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Offline Raf Blutaxt

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #140 on: October 29, 2007, 02:18:30 PM »
Oh, so this is one of the things we can look forward to in the print version? :)
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #141 on: October 29, 2007, 04:01:40 PM »
Yeah, and the updated versions of the PDF.  :)
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QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #142 on: November 30, 2007, 09:46:08 AM »
Have you ever thought about Elven names? How they sound if they consist of one or two parts?
I'm currently fleshing out "The burning tree" and search for some typical names (which should sound like possible elven names in later supplements).

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #143 on: November 30, 2007, 10:04:32 AM »
I went with slightly different sounds for the most of the different Elven kingdoms.  For the Elven-Dwarven Alliance, I went with a more traditional roleplaying sound, like you'd find in Forgotten Realms.  For Athara I went with a more Valaran sound, for Avilaire a Qyenen sound and Sindarin for Ingrast.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #144 on: November 30, 2007, 10:18:42 AM »
Ok - nothing special like the Dwarven clannames then. Thanks for the quick answer. 

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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #145 on: November 30, 2007, 10:47:44 AM »
np
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #146 on: July 10, 2008, 04:09:55 AM »
Hiya, got some questions for ya ;)

Re: magic (specific Essence) in EoH. Where did it come from? Is it Evil? Will it taint the users (taint, corruption)?

Thinking that traditional medieval magic is evil and is not of God.

Re: druids. What role do druids play; priests of the elves or D&dish nature-lovers?

Re: Forces. Do you got a force of nature in EoH. Faerie maybe?
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #147 on: July 10, 2008, 04:58:02 AM »
"magic (specific Essence) in EoH. Where did it come from?"

It's always been there.

"Is it Evil?"

The Church thinks so.  At the very least, they think that Mortals can no longer use it without becoming corrupted by it.

"Will it taint the users (taint, corruption)?"

No.

"Thinking that traditional medieval magic is evil and is not of God."

Well, you aren't getting it from God, but he did make everything at one time.

"Re: druids. What role do druids play; priests of the elves or D&dish nature-lovers?"

In RM, I don't think there a current druid profession.  Do you mean the atavists?  They are what are meant when I refer to druids, but if so, I don't know I understand the question.

"Re: Forces. Do you got a force of nature in EoH. Faerie maybe?"

Again, I don't understand the question.  There ARE faeries, if that's what you are asking.

Bounce these back and I'll answer them.  :)
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #148 on: July 10, 2008, 06:14:17 AM »
Re: Druids, Yes I meant the atavists which answers my question. I was thinking in dndi-ish terms ;)

Re: Forces. As I understand it, there are two Forces in EoH (Heaven & Hell), maybe three with The Nopheratus?. Was wondering if there was a Nature force in the mortal realm? In the Bestiary under Fey, it says a fairy is an elemental spirit but one of nature itself, which led me to thinking about it.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #149 on: July 10, 2008, 04:29:50 PM »
It's just the word force that's throwing me, because I don't know what it means to you.  There ARE fairies.  If it helps answer your question, in 4th edition I allow warlocks to take the Fey pact, so I THINK you answer is yes, but if I haven't answered it, you'll need to tell me what you mean by force.  Are you asking if they are as powerful as Heaven or Hell?  No.  If you're asking if they are organized?  Probably not in a way we'd think of as organized?  Hmmm.  Those are the different interpretations of Force I can think of, if I haven't hit yours, let me know.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #150 on: July 11, 2008, 03:21:07 AM »
In Ars Magica, they had Realms of Power (Divine, Infernal, Faerie, Magic) which were major forces in the world. My question was if you had something similar to that?

My reason for asking was to find out if Fey were a major influence on the Mortal Realm, and I had this idea of having a calendar where the different Realms of Power were Ascending/Descending in influence (Summer (Life) should be Divine, Winter (Death) should be Infernal, Spring/Autumn (Change) should be Faerie)  :D

Thanks for your answers, its a really great idea to be able to ask THE guy behind a game questions directly. Super service!  :)
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #151 on: July 11, 2008, 03:44:47 AM »
No problem.  Except for Heaven and Hell, I wouldn't say the world was like that.  The fey have a power of their own, but I wouldn't call them a major power in the world.  For one thing, they are too withdrawn from civilization.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #152 on: July 11, 2008, 04:06:51 AM »
Shiny, thank you  :)
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #153 on: July 12, 2008, 04:25:32 PM »
Have a question more... ;D

Re: Highmen. It seems fairly apparent if a person has the divine spark (larger, stronger, longer life, etc). How does common people among humans react to this, and what is the common attitude to Highmen? Are highmen more commonly found among certain levels of society (i know it says its not heredity, but it also says two highmen have a higher chance of producing highmen offspring)?
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #154 on: July 12, 2008, 05:04:50 PM »
People tend to react to them favorably.  They don't tend to be at certain levels of society, but they do tend to rise to leadership positions where they are born.
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Re: QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR
« Reply #155 on: July 12, 2008, 07:33:54 PM »
Okay, thanks again :)
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