Frost & Fur Table of Contents

[Voadam]

That's from Theosophy, which postulated that the Atlanteans were brought low during the Ice Age.

Theosophy is one of Plato's dialogues, right?

 

[talien]

Theosophy is one of Plato's dialogues, right?

Right. Most specifically, I was referencing Madame Blavatsky's theosophy esotericism.

From: http://skepdic.com/theosoph.html

Theosophic esotericism begins with Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) usually known as Madame Blavatsky, one of the co-founders of the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875. The esoteric theosophical tradition of Blavatsky is indebted to several philosophical and religious traditions: Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Gnosticism, Manichaeism, the Cabala, among others.

Her harshest critics consider Madame Blavatsky to be "one of most accomplished, ingenious, and interesting impostors in history." Her devoted followers consider her to be a saint and a genius. [They claim she discovered the true nature of light either by clairvoyance or intuition alone, without any need for scientific training or communication with other scientists.] Since these characteristics are not contradictory, it is possible she was both a fraud and a saintly genius.

Blavasky-ism makes for a really interesting fantasy universe.

 

[coyote6]

Based on all I've read about it the last few days, I ordered Frost & Fur from Amazon.

(of course, since I was cheap & went for the free shipping, it'll be a while before I get it. )

 

[Doc_Souark]

I'm sure it'll be as good a product as WoTC puts out but I have a question, What in the name of PirateCats pointy head is a DIRE ARMADILLO and a Dire-Sloth doing in a sourcebook for the frozen north ?

 

[talien]

I'm sure it'll be as good a product as WoTC puts out but I have a question, What in the name of PirateCats pointy head is a DIRE ARMADILLO and a Dire-Sloth doing in a sourcebook for the frozen north ?

I'm glad you asked:

Simply put, I felt a straight arctic book alone was not enough. An arctic book could range from "it snows lots" to "it's cold all the time" and I wanted to have settings that people could use WITH the rules. So when I created the support settings, I didn't just make the settings with a cold-specific focus, I tried to be as complete as possible (within space limitations) to create the seeds for a longer campaign.

For the Ice Age setting, this is why I have the megaloceros (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83543.jpg). Not necessarily an arctic dweller at all. And the sabre-toothed tiger (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83545.jpg). The glyptodon or "dire armadillo" (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83542.jpg) is a perfect example. Just because a critter lived during the Ice Age does not mean it was actually walking around on the ice. See: http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/history.html

Further northward expansion has been hampered by the animal’s low resistance to cold temperatures; they have almost no body fat reserves, and must forage for insects constantly. Cold weather means no food; no food means no armadillos. Even short periods of freezing temperatures can be fatal.

Since I already wrote a lot about the Slavic setting in two adventures, I had plenty of material to fill out the Slavic setting. Which is why I included the domovoi (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83548.jpg), who isn't necessarily a winter-specific race, as they live under stoves year round. Heck, Rusalka (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83571.jpg) are the drowned spirits of Russian girls that have nothing specifically to do with the cold. And the Vodyanoi (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83580.jpg) certainly isn't an arctic-only monster. Both the Vodyanoi and the Rusalka are monsters that live in water, not frozen lakes.

If I were going to create a book focused on just fantasy cold-weather conditions and terrain, I would not have included those monsters.

P.S. The table of contents is now up to date on Amazon.

 

[Razuur]

Hey, I heard monkey god has a similar type book written for Jungles on the way.

Are you writing that one to?

Razuur

 

[Voadam]

And the Vodyanoi (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fb_gallery/83580.jpg) certainly isn't an arctic-only monster. Both the Vodyanoi and the Rusalka are monsters that live in water, not frozen lakes.

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Huh, and I was wondering why the aquatic umber hulk was listed. Did not know the name was for a real (separate) monster.

 

[talien]

Hey, I heard monkey god has a similar type book written for Jungles on the way.

Are you writing that one to?

Razuur

Sorry man, MonkeyGod's not doing anything RPG-related currently. That can always change, as they have their lucrative boardgame arm, Face-2-Face Games. They may return some day.

There were plans to do a book on each terrain. I wasn't the author though.

 

[Razuur]

Wow that is really sad. F&F was the first Monkey-God book I purchased, and it was so good I was lookign forwards to other books in this line.

Oh welsie.

Razuur

 

[elforcelf]

Boy,I got to get Frost and Fur.By the way Talien,how is the Greek book turning out?elforcelf.