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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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 Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 02:43:09
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Wham! 
Wooly, dearest!
A hit! A palpable hit!
"It's okay, folks, he's here 'til Thursday. Try the veal!"
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Auzoros
Seeker
Australia
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Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 14:57:34
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Who, if they're not snoring, are talking still?
The last three women I dated? 
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 24 Aug 2009 : 22:44:32
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Who, if they're not snoring, are talking still?
Hint the first. There are two conversationalists and/or snorers. And while I don't know whether Wooly ever dated either of them, one is known to be "bold," and the other "terrible."  |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2009 : 16:40:25
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Who, if they're not snoring, are talking still?
Hint the second. A Harper would definitely have the answer to this one at the tip of her tongue. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 26 Aug 2009 : 19:37:04
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Found it. I'm going to wait a few hours, and see if I can find a good question, before I take this one. I want to make sure other folks have a chance before I swoop in.  |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 21:34:33
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| Wooly? You gonna jump in or do you want me to drop another hint for other folks? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 22:20:53
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| Go ahead and toss out another clue... I don't have a good question prepared. Give someone else one more chance while I see if I can come up with a good one. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 28 Aug 2009 : 22:30:01
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Who, if they're not snoring, are talking still?
And, since Wooly's given the go ahead, hint the third. Don't look for the answer in a piece of prose. |
My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2009 : 16:52:47
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| How about it, Wooly? Another clue or are you gonna put folks out of their misery? ;) |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2009 : 17:17:19
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I have found another question to ask... Which means I must answer this one, now!
Chris speaks of the Bold Knight and the Terrible Wyrm. The two are described in a ballad on page 126 of Code of the Harpers. This ballad ends with the line "And if they're not snoring, they're talking still."
As I am quite confident of my answer, I shall go ahead and toss out the next question.
This adventuring company, sometimes called "the Baleflame," killed many orcs and trolls in northern Amn. They suffered defeats later, including one at the hands of a vampire. Who was the leader of this Company? |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2009 : 17:41:44
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| Just seeing to the formalities--Wooly's confidence is well-placed! |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 31 Aug 2009 : 00:49:56
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
As I am quite confident of my answer, I shall go ahead and toss out the next question.
This adventuring company, sometimes called "the Baleflame," killed many orcs and trolls in northern Amn. They suffered defeats later, including one at the hands of a vampire. Who was the leader of this Company?
Sneaky, Wooly. Veeery sneaky.  |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 31 Aug 2009 : 16:24:32
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I have found another question to ask... Which means I must answer this one, now!
Chris speaks of the Bold Knight and the Terrible Wyrm. The two are described in a ballad on page 126 of Code of the Harpers. This ballad ends with the line "And if they're not snoring, they're talking still."
Bugger! Bugger, bugger, bugger!! I used to "sing" that song with a bard-character on a Neverwinter Nights server not that many years ago, and I wasn't even close to guessing the answer. Bugger!!
(And I guess this post will have used up my quota of moderately not-nice words on these boards for a year or so.)
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2009 : 05:45:47
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| Clue the first: the Lord whose name I seek dwells in a crumbling fortified manor, a day's ride south of Beregost, on the Sword Coast. He was visited there by Elminster, from whose notes the Lord is described. |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Sep 2009 : 16:36:47
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| is it that uncle of his during making of a mage, whose name I forget. |
why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 01 Sep 2009 : 19:53:05
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Originally posted by sfdragon
is it that uncle of his during making of a mage, whose name I forget.
It's been quite some time since I read that novel. I can say with all certainty that the source I drew this info was not that particular novel, and that this particular source did not mention a relation betwixt the Lord in question and the Old Sage. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 02 Sep 2009 : 15:16:41
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| Clue the second: The adventuring group our mystery guy led was properly known as the Company of the Balefire Banners. It was later that they became known as "the Baleflame." It's not said whether or not our guy and his adventuring companions ever fought a dragon, but there's a dragon that knows all about him. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 06:42:16
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Wow, this question has gone longer than I expected!
Clue the third: our mysterious Lord's home, Cragmyr Keep, is rumored to be haunted. And this is the first clue that doesn't contain a hidden clue, identifying the source of the info. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 16:45:42
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Originally posted by capnvan
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Wow, this question has gone longer than I expected!
Clue the third: our mysterious Lord's home, Cragmyr Keep, is rumored to be haunted. And this is the first clue that doesn't contain a hidden clue, identifying the source of the info.
Well, that answers my question.
So are you going to answer the question, then? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 14:38:34
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C'mon, someone, answer this one! I'm already tired of this question, and I've no more sneaky clues left to give!
Clue the fourth: This guy was described in a place that is neither a sourcebook nor a novel. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 14:57:14
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Well, I would've answered it on the same day [and the same hour, in fact] you asked. But I've been away from most of my books for the past fortnight, so I can't really prepare a question of my own.
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 23:08:51
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I love this thread, but I don't own any dragon magazines, so I cannot answer a trivia that uses one as a source. As for the thread being popular or nor, I must agree with your observation. It was not always the case though. Lately, some questions are so obscure that I can understand that lurkers may not give it a try. Heck, I don't give a try to some myself.
We could try to lower the difficulty a bit, at the risk of having our question answered in the hour that follows. I'd prefer that than having the same question posted for a week and more, at it seems to happen often lately. And if we have 3-4 questions per day, all the better. I think that might attract people. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 02:32:02
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| I don't think the problem is obscurity... Dragon has served as a source for questions before, and it was of course in Dragon that the Realms first saw print. We have had lulls in activity on this thread before, and they come and go. I think we're just in one of those lulls now. Keep in mind, this thread is a year and a half old, and it's seen more than 60 pages. It's not the most popular, but I'm thinking people have enjoyed it. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 04:34:24
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I know I have. In fact, some of the more obscure questions asked have often reminded me of stuff I'd forgotten. Which is always good, because it gives me another excuse to dig through some of the older sources once again.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 06:54:46
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Originally posted by The Sage
I know I have. In fact, some of the more obscure questions asked have often reminded me of stuff I'd forgotten. Which is always good, because it gives me another excuse to dig through some of the older sources once again.
And this has always been part of the point of the Challenge. It's also why I recommended the source whenever a question was answered -- that way, people know exactly where they themselves can read up on it. |
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gwalchavad
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 20:26:37
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Well to answer capn's aside question. I absolutely love this scroll. The problem I have is I don't know enough about obscure realmslore (nor the time to go hunting in my vast array of out of print books magzines and other stuff) to ever have the chance to answer any of the questions, and the questions I could answer are so easy they would be snatched up before I had the opportunity to come and read the question.
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 22:31:18
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Well, capnvan, there were four I know of:
Brorarr, a much-scarred outcast orc with four arms, who gathered various orc brigands into a powerful band that had to be hunted down and battled several times.
Velarr Anandragon, a shipcaptain from the Vilhon who "went pirate" and got chased inland and became a bandit lord and a persistent pain in Enchara's backside for six summers, until she finally tracked him down and slew him.
Omontos Velandryl, a minor mageling on the run from Amn for murdering several sons of wealthy families during burglaries, who brought his band of murderous thugs to Esparin posing as a caravan, and "melted into the Stonelands," deciding to stay. He lasted for YEARS.
. . . And then there's the personage you're seeking in your answer, the only one of the four from Ed's notes that's been officially published yet.
Just enjoying the thread as a spectator. Ed might have more on these three, if anyone asks in his Questions thread.
We've had a hint already? Gosh, scribes, this one's easy!
love to all,
THO |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
2165 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2009 : 03:12:16
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| Could that be Rivior? I'm away from most of my sources right now, so this is a totally wild guess... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2009 : 07:06:55
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Well, capnvan, there were four I know of:
Brorarr, a much-scarred outcast orc with four arms, who gathered various orc brigands into a powerful band that had to be hunted down and battled several times.
Velarr Anandragon, a shipcaptain from the Vilhon who "went pirate" and got chased inland and became a bandit lord and a persistent pain in Enchara's backside for six summers, until she finally tracked him down and slew him.
Omontos Velandryl, a minor mageling on the run from Amn for murdering several sons of wealthy families during burglaries, who brought his band of murderous thugs to Esparin posing as a caravan, and "melted into the Stonelands," deciding to stay. He lasted for YEARS.
. . . And then there's the personage you're seeking in your answer, the only one of the four from Ed's notes that's been officially published yet.
Just enjoying the thread as a spectator. Ed might have more on these three, if anyone asks in his Questions thread.
We've had a hint already? Gosh, scribes, this one's easy!
love to all,
THO
And this kind of thing is another point in favor of the challenge.
I've had the answer since the question was posted, but even if not for the 5 day limit, I'd prefer to let others get out there. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 : 04:27:37
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Okay... hopefully I have something good here...
What was the name of the magical blade forged at the behest of then-Crown-Prince Azoun I when Cormyr rode to war against the overextending northern armies of the Shoon Imperium? |
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Forgotten Realms Trivia Challenge 2.0
