Excuse me, @TheEdVerse, but my party seems to have found trouble in Waterdeep. They murdered a man who they saw aid in a mugging, the other suspects escaped, but now a couple of the party are in holding.
How would the court system deal with the murder of a common thief? 🤔 A magister [judge] will try the PCs (rather like our trials). Murder is a Severe Crime of The Second Plaint (Crimes Against The City). Conviction could mean a sentence of Death, or 10-15 years Enforced Hard Labor (these days, usually city wall/paving quarry-work). But… (1/2)

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 23, 2017

(2/2): …if the magister deems the killing "justified," or a Lord or guildmaster intervenes with the Palace, the charge will be reduced, or the trial postponed "forever" (pay fine, go free). Reduced charge means 2000gp fine, imprisonment for 1 day to 3 months. (FR1, both CoSs)

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 23, 2017

@Sernett @ChrisPerkinsDnD
Gentlemen–does the Order of the Gauntlet have a main hq or in the alternative, any hq or keeps whatsoever? If so, where abouts is it/are they located in Faerun? Thanks and happy holidays.

— Entropic_Adventurer (@OhRiomh) December 3, 2017

The order operates primarily out of temples of Helm, Torm, and Tyr. The largest concentration of order members is in Helm’s Hold. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/u2pHhY3wyI

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) December 3, 2017

@mikemearls How terrifying would Szass Tam with the Hand of Vecna and the Wand of Orcus be? CR? Asking for a friend…

— Brian Brush (@brian_the_red) September 30, 2017

Quite powerful – CR 25 – 30. He nearly attained godhood and sits atop a hierarchy of archmages all looking to replace him. https://t.co/vApnPX4RET

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 30, 2017

What do you like better, the eye of vecna or the hand? Since I started with ad&d the eye is so much more mysterious and fascinating I find the eye more interesting – bigger sacrifice, more interesting to consider how it might afflict its user

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) September 30, 2017

Still seen as evil by many: slavers, "evil empire," and so on. Mistrusted by many more(thanks to sinister mercantile methods; widespread …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 25, 2017

…suspicion that they coerce, bribe, or deceive many rulers). POV depends on individual; many merchants will trade with someone "evil,"….

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 25, 2017

…but watch their backs, etc. like the proverbial hawks whilst doing so.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 25, 2017

Is friction between natives of Thay under Szass Tam and enclave Thayans something outsiders know? Or is that a ‘cold friction’? Thanks btw! You're very welcome! MOST outsiders wouldn't be aware of it, but astute traders and envoys (diplomats) who deal with Thayans would. But…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 26, 2017

…seeing it, and knowing how to exploit it, or knowing its shifting intrigues and intricacies, are very different things. In the Star…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 26, 2017

…Trek setting, it's no secret Klingons are warlike and aggressive, and most non-Klingons know Klingon houses have deep rivalries, but…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 26, 2017

…making practical use of that can be hard, tricky, and very dangerous. Same as with Thayans.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 26, 2017

its probably detailed in a tome somewhere, but what are the basic mechanics of how an airship flies? flying? propellers? #dnd Several different sorts. See 4e Realms base book, and my much earlier Skyships DRAGON article.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 5, 2017

What is the extent of Tyr’s return to the Forgotten Realms universe after the second sundering?Complete. TYr is back, full throttle. Clergy, slower to rebuild.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 4, 2017

You know, why would fantasy worlds like Faerun bury their dead when zombies and undeath is a thing? Cremate everybody. Wait, are you applying logic to human behaviour? That works so well in the real world. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2017

seen examples of dwarven and elf writing script, what does the common script look like in the realms? According to TSR, JUST like modern North American English. According to me: lots of close-together vertical strokes, with modifying strokes

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2017

…bisecting the verticals, or running off them to the right (in center of stroke).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2017

So picture the letter "k" (lowercase). Extend vertical stroke of it, on the left, twice as high and twice as low–and that's Common Tongue.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2017

Whereas the letter "o" is a circle with a long vertical stroke running right down the center of it.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2017