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Volothamp Geddarm
Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm, created by Jeff Grubb, is a fictional character of the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Description It is through Volo's perspective that Ed Greenwood authored his detailed Forgotten Realms lore-books of the ''Volo's Guide'' series: '' Volo's Guide to Waterdeep'', ''Volo's Guide to the North'', ''Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast'', ''Volo's Guide to Cormyr'', ''Volo's Guide to the Dalelands'', ''Volo's Guide to All Things Magical'', ''Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II'' (note that this relates to the video game and not the city) and ''Volo's Guide to Monsters.'' Volo was a too-curious-for-his-own-good travelling scholar and minor wizard. Always on the lookout for an exposé, he all too frequently was at odds with Elminster, who preferred some things to be kept in the dark. In fact, it was his assembling his "first" guide—Volo's ''Guide to All Things Magical''—that put him on the "path" t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyr (Forgotten Realms)
''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to publication for the ''D&D'' game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including novels, role-playing video game adaptations (including the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game to use graphics), comic books, and an upcoming film. Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world setting, described as a world of strange lands, dangerous creatures, and mighty deities, where magic and supernatural phenomena are quite real. The premise is that, long ago, planet Earth and the world of the For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baldur's Gate 3
''Baldur's Gate III'' is an upcoming role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main game in the ''Baldur's Gate'' series, which is itself based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' tabletop role-playing system. A partial version of the game was released in early access format for Windows, macOS, and the Stadia streaming service, on 6 October 2020. The game is expected to remain in early access until its full release in August 2023. The full version of the game will not be released on Stadia due to the service's closure in January 2023. Gameplay ''Baldur's Gate III'' is a role-playing video game that offers both a single-player and cooperative multiplayer element. Players can create one or more characters and form a party along with computer-generated characters to explore the game's story. Optionally, players will be able to take one of their characters and team up online with other players to form a party. Unlike previous games in the ''Bald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Of Zehir
''Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir'' is an expansion pack for the role-playing video game ''Neverwinter Nights 2'', developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It was released in late 2008 in North America, Europe, and Australia. Like previous entries in the ''Neverwinter Nights'' series, ''Storm of Zehir'' is based on the paper and pencil game, paper and pencil fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and uses the game's Dungeons & Dragons v3.5, 3.5 edition ruleset. ''Storm of Zehir'' was inspired by older video games like the Baldur's Gate (series), ''Baldur's Gate'' and ''Icewind Dale (series), Icewind Dale'' franchises. The storyline foreshadows the events of the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, fourth edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and follows the adventures of a group of merchants in the Samarach and Sword Coast areas of the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings, campaign setting. ''Storm of Zehir'' received mixed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
