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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 7:58PM
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I want to play a cleric of Selune in an upcoming campaign but I like to read up on characters. Are there any books out there someone would recommend with an interesting clergy member (not necessarily cleric) of Selune prominently featured?
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6 months ago ::
Dec 12, 2012 - 9:51PM
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yeah come ot think of it, try the avatar trilogy....... I think, I dont have any of them so Im not sure, if that former cleric of selune was in it or not( he later became a cleric of mystra).
otherwise Im not sure there is one.
I do know that in one of the latter ( artemis and jarlaxle) books there were some false selune clerics.
still not sure.
and this is novel wise
splat books: would be from 3e and may not be located cheaply if at all: IIRC on all of them:
city of slendors:waterdeep
Silver marches
I think, not sure away from books and its late.
a mask everyone has at least two of, one they wear in public and another they wear in private.....
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 1:28AM
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I think sfdragon is thinking of Adon from the avatar trilogy but IIRC he was a cleric of Sune before he became the first worshipper of the new Mystra. The only novel I know of featuring a cleric of Selune is called Mistress of the Night by Dave Gross. You can get the Kindle edition here: www.amazon.com/Mistress-Night-Priests-Do... I seem to recall its a fun read, I hope you enjoy it!
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 12:29PM
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A cleric of Selune also plays a part in Brimstone Angels
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6 months ago ::
Dec 13, 2012 - 3:29PM
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A cleric of Selune also plays a part in Brimstone Angels
Indeed he does! Tam is also a major character in Lesser Evils. He first appeared in my short story in Realms of the Dead, "The Resurrection Agent," which you can actually read for free here: www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4...
I think he's interesting, anyway. 
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6 months ago ::
Dec 14, 2012 - 12:17PM
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A cleric of Selune also plays a part in Brimstone Angels
Indeed he does! Tam is also a major character in Lesser Evils. He first appeared in my short story in Realms of the Dead, "The Resurrection Agent," which you can actually read for free here: www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4...
I think he's interesting, anyway.
That's why he was so familiar, I knew I had read about him before, but couldn't really place him
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6 months ago ::
Dec 14, 2012 - 12:49PM
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Ironically, I read Realms of the Dead, and completely missed that. In my defense, I read RotD practically the first week it was released, so my memory of it is a bit hazy.  @OP: Aside from Brimstone Angels (which is a great read overall), Mistress of the Night, as already mentioned, is probably your best bet. There's some interesting interaction between the doctrine of Selune and her sister Shar. It is a part of a series called The Priests. Perhaps my greatest memory of it isn't even the plot or a certain character, but the fact that the other three books in the series - Lady of Poison, Queen of the Depths, and Maiden of Pain - were so poorly written that it made MotN, a solid FR novel in its own right, seem that much better.
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D&D should not return to the days of blindfolding the DM and players. No tips on encounter power? No mention of expected party roles? No true meaning of level due to different level charts or tiered classes? Please, let's not sacrifice clear, helpful rules guidelines in favour of catering to the delicate sensibilities of the few who have problems with the ascetics of anything other than what they are familiar with.
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MMORPGs, raking in money by the dumptruck full. Many options, tons of fans across many audiences, massive resources allocated to development.
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You're not really making much of an argument when you compare something to a MMORPG and assume people think that means bad. Lets face it, they make the money, have the audience and the budget. We here on this board are fans of TTRPGs but lets not try to pretend none of us play MMORPGs.
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Something like Tactical Shift is more magical than martial healing.
Telling someone to move over a few feet is magical now? :|
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Given the laziness and morbid obsesity amongst D&Ders, being able to convince someone to get on their feet, do some heavy exercise, and use their words to make them be healthier must seem magical.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 15, 2012 - 8:46AM
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Well, also in your defense...and I guess *spoiler* you don't get his real name until 7/8 of the way through the story, and even then he's still "the Shepherd" to the point-of-view character. So even if he made an impression, it's pretty forgiveable to not think of him as "Tam."
And good call on MotN! Forgot that one! Dave and Don are both great authors.
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6 months ago ::
Dec 18, 2012 - 5:52AM
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'Faiths and Avatars' is a great source book though it represents an older game edition, it has some detailed Activities for Divine related Player Characters or NPC's: Dogma, Day to Day Activities, Holy Days, Important Ceremonies, Major Centers of Worship, Vestments, Garb, etc. It is good if you do decide to use something from this or similar to make sure the DM is aware of all the possibilities so they might be able to bring things to life in the game.
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5 months ago ::
Dec 30, 2012 - 11:30AM
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I just finished Erin's book "Lesser Evils", after reading and enjoying "Brimstone Angels". I thoroughly enjoyed both books. Erin has become one of my favorite authors, alongside Don Bassingthwaite and Paul S. Kemp.
Tam is a great character. I was happy to see him playing a significant role in "Lesser Evils".
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