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<blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8695896" data-attributes="member: 16069"><p><strong>#171 Queen of the Depths by Richard Lee Byers (Priests 4) </strong></p><p><strong>Read 10/7/22 to 18/7/22</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]254167[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It's a cracker.</p><p></p><p>And don't read anything into the fact that it took me nine days to get through this one, I had a sudden emergency- some folk needed a DM to play D&D, and so I spent six of those nine days reading, prepping and building on Fantasy Grounds Unity. When I got back to the book I was on page 125, I read the rest of it in one sitting.</p><p></p><p>So, it's good to great- maybe. But what is great is one of the two central characters, the priestess- that's what these books are about, right?</p><p></p><p>Tu'ala'keth, I think that's right, is a Shalarin- and it only bothered me for maybe thirty seconds that I had never heard of the Shalarin. Mainly because I'm discovering in the Venn diagram of FR style D&D and the D&D I've been playing all these years- well, the union of these two sets is packed, but there remain outliers. I'd not heard of half of the drakes (etc.) that made a show of themselves in the Rogue Dragon's series.</p><p></p><p>But, Tu'ala'keth, is too cool for school, half the anti-heroes that make it to the pages in these books are milquetoasts in comparison to the priestess of the Sea Bitch. Tu kills, and lies, and sacrifices in order to maintain her narrative (or else Umberlee's narrative) there's nothing she wont do/brave in order to complete her task. And yet... and yet, she's inordinately logical, a cold dark logic- and she explains herself well, or else is very accepting of events as they unfold. Unflappable, unhurried, unemotional- maybe, but with a passion to succeed beyond all other considerations, and without appearing to be in any way an automaton. As characters go she is a wonder to behold in places, the way in which Tu interprets events to support her worship and world view. You can see how prophecies get written, or else they play out and are later interpreted.</p><p></p><p>The rest, just lots of great stuff- the co-hero Turmish spy Anton is suitably entertaining, and he too is a selfish soul, but- y'know, with a heart of gold etc.</p><p></p><p>The Pirate Isles and all who live there, and the wine, women/men and song, and then being hunted by a pair of angry wizards.</p><p></p><p>An attack on a Thayan enclave- kill the Red Wizards.</p><p></p><p>An undersea wave/fury of raging dragons, of every kind.</p><p></p><p>A Cult of the Dragon Tracy Island style lair, with an ancient Red and a wearer of Purple.</p><p></p><p>The devious malicious nasty bastards that are the Ixitxachitls, and their Devitan leader, Diero. Just great- and keep in mind that a lot of these undersea races that we're rooting for enslave folk, they're the bad guys, but pointing in the right direction for once.</p><p></p><p>So, all of that and more- and the author goes further, underlining the problem that evil/the bad guys always have. Here the Tan island leader of the Cult of the Dragons, I forget his name, doesn't even like dragons- he makes that clear to almost anyone that will listen- he's just in it for the power/uniform.</p><p></p><p>Evil, when the tough gets going, falls apart.</p><p></p><p>If you wanted to know about any of the above then you should read this one, if you wanted to know how a cleric works then again, this is the book for you.</p><p></p><p>My god is better than your god, my god is right all of the time- and we know this because events (whatever they may be) always evidence my belief- because I interpret them. Faith is easy because there is no doubt.</p><p></p><p>Read.</p><p></p><p>Stay safe and well.</p><p></p><p>Cheers goonalan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goonalan, post: 8695896, member: 16069"] [B]#171 Queen of the Depths by Richard Lee Byers (Priests 4) Read 10/7/22 to 18/7/22[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="188px"]254167[/ATTACH] It's a cracker. And don't read anything into the fact that it took me nine days to get through this one, I had a sudden emergency- some folk needed a DM to play D&D, and so I spent six of those nine days reading, prepping and building on Fantasy Grounds Unity. When I got back to the book I was on page 125, I read the rest of it in one sitting. So, it's good to great- maybe. But what is great is one of the two central characters, the priestess- that's what these books are about, right? Tu'ala'keth, I think that's right, is a Shalarin- and it only bothered me for maybe thirty seconds that I had never heard of the Shalarin. Mainly because I'm discovering in the Venn diagram of FR style D&D and the D&D I've been playing all these years- well, the union of these two sets is packed, but there remain outliers. I'd not heard of half of the drakes (etc.) that made a show of themselves in the Rogue Dragon's series. But, Tu'ala'keth, is too cool for school, half the anti-heroes that make it to the pages in these books are milquetoasts in comparison to the priestess of the Sea Bitch. Tu kills, and lies, and sacrifices in order to maintain her narrative (or else Umberlee's narrative) there's nothing she wont do/brave in order to complete her task. And yet... and yet, she's inordinately logical, a cold dark logic- and she explains herself well, or else is very accepting of events as they unfold. Unflappable, unhurried, unemotional- maybe, but with a passion to succeed beyond all other considerations, and without appearing to be in any way an automaton. As characters go she is a wonder to behold in places, the way in which Tu interprets events to support her worship and world view. You can see how prophecies get written, or else they play out and are later interpreted. The rest, just lots of great stuff- the co-hero Turmish spy Anton is suitably entertaining, and he too is a selfish soul, but- y'know, with a heart of gold etc. The Pirate Isles and all who live there, and the wine, women/men and song, and then being hunted by a pair of angry wizards. An attack on a Thayan enclave- kill the Red Wizards. An undersea wave/fury of raging dragons, of every kind. A Cult of the Dragon Tracy Island style lair, with an ancient Red and a wearer of Purple. The devious malicious nasty bastards that are the Ixitxachitls, and their Devitan leader, Diero. Just great- and keep in mind that a lot of these undersea races that we're rooting for enslave folk, they're the bad guys, but pointing in the right direction for once. So, all of that and more- and the author goes further, underlining the problem that evil/the bad guys always have. Here the Tan island leader of the Cult of the Dragons, I forget his name, doesn't even like dragons- he makes that clear to almost anyone that will listen- he's just in it for the power/uniform. Evil, when the tough gets going, falls apart. If you wanted to know about any of the above then you should read this one, if you wanted to know how a cleric works then again, this is the book for you. My god is better than your god, my god is right all of the time- and we know this because events (whatever they may be) always evidence my belief- because I interpret them. Faith is easy because there is no doubt. Read. Stay safe and well. Cheers goonalan [/QUOTE]
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