Does anyone (maybe @TheEdVerse?) know off-hand where faerzress (magical radiation in FR's Underdark) was first mentioned/who is credited with the idea? I know it was mentioned in Condemnation (War of the Spider Queen, book III), Daughter of the Drow, and Underdark, all 2003. #dnd

— Dungeon Master's Workshop (@DMsWorkshop) September 16, 2020

The term appears in Menzoberranzan (1992).

— James Wyatt (@aquelajames) September 16, 2020

Faerzress was mentioned in the Menzoberranzan box set of 1992, and was so offhand it might well be the earliest mention, while the 1991 Drow of the Underdark didn’t say it at all. Faerzress was detailed further in Drizzt Do’Urden’s Guide to the Underdark in 1999. Interesting that it was mentioned as far back as 1992. I think I have the Menzoberranzan box set in storage somewhere. I might take a look at how developed it was back then. I'm trying to figure out when it became the underpinning of Underdark ecology.

— Dungeon Master's Workshop (@DMsWorkshop) September 16, 2020

The name comes from someone on staff at TSR. The idea that the Underdark has a radiation that accounts for the innate magic of the drow & other races, that fungi feed off, etc. arose at a panel at GenCon 17 (Wisconsin-Parkside); I and several other audience members suggested.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 16, 2020

The term appears in Menzoberranzan (1992).

— James Wyatt (@aquelajames) September 16, 2020

@TheEdVerse are then any Realms Unique, or even just prefered curse/swear/insults words? I was hoping to give some NPCs a little more Realms Flavor when they fight

— 👻Bryce Mousseau👻 (@BryceMousseau) July 17, 2020

1)
Oh, yes. The f-bomb is “sabruin/ing” or “farruk/ing” or “tluin/ing” depending on how harsh you want to utter it, how old you are, and where you’re from. “Hrast is the d-word, “naeth” or “naed” (stronger) or “orbal” (in the South) are all the s-word.
See p16 of… 2)
…the tome entitled (not by me, though I DID write it) "Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms" for more. The surrounding pages deal with a lot more Realms lingo than just cuss words. ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 18, 2020

I just had a sudden question pop into my head. Particularly given recent events. What are the general opinions of most of the Realms on same sex couples, and what about the gods? Particularly thinking Eilistraee, but wanted to broaden it out a bit. Among the gods and their clergy, and in society in almost all places, same-sex couples are accepted by all, with some exceptions that are all along the lines of "you shouldn't be coupled with anyone until you've done these things" [i.e. rites of passage].#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2020