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BadMojo, I'm delighted by your post. Not merely because you're enjoying the book, but because you were willing to give FR fiction another try after having been away for a while. I wish more folks who turned away from it back in the day would consider giving it another try. There is a lot of...

Thanks, Duncan. I hope you do pick them up at some point. Paul

"Dawn of Night," a Forgotten Realms novel by Paul S. Kemp, includes an extended excursion by the protagonists on the Plane of Shadow. The story includes encounters with a shadow dragon, a darkweaver, and an entire city long ago transplanted to the Shadow Plane and now populated by thousands of...

Yes. Lord of the Eighth Hell? Has been in an ongoing battle for centuries with Dispater, before the very gates of the iron city of Dis? Where have you been?

Had a player in my FR campaign play one through seventh level. Throughout, the character was comparable to other classes in terms of his impact on game sessions, value in combat, and value out of combat. The ability to use Spellnotes as move equivalent actions (we were playing 3.0) made some...

JoshuaDyal, I understand your thinking on this now. Your point is narrower than I had assumed. My bad. An author of gaming fiction does face most of the constraints you mentioned, but so do authors who write in purely literary worlds, from the moment the "rules" of the world are...

I have newborn twins, so it's difficult for me to find much in the way of free time these days. Tell you what, I'll try to at least swing by, if, in light of this... ...you agree to give my writing a read and evaluate it on its own merits. Don't buy it. Just get a libray copy. Not too much...

I believe you are correct, sir. :D

Paul S. Kemp wrote the Cale trilogy, and the first two books are out: Twilight Falling, and Dawn of Night.

I love short stories, both fantasy and sci-fi. One of the best I've read in recent years was "The Spade of Reason," by James Cowan. Big ideas shown through the lens of a little story.

Seconded. I thought Lean Times (which is more novella than short story) the best of the bunch. And funny as the Nine Hells. The Eel it is!

Second the nod for The Broken Sword and Three Hearts and Three Lions. Wonderful books. I do not believe the Estes Greyhawk novels would hold much appeal for lovers of the setting. Paul

I'll third the nomination for Critters. I started there and found it useful (I've now authored several novels for WotC's Forgotten Realms line, with another trilogy in the works). There is nothing quite as helpful as having non-family, non-friends critique your work. Sometimes it's hard to...

Excellent Suggestion Thanks, Berandor. I'm pleased you enjoyed Shadow's Witness. You might consider the books of the Cale trilogy. Just grab them from the library and see if they take your fancy. I suspect they will, since you enjoyed SW. Aulayan, good to see you on the boards! And, as...

Fairly Good Crimson, I've read them and thought them good. I have a favorite or two among them but am uncomfortable saying which (seeing as how the authors are colleagues). Also, at the risk of coming across as presumptuous, may I point you in the direction of my own FR novels -- Halls of...

Other Possibilities Depending upon how you build your psion, the Red Knight (LN) might fit, given the strategy and planning aspects to her portfolio. Also, Thoth (N) from the Mulhorondi pantheon might work, since knowledge and such is part of his portfolio (he's also obscure, which might be...

Thank you, Maransreth. I appreciate that. Paul

Agree with most of what's been said, especially the advice about making both the city and NPC's colorful. I try to do this in a variety of ways. Sometimes I emphasize small things that occur regularly, so that the PC's can rely on them -- the priests of the god of the sun walk the pre-dawn...

The FR novels, "Twilight Falling," and "Dawn of Night," have scenes set in Starmantle, which might help you get a feel for the place. Full disclosure: I am the author of both those books. Paul

Loved the movie See, I loved this movie. Here are two people who each have made choices with their lives that have left them unhappy and unfullfilled. Different people in age, but similar in temperment. Then for a short, wonderful time, each finds both happiness and fulfillment with the...