Masquerades
Encyclopedia
Masquerades is a novel written by Kate Novak
and Jeff Grubb
that takes place in the Forgotten Realms
setting. It is based on the campaign setting
for the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
.
The novel features the continued adventure of the heroine Alias and her companion Dragonbait from the novel Azure Bonds
and takes place after the events in the Finder's Stone
trilogy. The novel takes place in the city of Westgate and follows the struggle against the Night Masks and their mysterious leader known only as The Faceless.
The story of the newly ascended god Finder
continues in Finder's Bane and Tymora's Luck.
Kate Novak
Kate Novak grew up in Pittsburgh, where she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BS in Chemistry. She is a fantasy author primarily published in the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft shared worlds....
and Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb
Jeff Grubb is an author and game designer. He has worked on a number of computer and role-playing games and has written a number of successful novels, short stories and comics...
that takes place in the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
setting. It is based on the campaign setting
Campaign setting
A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place...
for the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
.
The novel features the continued adventure of the heroine Alias and her companion Dragonbait from the novel Azure Bonds
Azure Bonds
Azure Bonds is a fantasy novel written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb and was originally published in 1988. It is the opening novel of the Finder’s Stone Trilogy which is set within the world of the Forgotten Realms. It served as the basis for the computer game, Curse of the Azure Bonds...
and takes place after the events in the Finder's Stone
Finder's Stone
The Finder's Stone trilogy is a set of three novels in the Forgotten Realms setting based on the campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.The novels in this trilogy are:* Azure Bonds...
trilogy. The novel takes place in the city of Westgate and follows the struggle against the Night Masks and their mysterious leader known only as The Faceless.
The story of the newly ascended god Finder
Finder Wyvernspur
In the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, Finder Wyvernspur is a relatively new power raised to divinity by acquiring the divine spark of the deceased god Moander....
continues in Finder's Bane and Tymora's Luck.
External links
- Forgotten Realms novels at Candlekeep.com
- Masquerades at Candlekeep.com