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Marty4 · 08-02-2005, 10:10 PM

Don't laugh at me for even thinking of reading this book, cause I needed a lot of reading material for a 21 hour trip: I read Shadowdale, and it damn near killed me.

I thought it might be interesting, since I wanted to know about what happened in the time of troubles and all (since BG2 had such a good storyline), but instead I was treated to a gripping tale of a fighter, theif, cleric, and mage (who were frequently called just that. 8-bit DnD, anyone?).

What really struck me was how dumb and whiney the gods were. Mystra got herself killed cause she whined too much, Helm seems a tad bumbling, all the gods are complaining about their temples (when they should have known they were about to taste holy hell at the hands of Ao), and Bane was just plain stupid.

Oh, and Cyric mysteriously switches between a sword, a handaxe, and twin daggers.

Dont read it.

08-02-2005, 10:10 PM	#105
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 34 Posts: 1,127	Don't laugh at me for even thinking of reading this book, cause I needed a lot of reading material for a 21 hour trip: I read Shadowdale, and it damn near killed me. I thought it might be interesting, since I wanted to know about what happened in the time of troubles and all (since BG2 had such a good storyline), but instead I was treated to a gripping tale of a fighter, theif, cleric, and mage (who were frequently called just that. 8-bit DnD, anyone?). What really struck me was how dumb and whiney the gods were. Mystra got herself killed cause she whined too much, Helm seems a tad bumbling, all the gods are complaining about their temples (when they should have known they were about to taste holy hell at the hands of Ao), and Bane was just plain stupid. Oh, and Cyric mysteriously switches between a sword, a handaxe, and twin daggers. Dont read it.