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wintermute27
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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 Posted - 09 Dec 2009 : 01:36:09
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quote:
Originally posted by wintermute27
What would one find buried under the ruins of Oldcoats Inn in Halfhap?
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Dec 2009 : 06:34:47
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quote:
Originally posted by wintermute27
What would one find buried under the ruins of Oldcoats Inn in Halfhap?
Hint #1 The thing(s) in question was first discovered in the Year of the Spur by a band of adventurers, though to my knowledge it remains there still. |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 12 Dec 2009 : 22:16:01
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quote:
Originally posted by wintermute27
What would one find buried under the ruins of Oldcoats Inn in Halfhap?
Hint #2 These adventurers originally called themselves 'The Swords of Espar', though they became much more well known under a different name. |
My Current Campaign: The Adventures of the Stonelanders |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
179 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2009 : 04:57:26
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quote:
Originally posted by wintermute27
What would one find buried under the ruins of Oldcoats Inn in Halfhap?
Hint #3 There were two others present at the discovery that were not a part of the aforementioned adventuring group, one Sir Taltar "Dauntless" Dahauntul of The Purple Dragons and Lady Laspeera Naerinth of the War Wizards. |
My Current Campaign: The Adventures of the Stonelanders |
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
Canada
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Posted - 14 Dec 2009 : 12:15:55
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| Isn't it where the knights of Myth Drannor fought the Zhents for a portal leading to Suzail in Sword of Dragonfire? (It's been a while) I couldn't find anything in non-novel sources. |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 14 Dec 2009 : 16:45:49
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Originally posted by Kilvan
Isn't it where the knights of Myth Drannor fought the Zhents for a portal leading to Suzail in Sword of Dragonfire? (It's been a while) I couldn't find anything in non-novel sources.
Well, the answer is there, so I will give it to you. The 9 Dragonfire Swords are currently buried below the ruins of Oldcoats Inn in Halfhap.
(Swords of Dragonfire by Ed GReenwood, Chapter 15)
I was reading The Annotated Elminster and in one of Ed's notes he said he likes to leave magic items and little unresolved issues scattered about in his books so that readers can take them and use them in their own games and stories. Ever since I read this book I've been wondering, just what are the powers of these mystic blades, and how can I use them in my next game, but this is a topic for another scroll.
Kilvan, the floor is yours. |
My Current Campaign: The Adventures of the Stonelanders |
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
Canada
894 Posts |
Posted - 15 Dec 2009 : 11:29:11
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Ahh that's was it, the swords of dragonfire (duh!). All I remembered clearly was the chapter with Manshoon, Vangey, Khelben and Elminster in front of the destroyed inn, priceless.
So, the next question: Who is the only person known to have stormed the ghoul-hold of Hellgate Keep and lived to tell the tale? |
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 16 Dec 2009 : 12:01:44
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Originally posted by Kilvan
Ahh that's was it, the swords of dragonfire (duh!). All I remembered clearly was the chapter with Manshoon, Vangey, Khelben and Elminster in front of the destroyed inn, priceless.
So, the next question: Who is the only person known to have stormed the ghoul-hold of Hellgate Keep and lived to tell the tale?
Its Mintiper Moonsilver
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/mc/mc20010829d
I am sure we have had this question before?
Cheers
Damian |
So saith Ed. I've never said he was sane, have I?
Gods, all this writing and he's running a constant fantasy version of Coronation Street in his head, too. .
shudder,
love to all,
THO
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Kilvan
Senior Scribe
Canada
894 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2009 : 12:54:28
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Correct.
Have we? Oh well, the floor is yours anyway. |
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1073 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2009 : 02:21:19
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Sorry been without internet for two days:
Question:
Thavverdasz killed which King?
Cheers
Damian |
So saith Ed. I've never said he was sane, have I?
Gods, all this writing and he's running a constant fantasy version of Coronation Street in his head, too. .
shudder,
love to all,
THO
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2009 : 02:58:02
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Originally posted by crazedventurers
Sorry been without internet for two days:
Question:
Thavverdasz killed which King?
Cheers
Damian
Elvis! Thavvie opened a portal into Elvis's bathroom in Graceland... |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 20 Dec 2009 02:59:53 |
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
173 Posts |
Posted - 24 Dec 2009 : 08:34:48
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| Rundorl Moonsklan, "The Harper King" |
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
173 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2009 : 01:18:28
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| Name the archmage who created the scepter that Elminster discovered, concealed, and then later used to gruesomely strike at the fiend who held him captive in the Year of Wild Magic. |
Edited by - The Simbul on 28 Dec 2009 01:24:05 |
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 29 Dec 2009 : 21:10:58
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Hint #1
The archmage who created the scepter is neither native to the Nine Hells, nor is [he/she/it] one of those whom were sent by Mystra to rescue Elminster. |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 30 Dec 2009 : 23:57:31
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Originally posted by The Simbul
Hint #1
The archmage who created the scepter is neither native to the Nine Hells, nor is [he/she/it] one of those whom were sent by Mystra to rescue Elminster.
The archmage is Telamont Tanthul: (Elminster in Hell, p. 302) |
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 07:21:36
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Indeed, the very scepter that aided Elminster in obtaining his freedom had in fact been enspelled long ago by the very archmage whose sons had been sent to eliminate him. How I do love the irony.
The floor in yours. |
Edited by - The Simbul on 31 Dec 2009 07:23:37 |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 09:12:55
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quote:
Originally posted by The Simbul
Indeed, the very scepter that aided Elminster in obtaining his freedom had in fact been enspelled long ago by the very archmage whose sons had been sent to eliminate him. How I do love the irony.
The floor in yours.
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 09:27:37
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All that nonsense aside, here's a lore question to ponder whilst sipping the bubbly (or brewerly) as we wring out the Old and ring in the New:
In what benign event does the evil goddess Shar participate regularly, which the goodly powers of the Realms do not oppose?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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36779 Posts |
Posted - 31 Dec 2009 : 14:09:15
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quote:
Originally posted by Aysen
All that nonsense aside, here's a lore question to ponder whilst sipping the bubbly (or brewerly) as we wring out the Old and ring in the New:
In what benign event does the evil goddess Shar participate regularly, which the goodly powers of the Realms do not oppose?
(I'm looking for a specific phrase )
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 01 Jan 2010 : 20:35:38
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Sorry, Wooly that's not correct, though the correct event does leave its observers "star-struck"
Hint #1 : It was Mr. Greenwood himself, who came up with the phrase, while giving us a bit more insight into a certain realm of Magelords. |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
179 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jan 2010 : 21:48:36
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Once again, I know where the answer is, but my friend who owns the source is about 4 states away and my local library is no help either...
I know the event, but not the exact phrasing. I don't suppose that's enough? |
My Current Campaign: The Adventures of the Stonelanders |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 02 Jan 2010 : 03:04:47
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wintermute27,
Let's give it a couple days, and if no one else gives an answer by then, I'll call on you again for your answer. This should also give you a bit more time to contact your friend and see if you can find the formal answer between the two of you. Alternatively, if you know the source of the answer, I don't think it's too gauche if you happened to find it in a bookstore and browse through it briefly to find the phrase. |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Jan 2010 : 00:22:46
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Hint #2:
One one occasion of the event, a beautiful sorceress was just approaching a castle (wherein once dwelt the vampire lord of Waterdeep), and attended a rather interesting feast there. |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 01:15:58
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| Seeing as its been a couple days and I'm out of ready hint material at hand, I'm going to ask wintermute27 to go ahead with his ready response. |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
179 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 05:43:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Aysen
In what benign event does the evil goddess Shar participate regularly, which the goodly powers of the Realms do not oppose?
(I'm looking for a specific phrase )
That would be "..the hour of the Casting of the Cloak, when the goddess Shar hurled her vast garment of purple darkness and glittering stars across the sky."
-Elminster, the Making of a Mage by Ed Greenwood
(I had to visit the bookstore for this one. Alas, my local library failed me. They only had Elminster in Myth Drannor, Elminster's Daughter, and Elminster in Hell) |
My Current Campaign: The Adventures of the Stonelanders |
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Aysen
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 08:32:42
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quote:
Originally posted by wintermute27
quote:
Originally posted by Aysen
In what benign event does the evil goddess Shar participate regularly, which the goodly powers of the Realms do not oppose?
(I'm looking for a specific phrase )
That would be "..the hour of the Casting of the Cloak, when the goddess Shar hurled her vast garment of purple darkness and glittering stars across the sky."
-Elminster, the Making of a Mage by Ed Greenwood
(I had to visit the bookstore for this one. Alas, my local library failed me. They only had Elminster in Myth Drannor, Elminster's Daughter, and Elminster in Hell)
You are 100% correct sir.
For my part, I found that same quote in the anthology Best of the Realms II - Stories of Ed Greenwood from the story "Not the Most Successful of Feasts".
I yield the floor to you. |
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
179 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 14:58:50
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This tranquil green glade is described in the following ballad, composed by an unknown minstrel:
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There is a place in the deep green wood
Where the dryad Olsheirie dwells
Dancing where a keep once stood
Girt with magic of chiming bells.
Came I there by happy chance
And there I'll thither go again
To dream more dreams of fair romance
For by the pool I know no pain.
Trees old and green, dark and still
Ring 'round an oak as old as time
Fall down keep and rise up hill
Rest and hear the dryad rhyme.
Kindled by the dying embers
Of a fire that must not stay
Magic soars and then remembers
Warding me again away.
Back I'll go when I am able
Though long rides may lie between
Peace again upon my table
Lying on the moss so green.
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dwarvenranger
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 16:58:31
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If I waited till I knew what I was doing, I'd never get anything done.
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wintermute27
Learned Scribe
USA
179 Posts |
Posted - 05 Jan 2010 : 19:02:59
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That is correct, sir. More information can be found about this wonderful location in the article by Ed in Dragon #296, p.74-77.
The floor is yours. |
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Forgotten Realms Trivia Challenge 2.0
