Since he was mentioned in both Torment and BG2 I was just wandering if anyone has some information about him.
From what I gather he was some kind of a planescape arch magi.
Lum the Mad?
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, Jun 02 2005 02:44 PM
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hlidskialf
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Posted 02 June 2005 - 03:50 PM
The "Machine of Lum the Mad" is an original 1st ed. AD&D artifact. Back then nobody knew diddly more than that about him. Perhaps someone knows something more published in a later edition?
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oralpain
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Posted 03 June 2005 - 02:51 AM
The machine was revised and reprinted in the "Book of Artifacts"
The 2E greyhawk setting has a bit more info on Lum.
There is a whole series of 2nd edition adventures (in one book) that feature the ancient general, wizard, and nut-job, Lum the Mad (and his Machine).
If you really want to know more read "The Vortex of Madness". You could easily build a whole campaign or game around the Lum and much of his hsitory is in that book.
The 2E greyhawk setting has a bit more info on Lum.
There is a whole series of 2nd edition adventures (in one book) that feature the ancient general, wizard, and nut-job, Lum the Mad (and his Machine).
If you really want to know more read "The Vortex of Madness". You could easily build a whole campaign or game around the Lum and much of his hsitory is in that book.
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Togashi Renshi
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Posted 06 June 2005 - 08:15 AM
Is the "Vortex" still for sale, or is it out of print?
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oralpain
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Posted 06 June 2005 - 08:32 AM
All 2E material is out of print.
This doesn't mean you won't beable to find a hard copy in new condition, there is still alot of surplus. You could just get the PDF.
This doesn't mean you won't beable to find a hard copy in new condition, there is still alot of surplus. You could just get the PDF.
Edited by oralpain, 06 June 2005 - 08:35 AM.
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Stone Wolf
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Posted 06 June 2005 - 01:28 PM
Here's a good site for getting pdf versions of the books. I'm sure there are many more, but this is the only one I have bookmarked. 
http://www.rpgnow.com/
http://www.rpgnow.com/
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The Leveler
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Posted 12 June 2005 - 01:44 PM
Planes of Chaos. It has a complete history, stats, and quest the machine will send you off on.
