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Post by kjiflrf on Aug 7, 2008 17:07:28 GMT -5
well, last word was for DM... and he told, that Viconia dont even came up to surface... i dont know what age on server, but call me, when viconia will able to play... for now i dont have any reason to play here
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Post by whenwizardswar on Aug 8, 2008 9:07:22 GMT -5
While it is an unwritten rule nearly every single server has it, and that is only DM's should control famous NPC's.
Its nothing personal, please understand but if we let even one player play a famous NPC we would have to let EVERY player who wanted to play a famous NPC do so!.
We would have countless minscs, jaherias, jans,xans elminsters and the like running around.
Its nothing personal as I said, far from it its one of those unwritten rules in almost every server that strives for even a modestly realistic RP value.
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Post by tlantl on Aug 8, 2008 9:56:27 GMT -5
enabling the dmfi ability to change a character's name could help with this problem. It would also allow me to remove the place holder names on a couple of my characters. I used the names in anticipation of changing them when I established the characters, but the tool is borked and won't allow these changes.
As for using a famous name, well I wouldn't want to try to fill the shoes of some of these individuals. Nor would I want to be associated with a few of them.
DM Wizard is correct in saying that using well known names is bad form in public servers, as it implies a certain amount prestige the player hasn't earned. A closed game where the moderator is hands on with the group might have different rules concerning this.
were I to publish my home made game world and found people using my famous or infamous character's names, I would be a little miffed.
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Post by Iceshard on Aug 8, 2008 9:57:59 GMT -5
Another thing you did the other night was use Du'Urden in your name.. like I told you, dont do this. Anything with/resembling a famous NPC's name is a no no, even the house he is from. It creates a lot of confusion and people jump to the conclusion you are somehow related to Drizzit.
It will be in my copy of the rules Ill be submitting since some still dont know the unwritten rule perhaps. -Ice
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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Aug 8, 2008 10:16:47 GMT -5
Hopefully soon we can tear into the Underdark. I want to build a Drow city, actually one that is nearby, that will be the starting place for all Underdark races. The city itself is one of the most open of all Drow cities and specializes in trading magic ad lets most anyone venture there unhindered.
This will be a perfect spot for the deep races to start. It will have low level zones nearby and all that happy magic.
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Post by shawnystyle77 on Aug 8, 2008 15:30:06 GMT -5
Hopefully soon we can tear into the Underdark. I want to build a Drow city, actually one that is nearby, that will be the starting place for all Underdark races. The city itself is one of the most open of all Drow cities and specializes in trading magic ad lets most anyone venture there unhindered. This will be a perfect spot for the deep races to start. It will have low level zones nearby and all that happy magic. Unhindered? Wouldn't be much of a Drow city then, unless they were them Ellistrae hippy Drow. That would probably make more sense as they would want to try and be friends with surfacers.
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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Aug 8, 2008 15:47:19 GMT -5
Ha! Someone is a bit lacking on their lore. ;D
Yes, there is such a drow city, way to the east of BG. It is run by Drow male wizards and they let pretty much anyone who wants to trade into the city. Thats not to say its an overly safe place, but it is lore. sorry but I can't spell the name off the top of my head, but it starts with an S and has about every other letter in the alphabet with it.
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Post by shawnystyle77 on Aug 8, 2008 16:05:57 GMT -5
Ha! Someone is a bit lacking on their lore. ;D Yes, there is such a drow city, way to the east of BG. It is run by Drow male wizards and they let pretty much anyone who wants to trade into the city. Thats not to say its an overly safe place, but it is lore. sorry but I can't spell the name off the top of my head, but it starts with an S and has about every other letter in the alphabet with it. Ya I have heard of that city, wasnt skullport kinda like that too? That or the Ellistrae thing would work imo, but when you say "Drow City" my mind instantly goes to Lolth, matrons, houses, backstabing and betrayel. Places like that have no place for outsiders. I will look up the name of the city you talked about. I just assumed it would be simpler to make it a generic Ellistrae refuge camp sort of deal.
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Post by DM blessedone on Aug 8, 2008 17:30:20 GMT -5
Speaking of Lore....Who here can tell us the name of the person who actually created the Drow Race and what version of D&D did they step in and begin there destructive habits?
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Post by DEV Jlf2n on Aug 8, 2008 17:41:58 GMT -5
Greyhawk, but Im not familiar with that campaign.
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Post by shawnystyle77 on Aug 8, 2008 17:42:53 GMT -5
Speaking of Lore....Who here can tell us the name of the person who actually created the Drow Race and what version of D&D did they step in and begin there destructive habits? R.A Salvatore did most of the books on em, I doubt he acutally created them. Correllon, the elf main God dude was the one who turned the Illythiiri into Drow. They were just dark elfs before but after the 4th crown war the other elfs had some kind of ritual to change them. Dhaerow is elf for traitor and that's where they derived their name. The unintedend side effect being all dark elfs were turned into Drow, not just the nation the ritual was intended to affect. All dark elfs were rejected by the good elf gods and turned over to evil. Much later a ritual is performed that transforms the Ellistrae Drow back into dark elfs and they are accepted back into the Elf pantheon. The goddess Ellistrae is killed however by Lolth's handmaiden.
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Post by DM blessedone on Aug 8, 2008 18:15:25 GMT -5
R.A. Salvatore did much to expose the world of the Drow through his stories of the most famous dark elf, Drizzt, and his home Menzoberranzan in the series, "Legacy of the Drow". If I am understanding this correctly as well, the Drow city of Menzoberrazan did not exist until R.A. Salvatore wrote on it. (( Someone correct me if I am wrong on that one. )) Now, what campaign you ask? Greyhawk, YES! The Campaign was the 1st Edition D&D "Against the Giants" series of three modules. Gary Gygax was the creator of the fictional aspect we know as Drow....but, the myth or legend of the Drow or "Black Elves" comes to us from a variety of Welsh, Gaelic, Scottish, and Norse mythologies. In Norse mythology, they were much like dwarves and worked mines as well! Oh how a Dwarf would spit on that in D&D!!! Anywho, they got the dark skin from the forges and some were considered malevolent, but, not all and they too were light avoinding creatures....Well, that about does it for today's trivia!
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Thief Of Navarre
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Post by Thief Of Navarre on Aug 9, 2008 12:32:36 GMT -5
Hehe, quite the riot we've started here! I'd never have thought my lawfull good discussion would have got so... heated?! Lol, wait till I bring my chaotic evil Fighter2/Sorceror8/Eldritch Knight10/Powerbuild~ Fire Genasi ninja spell warlock onto the server and start harressing anything NORMAL! (j/k, btw dont flame me!) Took me a while to reply, Ive had a bladder infection and been to hostpital e.t.c. too much boozing I suppose
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Post by Zealote on Aug 9, 2008 17:25:55 GMT -5
Hehe, quite the riot we've started here! I'd never have thought my lawfull good discussion would have got so... heated?! Lol, wait till I bring my chaotic evil Fighter2/Sorceror8/Eldritch Knight10/Powerbuild~ Fire Genasi ninja spell warlock onto the server and start harressing anything NORMAL! (j/k, btw dont flame me!) Took me a while to reply, Ive had a bladder infection and been to hostpital e.t.c. too much boozing I suppose Slow down with the alcohol old man!
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Post by kjiflrf on Aug 10, 2008 10:28:26 GMT -5
its simple! easy to kill drow lvl 1 with ur overpowering sorcerrer 30 lvl... but what will, when drow will get 30???
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