@TheEdVerse The duration of K’s Avatar spell in Netheril sourcebook was “unlimited” but in P&P was “limited”. The P&P came out later so it replaced the former.
What will be the states of M (didn’t sacrifice herself) and K (wasn’t destroyed by godly power) after the end of spell?
— coolguy (@coolguy73360922) January 10, 2021
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In the Netheril sourcebook, the lore reflected the beliefs of Karsus (or his insane propaganda, if you prefer), whereas the P&P lore reflected the truth so far as it was known.
Canon tells us the fate of Karsus: see… 1)
In the Netheril sourcebook, the lore reflected the beliefs of Karsus (or his insane propaganda, if you prefer), whereas the P&P lore reflected the truth so far as it was known.
Canon tells us the fate of Karsus: see… 2)
… https://t.co/kQRrWVygOP for a summary, and that of Mystryl: https://t.co/mz65jAh89i (reincarnating as Mystra).
Karsus cast the spell, and its expiration doesn’t undo what…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
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…happened. If he’d cast it on another deity, he’d still have been overwhelmed by the receipt of their divine power, but Mystryl, undamaged, would have stepped in and restored the divinity to its rightful owner (with no… 4)
…damage to magic, or to her, or to the floating Netherese cities). What would have happened to Karsus then would have depended on his actions; if he’d tried to attack Mystryl, she’d likely have ignored him and so let the…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
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…sharply limited his access to the Weave, so he’d have ended up as a minor mage or sage of magic.
If Karsus had never dared to cast the spell, Mystryl would have watched over him, ready to step in (see above) in an instant if…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
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…sharply limited his access to the Weave, so he’d have ended up as a minor mage or sage of magic.
If Karsus had never dared to cast the spell, Mystryl would have watched over him, ready to step in (see above) in an instant if…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
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…he did try the steal a god’s power, and he’d likely have gone on to greater and greater acts of tyrannical insanity, rooting his righteousness in the “certain” knowledge that he was “as good as” a god, and could become a god… 8)
…whenever he wanted.
But if you’re asking what would have happened if Mystryl hadn’t sacrificed herself, and Karsus had cast the spell and become a god, he would still have been overwhelmed and catatonic, the spell would then…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
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…end and he’d be a brain-dead mortal, there would have been brief but intense magical chaos (ripples racing across the Weave, colliding and ricocheting, only lessened where various deities strove to abate them or nullify their… 10)
…effects), and then the deity would have regained their power with Mystryl’s aid.
Exeunt Karsus, in any case.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 10, 2021
