In my Eberron, no. They are manifestations of Xoriat, and you'd never find a daelkyr husk in Dolurrh or a daelkyr dream in Dal Quor. But if you want to do something different in YOUR Eberron, go ahead!
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) September 11, 2020
Now let’s say theoretically there was a dystopian desert world, where the use of magic is strictly forbidden but the power of the mind isn’t, would a Psionics wizard be considered a magic user in your opinion? I mean… wizards use magic. I'm confident saying that as a general, blanket statement for D&D.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 21, 2019
Thank you for answering
I was specifically asking for the old D&D world of Athas/Darksun, where Psionics and magic are decidedly different things
But it’s not an official setting in 5e, so I wondered. Thanks for clarifying! Right, if you’re asking if the Psionics arcane tradition would be the stand in for a “psion” class, then no, it’s a wizard full stop.
As there is no official 5e take on Dark Sun yet, there’s no way to do a concrete deep dive on psionic metaphysics with respect to that world.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 22, 2019
I was more thinking of the kind of energy it uses (considering the trouble of arcane magic in Dark Sun). But I admit that’s kind of a “meta” question, and your answer clarifies it well!
I’m a scientist, so sometimes the urge to ask “how does it work” runs a bit wild 😉
Thanks!Right, in 5e magic is magic is magic.
That's why you don't need multiple different versions of counterspell to use on wizards vs clerics vs druids etc.
The means by which creatures harness the weave is different, the energy and effects are the same.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 22, 2019
I can't go into a Dark Sun discussion as we currently stand because it's not a 5e thing at the moment.
If I WERE to talk about it, too many people would potentially get confused or take it out of context. I hope you understand.
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 22, 2019
Oh no worries at all! I love thinking about D&D weirdness, I just have to be careful about what I ramble about on social media anymore. 😂
— Dan Dillon 👥 (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 22, 2019
Yon bones long in deep dungeon lay
But I freed them to again know day
Pity they lurch and stagger so
As some ribs come and others go
I’m told from different undead skeletons they hail
That’s why to hang together they now fail— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 30, 2020
My mightiest spells tore asunder wizards three
So I could make it home in time for tea— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 1, 2020
Despite my travails and all my attempt
The tea doth turn cold, och mein vaklempt. Lol! Bravo!!!!— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 2, 2020
I enjoy reading about the Kalashtar, but I’m curious if the quori spirits can only be linked to ‘humans’ or ‘humanoids.’ Are they able to link to non-human species, like goblinoids or elves? The kalashtar were created when a group of rebel quori bonded to a group of Adaran monks; all current kalashtar are descended from those monks. If you wanted to create a NEW group of kalashtar, you could choose another species, but they'd have to have different traits.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) May 21, 2020
The maps of Toril I’ve seen show the north-most regions as icy, and the the most southern as deserts. Are the south parts near the equator? Are we only seeing the northern hemisphere? To answer your questions, in order:
Yes.
Pretty much.
(There've been a few "global continent view" maps, and one or two of them have even been official as opposed to fan-made, but they are all inaccurate, incomplete, and of course the projections used always distort.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 13, 2020
@TheEdVerse What was unique about Qilué Veladorn's singing sword and did it have a name? Need it for a game.
— Lysbeth Raven (@LysbethRaven) January 17, 2020
2)
…(extradimensional space) and directly and instantly draw it from there, rather than needing to carry it openly with a belt, baldric, and/or scabbard (so she could be ‘unarmed’ or even unclad and yet have instant access to it).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020
3)
Any other being who seeks to trace the sword, or reach into or enter this extradimensional space (save Mystra, Azuth, or a Chosen of Mystra), will find their way barred by a manifestation sent by Eilistraee, equal in effect… 4)
…to an Evard’s black tentacles spell, that materializes right in front of them, and as it does so discharges a 4d4 lightning bolt at every being involved in the attempt to access the extradimensional space. When Qilué died, …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020
5)
…her soul and sentience went into this same ‘hideaway,’ so she survived as a bodiless Voice in the Weave.
Qilué called this blade “Dancing Mistress,” but Eilistraee called it by the name of her drow servitor whose soul and 6)
…sentience was bound into it at the death of her corporeal body, before Eilistraee gave it to Qilué: Iluemeirarra. Iluemeirarra can ‘see’ out of the sword and mentally warn Qilué (or any being who has touched the sword…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020
7)
…barehanded (or been wounded by it) of the approach of magic or particular beings. So if Qilué or anyone else is holding the drawn sword, it can ‘speak’ to them, silently, in their mind, to warn of approaches (only).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 17, 2020
She died. The current year in the Realms is about 160 years after she was born, after all. See https://t.co/m0mLxVCCyJ for her history/life story.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 12, 2020
And she's a ghost because she has unfinished business: safeguarding her beloved Cormyr.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 12, 2020
How does the clone spell work with Warforged since one of the required materials is “1 cubic inch of flesh of the creature that is to be cloned”? Thanks! You should ask @Wizards_DnD if you want an official answer. But MY ruling would be that as warforged don't have flesh, they can't be cloned.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) December 3, 2019
But a more generous DM might allow you to use a cubic inch of the organic rootlike material that makes up much of the body of a warforged.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) December 3, 2019
There’s no ESTABLISHED way to do that. But that doesn’t mean someone like the Lord of Blades couldn’t figure out how to do it in your campaign.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) December 3, 2019
