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Since I've posted here before about my sword and sorcery novels starring Egil and Nix, I figured I'd share this too. The detailed announcement is here, but the upshot is that I've sold two more Egil and Nix novels to Del Rey, bringing the running total to four (THE HAMMER AND THE BLADE, A...

Tor.com has posted the first chapter from my S&S novel, A DISCOURSE IN STEEL, the second tale of Egil and Nix (and the sequel to THE HAMMER AND THE BLADE). Everyone who reads it receives a single malt scotch and/or beer and/or spirit of their choice.* ________________ *That statement is a...

Apologies in advance for a self-promo thread. I rarely do these, but I know a lot of you share my affection for sword and sorcery fiction and I want to make sure you've at least heard of my next novel. Some of you might know me from my Forgotten Realms or Star Wars novels; some of you may not...

For any who might be interested, I've posted an excerpt from my next novel, a sword and sorcery tale entitled, THE HAMMER AND THE BLADE (June 2012 from Angry Robot Books). You can read it here. If you do read it, I hope you enjoy. Paul

Can someone give me a brief description of the role the Dianoem plays (and/or its actual history/purpose) in adventures three and four. My group is just wrapping up Scouring and is on the road to the Fire Forest. En route, they'll meet Marben Diamondheart and his fellow dwarves. Since the...

Does anyone know if the release of the WotBS 4E subscription is on schedule? The Scouring of Gate Pass was to be released this month, but is still not available. I tentatively plan to subscribe and use WotBS in a new campaign, but I've been holding off until the first adventure was released...

In the case of a multiclass monk, does the BAB from the non-monk class stack with the flurry of blows attack bonus? As an example, does a fighter 1/monk 1 have a flurry of blows attack bonus of -1/-1 (taking account of the fighter BAB of +1) or at -2/-2 (not factoring in the fighter's BAB). It...

My group is soon to wrap up the Red Hand of Doom mini-campaign and I'm looking for a mega-adventure or series of linked adventures that run from 10th-11th through the 18th+ level range. The hook doesn't matter. I'll link it to RHoD somehow. I'm just looking for well-done, pre-packaged, follow...

I have a vague recollection of a spell that more or less created a time bubble, in which tiem passed more quickly within the area of effect of the spell, such that it allowed either a single caster or group of casters to come out of the spell and rememorize spells as if they had rested a night...

I know many readers of this forum have a relatively low opinion of shared world/tie-in fiction. I've tried to make the case (here , here , and here , among others) that a low opinion of shared world/tie in fiction as a general matter is unjustified. Anyway, in an effort to put my money...

My PCs will be wrapping up RHOD in a month or three, so I want to start laying the groundwork for the next campaign arc. I'm looking for linked adventures (or a single mega-adventure) that start at 10th or 11th level and run through at least 15th, though 20th would be ideal. Unfortunately, I...

TPK last night in Shackled City as the party sought Triel Eldurast in the Kopru Ruins. The group alerted the whole complex and subsequently tried to hole up in a defensable position while they recovered spells and psionic points. Ultimately Triel and Skaven were able to convince (via a good...

I am on the road, without rule books, and in need of some help. I know that Create Food and Water is a third level priest spell (I've got the SRD on my hard drive). Is anyone aware of a clerical spell capable of feeding others that is second level or lower? It can come from any source, though...

I recall reading a sentence (I presume in the PHB) that prohibited saving a feat (meaning, a PC eligible for a feat at 3rd level cannot hold the slot open until 4th in order to meet a feat prerequisite and then take the feat). I cannot find this sentence anywhere after looking this evening at...

SOME IMPLIED SPOILERS FOR SHACKLED CITY FOLLOW: So we're going to finish "Life's Bazaar" tonight. Been having a blast with SCAP so far, though I've tweaked a few things to make them more to my taste (Yuathyb has a level or three of warlock, for example, since things worked out in such a way...

Playing the first session of Shackled City tomorrow. Question re the Dark Creepers' shadowcloak ability. It grants them concealment such that attacks have a 50% miss chance in shadows and 20% in lighted conditions. I'm wondering -- is that reciprocal, such that a shadow cloaked Dark Creeper...

I need more help from the gurus. Been away from the rules for too long. Anyway, does Point Blank Shot apply to ranged spells within 30 feet? If so, does it apply only to those spells that require a to-hit roll, or does it apply to something like a magic missile? Surely it does not apply to...

I'm sure this has been covered before. Apologies ahead of time. For a spontaneous caster like a warmage, is it a full round action to apply the effects of say, Sudden Empower, to one of his spells? I'm presuming so, since ordinary metamagic requires a full round action, but I was wondering if...

Just got the PHB II. So the feat "Telling Blow" allows a character with sneak attack or skirmish dice to add those dice to damage if the character hits with a critical hit. This damage applies even when the opponent is not flanked or flat-footed (in the case of sneak attack dice) or even if...

I hope this does not seem too presumptuous. I know a few folks here read Forgotten Realms novels so I hope it's of interest to some. WotC has posted a Sample Chapter of my forthcoming novel Shadowbred, which is book one of "The Twilight War" trilogy. It features many of the characters from...