Elminster: Killing, always killing

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MORDENKAINEN: what's really important is the balance between good and evil and preventing either becoming too powerful

DEMON: I want to kill literally everyone
HUMAN: I do not want demons to kill everyone

MORDENKAINEN: ok let's compromise and kill about half the people#DnD

— Oliver Darkshire 🌈 (@deathbybadger) September 4, 2020

Elminster: Killing, always killing. CREATING is what it's about, ye fools. Leave the world BETTER than ye found it, or what was the POINT of thy life?
The truly powerful mage REFRAINS more than spellhurls.
Idiots. Always, the idiots.
Mordy, have ye learned NOTHING? Sheesh.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 6, 2020

How long does an ideal campaign with a robust system like D&D last?

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How long does an ideal #TTRPG campaign with a robust system like #DnD last? (I also agree that it depends, and feel free to say so in the replies.)

— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) October 6, 2020

I love short and sweet 3 shots, but my heart will always lie with sprawling year+ campaigns.

— James ☂️ Haeck (@jamesjhaeck) October 6, 2020

I answered 31+ for official, 10 or so level adventures. Waterdeep Dragon Heist took us around 20-25 sessions, but had a slower pace overall than our usual Level 1-6 jaunts.

Storm King's Thunder took around 50 sessions, which is about what Avernus is looking like as well.

— Just-O'-Lantern 🎃 NDMD Live on KSer! (@justice_arman) October 6, 2020

How is the greatness or power of spells classified in Forgotten Realms?

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Rodrigo Alcântara @RodrigoAlcanza @TheEdVerse
Master Greenwood, how is the greatness or power of spells classified in Realms (or in D&D in general)? I'm talking about spells level and slots. The same as D&D rules, 0-9 spell level (plus 10th +) or exist a Realms classification?…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 18, 2020

Most sages and mages in the Realms use the terms and classifications seen in the PHB, expressed thus: “cantrips” and then spells “of the first” (1st level), “of the second” (2nd level) and so on.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 18, 2020

Thank you! I always understood that the D&D magic system (in any edition) is a super simplification of the magic operation in Realms that is something infinitely more complex. Am I right? You are indeed. The Vancian magic system in the D&D rulebooks covers widely-known arcane (wizard) and divine (priest/cleric) spells in the Realms, but there are many other systems of magic operating alongside these. The Realms is literally ALIVE with magic.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2020

Other than the Shadow in the Flame, what organization fits well as an opposing force to the Order of Miron’s Tears?

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Other than the Shadow in the Flame, what organization fits well as an opposing force to the Order of Miron’s Tears? In Breland? Organized crime working with corrupt church officials. In Aundair? Pure Flame extremists whose actions make them a target of the Tears. Anywhere at all? A cult of the Dragon Below that forms within the church. See the latest ExE preview for ideas!

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) February 26, 2020

“Ha, ha. KILL HIM.”

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1)
“Ha, ha. KILL HIM.”
“In due time. He may be your father, and truly annoying, but he’s OUR sacrifice. We need a king.”
“So kill him, and make THAT one king, and use him in your ritual.”
“Oh? Not this Wolf fellow? 2)
“No, I need to torture him to death, in the presence of several competent scribes. He knows where all the treasure in the kingdom is hidden. Because he hid it all.”#epicfantasy

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 30, 2020

3)
“Treasure? Is there magic, or just coins and gems and gold spittoons and all of that usual dross?”
“There’s magic.”
“You’re just saying that, Wolf, so they won’t let me torture you.” 4)
“No, he’s saying that so WE’LL torture him. With spells so excruciating that—”
“I’ll prefer your glib threats?”#epicfantasy

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 30, 2020

What the current Mystra’s motivation/worldview is. What would it look like? Less magic use? More magic use?

November 20, 2020Zoltar Leave a comment

Mystra is dedicated to spreading the use of, and familiarity with, the Art to every being capable of it (no secrets, so no one keeping spells from others). So, more magic use, definitely.
Mystra IS the Weave; 'protect the Weave' = stop reckless abuse of magic.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

And she wants people to use the Art to improve mortal life? Or because pursuit of the Art is pursuit of beauty? Or something else? Because she’s sort of like a god of hammers; lots of things you can do with a hammer, what is it that she wants people using it for and why? Mystra wants mortals to use the Art to improve the lives of all. And "love magic for itself."
This has been her root aim since I created her in the 1960s, before D&D existed. And in every Mystra writeup I've done for the game. I thought it was pretty clear.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

It probably is in a lot of sources, just not the ones I’ve been using. Thanks for clarifying for me! No problem!
The most interesting thing about the gods of the Realms is their underlying aims versus pragmatic short-term decisions, and how "new" mortals stepping into an existing godhood (like the three successive goddesses of magic) think and act differently.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 2, 2020

Just dying to see more of In My Eberron Exploring Eberron? The elves of Aerenal have you covered for that in this preview!

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Does anyone know of a 5e book that covers air/sea combat MOVEMENT!?

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Does anyone know of a 5e book that covers air/sea combat MOVEMENT!? Ghosts of Saltmarsh.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) September 7, 2020

The helms have turning limits (90 degrees).

Stopping distance is getting a bit more chunky than even the Saltmarsh rules go, though.

Speaking for myself only, that level of almost board game granularity isn’t a direction I tend to look for 5e rules.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) September 7, 2020

So a ship at full speed can turn 90° in 6 seconds? 🤷‍♂️

I thought that perhaps I had missed them in ‘GoS’ but I guess not.

Thank you for the info. Yep.

— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) September 7, 2020

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Elminster: Killing, always killing

How long does an ideal campaign with a robust system like D&D last?

How is the greatness or power of spells classified in Forgotten Realms?

Other than the Shadow in the Flame, what organization fits well as an opposing force to the Order of Miron’s Tears?

“Ha, ha. KILL HIM.”

What the current Mystra’s motivation/worldview is. What would it look like? Less magic use? More magic use?

Just dying to see more of In My Eberron Exploring Eberron? The elves of Aerenal have you covered for that in this preview!

Does anyone know of a 5e book that covers air/sea combat MOVEMENT!?

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