I have to say that the idea of novels about historical Golarion is a good one. Paizo has expressed that they intend to try to limit the focus of the novels so as not to have a negative impact on the game world. Certainly the idea to have stories with smaller footprints (as James Sutter talked about in this thread is a good idea, but it seems like setting stories in Golarion's rich past is one way that some of the more epic stories can be told without changing the game world we've all grown to know & love over the past few years.
That said, I don't anticipate being much of a reader of the PF novels anyway, so take my suggestion for what it's worth.
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I have to say that the idea of novels about historical Golarion is a good one.
I agree; it gives GMs background info. For example, I've used a lot of tidbits from 'Cormyr: A Novel' in my FR campaigns (once even printing out a couple of pages as hand-outs).
A novel about the Whispering Tyrant would be a must-buy! :)
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Greenwood is also the man behind Larloch the lichI agree. Let Ed Greenwood write it!Please not Greenwood, he has a good things... but he is the man of Elminster... a novel for the Whispering Tyrant requires something that gets into the horror of the situation.
Gene DeWeese, who writed about the other great lich, Azalin.
And a wonderful storyteller, if you ask me! Ed writing a Golarion novel would be a HUGE thing. :)
I agree with a lot of what has been bandied about on this thread. I have enjoyed Ed Greenwood's writing and I agree that having him write a Pathfinder novel would indeed be HUGE!
Novels set in Golarion's rich and storied past are another great way to inject fantastic background information on the particular region/setting the novel is set in.
Since Crucible of Chaos is a favorite of mine (as far as GameMastery/Pathfinder modules go) I'd like to see someone tackle a story set during the height of the Shory Empire and their Flying Cities.
Well... I guess that's all I have to say, at the moment anyway. ;)
Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm
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And a wonderful storyteller, if you ask me! Ed writing a Golarion novel would be a HUGE thing. :)I agree he is a good storyteller :P
but for liches i would prefer either who wrote about Azalin.. or even better... Vecna... THAT is THE Lich
You cannot argue with my superior opinions, unenlightened Andoren fool! ;P
Another Shory sky city, the Ruins of Kho, will appear in Lost Cities of Golarion, a Pathfinder Chronicles product scheduled for December.
Erik,
Thanks for that, I am both excited and nervous for that Pathfinder Chronicles book.
Excited because in my weekly Monday Pathfinder game (which kicked off with "Crucible of Chaos") the players have decided that they will seek out the Ruins of Kho, looking specifically for "parts" they can "cannibalize" and use for Ulduvai (helping to bring it back to functional status).
Nervous because once they complete "Legacy of Fire" (if they complete it alive that is) they will most certainly return to their desired goal of finding the Ruins of Kho... and I'm afraid that 1) What I have in mind will not do justice to what you fine folks come up with, and 2) I'll read what you've printed and cry, "Why didn't I think of that." :P
All joking aside, I realize that my Monday game is just that... mine. And that I am empowered to run it, create it, as I see fit. However, knowing that something official is forthcoming makes me want to delay their discovery of Kho. (Hmmm... maybe impress upon them that the still beating "heart" of Xotani should be taken care of sooner rather than later. After all... Kho's ruins have been "there" for sometime now, and likely aren't going anywhere). :)
Oh... I apologize for the "sort of" spoiler above regarding the final part of "Legacy of Fire"
TMW
And a wonderful storyteller, if you ask me! Ed writing a Golarion novel would be a HUGE thing. :)Greenwood is also the man behind Larloch the lichI agree. Let Ed Greenwood write it!Please not Greenwood, he has a good things... but he is the man of Elminster... a novel for the Whispering Tyrant requires something that gets into the horror of the situation.
Gene DeWeese, who writed about the other great lich, Azalin.
While Greenwood writing any fiction for me would take it out of my list.
He's had some great stuff, but I dislike where he takes his fiction.
I'd rather see someone else (maybe one of the Paizo crew) do this.
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And a wonderful storyteller, if you ask me! Ed writing a Golarion novel would be a HUGE thing. :)Greenwood is also the man behind Larloch the lichI agree. Let Ed Greenwood write it!Please not Greenwood, he has a good things... but he is the man of Elminster... a novel for the Whispering Tyrant requires something that gets into the horror of the situation.
Gene DeWeese, who writed about the other great lich, Azalin.
While Greenwood writing any fiction for me would take it out of my list.
He's had some great stuff, but I dislike where he takes his fiction.
I'd rather see someone else (maybe one of the Paizo crew) do this.
Well, usually people either love or hate Ed's writing style. I love it, but I can understand why someone else has an opposite opinion.
I guess Paizonians are out of the picture -- they will have their hands full of work as is, at least judging by the sheer amount of great products they're releasing this year!
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You cannot argue with my superior opinions, unenlightened Andoren fool! ;PAnd a wonderful storyteller, if you ask me! Ed writing a Golarion novel would be a HUGE thing. :)I agree he is a good storyteller :P
but for liches i would prefer either who wrote about Azalin.. or even better... Vecna... THAT is THE Lich
actually I am from Lastwall were we are unbiased but still clear and determined, yet we don't have faction symbol.. so i took this while we get our Lady's Sword as blessing for our devotion...
still too see the Whispering Tyrant fall to our Lady's Sword and her old general Deese would be much superior. In its defect P.N. Elrod who did a wonderful work to portray Strahd von Zarovich (yes I am more a ravenloft than FR guy :P)
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Another Shory sky city, the Ruins of Kho, will appear in Lost Cities of Golarion, a Pathfinder Chronicles product scheduled for December.
Erik,
Thanks for that, I am both excited and nervous for that Pathfinder Chronicles book.
Excited because in my weekly Monday Pathfinder game (which kicked off with "Crucible of Chaos") the players have decided that they will seek out the Ruins of Kho, looking specifically for "parts" they can "cannibalize" and use for Ulduvai (helping to bring it back to functional status).
Nervous because once they complete "Legacy of Fire" (if they complete it alive that is) they will most certainly return to their desired goal of finding the Ruins of Kho... and I'm afraid that 1) What I have in mind will not do justice to what you fine folks come up with, and 2) I'll read what you've printed and cry, "Why didn't I think of that." :P
All joking aside, I realize that my Monday game is just that... mine. And that I am empowered to run it, create it, as I see fit. However, knowing that something official is forthcoming makes me want to delay their discovery of Kho. (Hmmm... maybe impress upon them that the still beating "heart" of Xotani should be taken care of sooner rather than later. After all... Kho's ruins have been "there" for sometime now, and likely aren't going anywhere). :)
Oh... I apologize for the "sort of" spoiler above regarding the final part of "Legacy of Fire"
TMW
Your campaign sounds awesome. At the very least I am certain we will provide some really useful stuff for your game, not least of which being a cool map of the city and lots of additional details about the Shory culture and civilization.
Thanks Erik,
It has been a blast so far. (I involved them in the latter half of Legacy of Fire (part 4 and onward) partly because I hadn't had a firm grasp of what I wanted to do with Kho). I didn't want it to be a "Crucible of Chaos" carbon-copy, that much was certain. Now, I have a reasonable idea what I intend to bring to the table, and with the (possible) successful completion to "Legacy of Fire" they will be higher level, so I can introduce lots of interesting encounters (traps, curses, monsters...)
Heh heh, I'm sorry, this is s'posed to be about a Whispering Tyrant novel.
Dean (TMW)
There'll probably be a little bit more info about the ruins of Kho in the upcoming "Heart of the Jungle," so you won't be COMPLETELY without info until Lost Cities...
Hi James,
Thanks for commenting, I feel 'badly' as I keep talking about non-Whispering Tyrant novel stuff in this thread... so apologies to the OP.
(Aside) I thought "Heart of the Jungle" looked like an AWESOME supplement too. And let's face it, "Serpent's Skull" also sounds AWESOME.
Can't wait.
Oh... and what about James Lowder (did I spell that right)? Didn't he write the "Lord Soth" novel way back when? Or as someone else mentioned P.N. Elrod would be another good choice, if Mr. Greenwood isn't an option.
There, I feel a little better, posting something relevant to the thread. ;)
Dean (TMW)
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Oh... and what about James Lowder (did I spell that right)? Didn't he write the "Lord Soth" novel way back when? Or as someone else mentioned P.N. Elrod would be another good choice, if Mr. Greenwood isn't an option.
Lowder wrote the excellent Knight of the Black Rose, which was an excellent Ravenloft novel about Soth.
Lord Soth was the second Soth novel in a 6 part Dragonlance novel series (not all the book in the series were on Soth) by someone else.
In any case, James Lowder would be great.
Oh... and what about James Lowder (did I spell that right)? Didn't he write the "Lord Soth" novel way back when? Or as someone else mentioned P.N. Elrod would be another good choice, if Mr. Greenwood isn't an option.Lowder wrote the excellent Knight of the Black Rose, which was an excellent Ravenloft novel about Soth.
Lord Soth was the second Soth novel in a 6 part Dragonlance novel series (not all the book in the series were on Soth) by someone else.
In any case, James Lowder would be great.
Lowder's working on his own stuff a lot these days, but he's been in our wheelhouse since the beginning, and we have the highest regard for both his writing and his advice!
