They are the toughest elves on land or in the sea, who evolved on two separate occasions into their racial offshoot. Let’s learn more about the Dargonesti. Let’s learn more about the Ameshites. Buy Otherlands: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/188636/DLR1-Otherlands-2e?affiliate_id=50797

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Transcript

Cold Open

Interestingly, even without the Greystone, the Dargonesti would exist.

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about The Dargonesti. I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. I am referencing DL12 Dragons of Faith, Dragonlance Adventures, Otherlands, and the Races of Ansalon sourcebook for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.

Discussion

We know that the Grathanich or Greystone transformed some Silvanesti elves into both Dimernesti and Dargonesti in the Age of Dreams around 4350 Prae Cataclius on Ansalon, but this wouldn’t be the only creation story worth noting for the Sea Elves. In fact, another faction would evolve out of the Great Armada that left Silvanesti in the Age of Might around 2050 Prae Cataclius. The Great Armada would be blown wildly off course and find itself guided by Habbakuk, the Sea Lord to Taladas. They arrived in the Bay of Hoor and founded Armach. While many of the Silvanaes desired to recreate Armach-Nesti, many refused to participate and migrated to the islands off the banks of the Hoor in 1959. These elves slowly evolved to spend more time in the ocean and evolved the ability to breathe underwater, and the Taladas Dimernesti were born.

It was these Shoal Elves that tried to emulate the guild system of their forebears and a portion of their population known as The Purifiers didn’t wish to have anything to do with the folly of the Silvanaes. In 1863, they migrated out further into the broad, sandy undersea valley and the Quoowahb or Dargonesti were born. With these two distinct creation myths, one has to wonder if the mark of the Grathanich lay dormant in the Silvanesti from the Age of Dreams, or if it was a gift of the gods that allowed the evolution of the Silvanaes. In either case, separated by leagues, the Dargonesti shared the same traits and traditions, living their lives apart from all others, celebrating the natural ocean world around them.

Led by Drudarch Takalurion, the Dargonesti waged a brutal war against the koalinths that lived in the depths of the ocean and in 1862 they consolidated and founded the kingdom of Quoonoqua or Sea Land, outsiders call their kingdom Watermere. Drudarch Takalurion would be their first Speaker of the Moon. But this was not the end of strife. Between 1538 and 1521, the Dargonesti would go to war against the humans that came to inhabit the islands off the coast who hunted dolphins. After Takalurian refused to target anyone but Military targets, the humans came to sue for peace and they opened exclusive trade between them. A final trial confirmed the future of Watermere, but it would take twelve decades of battle against Sagarassi, the sea witch. She marshaled the koalinths, lacedons, sea dragons and amphidragons against the Dargonesti forces which consisted of the Dargonesti led by Takalurion, mermen and the humans on the isles. When at last they defeated Sagarassi, she fled to the western oceans, never to be seen again. It is believed that she lay in wait for an opportunity to return and destroy the Dargonesti.

Welcome to part one of my Gaming SAGA: Book of the Fifth Age Reading series where I rediscover the SAGA System with a live audience by reading the core rules. In this episode I will begin reading aloud the SAGA System Dragonlance: Fifth Age - Book of the Fifth Age, released in August 1996. 

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Time Stamps:

* 0:00 Intro

* 1:28 Authors Foreword

* 4:38 Table of Contents

* 4:47 Prologue

* 5:18 Prologue: Components

* 7:16 Prologue: Campaign Overview

* 14:46 Prologue: Dragonlance Tales

* 20:09 Prologue: The Player's Task

* 24:57 Chapter One: A Legend is Born

* 26:10 Chapter One: Creating a Hero

* 54:13 Chapter One: Growth of a Hero

* 56:12 Chapter One: Hero Races

* 1:39:04 Outro

About SAGA System:

The SAGA System is a role-playing game system that uses "fate cards" to determine the effects of actions. The cards have numbers, suits, positive and negative states, and role-playing cues that guide the Narrator in telling the story and administering the game. It was published by TSR. Sue Cook was the brand manager and helped design the SAGA game rules.

In SAGA, a player holds a hand of fate cards that represent his health and the range of actions he can take. The maximum number of cards he can hold is determined by the number of quests he has completed. This replaces the experience points system of many other role-playing games. The cards replace dice-rolling, as well. When a player attempts an action, he plays a card from his hand. If the suit on the card matches the action type (swords for strength-related actions, for example) it is considered "Trump." Playing a trump card means that the player can draw another card from the top of the Fate Deck and add the number on it to his total for attempting the action. When a character takes damage, the player must discard the number of points of damage to be taken from his hand. When a player has no more cards in his hand, the character is unconscious.

Join me as I review Dragon Sword by Ree Soesbee, live! Share your thoughts on this fifth novel in The New Adventures series, and the first novel in the Dragon Quartet. You can pick up Dragon Sword here: https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Sword-Dragonlance-Adventures-Vol/dp/0786935782

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About Dragon Sword

The fifth title in an all-new Dragonlance series for young listeners.

Dragon Sword continues a new series of Dragonlance adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a new group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

Review

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga review episode. It is Misham, Gildember the 13th, my name is Adam and today I am going to give you my Spoiler review of Dragon Sword by Ree Soesbee. I will be spoiling the story, so if you don’t want to know it, stop watching now! I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this YouTube channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. This is my perspective only, and if you have any thoughts or disagree with mine, I invite you to share them in YouTube chat.

I am starting to think this whole, new author each book thing is brilliant, because as the last author forgot to mention the Aegis, which is now the sword, this new author picked up on it immediately. However, now Sindri isn’t magical at all… this series is so inconsistent as to be maddening. We pick up with a flashback to 1780 P.C. Where Asvoria is facing off against her once lover, Captain Viranesh. She has decimated the armies of her foes, but lost hers in turn. Viranesh ends up slaying Asvoria as she slays him. As she is dying, she passes her soul into the tapestry. Then we flash forward to just after the last book, and Davyn is interrogating Maddoc. It seems Maddoc lost his magic in Asvoria’s attack, and is not asking Davyn to kill him, for without magic, he is nothing.

They get out of him that Asvoria is probably traveling to her old summer home called Navarre in northern Solamnia. Its location was erased over time, and as her corpse was interred there, her followers buried themselves inside to keep the secret safe. A ranger accidentally discovered the tomb and was rescued after being trapped inside. Maddoc placed an enchantment on it to protect its secrets until he could discover them. Now that Asvoria is back, Maddoc refuses to give any specifics, claiming not to know its location. The companions travel to a gnome bard in Ravenscar named Godwin Elfbearer. He reluctantly gives them information about it, as he is the one who kept the rangers information on where it is located and the rudimentary map he made of the insides. The companions pay for a copy and begin traveling north.

As the others are getting the map, Sindri is watching Maddoc and makes him a proposition to have Maddoc teach him magic, so he can pass the test of High Sorcery, and if he does, Sindri will let Maddoc loose and try to get him his magic back. This seems crazy and pointless as for the last two books, Sindri had magic from the ghost dragon, but now apparently he has none. This is ridiculous. So maddoc makes Sindri swear an oath, not to mention it to anyone, and he decides to teach him. As everyone travels to Navarre together, Davyn takes them to a rout with a bunch of poisonous lizard lynx creatures to find out if Maddoc did indeed lose his m...

Enjoy this DC Comics reading of Dragonlance #32: Sword of the Kinslayer, Part Three of Three. It was written by Adam Blaustein, Illustrated by Ron Randall & Randy Elliott. It was released on July 1st, 1991.

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About Dragonlance #31: Sword of the Kinslayer, Part Three of Three

Part 3 of the 3-part 'Sword of the Kinslayer': Teen-aged Riva Silvercrown is pursued by her bewitched father, Lord Silvercrown, who must kill her to satisfy the demands of the evil being that now holds him within its power.

Join me as I unbox Dungeons & Dragons 100 Postcards: Archival Art from Every Edition in this Dragonlance Mail Time episode. Dungeons & Dragons 100 Postcards: Archival Art from Every Edition was released on November 2, 2021 by Clarkson Potter. You can buy a copy here: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1984824627?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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About Dungeons & Dragons 100 Postcards: Archival Art from Every Edition

This officially licensed postcard set features some of the most iconic art from the vast Dungeons & Dragons archive. With 50 pieces of art that each repeat for a total of 100 postcards, this is the ultimate collector's set that will take you back to the first time you opened a D&D book.

This collection of 100 postcards celebrates the history of Dungeons & Dragons with 50 memorable illustrations that have appeared on manual covers, starter sets, and other beloved books and products from every publication dating back to the 1970s. The back of each postcard includes the artist's name and original publication information with plenty of space for inscribing a message. Once you use all the postcards, the box doubles as a keepsake for storing your dice.

They are the first humans to be taken to Chorane, and fractured into warring tribes after the Cataclysm. Let’s learn more about the Ameshites. Buy Otherlands: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/188636/DLR1-Otherlands-2e?affiliate_id=50797

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Transcript

Cold Open

Life is only possible in Chorane due to a 7,000 foot deep, crusted over lava flow. 

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about The Ameshites. I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. I am referencing DLR1 Accessory, Otherlands by Haring, Bennie, and Terra for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.

Discussion

Chorane is a vibrant underworld which contains many intelligent races living in a complex civilization, in five distinct kingdoms which can all be found between 2000 and 3400 feet below the surface. Today we are going to talk about Krynn’s own underdark, and specifically the Ameshites, a kingdom of people who dwell within. But in order to know the people, one must understand life in Chorane. At 2000 feet below the surface of the planet, time constructs like night and day, seasons and even temperature variations are near nonexistent. Humidity is high as are the temperatures the deeper you go. The kingdoms all live in the comfortable area where temperatures are between 45 to 65 degrees, depending on proximity to the many steam vents located throughout The Crack. Because of the steam vents, wind can be very dramatic, but it is consistent, so if one wishes to avoid it, they can easily do so.

The Ameshites were first brought to Chorane by their leader Amesh. They first believed that they were the only sentient beings within The Crack, until they met the Kendar, an ancient offshoot of the surface’s Kender. They were a peaceful, non aggressive group with no real desire to expand their territory. Then as the Ameshites delved deeper into the natural caverns, expanding their territory they discovered the Thiewar who came from other delvings in Krynn. They were covetous and possessive, expanding their territory as the Ameshites had. For the most part, this was a non aggressive existence for the three Kingdoms, and then the Great Rift occurred. This was the Cataclysm on the surface of Krynn. 

The cataclysm transformed the surface of Krynn on both Taladas and Ansalon, but it affected Chorane as well, though arguably not as severely. Thousands however did die in collapsed tunnels and massive earthquakes. Commonly used tunnels were lost but some new ones were opened. The Ameshites believed that the Great Rift was because they turned away from the gods. So they rededicated themselves to the old rituals and beliefs Amesh brought with him from Ansalon. Others refused to follow the beliefs of those who scorned them, and became known as the Yaluu, or seekers in the native tongue. Though there was a third offshoot called the Vodar, who tried to bridge the gap between these two factions of the Ameshites and Yaluu, they were unsuccessful. Their differences led to violence and bloodshed. This war would go on for some three hundred years until an uneasy truce was formed. Their animosity has become cultural with its origins forgotten to time.

The Ameshites believe themselves to be the True Followers of their shared ancestor Amesh. They are on a holy crusade to return the fallen tribes to Amesh’s path, or root them out of Chorane entirely.

Enjoy this DC Comics reading of Dragonlance #31: Sword of the Kinslayer, Part Two of Three. It was written by Adam Blaustein, Illustrated by Ron Randall & Randy Elliott. It was released on June 1st, 1991.

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About Dragonlance #31: Sword of the Kinslayer, Part Two of Three

Part 2 of the 3-part 'Sword of the Kinslayer': It's Riva Silvercrown at 16 as she faces off with Uurthrym, the war leader of the mountain dwarves...but can this young girl take a life, even if not doing so could endanger her father's entire province?

Join me as I make Kiffles - From Tika’s Cookbook for the first time! This is a recipe from Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home sourcebook, originally released in 1987. The recipes are compiled by Tika Waylan Majere. You can buy Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/309152/Leaves-from-the-Inn-of-the-Last-Home?term=leaves+from+the+inn+of+the+last?affiliate_id=50797

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From Tika’s Cookbook

Kiffles

A kender favorite, these are also known as “Traveling Kiffles” for the fact that when the kender cook sets the dough out to chill it is often absentmindedly carried off by another kender. The dough and resultant pastry may go through several households in this way until the kiffles are finally baked. As they are immediately shared with everyone in the vicinity, no one really minds.

Pastry:

* 8 ounces softened cream cheese

* 1/2 pound softened butter

* 2 cups flour

Filling:

* 1 cup fruit preserves or jam

* 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Mix preserves into cornstarch until smooth and thick; set aside. Cream butter and cheese together until smooth and well blended. Add flour a little at a time; mix until smooth. Refrigerate dough in a tightly covered container for 2 hours or overnight. (Either keep a strict eye on it or prohibit kender from entering your dwelling!)

After dough is hardened, use a floured rolling pin and surface to roll it less than 1/4 inch thick; cut into 3-inch circles. Transfer circles onto ungreased cookie sheets at least 1 inch apart. Spoon a teaspoon of filling into the center of each cookie, being careful not to get any near the edges. Fold circle in half and seal edges together by pressing them with the tips of fork tines ¼ inch into the cookie.

Bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes, until pastry is light golden brown. Makes 5 dozen.

Transcript

Cold Open

These are pretty good with a cool glass of milk.

Intro

Today I am making Kiffles from Tika’s Cookbook in Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home. If you have made this recipe, share your thoughts in the comments below!

Discussion

I start by assembling my ingredients, knowing this will take two days to create with the dough needing to rest in the fridge. For the pastry I collect eight ounces of Softened cream cheese, one-half pound s oftened butter, and two cups flour. For the filling, I have one cup fruit preserves and one tablespoon cornstarch. Now I am able to start the pastry dough. In a glass bowl, I combine the butter and cream cheese, mixing them together thoroughly. Then I add the flour, a little at a time until it is mixed well. I will cover it and place it in the refrigerator for the evening.

The next morning I mix the cornstarch with the preserves, mixing it thoroughly enough so it is a fim consistency. Then I set it aside, and lightly flour the rolling pin and counter. I roll out the dough to about a quarter inch thick, and then cut out nearly 3 inch wide circles. I had nothing that was three full inches, so I used a jar cover which is just under that. Also, it says to add a teaspoon of jam to the center of each, and I added decidedly more in the first batch. It made a massive mess which I did my level best to cle...

He saw the fall and subsequent rise of the Knights of Solamnia in the public's eye and eventually rose to become its Grand Master and even revise the Measure. Let’s take a closer look at Gunthar Uth Wistan. Buy War of the Lance: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/3164/War-of-the-Lance-35?affiliate_id=50797

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Transcript

Cold Open

He would redefine what it meant to be a Knight, but it would take years of darkness…

Intro

Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam and today we are going to talk about the Gunthar Uth Wistan. I would like to take a moment and thank the members of this channel, and invite you to consider becoming a member by visiting the link in the description below. You can even pick up Dragonlance gaming materials using my affiliate link. I am referencing War of the Lance, Age of Mortals, Knightly Orders of Ansalon sourcebooks and much more for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.

Discussion

Gunthar Uth Wistan hails from his ancestral home Castle Uth Wistan on the Isle of Sancrist. Initially constructed a thousand years before the cataclysm, the castle stood as a beacon of light for the publicly despised Knights of Solamnia. The knighthood fell in the eyes of the public after the Cataclysm. They were publicly blamed for not saving the populace and even said to have been the cause of the tragedy. The truth mattered little to those wanting vengeance for the state of plague and decay the Age of Despair found itself in, and this would be the era Gunthar cut his teeth as a knight in. His ancestors were said to have fought alongside Vinas Solamnus himself in the Rose Rebellion against Ergoth. So the Wistan line is one of pride, honor and distinguished men and women of valor. 

Gunthar was born in the spring of 293 AC, and his earliest campaigns were set on the Solamnic Plains around Vingaard Keep. He would fight alongside Lord Brightblade against hobgoblin incursions and peasant uprisings. He would grow to be close friends with the Brightblade family, and in 335 AC during the Rebellion, he was under the command of Sir Angriff Brightblade when, with the Brightblade castle surrounded, Angriff saved the knights and civilians within by giving himself up. It was an act of heroic sacrifice that Gunthar would never forget. Throughout his knighthood, Gunthar would develop a rivalry with the Crownguard family, beginning with Boniface. This came to a decisive head when Boniface rejected a young Sturm Brightblade from entering the order, and Gunthar overruling his decision. Gunthar would be a father figure for young Sturm, but the rivalry between Gunthar and Boniface would ultimately mar the knighthood for years, and even spill over to Derek Crownguard and Sturm Brightblade.

There had not been a Grand Master of the Knighthood since the beginning days of the Cataclysm, as there were never enough knights together, since the vast majority of the Order of Clerists disappeared just before the cataclysm, they were unable to elect a new one in a Grand Circle according to the Measure. Castle Uth Wistan would become the de facto meeting place for the knighthood  in the years leading up to the War of the Lance. It was there that Gunthar oversaw the Whitestone Council as a nominal leader of the Knights of Solamnia, against the wishes of his only real rival for the position of Grand Master, Derek Crownguard. Derek preferred to face evil head on, rather than all this reaching out to the other nations and races of Krynn.

Join me for Session Zero of my SAGA System, four-episode Dragonlance Fifth Age game called Forget the Kender! When the SAGA System was developed to take Dragonlance into the Fifth Age after Dragons of Summer Flame, My friends and I played this game a lot. Its focus on story and dramatic adventure was a refreshing change to the rules heavy Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition we had played for years.

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About SAGA System:

The SAGA System is a role-playing game system that uses "fate cards" to determine the effects of actions. The cards have numbers, suits, positive and negative states, and role-playing cues that guide the Narrator in telling the story and administering the game. It was published by TSR. Sue Cook was the brand manager and helped design the SAGA game rules.

In SAGA, a player holds a hand of fate cards that represent his health and the range of actions he can take. The maximum number of cards he can hold is determined by the number of quests he has completed. This replaces the experience points system of many other role-playing games. The cards replace dice-rolling, as well. When a player attempts an action, he plays a card from his hand. If the suit on the card matches the action type (swords for strength-related actions, for example) it is considered "Trump." Playing a trump card means that the player can draw another card from the top of the Fate Deck and add the number on it to his total for attempting the action. When a character takes damage, the player must discard the number of points of damage to be taken from his hand. When a player has no more cards in his hand, the character is unconscious.