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A Realmslore question. How does one become a Hag if not born into one? Would they retain their old abilities and memories or are they twisted too much in the process?— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 12, 2020
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There have always been both spells and rituals involving potions, by which humans can become hags (Gary Gygax’s idea, not mine, though I portrayed this in a long-ago adventure run at a GenCon that he played in, and approved 2)
…of), and those who succeed (rather than poisoning themselves in the attempt and sickening, withering, and dying) do retain their old memories, and sometimes their abilities (depends on what those abilities are, and how much…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 12, 2020
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…their bodies get changed), BUT…‘real’ hags can always ‘smell’ such self-created hags, and treat them as despised, lesser beings, fodder to be sacrificed to the swords, fangs, and claws of adventurers and other monsters. #Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 12, 2020