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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:30PM
#21
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These events were not published, I believe, because WotC wishes to keep this period open for Dungeon Masters and novelists to flesh out. So why then am I posting them on my Twitter account? Because I feel this lore would be more useful in your hands than locked away on my hard drive.
I think that's nice of you, although I don't use Twitter (and don't plan to start). I also think it's nice of gomez and others to post the, um, "tweets" here.
Thank you.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:34PM
#22
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Date Joined:
Nov 19, 2008
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that's interesting, haven't heard about him in a while
why do people complain about this
this twitter thing is everywhere
**** 4e.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:39PM
#23
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that's interesting, haven't heard about him in a while
Ivar Devorast? I hated that character and the whole philosophy behind his trilogy.* So, I can't honestly say I'm glad he's still showing up (not in my Realms, but still...).
No one should take that personally, though.
*If someone wants to know why, please PM me--I don't want to derail the topic.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:42PM
#24
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Date Joined:
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Twitter is evil.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:45PM
#25
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Non-sentient creations are incapable of 'being' evil. It may be used for evil, but it is not evil in and of itself...
Suck it up and drive on.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 12:59PM
#26
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Tell that to HAL 9000 or Skynet... or The Matrix... Or Colossus: The Forbin Project... It WILL achieve a psuedo-intelligence, and eventually suck out our brains!!! 
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 1:14PM
#27
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I'm sometimes into conspiracies  and when something like twitter gains so much popularity in short time and it's promoted everywhere, it's not good
Ivar Devorast? I hated that character and the whole philosophy behind his trilogy.* So, I can't honestly say I'm glad he's still showing up (not in my Realms, but still...).
not a fan of her philosophy too, still I kinda appreciate the character cause he wasn't typical, an adventurer or magical, it was good to see some commoner achieving something for a change
**** 4e.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 1:18PM
#28
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not a fan of her philosophy too, still I kinda appreciate the character cause he wasn't typical, an adventurer or magical, it was good to see some commoner achieving something for a change
I agree, although in the case of Ivar I might have appreciated that concept more (that is, "commoner/non-adventurer achieving something") if the book kept to the idea of him being just a scholar/architect, and not also making him out to be a skilled and literally fearless warrior (there was no mention in the novels of him having had any kind of prior martial training).
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 1:51PM
#29
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Nov 19, 2008
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oh, never bothered thoroughly reading the last book, it was annoying, still it was nice to see about a profession in the Realms and not some dungeon crawl
**** 4e.
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4 years ago ::
Apr 24, 2009 - 4:33PM
#30
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BRJ is using Twitter (which I just became a member of to follow the timeline) to show us what was used as a baseline for the current Realms.
He also just posted what can only be described as his own argument that what he's posting ought to be considered canon.
So let's ask the obvious question: if Eric Boyd were to do the same, would it be considered canon? What about Sean Reynolds? Or Steve Schend? Or Rich Baker?
I'm willing to say, on the limited amount of work that I've seen from Mr. James, that each of those designers are better than he is. And I don't even mean that in any kind of insult to Mr. James. Purely a matter of opinion.
My point is simple: Mr. James doesn't get to decide what's canonical in the Realms. Nor do I.
I'm no fan of the 4E Realms. But it's not my property, nor is it that of Mr. James. None of those other Realms designers have deigned to add confusion to the canon. It would be best if no one did.
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