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Post by manyasone on Jan 31, 2005 18:53:56 GMT -5
Got questions about the sourcebooks? Need any Forgotten Realms knowledge? Direct your questions here! I have a pile of sourcebooks laying by my computer and am willing to look up things... I really have no life. So yeah, any questions ranging from PnP rules to Forgotten Realms lore, feel free to bug me and I'll look it up in my spare time (something I have far too much of). I even have a couple of old sourcebooks from 1st ed. and 2nd edition... So yeah.
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Post by thogrimur on Feb 4, 2005 17:32:33 GMT -5
I know I used to have a book detailing the entirety of Cormyite society, including the names of the days, the seasons, the holiday's etc...this was a second edition book...dang I just can't quite recall the name....
I went looking through my collection of books, was able to find Volo's guide, but this doesn't quite have all that I am hoping for...
I was wondering...If it isn't too much trouble..if we could start a thread that laid all this out...
(or if you have a link to this info online somewhere it would be easy enough to pop in and print this info out...)
Thanks in advance Many as One! ;D ;D
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Post by manyasone on Feb 4, 2005 17:52:34 GMT -5
Okay... There are ten days in a Faerunian week, which is called a Tenday. These days are named by number, as in "First day" "Second Day", *Ninth Day", etc etc...
Each year is 365 days and is divided into 12 months of 30 days or three 'tendays'. Five special days fall between the months. These are annual holidays.
Months & the Five Holidays
1st : Hammer or "Deepwinter"
Annual Holiday: Midwinter Festival
2nd : Alturiak or "The Claw of Winter" 3rd : Ches or "The Claw of the Sunsets" 4th : Tarsakh or "The Claw of Storms"
Annual Holiday: Greengrass Festival
5th : Mirtul or "The Melting" 6th : Kythorn or "The Time of Flowers" 7th : Flamerule or "Summertide"
Annual Holiday: Midsummer Festival
8th : Eleasis or "Highsun" 9th : Eleint or "The Fading"
Annual Holiday: Highharvestide Festival
10th : Marpenoth or "Leaffall" 11th : Uktar or "The Rotting"
Annual Holiday: The Feast of The Moon Festival
12th : Nightal or "The Drawing Down"
The seasons hold the same names. And then, there is leap year every four years. The extra day comes after Midsummer Night and is called Shieldmeet. This day, most no one works and it is a time for feasting, making or renewing pacts, and proving your worth in tournaments.
I hope this helps Thogrimur, and thank you for using ManyAsOne's Question Corner.
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Post by thogrimur on Feb 5, 2005 0:00:45 GMT -5
*salutes Many as One* This will help immensely in adding some of the finer details to my character's origins! Thanks for the quick reply...twenty minutes and there it is! Heh heh. I won't expect it to always be so quick! But I am impressed! ;D That said...do know of any good info or links that can give detail into Sembian culture?
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Post by manyasone on Feb 5, 2005 1:19:51 GMT -5
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Post by thogrimur on Feb 5, 2005 14:43:24 GMT -5
Once again you have my thanks! *tips hat* These links worked well, and I thought I'd add for anyone who may be interested that the dragonslayer link also contains additional links to give out good info on the dalelands, the moonsea, areas of the western heartlands, etc...has a lot of info on Corymr, but a lot of this info is out of date for the current storyline... Still, this is quite a trove, and a lot easier than sifting through my boxes of books! Thanks again Many as One!
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Post by manyasone on Feb 5, 2005 15:22:05 GMT -5
Well, if any of the info on a particular topic is out of date, feel free to ask and I will look it up.
Thanks for using ManyAsOne's Question Corner!
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Post by thogrimur on Feb 8, 2005 2:53:10 GMT -5
What are the coins of the land called? I think if I recall, the gold coins were called lions, but am not 100%...also didn't know if the other coins had specific names in Cormyr. (In Sembia, the gp is a golden fivestar and the sp are reffered to as silver ravens) Always on the shop for the extra details...and as always, thanks for taking time to look these issues up for me!
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Post by manyasone on Feb 8, 2005 3:02:20 GMT -5
Well, there are a couple of ways to go about money in the realms...
Cormyr-specific currency info: -Copper coins are called "Thumbs" -Silver coins are "Silver Falcons" -Gold coins are, as you guessed "Golden Lions"
Another interesting tidbit: Did you know that Cormyr is one of the only places in Faerun that accepts IOU's? There is a paper writting out for the amount of money involved and it is signed in blood by both parties involved in the transaction and is affixed with the seal of a royal finance agent.
Interesting, no?
Thanks again for using ManyAsOne's Question Corner!
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Post by Quadhund/Greenhouse on Feb 8, 2005 12:21:24 GMT -5
Geeze, I think hrothgar would be writing IOUs out to every merchant he ever met. That is very interesting to know.
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Post by manyasone on Feb 23, 2005 19:51:20 GMT -5
Just to make sure that this thread doesn't fall into disuse, I'm re-posting the basis.
Got questions about the sourcebooks? Need any Forgotten Realms knowlage? Direct your questions here! I have a pile of sourcebooks laying by my computer and am willing to look up things... I really have no life. So yeah, any questions ranging from PnP rules to Forgotten Realms lore, feel free to bug me and I'll look it up in my spare time (something I have far too much of). I even have a couple of old sourcebooks from 1st ed. and 2nd edition... So yeah.
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Post by thogrimur on Feb 25, 2005 4:30:08 GMT -5
There will be no mention of this in your sourcebooks, but something I have been wondering for awhile... Doesn't anyone make the little metal miniatures anymore? I have looked online and cannot find these for sale anywhere. Have been out of the loop so long I didn't notice these had been discontinued? *Sighs* And now that I finally have a job too...
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Post by Apocalypse on Feb 25, 2005 4:49:38 GMT -5
Check any local comic book store. Most have minitures if they sell gaming books. I buy mine from a local comic book shop called Book Stan'
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Post by Kharn597 on Feb 25, 2005 11:44:50 GMT -5
My hobby store I go to, "Fun-n-Games", has a large number of D&D models as well as many of the other fantasy minatures. Try www.thewarstore.com . I think they have d&d mintures, they seem to have every other mintaur game raning form warhammer 40k to warmachines and battletech. I know they have d&d source books atleast.
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Post by Talus on Feb 26, 2005 6:04:14 GMT -5
Where can I find Information on Selune and her worship in cormyr? Specificly Temple locations and Monastaries.
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Post by DM Justicar - Creator of FRC on Feb 26, 2005 6:12:15 GMT -5
Where can I find Information on Selune and her worship in cormyr? Specificly Temple locations and Monastaries. The 3rd (edtion) FR Campaign book. There is a temple to Selune in Immersea... Immersea is coming up in the module (the world). We will soon finish many of the Temples found around Faerun... as well as a number of new and eotic locations. Cheers!
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Post by Talus on Feb 26, 2005 6:18:09 GMT -5
Thanks. ;D
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Post by prophyet on Feb 26, 2005 6:50:46 GMT -5
Do all chaotic evil people get reborn in the abyss as manes when they die as many source books would have me believe?
Don't their deities have a say as to where their souls go?
I would think that Bane would be quite put off if his greatest BlackGuard was reborn as a lowly mane in the Abyss.
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Post by Daresh on Feb 26, 2005 12:11:45 GMT -5
You may be missing the point of worshipping an evil diety...once you're dead, you're of no use to him so he just doesn't care what happens, so long as your soul goes to feed and sustain his power. ;D
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Post by manyasone on Mar 1, 2005 4:41:36 GMT -5
Nope.
Sometime a deity will (if you've earned it, that is), will often reward their mortal servants that have died with a more powerful form as a means to serve them in the afterlife.
Though, just as often, you'll find your soul being eaten by your evil god in an evil soul cassorole.
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Post by Munroe on Mar 13, 2005 6:01:41 GMT -5
Don't forget the Baatezu that have an agreement with Kelemvor whereby they can greet the newly deceased in the Fugue and offer them starting positions in the Nine Hells rather than the other Afterlife that would otherwise await them. Part of the arrangement with Kelemvor is that the Baatezu may not deceive the newly dead but offer them the Burning Hells as a genuine alternative to something even worse their gods may have in store.
Page 258-259 of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3e):
That [SNIP] in there in the middle is the description for the City of Judgement. Suffice to say, Kelemvor puts the Faithless in the Wall of the Faithless, where they eventually lose all sense of self and are simply part of the wall, and he keeps The False (those who betrayed their deepest beliefs) in the city where they receive their punishments for all eternity.
I've never heard anything specific to people of CE alignment going to the Abyss. I would like to read on it though. I have the Book of Vile Darkness but I haven't read through it yet. Would it be in there or is it elsewhere? If so, where?
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Post by manyasone on Mar 14, 2005 12:29:52 GMT -5
There isn't much about death in the book of vile darkness... As for the faithless and the false, thats all true... However, as for CE people going to the abyss... eh... Basically, a person who is faithful goes to the plane that their patron lives on... Example: Followers of Lolth would end up going to the 66th layer of the Abyss, the Demonweb Pits, where all of the Drowish pantheon rives. Example 2: A follower of Tiamat would end up in Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells, due to the fact that Tiamat's lair is there... Oh, and as for information on death... Try the Forgotten Realms book at the end of the dieties section. I think you've already looked there, however, considering the fact you mentioned the Faithless and the False... More specific details about death... hmn... I'm not sure... This one could take me a while, but I'll look it up and let you know within a few days. Thank you for using ManyAsOne's Questions Corner!
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Post by manyasone on Mar 14, 2005 12:38:24 GMT -5
Just to make sure that this thread doesn't fall into disuse, I'm re-posting the ManyAsOne creed of conduct.
Got questions about the sourcebooks? Need any Forgotten Realms knowlage? Direct your questions here! I have a pile of sourcebooks laying by my computer and am willing to look up things... I really have no life. So yeah, any questions ranging from PnP rules to Forgotten Realms lore, feel free to bug me and I'll look it up in my spare time (something I have far too much of). I even have a couple of old sourcebooks from 1st ed. and 2nd edition... So yeah. Oh, and don't bother bugging me about 3.5... I spent enough cash on the 3.0 books and really don't care enough t ochuck down more cash to get the same book with a few small alterations... er... so yeah.
Thank you for using ManyAsOne's questions corner!
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Post by Grozer on Mar 14, 2005 12:59:06 GMT -5
So I finally give... I tried to research this on my own, but hasnt been easy to find (using web sources since I dont own all the books)... anyway, my questions are pretty general so I don't expect you to give me all the relevant info (but heh if you want to feel free!! ;D )
Seriously, I've been trying to better understand Bane and his relationship to other FR organizations and dieties. In doing some reading, besides the zhentirum, I've seen reference to the Black Network but not a detailed history. Have any suggestions on where to get a concise download without reading every FR book?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by manyasone on Mar 14, 2005 15:58:21 GMT -5
Well... hm... As far as Bane's relationship to the Forgotten Realms and organizations... You'll always have small cults of minimal influence in large cities that follow dieties like Bane... Hm... Actually... There's a monk order called the "Order of The Iron Gauntlet" which is a small sub-section of assassins that works along with the Zhentarim, though their main focus is the advancment of Bane's goals... In relation to other dieties... Hmn... Well, during the Godswar (Time of Troubles), Bane was killed by Torm who saw bane as a corruption of lawfulness. Since then they've really had it out of each other. Bane also loaths Cyric when, after Bane died in the Time of Troubles, Cyric stole a portion of Bane's portfolio. As a result of that, the Church of the Black Sun and the Church of Bane are currently in the midst of a rather large holy war that started when Bane returned from the dead during the Year of Wild Magic (current year in game). Ah, here's a snipit about Bane's past: In the mists of the past, the Dead Three were three power-hungry mortals: Bane the Tyrant, Myrkul the Necromancer, and Bhaal the Assassin. The three forged a pact to achieve godhood or die trying. With their eyes on the ultimate prize of the portfolio of Jergal, Lord of the End of Everything, the three endured epic quests and obstacles until they finally faced the mighty god upon his throne. To their surprise, Jergal willingly stepped aside, claiming that he was happy to grant his powers to the three mortals. He then asked which among them would rule, at which point a fierce argument broke out among the three. However, Jergal resolved their dispute with a game of chance, and the succession was eventually decided thus: Bane took the portfolio of hatred, strife, and tyranny, Myrkul that of the dead, and Bhaal that of death and murder. Jergal remained as a demigod, aide to the new god of the dead, and thus the Dead Three became the most fearsome force of evil in the Forgotten Realms. However, the Dead Three's reign came to an end with the Time of Troubles. During this period, each of the three gods was slain: Myrkul was destroyed by Mystra, goddess of magic, Bane by Torm, demigod of paladins, and Bhaal to the sword Godsbane (the god Mask in disguise), wielded by a young mortal named Cyric. At the conclusion of the Time of Troubles, when the Lord Ao permitted the gods to return to their posts, Cyric and Bane's son Iyachtu Xvim were granted all of the collective portfolio of the Dead Three between them. However, the Dead Three have proven difficult to destroy. Bane has returned from his grave, having sired Iyachtu Xvim as a sentient cocoon from which he recently emerged, restored to near-full power. Myrkul is known to be inhabiting the evil artifact, the Crown of Horns, whereabouts unknown, but certainly plotting his return to godhood. Bhaal, who foresaw his own demise, fathered scores of children decades before the Time of Troubles as part of a scheme to return to power, the details of which are central to the plot of the Baldur's Gate series. I'd like to add to this that since Myrkul and Bhaal died, Bane has allied himself with Loviatar, Mask, and Talona. Oh, and check this out!! A list and brief description of some Baneite followers: oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0108a&L=realms-l&P=16520(I believe that this one was actually player made as opposed to official FR info, but it may give you some ideas...) So, er... hope some of this helps... I'm going to keep looking around...
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Post by manyasone on Mar 14, 2005 16:08:33 GMT -5
Oh, and thanks for using ManyAsOne's Question Corner! ;D
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Post by Kharn597 on Mar 14, 2005 18:32:32 GMT -5
One thing. I remember reading somewhere some of those gods that are servants of Bane now, had their alliegience to Bhaal and Myrkul before the times of trouble and thus were sworn in alliegience to Bane. With Bhaal's and Myrkul's death and rebirth of Bane, thier alliegiences were transfered to Bane. Thats just what I remember.
Like the link on Banites, think the Tyrant cult is the best cult for Banites on the server to play as.
On a side note, it would be interesting if a group of Bhaal worshippers appear trying to find one of his children in Cormyr to make into a god. Just curious what Bhaals aliegnment was and other info on him that is avaliable about other gods now. Thanxs in advance ManyasOne.
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Post by Grozer on Mar 14, 2005 21:34:24 GMT -5
Oh, and thanks for using ManyAsOne's Question Corner! ;D Hey thank you! I owe ya a drink... or two... I will definitely spend some time checking out that link. BTW did you come across anything referencing the Black Network? I saw this mentioned in a couple of items at the official FR site, but there wasn't much detail.
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Post by manyasone on Mar 14, 2005 22:38:28 GMT -5
As a matter of fact, I did!
"The Black Network, or the Zhentarim, is a not-so-secret group of mages, priests and warriors devoted to the task of dominating trade, and therefore power, throughout the Kingdoms. To that end they work to achieve the downfall of an ever-increasing list of apponents, including the Dalelands, the Harpers, rival Moonsea cities and anyone else who gets in their way. That which cannot be infiltrated and controlled must be cowed into obedience or destroyed.
The Black Network activies include a number of legal and illegal actions. Trade is a major component of the Zhentarim's income, and they are not limited morally to mere transport of ores from the Moonseas area and finished good from Waterdeep and the North. The Zhentarim also do excellent business in poisons, illicit drugs, weapons, and slaves.
Conquest is also high on the Zhentarim adgenda, usually using the forces of Zhentil Keep. They also make use of non-human tribes and mercenaries, usually promised to be paid with the spoils of pillage after the battle. The chief intent in battle is to punish enemies or weaken rivals, and is usually implemented after failure to take over the community from within.
Assassination, theft, blackmail, kidnapping, and torture are all acceptable methods to advance Zhentarim goals. Zhentarim have no compunction about hiding behind aliases or setting up rivals against each other, but usually wish to let their apponents know who is responsible for their downfall. "
Sadly, that is pretty general information... Hm...
More information about the Zhentarim can be found in the following texts:
Running the Realms by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb - Part of the Forgotten Realms Boxed Set.
A Grand Tour of the Realms by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb - Part of the Forgotten Realms Boxed Set.
Various Harper novels, including Thornhold by Elaine Cunningham.
The novels Spellfire and Crown of Fire by Ed Greenwood.
The Shadows of the Avatar trilogy by Ed Greenwood.
The avatar trilogy and subsequent sequel novels.
Oh, and the idea of folk seeking the return of Bhaal would be nifty! I liked Bhaal!
Thanks for using ManyAsOne's Question's Corner!"
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Post by manyasone on Mar 16, 2005 17:22:18 GMT -5
Hope that last bit helped, by the way.
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