Cheers,
Cam
Thanks for the reply, gentlemen. The Towers of High Sorcery sourcebook is still unavailable where I am at, and even trying to get it online is near impossible. By the way, what issue of Dragon was that, please?
I'm not sure what issue of Dungeon (not Dragon) it is, but it is reprinted in Best of Tales Vol. II, I believe. That's probably the best way of finding it.
I'm not sure what issue of Dungeon (not Dragon) it is, but it is reprinted in Best of Tales Vol. II, I believe. That's probably the best way of finding it.
'Twas DUNGEON #86.
Huma has 3.0 stats in Anvil of Time (a Tracy Hickman adventure in Dungeon), though those were published prior to the DLCS.
Unfortunately that is not the best thing to go by, Dragonhelm. Anvil of Time is hardly canon by any stretch of the imagination.
Huma has a greatsword for one thing, but in the book The Legend of Huma he uses a sheild, so at best it should be a bastard sword.
And don't any of you dare give me the line that that book is a kender tale, as it is the best book of the series.
Also Magius is described as being bald, he hasn't got the Staff of Magius and is wearing white robes, but he is listed as having a Lawful Neutral alignment.
This last alignment error should have Hickman begging us fans for forgiveness. The fact that Tracy hickman is the one who started Dragonlance shouldn't give him the right to screw with everything as he sees fit. People wonder why there are so many continuity errors within the series, maybe it is because certain children never learned how to play nice with others, unfortunately for Dragonlance.
Ah well, such is life.
Helpful hint Penknight, you are much better off ignoring Hickmans foolishness
and starting from scratch yourself. :DUnfortunately that is not the best thing to go by, Dragonhelm. Anvil of Time is hardly canon by any stretch of the imagination.
Interesting that you should say that...
Huma has a greatsword for one thing, but in the book The Legend of Huma he uses a sheild, so at best it should be a bastard sword.
How about the line that says that there are many legends surrounding Huma, some of which conflict, and that the truth is lost to history? ;)
This last alignment error should have Hickman begging us fans for forgiveness.
And not the editor?
Sorry, guy, but errors pop up in modules, even from the greats.
The fact that Tracy hickman is the one who started Dragonlance shouldn't give him the right to screw with everything as he sees fit. People wonder why there are so many continuity errors within the series, maybe it is because certain children never learned how to play nice with others, unfortunately for Dragonlance.
I've worked with Tracy for years now, and he's great to work with. He's very professional, and does indeed know how to "play nice with others".
Interesting that you should say that...
Oh, why?
How about the line that says that there are many legends surrounding Huma, some of which conflict, and that the truth is lost to history? ;)
I know that line. That is there to explain the truth about the stories like this one and the ones Sturm quotes in the chronicles. ;)
And not the editor?
Sorry, guy, but errors pop up in modules, even from the greats.
Yep, your correct the that pesky little N probably was one of those silly little errors. What about Magius' appearance? The fact he didn't where the white robes until shortly before he died?
I've worked with Tracy for years now, and he's great to work with. He's very professional, and does indeed know how to "play nice with others".
Lucky you. Seriously.
Still he shows an amazing lack of respect for one of the oldest and most popular books of the series, but nothing I say is going to change that so I will just move along.
Yep, your correct the that pesky little N probably was one of those silly little errors. What about Magius' appearance? The fact he didn't where the white robes until shortly before he died?
Again, multiple legends surrounding a historical figure.
Still he shows an amazing lack of respect for one of the oldest and most popular books of the series, but nothing I say is going to change that so I will just move along.
Like you, I think Legend of Huma is one of the greatest non-W&H novels out there. I don't think Tracy would do anything intentional to disrespect that novel. I do know that Tracy makes it a policy not to read other fantasy authors' novels, which is probably due to copyright reasons as well as his tendency to re-write these novels in his head. ;) So maybe it got lost in the shuffle. I don't know what happened for certain. *shrugs*
Mistakes do happen in books, especially in a series like Dragonlance with 21 years of history. I wish they didn't, but they do.
Keep smiling, guy.
Keep smiling, guy.
:D
Are there plans to re-release Towers of High Sorcery?
Did you miss the first printing Treymordin?
You might want to try a few online retailers. I've seen a couple of copies of ToHS still floating around...
Again, multiple legends surrounding a historical figure.
Hrmmmm. can't we simply agree that the Anvil of Time is a dungeon involving time anomalies? it's like the last two episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation. So what if Picard is in the past and he misses the encounter at Farpoint, and changes time. Can't we dragonlance fans understand the concept of anti-time and deal with the fact that Magius and Huma seen in Anvil of Time is from an alternate past of Krynn? Can't we consider Tas, Huma, and Magius in Dragons of a Vanished Moon to be a time that tasslehoff changed when he went back in time and found Krynn's past?
Hrmmmm. can't we simply agree that the Anvil of Time is a dungeon involving time anomalies? it's like the last two episodes of Star Trek the Next Generation. So what if Picard is in the past and he misses the encounter at Farpoint, and changes time. Can't we dragonlance fans understand the concept of anti-time and deal with the fact that Magius and Huma seen in Anvil of Time is from an alternate past of Krynn? Can't we consider Tas, Huma, and Magius in Dragons of a Vanished Moon to be a time that tasslehoff changed when he went back in time and found Krynn's past?
Why is it you almost always seem to come up with a good solution to these little things? Dang you are good!
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