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Glorthoron

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« on: <07-01-12/2145:39> »
Another thread based on curiosity....

SInce SR and Earthdawn are now owned by different companies, the connection is pretty much gone. 

However, I would like to know who still recognizes it?

And who still uses this connection in adventures?
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« Reply #1 on: <07-01-12/2151:27> »
The connection is still there, Glor. You've seen hints (some subtle, some not so much) of it in the Artifacts campaign and missions. And if Harlequin, Ehran, and the Great Dragons are still around, you can bet it will come up again.
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« Reply #2 on: <07-01-12/2153:52> »
The connection is still there, Glor. You've seen hints (some subtle, some not so much) of it in the Artifacts campaign and missions. And if Harlequin, Ehran, and the Great Dragons are still around, you can bet it will come up again.

True about the dragons, Harlequin, etc.  But the books you refer to me are out of my hands.  I haven't used a module in years, upon years, upon years, upon . . . . well, you get where I'm going with this: a very long time ago.
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« Reply #3 on: <07-01-12/2159:22> »
Well, the whole Artifacts campaign is basically saying "Look there's some stuff from long ago that is starting to wake up!" Also, at one point the DIMR got its hand on a piece of rock that happened to have an aura to it. Someone decided to call it a Life Rock. Given that Ehran is over at the DIMR...

Also, while people may call Simon Andrews (SK's player in the artifact craziness in Seattle) a Changeling, it is pretty clear that Lofwyr is thinking he might be the first of the tskrang to appear in the Sixth World.
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« Reply #4 on: <07-01-12/2201:50> »
Well, the whole Artifacts campaign is basically saying "Look there's some stuff from long ago that is starting to wake up!" Also, at one point the DIMR got its hand on a piece of rock that happened to have an aura to it. Someone decided to call it a Life Rock. Given that Ehran is over at the DIMR...

Also, while people may call Simon Andrews (SK's player in the artifact craziness in Seattle) a Changeling, it is pretty clear that Lofwyr is thinking he might be the first of the tskrang to appear in the Sixth World.

Very cool.

What is the official title of this campaign/module?  I'm very interested. 

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« Reply #5 on: <07-01-12/2211:12> »
Dawn of the Artifacts is the campaign title. Goes over four books. Also, Artifacts Unbound has more artifact fun, ending with Ghostwalker stepping through Dunkelzhan's Rift, and shutting it behind him. And several of the Season 4 Missions have artifact-related plots.
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« Reply #6 on: <07-02-12/1221:17> »
Don't worry, Earthdawn and the Fourth world links continue to exist and sadly, at least in my opinion, continue to drag the game world down into the same static mess. Nihil Novi.
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« Reply #7 on: <07-02-12/1224:53> »
Don't worry, Earthdawn and the Fourth world links continue to exist and sadly, at least in my opinion, continue to drag the game world down into the same static mess. Nihil Novi.

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« Reply #8 on: <07-02-12/1248:46> »
Glor and I agree on some things, it seems.
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« Reply #9 on: <07-02-12/1307:03> »
Don't worry, Earthdawn and the Fourth world links continue to exist and sadly, at least in my opinion, continue to drag the game world down into the same static mess. Nihil Novi.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I must heartily disagree. Now that I'm actually playing in an Earthdawn game and have read up a bunch on the setting, I've found that it's only added new depth to the Shadowrun setting.

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« Reply #10 on: <07-02-12/1314:41> »
Don't worry, Earthdawn and the Fourth world links continue to exist and sadly, at least in my opinion, continue to drag the game world down into the same static mess. Nihil Novi.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I must heartily disagree. Now that I'm actually playing in an Earthdawn game and have read up a bunch on the setting, I've found that it's only added new depth to the Shadowrun setting.
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« Reply #11 on: <07-02-12/1622:02> »
Now, now. The fact that people like Paris Hilton proves that there's a fan base for shallowness out there. To each their own. And hopefully they'll find theirs elsewhere.
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« Reply #12 on: <07-02-12/2037:42> »
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Now, now. The fact that people like Paris Hilton proves that there's a fan base for shallowness out there. To each their own. And hopefully they'll find theirs elsewhere.

Loss of five yards for straw man. Immortal elven conspiracies doesn't necissarily equate to depth. I would actually make the argument that it's the opposite. Supposedly the world has been run by the same small group. It's not necissarily depth it's a trope!http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientConspiracy Which isn't to say it's bad, just that in our case our ancient power blocks are run by dragons and immortal elves. From this concept the much hated Black Madonna book comes along with some others.
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« Reply #13 on: <07-02-12/2046:38> »
Except the world hasnt always been run by an Ancient Conspiracy. The Fourth World was, the Fifth a definite "negative ghost rider", and now they're gearing it back up in the Sixth. A lot of the immortal players are fairly in the dark regarding some parts of the Sixth World, especially in the Matrix arena.

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« Reply #14 on: <07-02-12/2201:10> »
Except the world hasnt always been run by an Ancient Conspiracy. The Fourth World was, the Fifth a definite "negative ghost rider", and now they're gearing it back up in the Sixth. A lot of the immortal players are fairly in the dark regarding some parts of the Sixth World, especially in the Matrix arena.

I never really got the feeling that the 4th world was run by an Ancient Conspiracy.  No worse than your typical political intrigue.
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