couple of sections on the relations between the Iron Throne and the Black Network.
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ericlboyd
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