Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf is the third and final book of the Companions’ Codex trilogy, and the 27th part of the Legend of Drizzt, that is, the 27th novel about the extremely popular dark elf ranger by Bob Salvatore. It is also, I’m saddened to say, an awful book. I really wanted to like it, but I couldn’t. Salvatore is certainly able to write … Continue reading Book Review: Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf
Goodreads lists Night of the Hunter as the 25th book of the Legend of Drizzt, and it draws heavily on events of past books. This makes it a challenging book to read if you’re not familiar with the series. A reader entering the series with the 24th book, The Companions, had a good introduction to the characters, with a very accessible book, as I mentioned … Continue reading Book Review: Night of the Hunter (Companions Codex 1)
An introduction to five of the more important evil deities of the Forgotten Realms: Bane, Bhaal, Cyric, Auril and Lolth. Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: Gods of Evil
As I mentioned in my last article, there are a lot of gods in the Forgotten Realms. The list in the Player’s Handbook has only a few of them! This article presents five of the important gods of Neutrality. Kelemvor, Lord of the Dead Kelemvor is another mortal who became a god. The lover of Midnight (who became Mystra), he now functions as judge of … Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: Gods of Neutrality
There are a lot of gods in the Forgotten Realms. This article looks at five of the Gods of Good, with special attention to their relevance to adventurers. Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: Gods of Good
Out of the Abyss, the main published adventure for the next storyline season of D&D, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Here’s the descriptive text: Dare to descend into the Underdark in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen … Continue reading Out of the Abyss – coming soon!
As I was writing my last couple of articles, it became apparent to me that there were a fair number of events in the Realms that all related back to one storyline, and it’s a storyline that I didn’t even mention in my introductory article. Oops. So, before continuing on to the recent history of the Realms, I’m going to return to one of the … Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: The Time of Troubles
Did you want to know more about the Sword Coast of the Forgotten Realms? Read on to learn about it and its three great cities: Waterdeep, Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter! Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: The Sword Coast
What is the Forgotten Realms? In this first article, I look at the publishing history of the Realms, with particular attention to recent events. Continue reading An introduction to the Forgotten Realms, part 1
