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Lords of Waterdeep


Lords of Waterdeep is a German-style board game designed by Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson and published by Wizards of the Coast in 2012. The game is set in Waterdeep, a fictional city in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. Players take the role of masked rulers of Waterdeep, deploying agents and hiring adventurers to complete quests and increase their influence over the city. In 2013, Wizards of the Coast released an expansion to the game called "Scoundrels of Skullport"
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Waterdeep


Waterdeep is a fictional city-state that forms part of a "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game campaign setting called the Forgotten Realms. It is a port city that is located along the western coast of the Faerûn sub-continent. Known as the "City of Splendors", Waterdeep is one of the largest and busiest cities and one of the most important political powers on the continent. The population is primarily human although other races dwell therein. The city government consists of a cryptocracy of (mostly)
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Illefarn


Illefarn is a location in the fictional Forgotten Realms setting of "Dungeons & Dragons", on the continent of Faerûn. What is now called the Fallen Kingdom used to be the grand elven kingdom of Illefarn (or Ilefarn), a forest stretching from the present-day Kryptgarden Forest to the Trollbark Forest, settled in approximately -22,900 DR. The capital city, Aelinthaldaar, was located on the land where Waterdeep now stands. The city was founded in -8,500 DR and was razed in -1,100 DR. Few inhabitants of Waterdeep realize
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inhabitants of Waterdeep are described as largely benevolent and ethically good-natured people. This is due to the efforts of a group called the Masked Lords, the patrols of the Waterdeep City Watch, and the close proximity of Skullport, which draws those prone to unlawful or unethical behavior towards it and away from Waterdeep. Skullport is located directly below Waterdeep in the Upper Underdark—a region of extensive caverns and tunnels beneath Faerûn. Within the Forgotten Realms campaign history, years are listed in terms of Dalereckoning, or DR. The
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage


Twitch site. "Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage" was released on November 20, 2018 as part of the fantasy storyline "Waterdeep". "Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage" is available as a digital product through the following Wizards of the Coast licensees: D&D Beyond, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20. A corresponding product, "Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage" "Maps and Miscellany," was also released. This product reprinted handouts and 26 maps from the book on 8.5" x 11
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or remove corruption from the game entirely. An iOS version of "Lords of Waterdeep" was developed by Playdek and released by Wizards of the Coast on November 21, 2013. Versions for Android and Steam were released on September 1, 2017. "Lords of Waterdeep" won the Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2012. "Lords of Waterdeep" won the 2012 Silver ENnie Award for "Best RPG Related Product". "Lords of Waterdeep Scoundrels of Skullport" won the Dice Tower Award for Best Board Game Expansion
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anonymous individuals known as the Masked Lords of Waterdeep. The City of Waterdeep was an integral part of Ed Greenwood's house campaign, and is the most important city in the north of the Forgotten Realms setting. Game designer Ken Rolston called Waterdeep "the urban showpiece of the Forgotten Realms campaign". Jim Bambra called Waterdeep "an ideal setting for urban adventures", adding that Waterdeep "has a rich background which gives the city great character". The city-state of Waterdeep is documented in several publications that support the
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first mention of a Waterdeep (not as a city, but as a collection of warlords) occurs around 900 DR. The city was truly established as a growing concern by 1032 DR, the year Ahghairon became the first Lord of Waterdeep, and the date from which Northreckoning is counted. Waterdeep was founded by local tribes who benefited from trading timber and furs with southern merchants, and the settlement's deep harbor gave the city its name. These were violent times, and a savage human tribe overran the settlement and built defenses
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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City of Splendors: Waterdeep


City of Splendors: Waterdeep is a supplement to the 3.5 edition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. "City of Splendors: Waterdeep" is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms that details the city of Waterdeep, including a history of the city, detailed city maps, descriptions of key locations, game statistics for important NPCs, information on local laws, and rules for running and playing in adventures in Waterdeep. "City of Splendors: Waterdeep" was written by Eric L. Boyd, and published in
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secretive Lords of Waterdeep who police the city fairly, by means of the well-trained city guard (soldiers), city watch (police), and over 20 black-robed magistrates. As a result, Waterdeep is now described as a place tolerant of different races, religions, and lifestyles. This in turn has encouraged commerce, and Waterdeep has grown into a huge, eclectic city. Waterdeep is ruled by a council whose membership is largely secret. These hidden Lords of Waterdeep maintain their identities behind magical masks;
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Waterdeep (module)


Waterdeep is an adventure module published in 1989 for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It is the last of the three-part "Avatar" series, the first being Shadowdale and the second Tantras. "Waterdeep" is a Forgotten Realms scenario, the climax of the FRE series, and set in the city of Waterdeep, as the player characters are on their quest to restore the Tablets of Fate to the god Ao. FRE3 "Waterdeep" was written by Douglas Niles, with a cover
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Waterdeep and the North


Waterdeep and the North (product code FR1) is an accessory for the "Dungeons & Dragons" campaign setting "Forgotten Realms". It was written by Ed Greenwood and published by TSR in 1987. "Waterdeep and the North" describes the region of northwestern Faerûn, known as "The North", particularly its leading city and port, Waterdeep. The city of Waterdeep, an integral part of Ed Greenwood's house campaign, is situated on the Sword Coast. With a population of over 100,000, it is the
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the North was less successful than that of Waterdeep, writing that while "the history of the North is colorful, the descriptions of the various settlements are sketchy", and cited the absence of a wilderness map showing the relationship of the various settlements to Waterdeep and to each other. Bambra stated that although "the section on the North is weak, the sections describing the City of Waterdeep are very strong", adding "Waterdeep has a rich background which gives the city great character. The laws and customs of the city
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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City System


City System is an accessory for the "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood, and published in 1988 by TSR. It includes extensive and detailed maps of the city of Waterdeep, and was intended to serve as a companion to "Waterdeep and the North". The sheer expanse of the maps drew praise from Ken Rolston of "Dragon" magazine, although he criticized their lack of personality and utility. "City System" maps the city of Waterdeep
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love of megadungeons such as Undermountain and on this incarnation he wrote that it "is the deep complex beneath the city of Waterdeep, and it’s the creation of an insane wizard, Halaster Blackcloak, and this campaign book for Dungeons & Dragons explores these halls better than any production beforehand. It’s a fun read even if you don’t plan on running a party of adventurers through this deathtrap. But this isn’t just about the lore and the fun. It works with an earlier campaign from this year, "Waterdeep
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Eye of the Beholder (2002 video game)


Dungeons & Dragons - Eye of the Beholder is a video game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, developed by American studio Pronto Games and published by Infogrames. It is an adaptation of the 1991 game of the same name. The once peaceful city of Waterdeep now suffers from raids every night by the Undermountain factions, who have somehow become reunited and organized. The raiders are led by Xanathar's Guild, who have returned to take over Waterdeep. Lacking in manpower from the city Watch, the leading Lord of Waterdeep
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their own period of misrule. It was only in 1273 DR that the present system of government (or lack thereof) was instituted. This was the year that the Magisters were established and the secret Lords of Waterdeep were firmly reestablished. Since that time, the city has continued to grow and prosper. Humankind and other races come from parts of the Realms to engage in business in the Waterdeep, now known as the City of Splendors. Over the years these successful merchants set up guilds and themselves become nobility, supporting the
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after resigning the post, and in the "Songs and Swords" series of novel, Danilo Thann, of Waterdeep's wealthy and influential Thann family, and Khelben's nephew, became one of the secret Lords. "Skullport" is a city that lies more than a mile beneath Waterdeep. Skullport is a lawless place of slave traders, pirates, and demi-humans, where illithids, drow, beholders and other less savory creatures traffic with merchants and buccaneers from the surface. This settlement was detailed in the 1999 supplement
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Waterdeep and the North


just adventures." Jim Bambra reviewed "Waterdeep and the North" for "Dragon" magazine #140 (December 1988). Bambra wrote that the "physical quality of this product is high, and color is used to good effect to show contour levels and sea depths", and that the book's descriptions of Waterdeep give an idea of what life is like within its boundaries "in an evocative manner which brings Waterdeep to life and makes it an ideal setting for urban adventures". He felt that the presentation of
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Trackless Sea


The Trackless Sea is a fictional location in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. FR5 "The Savage Frontier" takes a close look to the north of Waterdeep, adding detail to the northlands and Trackless Sea. The Trackless Sea is the name of the western ocean due west of the continent of Faerûn. The Trackless Sea runs from Faerûn in the west, to Maztica (where it is known as Taylola, the Eastern Ocean) and Anchorome in the east, north to the Sea of Moving Ice and south to the peninsula of
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Waterdeep, a solitary mountain. Mt. Waterdeep is indicated to have been a citadel of a fantasy race called the dwarves, and the entire length and great depth of the mountain is riddled with passages and tunnels, most of which are still occupied by deadly creatures whose presence in the mountain pre-dates the founding of the city itself. For gaming purposes, Waterdeep is an attractive location for adventurers because it has a large adventuring site, the Undermountain, located near temples and other health recovery areas. Despite its size, the
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage


Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is an adventure module for the 5th edition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It is the second part of the "Waterdeep" storyline and follows the first adventure, "." Undermountain is the lair of the insane wizard Halaster Blackcloak who descended into madness as he dug deeper under the city of Waterdeep and expanded his domain. Many creatures overpowered by Blackcloak are contained in different levels of his lair along with multiple portals to other parts of the Forgotten Realms
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Waterdeep and the North


most important city in the north of the Forgotten Realms setting. The book describes Waterdeep in detail, including its history, neighborhoods, defenses, sewers, guilds, political factions, noble families, and important personalities. The book includes seven adventure scenario suggestions. "Waterdeep and the North" comprises a 64-page book and a large color map of the city, wrapped in a removable six-paneled gatefold cover. The outside gatefold contains a map of Waterdeep, the inside front cover has a map of the city's known sewers
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, and the inside back cover has diagrams of basic floorplans that might be found throughout the city. The book presents a brief geographical overview of the city, followed by its history. The history section describes how Waterdeep was founded by local tribes who benefited from trading timber and furs with southern merchants, and how the settlement's deep harbor gave the city its name. These were violent times: a savage human tribe captured the settlement and built defenses to fortify their new home. As tribes of humanoid monsters advanced on Waterdeep,
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Marjorie Harris


Marjorie Harris (born 15 Sep 1937 as Marjorie Stibbards in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer who has published numerous books on gardening. In 1959, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first marriage was to television producer and musician Barry Harris. Currently, she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her second husband, writer Jack Batten. Besides writing 15 books she was a radio host job at CBC radio's "Metro Morning"
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Stanford Exploration Project


The Stanford Exploration Project (SEP) is an industry-funded academic consortium within the Geophysics Department at Stanford University. SEP research has contributed greatly to improving the theory and practice of constructing 3-D and 4-D images of the earth from seismic echo soundings (see: Reflection seismology). The consortium was started in the 1970s by Jon Claerbout and is currently co-directed with Biondo Biondi. SEP pioneered innovations in migration imaging, velocity estimation, dip moveout and slant stack. SEP has recently been involved in 3-D seismic applications such as
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


Acapulco, Ciudad Altamirano and Taxco. On May 20, 1983, the roving radio station came to an end, with the university broadcasting once more from Chilpancingo — this time, without interference. 1984, however, presented yet another problem to the university radio station: a budget crisis spurred by a suspension of payments from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Workers spent all of 1984 without receiving their salaries, and in January 1985, the university and SEP began negotiating. The federal government required the university to shut
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Charles McKenny


Charles McKenny (Sep. 15, 1860-Sep. 23, 1933) was president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee State Normal School and Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). McKenny was born in Dimondale, Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) and masters from both Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin. McKenny married Minnie E. Alderman (1869–1942) in 1890. She was a native of Vermontville, Michigan. They
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


down the station, and on January 15, 1985, Radio Universidad Pueblo went off the air. In the meantime, university students went as far as organizing a hunger strike in Mexico City in order to protest the SEP's demand to close the station. The SEP, however, failed to keep some of its promises to the university. A new rector, Ramón Reyes Carreto, decided that if the SEP would not keep its promises, the university did not have a reason to stay off the air. In June 1987
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Baldur's Gate (city)


Baldur's Gate is a fictional city in the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting of the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It is a coastal city on the north bank of the river Chiontar, located in the Western Heartlands region of Faerûn. Situated to the south of the great city-state of Waterdeep and to the north of the country of Amn, it lies on the heavily travelled "Coast Way" road. The city was detailed in "Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast",
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The Fringe of the Unknown


Astounding Science Fiction", Jun. 1961)br 3. "Appius Claudius Crassus" (original title: "Appius Claudius Crassus: Roman Builder") (from "Science Digest", Jun. 1962)br 4. "The First Missile Launchers" (from "Science Digest", Oct. 1960)br 5. "The Iron Pillar of Delhi" (from "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", Sep. 1972)br 6. "The Mechanical Wizards of Alexandria" (from "Science Digest", Aug. 1962)br 7. "The Landlocked Indian Ocean
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City System


, the sheer expanse of Waterdeep is "impressive, and the 12 full-color fold-out maps in "City System" are equally impressive", although "not particularly interesting, useful, or expressive of the setting", and "the Waterdeep birds-eye view hasn't got very much personality and isn’t so readily cross-referenced to keyed locations". Rolston concluded that anyone who owned and enjoyed "Waterdeep and the North" "ought to have this set; it’s not an inspirational model of
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Forgotten Realms campaign setting. These describe Waterdeep, or "the City of Splendors", as the most important and influential city in the northwestern part of the Faerûn continent, an area referred to as the North. Geographically, the city is included in a region called the Heartlands of the Realms, even though it lies 150 miles north of the western Heartland town of Daggerford, along the Sword Coast. The roads to Waterdeep are described as well paved and well patrolled. The city serves as a trading hub, tying together
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game design, but the maps are big and colorful, and might be useful for Waterdeep campaigning". To those who want to run urban adventures in the Forgotten Realms and must choose between "Waterdeep and the North" and the more expensive "City System", he said: "by all means the former is the better deal, and all you really need; "City System" is only a big, colorful, and unnecessary secondary accessory to "Waterdeep and the North"". Lawrence Schick, in his
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Waterdeep and the North


will need to add to the provided information to personalize the city and breath life into its daily routines, but the background is provided and contains plenty of ideas just waiting to be developed." In his review for "City System" in "Dragon" magazine #156 (April 1990), Ken Rolston also comments on "Waterdeep and the North". He felt that "Waterdeep and the North" "presents a Forgotten Realms city on a vast scale—too vast a scale for my liking". He felt
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they provide a good cross section of the types of adventure available within the city". Bambra concluded by saying: "With its emphasis on atmosphere and personalities, Waterdeep is a very strong city pack. It lacks any street encounter tables, which is a pity, as this would have added even more to the city's feel and given PCs a better handle on life in the city. [...] As it stands, Waterdeep is a good urban location in which to base adventures in the Forgotten Realms setting. DMs
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Lords of Waterdeep


and an iOS version of the base game in collaboration with Playdek. "Lords of Waterdeep" is a strategy board game for 2-5 players (up to 6 players with the expansion). Each player takes on the role of one of the masked Lords of Waterdeep: the secret rulers of the city, vying for the control of its treasures and resources. The players use their agents to recruit adventurers to complete a number of quests, which earn rewards (usually victory points and other rewards) and increases that lord
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commented: "the folks over at "Dungeons & Dragons" have definitely come up with a quality product in "Lords of Waterdeep". After years of being an Adventurer caught in the intrigues of others, it's nice to assume the role of puppet master." "DieHard GameFan" said that "If you're looking for a new board game for the family that sates your D&D craving with a nice Euro-style board game twist, definitely pick up "Lords of Waterdeep"." Wired.com commented that "
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Kurse


Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson, the Algrim version of Kurse first appears as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong in "Thor" #347 (Sep. 1984). He is later transformed into Kurse in "Secret Wars II" #4 (Oct. 1985). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2013). The Dark Elf Algrim the Strong was created by Walter Simonson
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Halflife (comics)


Halflife is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters have two distinct origins, and are detailed separately below. The first Halflife is a Marvel Comics supervillain. She first appeared in "West Coast Avengers" vol. 2 #12 (Sep. 1986). The second character in the Marvel universe to take the name Half-Life was a gamma-irradiated fiend and enemy of the Hulk. He first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" vol. 1 #334.
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accident. With the game’s fifth edition, it’s clear that "D&D" publisher Wizards of the Coast has been making an effort to foster a diverse community around the game, both in its outreach and in its published materials. This feels most apparent in its most recent modules. In "Waterdeep: Dragon Heist", a non-player character shopkeeper uses they/them pronouns and politely corrects player characters if they’re misgendered. In the followup module, "Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage", player
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) combines an online encyclopedia of philosophy with peer-reviewed publication of original papers in philosophy, freely accessible to Internet users. It is maintained by Stanford University. Each entry is written and maintained by an expert in the field, including professors from many academic institutions worldwide. Authors contributing to the encyclopedia give Stanford University the permission to publish the articles, but retain the copyright to those articles. , the "SEP" has nearly 1,600 published entries. Apart from its online status, the
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Martin J. Whitman School of Management


Partnership (SEP) is a collaboration between the Whitman School and the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, the State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems. The SEP conducts research through the Sustainable Building and Infrastructure Grant Program, holds seminars on ways for businesses and organizations to incorporate sustainability into their products and practices, and awards scholarships for students and researchers interested in sustainable buildings and infrastructure. The SEP also offers a Certificate of
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Waterdeep


and fortified their new homes. As tribes of humanoids advanced on Waterdeep, more human tribes converged on the settlement, swelling its size and number of defenders, and after savage battles, Waterdeep emerged as a free city ruled by War Lords. The mighty mage Ahghairon then overthrew the last of the War Lords and established a government based on wisdom instead of armed might, and he ruled the city with a group of masked Lords who were secretly selected to govern. When Ahghairon died 200 years later, his rule was followed by
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Summer Enrichment Program (University of Colorado)


The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) is a summer camp for gifted and talented children entering grades 5 to 10, located at Center for the Education and Study of the Gifted, Talented, Creative at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. SEP consists of one two-week session in mid-July, during which students reside in the university dormitories and eat in campus dining halls, supervised by camp counselors assigned to each grade. The students choose four classes which they attend every day from Monday to Friday.
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List of regions in Faerûn


true dragons) wait to consume anything that comes their way. This is just a myth, however, as white dragons are quite rare. "The Spine of the World" is also a novel by R. A. Salvatore. The Sword Coast is a portion of the northwestern coast of Faerûn, and stretches from the city-state of Baldur's Gate, in the south, along the coast of the Sea of Swords, to city-state Waterdeep, and from Waterdeep further north to Neverwinter, Luskan, and Icewind Dale
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Forgotten Realms


Seller list. In 1988, the first in a line of Forgotten Realms role-playing video games, "Pool of Radiance", was released by Strategic Simulations, Inc. The game was popular, winning the Origins Award for "Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1988". In 1992, the game was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Several supplements to the original boxed set were released under the first edition rules, including FR1 "Waterdeep and the North" and FR2 "Moonshae" in 1987, and
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The Reluctant Shaman


of contemporary fantasy stories de Camp set in the fictional town of Gahato and the surrounding Adirondack region of New York, the others being "The Hardwood Pile" ("Unknown", Sep. 1940) and some of his Willy Newbury stories, notably "The Lamp" ("Fantasy and Science Fiction", March 1975), "Algy" ("Fantastic", Aug. 1976), "Darius" ("Escape!," fall 1977) and "The Huns" ("Fantasy and Science Fiction",
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Soft science fiction


already established shift from hard sf (chemistry, physics, astronomy, technology) to soft sf (psychology, biology, anthropology, sociology, and even [...] linguistics) is continuing more strongly than ever." Poul Anderson, in "Ideas for SF Writers" (Sep 1998), described H. G. Wells as the model for soft science fiction: "He concentrated on the characters, their emotions and interactions" rather than any of the science or technology behind, for example, invisible men or time machines.
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Undermountain


Undermountain is a vast dungeon crawl under the area of Waterdeep in the fictional world of the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. This dungeon has been used as an adventure setting for several computer games. Undermountain was created by Ed Greenwood in 1975. It was the first dungeon for his fledgling Forgotten Realms campaign setting, and he used the Undermountain in both his "Dungeons & Dragons" and "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" games. Shannon Appelcline, the author of
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Time of Troubles (Forgotten Realms)


of the Outer Planes, the gods were all demoted and this was the only form they had at the time, making them very vulnerable. Several major deities died during the Time of Troubles, and a handful of mortals rose to divinity. For books and associated Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying modules see The Avatar Series which lists Shadowdale (module), Tantras (module), and Waterdeep (module). On the fictional world of Toril, the planet on which the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy setting The Forgotten Realms is based,
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, which centered around the fictional locales of Waterdeep and Shadowdale, locations that would figure prominently in his later writing. According to Greenwood, his players' thirst for detail pushed him to further develop the Forgotten Realms setting: "They want[ed] it to seem real, and work on 'honest jobs' and personal activities, until the whole thing [grew] into far more than a casual campaign." Beginning with the periodical's 30th issue in 1979, Greenwood published a series of short articles that detailed the setting in
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Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun


Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, Lord Mage of Waterdeep, is a fictional character of the "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. Khelben is the brainchild of "Forgotten Realms" creator Ed Greenwood and Realms game designer Steven Schend. One of the powerful spellcasters who also counts himself amongst Mystra's Chosen, Khelben is a serious, imposing wizard, and a grim proponent of law and order whose methods of achieving the ultimate good are often highly questionable in the eyes of
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List of Forgotten Realms characters


faiths from the city and kept one of the two Tablets of Fate hidden from him. Torm and Bane defeat each other in a struggle over the city of Tantras, apparently killing both gods. Adon, Kelemvor and Midnight began their journey to take the one Tablet of Fate to the city of Waterdeep. At the end of the Avatar Crisis, in the novel "Waterdeep", the Overgod Ao uplifts Midnight and Cyric to godhood, Midnight becoming the new Mystra. Adon finds his vision restored by the symbol of the new
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Lords of Waterdeep


earn Victory Points). After eight rounds of worker placements, the player with the most Victory Points wins the game. "Lords of Waterdeep" includes: Each color in the game represents a faction from the Forgotten Realms. The factions are as follows: In August 2013 Wizards of the Coast released an expansion to the game titled "Scoundrels of Skullport". It consists of two expansion modules – Undermountain and Skullport – that can be used to expand the base game separately or in tandem. "Scoundrels of Skullport" includes
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List of Forgotten Realms characters


taught Danilo the sacred art of the Spellsong. The ragtag group, calling themselves Music and Mayhem, was from the very beginning a group with divided loyalties – split between Elaith's quest to reactivate his Moonblade, and Danilo's quest to save Waterdeep. However, in the very end, Elaith and Danilo worked together to finally defeat the deadly enchantment and saved Waterdeep from ruin. Danilo is foremost married to Arilyn Moonblade, a half-elven granddaughter of Queen Amlaruil of Evermeet. They have adventured together and Danilo has pushed and
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Waterdeep (band)


Waterdeep is a band from Kansas City, Missouri that is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is made up of husband and wife songwriters Don and Lori Chaffer. The band was formed in 1995. Upon completion of Don's solo album "You Were at the Time for Love", they released their debut album "To Chase Away the Birds". Their early lineup consisted of Don Chaffer as well as bassist Anthony Case, keyboardist Jay Pfeifer, and drummer Brandon Graves. Chaffer's wife, singer/guitarist Lori
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Waterdeep


the mineral-rich lands to the north, the merchant kingdoms of Amn and Calimshan to the south, the kingdoms of the Inner Sea to the east, and the sea kingdoms and traders to the west. Waterdeep is named for its outstanding natural deepwater harbor, which has made the city a commercial crossroads. The population of the city is listed as approximately 130,000, with more than one million Waterdhavians making their home within the city's territorial area. The city sprawls northward from the sea, spreading along the flanks of Mount
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Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark


mortally wounded, preventing them from actually dying. The player character escapes the plane of shadows, and stays for a while in Waterdeep. Soon, it is discovered that the drow, residents of the Underdark, are using the Undermountain under Waterdeep in an attempt to invade the surface world. Since the Undermountain is supposed to belong to the wizard Halaster, who hates the drow, an ex-adventurer named Durnan asks the player character to investigate. With the help of a good drow named Nathyrra, the player character finds Halaster
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Elaine Cunningham


Elaine Cunningham (born August 12, 1957 in New York City) is an American fantasy and science fiction author, especially known for her contributions to the "Dungeons & Dragons" role playing game campaign setting of Forgotten Realms, including the realms of Evermeet, Halruaa, Ruathym and Waterdeep. Elaine Cunningham grew up in New York state and New England. She earned a degree in music, taught Music and History for several years, and then went back to grad school. Her interests include Celtic and Renaissance music, folklore and
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon


and enjoy their new found fame but a note gets slipped to them from Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun, Archmage of Waterdeep, who says that he sent a scout to investigate reports of evil brewing in a temple known as Darkmoon but she has not returned. Khelben then transports the heroes to the temple to find Amber and continue the investigation. While battling their way through the temple's clerics and other inhabitants, the players discover that the high priest, Dran Draggore, is assembling legions of skeletal warriors to attack Waterdeep. The
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Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford


escorting a caravan from Waterdeep to Daggerford. Along the way, the caravan is attacked by a mysterious group and one of the player's party members, Talarenne, is kidnapped. He soon discovers that Talarenne was mistaken for an agent of Waterdeep who came to the city in order to find out the truth about Pwyll Greatshout's death and the current political situation. The player decides to aid the agent. The rest of the story follows the player character's efforts to rescue the missing party member and find the truth about what
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Signal Transfer Point


calls originated by the SEPs' attached users) while avoiding disabled intermediary STPs. A signaling message typically never goes directly from a given SEP to the destination SEP: the message would normally have to pass through the initiating SEP's adjacent STP so that it can be routed to the destination SEP. In some applications, however, SEPs might be directly connected with signaling links; this would typically be done to enhance robustness or performance between two critical SEPs. Such mesh network configurations are also common in Europe, where STPs have not
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


topic to reflect reasoned disagreements among scholars. Initially, the "SEP" was developed with U.S. public funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation. A long-term fundraising plan to preserve open access to the encyclopedia is supported by many university libraries and library consortia. These institutions contribute under a plan devised by the "SEP" in collaboration with the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, the International Coalition of Library Consortia, and the Southeastern Library Network, with matching funding from the National Endowment for
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Somatosensory evoked potential


Somatosensory evoked potential (SEP or SSEP) is the electrical activity of the brain that results from the stimulation of touch. SEP tests measure that activity and are a useful, noninvasive means of assessing somatosensory system functioning. By combining SEP recordings at different levels of the somatosensory pathways, it is possible to assess the transmission of the afferent volley from the periphery up to the cortex. SEP components include a series of positive and negative deflections that can be elicited by virtually any sensory stimuli. For example, SEPs can be obtained in
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The Crucible of Time


The Crucible of Time is a fix-up science fiction novel by John Brunner. It was first published in 1983. Parts 1 and 2 appeared in "Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine" as "The Fire is Lit" (Sep 1982) and "Fusing and Refusing" (Jan 1983). The novel deals with the efforts of an alien species to escape their homeworld, whose system is passing through a cloud of interstellar debris, resulting in a high rate of in-falling matter. The species' unique
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Scaleup company


Growth', an independent report that presents results from other nations that have changed their economic policy towards scaleups and recommends actions the UK needs to take to ensure is the leading economy in the world for generations to come. Alberto Onetti: Chairman – Mind The Bridge Foundation (MTB) that leads Startup Europe Partnership (SEP); SEP Coordinator at MTB. Professor of Entrepreneurship at Insubria University and serial entrepreneur. He is a scaleup advocate. Alberto Onetti Linkedin Alberto Onetti crunchbase Brad Feld: A noted American entrepreneur, author,
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Universidad Azteca


in Austria, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, India. Universidad Azteca is affiliated with the "Centro de Estudios Superiores Azteca". The private university was established in 1984 and recognized by the federal Secretary of Public Education (SEP) of the United States of Mexico in 1987. The university is accredited by the "Reconocimiento de Validez Oficial de Estudios" (RVOE) and the Secretary of Public Education (SEP) to award graduate and postgraduate degrees. It is listed with the official Mexican government cultural and scientific information exchange network
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SEP-IRA


deducted from the net profit. The result is then multiplied by 20% to arrive at the maximum SEP deduction, $9,293. SEP contributions and earnings are held in SEP-IRAs and can be withdrawn at any time, subject to the general limitations imposed on Traditional IRA. A withdrawal is taxable in the year received. If a participant makes a withdrawal before age 59½, generally a 10% additional tax applies. SEP contributions and earnings may be rolled over tax-free to other Individual retirement account and retirement plans.
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Catoblepas (Dungeons & Dragons)


). "The Environs of Waterdeep" web enhancement (2006) for "" (2005) notes that catoblepases can rarely be encountered in the Rat Hills south of Waterdeep. In "H2: The Mines of Bloodstone" (1986), there is a lone catoblepas dwelling in the "Muckhole of the Catoblepas" in the Temple of Orcus. The statistics for the nekrozon in the "D&D Master Rules" set were reprinted in "CM9: Legacy of Blood". The "Monstrous Compendium Mystara Appendix" confirmed that
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Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.


Theophilus Parsons Chandler Jr. (Sep 7, 1845– August 16, 1928) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent his career at Philadelphia, and is best remembered for his churches and country houses. He founded the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (1890), and served as its first head. Born in Boston on 7 Sep 1845, the son of Theophilus Parsons Chandler and his wife Elizabeth J Schlatter, Chandler was educated at Harvard University and in the atelier of
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Shadowdale (module)


Shadowdale is an adventure module published in 1989 for the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. It is the first of the three-part "Avatar" series, the second being Tantras and the third Waterdeep. "Shadowdale" is a Forgotten Realms scenario, first of a trilogy, in which the player characters leave their hometown of Shadowdale and start a long trek to the city of Waterdeep. FRE1 "Shadowdale" was written by Ed Greenwood, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by
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Waterdeep


while they rule in public, none know the true identities of most of them. The subject of who the Lords are is a common topic of noble conversation, and some consider it a game to discover their identity, a game made more confusing by the fact the Lords themselves set their own rumors afloat. It is a known fact that Piergeiron the Paladinson, Warden of Waterdeep and Commander of the Watch, whose golden-spired palace dominates the center of the city, is a member of the Lords. He is the
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage


" cardstock sheets designed for use with dry-erase markers. In "Publishers Weekly's" "This Week's Bestsellers: December 3, 2018", "Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage" was #18 for "Hardcover Nonfiction". Rob Hudak, for "SLUG Magazine", wrote that "the premise is straightforward enough—an immortal, crackpot wizard went and turned the backside of a nearby mountain into a sadistic amusement park. Don’t mistake the 'amusement' as necessarily intended as your own;
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Waterdeep and the North


, including the locations of their headquarters, their livery, criteria for membership, and various interests and political connections. The book includes a number of NPCs of various levels and classes, all of whom can be used to interact with a band of adventurers as adversaries, friends, or people met during the daily routine of the city. "Waterdeep and the North" (FR1) was written by Ed Greenwood, with cover art by Keith Parkinson, and interior illustrations by Chris Miller. It was published by TSR in 1987
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Waterdeep (band)


Coscia, joined Waterdeep in 1996, with the group's second album "Sink or Swim" appearing the following year. They signed with Squint Entertainment in 1998 and released "Everyone's Beautiful" in 1999. In the meantime the band recorded and released an independent record in 1999 called "Enter the Worship Circle". It was an acoustic collaboration with the members of 100 Portraits. Also that year, they recorded and released "Live at the New Earth", which documented the final performances with Case and Pfeifer. Meanwhile
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Waterdeep


"Skullport", written by Joseph C. Wolf. Underneath a rise in the western part of the city is an extensive complex of tunnels and chambers known as the Undermountain. This dungeon has been used as an adventure setting for several computer games. Undermountain is a vast labyrinth of caverns in the Underdark under the area of Waterdeep. It was created by Ed Greenwood in 1975. This was the first dungeon for his fledgling Forgotten Realms campaign setting, and he used the Undermountain in both his "Dungeons & Dragons" and "
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City System


FRPG urban adventuring supplement, this is of no use to you." According to Rolston, the fold-out maps are "lovely" and the booklet with essays is useful, although the essays would have been more appropriately included in "Waterdeep and the North", and the charts and tables are "of dubious utility". Rolston wrote that "the Waterdeep urban setting is more sprawling and less cohesive than the Greyhawk setting, and is somewhat less persuasive as a theater for real role-playing action". However
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2011 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election


to the UK Conservative Party. This prompts mixed reactions from senior party figures. 4 Sep – Ruth Davidson formally announces that she will stand in the contest. 5 Sep – Murdo Fraser launches his campaign in Edinburgh. 8 Sep – Ruth Davidson launches her campaign in Edinburgh. 11 Sep – Lord Forsyth, at one point a suggested leadership candidate, declares his backing for Ruth Davidson. 23 Sep – Nominations for leadership close. Margaret Mitchell confirms she will stand in the election. 2 Oct – David Mundell MP declares his backing
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Waterdeep


Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" games. "Eye of the Beholder" was a 1990 role-playing video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. The game plot concerns an unidentified evil presence located underneath Waterdeep. A party of adventurers controlled by the player is dispatched to investigate, but becomes trapped following a cave-in of a sewer tunnel. The goal thereafter is to deal with the threat, and escape through the dungeon, which is replete with traps and monsters. The computer roleplaying game ""
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage


and the multiverse. Adventurers set off on an subterranean dungeon crawl that starts in the Yawning Portal tavern and explores twenty-three levels of Undermountain and the refuge of Skullport (which is both a connection to the seedier side of Waterdeep and to the Underdark). This is the first official published adventure with content intended for “tier four” (levels 15-20) in 5th edition. The new module was announced in June 2018 during the "Stream of Many Eyes" livestreamed event on the Wizards of the Coast's
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Lords of Waterdeep


's influence over the city. The various adventurer resources, represented as orange, black, purple, and white cubes, are based on the four classic "D&D" character classes: fighters, rogues, mages, and clerics, respectively. There are also five different types of quests, each typically favoring one type of adventurer; they are Warfare, Skullduggery, Arcana, Piety, and Commerce, which has a focus on the in-game currency. Each player is dealt one of the Lords of Waterdeep, which is
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Vampire of the Mists


Vampire of the Mists is the first novel in the Ravenloft books gothic horror series. Written by Christie Golden, it is set both in Waterdeep, a city in the Forgotten Realms world of "Dungeons & Dragons", and more prominently, the Demiplane of Dread, location of the Ravenloft campaign setting. The story concerns Jander Sunstar, an elf vampire who, despite his affliction, attempts to remain as good as possible. On a trip to Waterdeep to drink the blood of patients of a mental hospital there, Jander falls
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Waterdeep (band)


, the line up changed, with Kenny Carter on bass and Brandon Graves' wife, Christena, on keyboards. Their sophomore effort on Squint was "You Are So Good to Me", released in 2001. Don Chaffer went on to record a pair of solo efforts entitled "Whole 'Nother Deal" and "What You Don't Know", both released in 2002. Lori Chaffer released her first solo record in 2003. Soon after that, both the Chaffers and Graves had children and Waterdeep decreased the number of
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Waterdeep


Unmasked Lord (in some references, the Open Lord), and wears no mask over either his face or his heart. The archmage Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun was also of the Lords, and perhaps chief among them, exceeding even Piergeiron. Three members of The Four (excluding Randal Morn, who rules far Daggerdale); Mirt the Moneylender and his wife Asper, and Durnan the barkeeper and owner of the Yawning Portal are revealed to be Lords of Waterdeep in several of Ed Greenwood's stories. Though the names of
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List of regions in Faerûn


, the Arctic and northernmost region of the Sword Coast. Mirabar and Ten Towns are found here. The metropolises of Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate are not counted as part of the Sword Coast, instead Baldur's Gate lies in the Western Heartlands, while Waterdeep is an independent city-state. Because of its quasi-lawless, "frontier" setting, being a place where all races can meet and interact, it has been the setting for many modules (especially those subtitled with the "Savage Frontier" name),
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The Savage Frontier


The book focuses on the lands to the north of the city of Waterdeep. The color maps and text add further detail to the Northlands and Trackless Sea. This campaign supplement contains information on the Northmen, the Uthgardt Barbarians, and the northern dwarves and orcs. It provides information on major settlements, strongholds, ruins, and includes adventure ideas. "The Savage Frontier" is a 64-page booklet wrapped in a removable gatefold cover. The outside gatefold contains a map of Waterdeep, while the inside front cover contains maps of the
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Waterdeep and the North


as a 64-page booklet with a large color map and an outer folder. Editing was by Karen S. Martin, and the supplement features heraldic escutcheons by David E. Martin and cartography by Frey Graphics and David Sutherland. The "City System" product is intended as a companion to this volume. According to Shannon Appelcline, "Waterdeep and the North" kicked off a long series of books that helped make the Forgotten Realms "the first TSR setting that was truly and exhaustively detailed – thanks to a line of sourcebooks, rather than
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Lords of Waterdeep


of 2013. According to Ben Kuchera of "Penny Arcade", "Lords of Waterdeep" "has players hiring adventurers and vying for control of a single city". Erik Kain of Forbes said: "for a quick, entertaining game that requires actual thought, you could do much worse. It may not satisfy your dice-rolling, dungeon-crawling needs, but it’s a wonderful game of intrigue in one of the Forgotten Realms' most notorious urban settings." Andrew Zimmerman Jones of "Black Gate"
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The Pirate King


. The story begins with Captain Deudermont and the "Sea Sprite" crew still fighting pirates. One of the captured pirates raises questions of the effectiveness of Deudermont's actions, suggesting that Deudermont is allowed to capture pirates purely as a show and then stating that the Arklem Greeth, a lich who controls the Hosttower in the city of Luskan, supports the pirate trade. On Deudermont's return to Waterdeep, he meets with Lord Brambleberry of Waterdeep, and the two of them decide to stop Arklem Greeth and his pirate crews.
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The Beeps


Sapphire Stream S2/Ep45 Apr. 29 Wash Those Socks! S2/Ep46 Dec. 12 The Bumps SEASON 3: S3/Ep1 Aug. 30 Up Down Hill S3/Ep2 Aug. 31 Caravan S3/Ep3 Sep. 6 Secret Garden S3/Ep4 Sep. 7 Bounceflower Tea S3/Ep5 Sep. 13 The Whale S3/Ep6 Sep. 14 Soggy Sockroaches S3/Ep7 Sep. 20 Stinkroots S3/Ep8 Sep. 21 Sing-a-long-a-beeps S3/Ep9 Sep. 27 History Book S3/Ep10 Sep. 28 What Goes Splat? S3
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Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury


the Devil, a sadistically cruel Norman knight fathered by Satan himself. In Maine "his abiding works are pointed to as the works of Robert the Devil, a surname that has been transferred from him to the father of the Conqueror." Robert married Agnes of Ponthieu, before 9 Sep 1087, and they had one child: Robert appears as the principal antagonist throughout George Shipway's "The Palladin" (1973), a fictionalized account of the life of Walter Tirel. Robert appears as the primary antagonist "Robert of
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