@TheEdVerse , quick question… who was the most famous paladin of Tyr?!

— Everton S. Santos | a.k.a Gleicks The Bard (@evertos) January 11, 2020

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Where and when? In the Realms, I assume, but when, Realmsdate, and where? Also, among whom? Communications in the Realms isn’t great, except along major trade routes, so someone can locally famous… 2)
…and nigh-unheard-of far away, and there’s also a difference between who’s famous to most in society, and who’s famous within the church of Tyr.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 12, 2020

I ran a adventure that the followers of tyr they are losing power, and the players will go after the most famous champion of tyr. There are someone I can use?

— Everton S. Santos | a.k.a Gleicks The Bard (@evertos) January 12, 2020

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So, someone famous right now in the Realms. If that’s the 1490s DR (current for 5e Realms), that’d likely be Ulwulf Tharandor, Stern Hand of Tyr, a wandering/adventuring paladin of Tyr The Just most often found recently 2)
…venturing along the Heartland overland caravan trade routes. If you’re back before the Spellplague in the 1380s DR or earlier, the most famous would be Rarandor Vrael, Shield Of Justice, a wandering/adventuring paladin of…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 14, 2020

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…Tyr most often found in Amn or Tethyr. (Piergeiron the Open Lord of Waterdeep is arguably better-known, but many folk forget he’s a paladin, because he’s Open Lord or because of his nickname “the Paladinson”).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 14, 2020

@TheEdVerse Whatever happened to Selunarra, Shade's "good twin"?

— Frank McCormick (@FrankMcCormick) May 24, 2020

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Selûnarra (Opus) itself (the floating city) crashed and was destroyed at the same time as almost all of the other flying cities of Netheril (in the event remembered as Karsus’s Folly”). It was widely and correctly believed2)
…among Netherese survivors (almost all of them of Low Netheril, meaning they were ground-dwellers serving those aloft in the lfying cities) that many Opans survived by magically teleporting elsewhere just before the wild…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

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…Weave-surge caused by Karsus trying to seize the power of Mystra. The rest were snatched to safety by the goddess Selûne.
The first group were scattered across Toril, and were both bewildered at the sudden ending of their4)
…lives of luxury, and horrified at what had happened. They soon found themselves fleeing and fighting off all manner of creatures who’d resented what the Netherese had become and done, and wanted them destroyed.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

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The second group were delivered by Selûne’s grace to a distant, wild continent of Toril, where they had to start over, homesteading in the wilderness. Most of them chose to live simple, quiet subsistence lives, using magic as 6)
…a last resort rather than a casual daily tool.
Their fate in “today” Realmsdate? NDA.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 26, 2020

Is it still possible to cast 10th level spells in the Forgotten Realms or has Mystra imposed further restrictions following the events of Karsus’ Folly? Does there exist any schools of magic capable of casting 10th level spells? Mystra’s Ban on 10th level spells remains in place. Certain rituals can create magical effects akin to tenth level spells, if legends can be trusted, but they require the cooperation of many powerful mages and/or sorcerers.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 3, 2020

Has there ever been a push to use a different word for character level and spell level? Oh, yes. I recall fervent discussions at early GenCons (2e era) of the confusion engendered by having dungeon levels, character levels, spell levels, and so on, all in the game, as a barrier to newcomers learning the game.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 3, 2020

Could you cast such a spell in the Feywild and reap the benefits in the Material?

How far does Mystra's Ban travel?

— Conclave Magus (@RedNoBlue) November 3, 2020

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Mystra’s Ban only extends throughout Realmspace (where the Weave reaches).
The problems with casting ANY mighty spell on a Plane of Existence other than the Prime Material are: attracting undue attention from local dwellers, and: most casters don’t fully… 2)
…understand the nature (natural workings/cycles) of any plane, and could cause great chaos/instability, dooming themselves and ending up with a different magical effect than they intended.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 3, 2020