Rich Baker posts Lost Empires of Faerun Contents pages

[Taelorn76]

Lost Empires of Faerun is listed for a Feb 2005 release on Wizard's Website.

Just in time for my birthday.

 

[Liquidsabre]

Gah! Two months? I have to wait two months!?

Yup, been at the top of my list for some time. Now it's assured to be my #1 pick!

Been dying for some more Netherese stuff for the campaign I'm running.

 

[Shemeska]

I'm in love. I'd marry a book all about Imaskar, but this is good enough for a few torrid months worth of a love affair I think.

 

[Banshee16]

Introduction 4
The Ruin-Based Campaign 4
What’s Inside 5
What You Need to Play 5

Chapter 1: Ancient Secrets 6
Ancient Feats 6
Arcane Manipulation 6
Arcane Transfiguration 6
Channel Charge 7
Cormanthyran
Moon Magic 7
Craft Scepter 8
Familiar Concentration 8
Godsight 8
Greenbound Summoning 8
Item Reprieve 8
Jergal’s Pact 8
Multilingual 8
Netherese Battle Curse 8
Servant of the Fallen 9
Spell Reprieve 9
Trapmaster 9
Wounding Spell 9
Prestige Classes 10
Cultist of the
Shattered Peak 10
Glorious Servitor 13
Magelord 17
Olin Gisir 21
Sunmaster 25
Ancient Spells 29
Assassin Spell 29
Bard Spell 29
Cleric Spells 29
Druid Spells 29
Paladin Spell 29
Sorcerer/Wizard Spells 29
Spell Descriptions 30

Chapter 2:
Dreams of the Past 36
The Ruins of the Past 36
Cities into Dungeons 36
Interesting Sites 38
Ancient Deities 41
Amaunator 41
Auppenser 41
Bhaal 41
Gilgeam 42
Leira 42
Moander 42
Myrkul 43
Ramman 43
Tchazzar 43
Epic Magic 43
Mystra’s Ban and
Epic Magic 43
Epic Spell 43
Epic Spell Seeds 44
Mythals 45
What Is a Mythal? 45
Raising a Mythal 45
Sample Mythal: The Wards
of Silverymoon 50

Chapter 3:
The Crown Wars 51
History 51
Timeline 51
Keepers of the Past 52
Songs and Stories 53
Important Sites 56
Aryvandaar 56
Illefarn 57
Ilythiir 58
Miyeritar 58
Legacies of the Crown Wars 59
Adventure Seeds 59
Buried Secrets 59

Chapter 4:
God-Kings of the East 60
History 60
Timeline 60
Keepers of the Past 63
Songs and Stories 63
Important Sites 64
Imaskar 64
Mulhorand 66
Narfell 67
Raumathar 68
Unther 69
Legacies of the
Old Empires 70
Adventure Seeds 70
Buried Secrets 70
Heirs to the Empire 70
Adventure Site:
Sonjar’s Tower 72
Background 72
The Earth Node 72
Tower Features 73
Keyed Areas 73

Chapter 5:
Realms of the High Forest 83
History 83
Timeline 84
Keepers of the Past 85
Songs and Stories 85
Important Sites 86
Ammarindar 86
Delzoun 87
Eaerlann 89
Sharrven 91
Siluvanede 92
Legacies of the
High Forest 92
Adventure Seeds 92
Heirs of the High Forest 94

Chapter 6: Fallen Netheril 95
High and Low Netheril 95
History 96
Timeline 96
Keepers of the Past 100
Songs and Stories 102
Important Sites 104
The Lost Kingdoms 104
Low Netheril 105
Netherese Colonies 107
Shattered Cities 108
Surviving Cities 109
Western Diaspora 109
Legacies of Netheril 111
Adventure Seeds 111
Buried Secrets 111
Heirs to the Empire 112

Chapter 7:
The Imperial South 113
History 113
Timeline 113
Keepers of the Past 116
Songs and Stories 117
Important Sites 117
Coramshan 117
High Shanatar 118
Memnonnar 119
Jhaamdath 120
Shoon Imperium 121
Tethir 122
Legacies of the Past 123
Adventure Seeds 123
Buried Secrets 123
Heirs to the Empire 124

Chapter 8: The Dream of
Cormanthyr 125
History 125
Timeline 125
Keepers of the Past 129
Songs and Stories 129
Important Sites 132
The Elven Court 132
Myth Drannor 133
Semberholme 133
Vale of Lost Voices 133
Legacies of Cormanthyr 134
Adventure Seeds 134
Buried Secrets 135

Chapter 9:
The Old North 136
History 136
Timeline 136
Keepers of the Past 142
Songs and Stories 142
Important Sites 142
Ardeep 142
Gauntlgrym 143
Old Illusk 144
Phalorm 144
Legacies of the
Old North 146
Adventure Site:
Keep on the Frontier 146
Background 146
Keep Features 146
Keyed Areas 146
Concluding the
Adventure 150

Chapter 10:
Artifacts of the Past 151
Magic Item Descriptions 151
Weapons 151
Rings 152
Scepters 153
Staffs 153
Wondrous Items 154
Artifacts 156
Minor Artifacts 156
Major Artifacts 157

Chapter 11: Monsters of the
Ancient Lands 160
Arachnids, Giant 160
Combat 160
Giant Whip Scorpion 160
Giant Whip Spider 161
Giant Sun Spider 162
Baneguard 162
Baneguard 162
Direguard 162
Crawling Claw 163
Combat 164
Creation 164
Curst 165
Sample Curst 165
Creating a Curst 165
Deepspawn 166
Combat 167
Demon, Ghour 168
Combat 168
Dread 169
Combat 169
Dread Warrior 169
Sample Dread Warrior 169
Creating a
Dread Warrior 170
Flameskull 171
Combat 171
Foulwing 172
Combat 172
Gorynych 172
Combat 173
Greenbound Creature 173
Sample
Greenbound Creature 174
Creating a
Greenbound Creature 174
Helmed Horror 175
Helmed Horror 175
Battle Horror 177
Ixzan 177
Combat 178
Lycanthrope 178
Combat 178
Lycanthrope,
Drow Werebat 178
Lycanthrope,
Werecat 179
Lycanthrope,
Werecrocodile 181
Lycanthrope,
Wereshark 183
Metalmaster 184
Combat 184
Nightshade, Nighthaunt 185
Combat 185
Nishruu 186
Combat 186
Phaerimm 187
Combat 187
Phaerimm Characters 189
Tomb Tapper 189
Combat 190
Construction 190
Tressym 191
Combat 191
Velvet Worm, Giant 191
Combat 192

Althought it looks interesting, I think it appears to have too broad a reach. I was really hoping for details about Mulhorand, Chessenta, and Unther, like in the 2nd Ed. Old Empires book.....this gives like 1 pg. to many of the places....not too impressive.

Cool concept...but I think they're trying to cover too much in one book.

Banshee

 

[obsidianelf]

I'm sure the Mulhorand, Chessenta, and Unther are going to get a much more extensive write up when they do the Old Empires region sourcebook. Just like they did with Shining South, Underdark, and Silver Marches. This supplement is about adventuring in the ruins of ancient kingdoms, not a regional sourcebook like say Silver Marches.

 

[Eremite]

Althought it looks interesting, I think it appears to have too broad a reach. I was really hoping for details about Mulhorand, Chessenta, and Unther, like in the 2nd Ed. Old Empires book.....this gives like 1 pg. to many of the places....not too impressive.

Cool concept...but I think they're trying to cover too much in one book.

Banshee

[hyberbole] Wow, Banshee, I think your post has the highest quote-to-post ratio in the history of these boards. [/hyberbole]

I like the broad approach because it leaves more room for individual DMs to customise. Mind you, I also like the 2E level of detail so I'm probably just one of those people who is simply happy to see FR products!

 

[johnsemlak]

Wwo, so this lookes like a general-use soucebook for DMs on running adventures in ruins and similar locales. Looks very cool. I sorta wish it was simply a D&D book rather than an FR book.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Wow. Considering I've used elements from Amanuator, Moander, Netheril, lost Cormanthyr, and other elements in my current campaign, this looks to be really useful!

Monsters look to be a repetition of what is already in a number of other publications, though.

 

[Sammael]

Wow. Even after the name change, people still thought that this book would be about Chessenta, Unther, and Mulhorand?

I am pretty excited about the book's contents. If anything, it seems that it will nicely sum up a lot of info from a number of 2E books.

The monsters are from MoF and were originally going to be reprinted for 3.5 in PGtF.

 

[jester47]

Hey Folks! Chessenta, Unther and Mulhorand ARE LOT LOST. Yet. So they can't really be the focus of this book! This book is about empires that are no more and all the goodies they left behind...

Aaron.