I have a question about the Anaroch desert. What are the most common magical traps found in the desert?Awesome question! There’s wicked residual magic from the war between the phaerimm and Netherese. Pockets of life draining magic, ruins trapped with magical wards. You could also put in regional weirdness—places where the powerful magic has warped reality. Anything is possible!

— Adam Lee (@adamofadventure) March 19, 2020

how exactly, or in a way, does one craft magic into an item in the realms? Like a bag of holding for example. I can DM something if needed, but maybe your the better one to ask. Is there a way, like rare materials or magic water xD or something How exactly one does it has of necessity changed with game editions, but VOLO'S GUIDE TO ALL THINGS MAGICAL has a method specifically described (and the necessary "toolbox" spells).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 4, 2020

Lord Bertilak d’Hautdessert @GreneKnyght
1) Is Scyllua Darkhope still dead, or is she back?
2) Is Mystra purely “Mystra”, or does the mortal Midnight still exist within her/is her?
3) Is Tantras still a major center of Tormite faith?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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1. Scyllua Darkhope is dead and gone. She fell in 1374 DR and there has been no hint of her since (and both Zhentarim and some of Mystra’s Chosen have looked). 2)
2. The Mystra of now (1490s DR) retains some of the memories of all of her earlier selves, and the relatively young and inexperienced Midnight is “in there,” but wholly subsumed. Mystra could generate an avatar or…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

Is this how it works for all gods or simply Mystra/Mystryl?
Like if Fiona LuckyGirl through a strange series of misadventures finds herself the new owner of Gond’s mantle of godhood. Is Fiona now a god in her own right or is she just memories in a divine tidal wave called Gond? It depends entirely on the deity: how many mortals they've subsumed, and which particular mortal. Midnight was young and had studied Mystra's teachings under Sunlar, whereas a mortal with a longer, richer "life of their own" apart from the deity would be "stronger."#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

So … the godly power actually includes a dose of said gods’ essence(s) & it’s up to the new god’s willpower to be whomever they were as opposed to becoming the continuation of the prev deity?
Neat. Must cause interesting … personality quirks … in case like Lliira/Waukeen, huh? Oh, yes. There are deities whose minds are at war with themselves (well, yes, Cyric, but I meant "not barking mad" deities), or that have been, at times.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

Yes. “Brightwaters” and “goblets of plenty” and “Throatsparkles” are all collective terms for mixed drinks, from place to place and with differing formality (“goblets of plenty” is for menus, haughty eateries, and courtiers).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020