Hello Ed. I have a forgotten realms question.
Are there any large meteor craters on the face of Toril?Yes. Most of them are undersea or under the icecap (Endless Ice Sea).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 28, 2017

Once again, thanks in advance- Can I ask how rich (coins and other liquid assets) are persons like Manshoon, Maaril, Malchor….. Harpell, Szass Tam? Millions? tens of millions? ~ Thanks GG

— Gareth ! (@garethgarfoot) July 10, 2017

Thanks to non-liquid assets (property) and influence/domination/menace, which allow all powerful mages (who want to) to control things…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

…without owning them. For example, Szass Tam owns very little of Thay, but CONTROLS much of it. AND Thayan enclaves all over Faerun.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

You know the old saying: "If you can count it, you're not really rich?" Applies here; few wizards, once they pass the "can I feed and…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

…shelter myself?" threshold, care about wealth. Possessing every scrap of MAGIC, now…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

Once again, and as always many thanks. I love to hear snippets of realmslore about my favourites. I hope the questions are not a bother. ~GGOh, no, I love talking Realmslore. Sometimes I have to duck queries when I know something that can't yet be divulged due to NDAs, though.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

I mean, What does the Staff of Waterdeep does when it is not in fragments, as a whole artifact?You need to find the great Knight Of The Living Dead gamebook, wherein that lore is detailed. I do have unpublished lore that augments…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 1, 2017

Hi Ed, once again a Manshoon question..does he have any offspring, and if so what can you reveal? Heh. Yes, and I can reveal nothing. NDAs galore.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 19, 2017

I tend to try to use geography and phonemes to get an idea of a Faerunian region’s real-world cultural referent when applicable.But I notice Icewind Dale geography borrows from French, Welsh, some Romance languages. It's kind of all over the place.

— bigbys pantomime j/o (@bizmarkiedesade) July 11, 2017

Is that supposed to reflect the diversity of its inhabitants? I’m trying to pick an IRL cultural tradition to be the basis of character nameI avoided real-world cultural referents when designing the Realms, but other designers haven't been as evasive. Icewind Dale was created…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

. . . by @r_a_salvatore and the names therein are his! Here's the thing: SOME of its inhabitants went there from all over Faerun. So… :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

Is the “Selûne’s Smile Tavern” still in Dock Ward,
and does the church of Selûne still use it as a base?It is, but has been rebuilt thrice, after one accidental fire and two arson blazes. The church still uses it, but very covertly these days.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

(More of a meeting place to then go elsewhere, than anything else.) Run by a retired adventuring band, formerly "The Swords of the Moon."

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

Jerry explained them to Mike during an Acq Inc live game at PAX. There was a pin or sigil on an NPC. I need them for my family campaign.halp

— Tyler Weir (@tylerweir) July 6, 2017

Harpers? Probably Harpers.

— Tycho Brahe (@TychoBrahe) July 6, 2017

Definitely Harpers. https://t.co/PcFM62wve9

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 7, 2017

Zhentarim Mage, Red Wizard, Host Tower mage: how’s their spellcasting differentiated? (Playing through old SSI games etc)Zhentarim mages tend to have a "standard kit" of spells they're told to prepare for particular situations (few surprises for foes). Whereas

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017

Hosttower mages are ALL surprises: weird, unique or rare spells, even standard ones look and cast differently. And they "hang" spells ready!

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017