Gen Con – Saturday – Salvatore + Greenwood
Posted On Monday, August 25th, 2008 By Jay
I was first introduced to the Elminster character while playing Baldur’s Gate. In the very first act, his character is one of the first encountered. After doing my best to kill this character as quickly as possible, eventually I decided that this toon must be the man!
In 2004 while perusing the local library I happened across an old paperback named: Elminster: the making of a mage. I devoured the book, moving onto Elminster in Myth Drannor and Elminster in Hell. I’ve been a big fan of that character, his wisdom and mannerism alighting my imagination. Needless to say, I was extremely excited to meet and listen to Ed Greenwood speak at Gen Con.
I woke early and shambled over to an overview of the Forgotten Realms by WoTC team + Greenwood. What a ride! I’ll not spoil any information except to say that the world has drastically changed and many new and old enemies still lurk around every corner.
Ed was a ball of energy. Constantly making pop culture, pen and paper culture and in general being very charismatic, well spoken and cheerfully giggling while the audience laughed to his many jokes. I hadn’t kept up with the Forgotten Realms lore for Continue Reading
