@bryanmashQuestion came up… does coffee or some facsimile exist in the Realms Of course. Mentioned many times over the years (VolosGuides, El'sRealms, various novels); "kaefe" and "kafayah" and others
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2016
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Ed’s Hell
#dnd #gamenight Breaking out this Dragon magazine article by @TheEdVerse from the 80s. Wanted to use it for years. pic.twitter.com/AY3kErpHu9
— cawoodpublishing (@cawoodpublish) June 26, 2016
@TheEdVerse I checked this morning, the articles are from July and August 1983…33 years ago…I was 14 when I first read them.
— cawoodpublishing (@cawoodpublish) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish Heh. I remember writing them. And the talismans that got nixed to avoid "kids drawing the symbols on church walls everywhere"
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@TheEdVerse Thanks for writing them, like I said I've always wanted to use it in a campaign. I guess there was some hysteria back then 🙂
— cawoodpublishing (@cawoodpublish) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @TheEdVerse is this article online anywhere? I'd really like to read it!
— P.R. the D.M. (@CowboyCentaur) June 27, 2016
@CowboyCentaur @cawoodpublish That's the first half; second is in issue 76, and the sequel is in issue 91 ("Hell Revisited")
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@CowboyCentaur @TheEdVerse So much detail and inspiration for an important part of the multiverse.
— cawoodpublishing (@cawoodpublish) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur …And I had to leave so much out. Also censored: Baalzebul rules 2 layers because Asmodeus killed Lucifer, +
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur ..B's chief rival, for having unauthorized offspring, and gave Lucifer's layer to B, as a clear lesson to all+
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur ..other archdevils (Lucifer & Batna begat Lucifuge, Asmodeus slew them all, because bringing about new +
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur …archdevils, who can't be automatically-by-their-nature commanded by a "greater" devil is THE paramount +
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur ..threat to the status quo (with Asmodeus on top). Outcast archdevils, on the outermost/uppermost layer, and +
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur …on Prime Material Planes (=the Realms or your campaign world) are prime manipulators/hirers of PCs to do +
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@cawoodpublish @CowboyCentaur …dirty adventuring work for them (thwarting other devils' schemes). :}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@TheEdVerse is dropping D&D lore on me like the maestro he is and I'm all like- pic.twitter.com/QIRzL2a3uD
— P.R. the D.M. (@CowboyCentaur) June 27, 2016
@CowboyCentaur Hey, always a pleasure to talk D&D! Let there be more memorable fun at your gaming table! :}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
@CowboyCentaur Wonderful to hear! You're very welcome. Great gaming always!
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 27, 2016
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Færûn or Faerûn?
@ETallitnics Question oh maker of the Realms: Færûn or Faerûn? Either one, because TSR has used the latter since they began publishing the Realms (didn't like any of my dipthongs).
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2016
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Where is Eberon in relation to Faerûn?
@ChrisPerkinsDnD I'm working on backstory for my character and was wondering. Where is Eberon in relation to Faerûn?
— Joe Emmerich (@J_eEmmerich) June 25, 2016
Like Coruscant and Tatooine, they are two worlds on the same plane of existence but very distant from one another. https://t.co/4AQpGO15Wd
— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 25, 2016
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What does it mean when a God has an aspect?
@Stream_MuseHey Ed what does it mean when a God has an aspect? like Sehanine Moonbow and Selûne I don’t understand An aspect is a lesser incarnation of deity or demon lord: an avatar but not mortal; Yondalla is the halfling aspect of Chauntea
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 13, 2016
@Younes_KE @Stream_Muselittle help here please, do the halflings still worship Yondalla knowing she is an aspect of Chauntea? Certainly!
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 16, 2016
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If I cast Green-Flame Blade and use Divine Smite, does the smite apply to both creatures?
@JeremyECrawford For Paladin/Sorcerer if I cast gflame blade and use Divine Smite, does the smite apply to both creatures?
— Nathaemius Varrowe (@dmvarrowe69) April 27, 2016
Divine Smite works only on the creature you hit. #DnD https://t.co/4R8OE6Nrfr
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) May 3, 2016
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What culture’s undergarments would Faerûnian smallclothes most resemble?
@sno4wyPardon the strange question Mr. Greenwood, but what culture/era’s undergarments would Faerûnian smallclothes most resemble? Hollywood "Indians" (smallclothes in the Realms are mainly breechclouts: cloth diaper drawn up fore and aft through cloth belt)
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 15, 2016
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Rune Magic, Storm King’s Thunder and Giantcraft
The giants’ ordning was introduced in a 2nd edition D&D game supplement called GIANTCRAFT. https://t.co/Ddmm8bHvpa
— (((Chris Perkins))) (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 3, 2016
After this Master Chris tweet I’ve made some research in my library and I found Giantcraft an interesting Forgotten Realms supplement that can give you a deep insights about Storm King’s Thunder storyline.
Here you will find:
- The story about the War with the Dragons
- A section on player-character giants and giant-kin
- A chapter on giant religion
- Details on giant rune magic
- Highly detailed lairs for the main giant types
- Uncover the secrets of the Ordning
- The forbidden “living cave”
- Learn the history of the sons and daughters of Annam
RUNE MAGIC is also described very well in the Unearthed Arcana pdf from Master Mike Mearls and can help you with your low level characters against giants.
If you need something about rune-based magic there’s the Vikings Campaign Sourcebook, that gives you more free play to put these magical runes in your pre-giants campaign.
