Belgariad: The RPG!
Gussel Timer
I know there are no plans to make a Computer RPG out of any of the
Eddings series, but I think it would be cool to have one. Hey, maybe
this would rescue Sierra who foolishly dropped the sequel to Betrayal at
Krondor for the Midkemia RPG (yes, I know there's a follow-up planned
using the same engine).
How about an RPG that takes place a decade or so after the Mallorean.
Let's say Eriond has withdrawn with his Father to Prolgu for half a
century or so to learn the things that new Gods have to know. He's left
Pellath in charge of spiritual matters for now.
The evil Grolims see their opportunity and have both Urgit and Zakath
assasinated (of course, main characters never permanently die in the
Belgariad world, but let's just suspend our disbelief for a while), and
unleash a wave of terror upon Angarak society. They also send
threatening notes to all the Alorn Kings & Queens that they're keeping
track of their movements by means of sorcery, and if any threatening
moves are made, then they'll kill every hostage in custody
(Zakath's young teenage son, Cyradis, Prala, Pellath,etc).
Garion wants to make his move to help his friend but can't. But Geran
his son decides it's up to HIM to save the day. So he sets out with
aging Barak,and the son of Silk and Velvet to save the day (and the
continent).
OK, the story is weak, but it's the best I could come up with in 2
minutes. Personally, I think a multi-party RPG constructed the way
Betrayal at Krondor was using the Eddings world would be fantastic. Any
thoughts on the matter?
Andrew James Wallace
Is it true eddings wants to release another prequel "Poledra"?
Diablo-Boy
>Is it true eddings wants to release another prequel "Poledra"?
>
I personally strongly doubt it. I think Eddings is going to hang up
his Quill and Ink as far as Fantasy goes after Polgara the Sorceress.
He'll probably wrap up all the mystery surounding(sp?) Poledra in PtS....
at least I HOPE he does! :)
"R.L."
Kerryn
> "R.L."
Fair enough if he has had enough of the series, I mean for us they
might be old friends but I wonder what they represent to DE? But this
doesn't mean that he won't finish the whole Talen/Danae thing does it?
I mean, OK we *know* they will end up together because Danae gets
everything she wants anyway, and she *is* a Goddess after all. But we
*knew* that Silk and Velvet would get together, and the rest, and we
did not enjoy it any less for knowing it did we?
Does anyone know if there is to be a new book following the Tamuli?
Kerryn
Sos <Carl Norris>
On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Andrew James Wallace wrote:
> Is it true eddings wants to release another prequel "Poledra"?
>
>
>
Yes its already being written.
Damian Smart
You're confusing Poledra with Polgara. There are no known plans for a Poledra
book.
-Damian
.That which does not kill us makes us stranger..
Michael Slade
Damian Smart wrote:
> You're confusing Poledra with Polgara. There are no known plans for a Poledra
> book.
Pity really. We already have most of the Polgara story from BtS and the Bel/Mal
books. But what do we really know about Poledra? Sure she was a wolf who lived
an awful long time and eventually married Belgarath before faking her own death
to reappear in the Mallorean. What happened to her in all those intervening
years? There must be a story there ...
Michael.
--
Michael Slade
mcs...@acmis.mat.army.defence.gov.au
Gussel Timer
Michael Slade wrote:
>
> Damian Smart wrote:
>
> > You're confusing Poledra with Polgara. There are no known plans for a Poledra
> > book.
>
> Pity really. We already have most of the Polgara story from BtS and the Bel/Mal
> books. But what do we really know about Poledra? Sure she was a wolf who lived
> an awful long time and eventually married Belgarath before faking her own death
> to reappear in the Mallorean. What happened to her in all those intervening
> years? There must be a story there ...
>
Yeah, no kidding! David Eddings really downplays Poledra's role at the
end of the Mallorean if you ask me. What exactly was her momentous task?
Was it to face down Mordja? If it was, it might have been nice to expand
on how "momentous" is was. Yeah, I know, controlling a demon is no mean
feat. But a more vivid description would have been cool.
Or was her task to block Zamdramas (i.e. wolf vs. dragon fight).
Damian Smart
In article <31D89E...@acmis.mat.army.defence.gov.au>, Michael Slade <mcs...@acmis.mat.army.defence.gov.au> wrote:
>Damian Smart wrote:
>books. But what do we really know about Poledra? Sure she was a wolf who
> lived
>an awful long time and eventually married Belgarath before faking her own death
>to reappear in the Mallorean. What happened to her in all those intervening
>years? There must be a story there ...
I have a feeling Poledra will be covered in PtS as well as Polgara was covered
in BtS. It would be interesting to learn more about her task.
Aphrael
dsm...@ntplx.net (Damian Smart) wrote:
This is a thought. Especially when Polgara seems to know something
she's not letting on about the whole thing. Like at one point in MG,
she says something to Belgarath like, "She's never truly left us--so
you shoulod ahve behaved yourself." I'd be interested to see if she
was in on the whole plan, whatever it was.
Aphrael
"Lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice . . . "
--Stevie Nicks
Aphrael
dsm...@ntplx.net (Damian Smart) wrote:
>In article <4ri81v$h...@crash.microserve.net>, aph...@microserve.net (Aphrael) wrote:
>>dsm...@ntplx.net (Damian Smart) wrote:
>>
>>This is a thought. Especially when Polgara seems to know something
>>she's not letting on about the whole thing. Like at one point in MG,
>>she says something to Belgarath like, "She's never truly left us--so
>>you shoulod ahve behaved yourself." I'd be interested to see if she
>>was in on the whole plan, whatever it was.
>>
>She was definately in on it for a long time. I believe it was Aldur who gave
>her her task at the birth of Polgara and Beldaran.
Actually, I was talking about POLGARA being in on it. Obviously,
Poledra was in on it. :+) But Polgara, as I said, also seems to know
more than she shares with us.
Aphrael
"Oh how I wish I were a Trinity
So if I lost a part of me
I'd still have two of the same to live . . ."
--Indigo Girls
Damian Smart
In article <4ri81v$h...@crash.microserve.net>, aph...@microserve.net (Aphrael) wrote:
>dsm...@ntplx.net (Damian Smart) wrote:
>
>This is a thought. Especially when Polgara seems to know something
>she's not letting on about the whole thing. Like at one point in MG,
>she says something to Belgarath like, "She's never truly left us--so
>you shoulod ahve behaved yourself." I'd be interested to see if she
>was in on the whole plan, whatever it was.
>
She was definately in on it for a long time. I believe it was Aldur who gave
her her task at the birth of Polgara and Beldaran.
-Damian
LA LLOYD
: Yeah, no kidding! David Eddings really downplays Poledra's role at the
: Was it to face down Mordja? If it was, it might have been nice to expand
: on how "momentous" is was. Yeah, I know, controlling a demon is no mean
: feat. But a more vivid description would have been cool.
: Or was her task to block Zamdramas (i.e. wolf vs. dragon fight).
--
Another possible reason could be that if Poledra had hung around then
maybe Polgara and Belgarath wouldn't have been the people they became
and thus unable to do what was excepted. It seems much of Polgara's
personality came from the fact she grew up without a mother, would
she have been the same person had she had that mother?
Also Belgarath has had to do some pretty nasty things in his
time....could he have done them as well had not his grief over
Poledra caused him to think a little less of his own life. We know
Poledra would have stood by him and done lots of things....but would
Belgarath have let her?
....Just some points to consider... :o)
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