Dearest @TheEdVerse, would it be beyond reason for a Spellscarred individual to have gained the ability to *smell* the presence of the Weave?
Thanks in advance, and I cannot thank you enough for being so accommodating when it comes to #realmslore questions. Smell the Weave, no, because everywhere on Toril except dead-magic zones it would be so pervasive, all the time, as to soon become unnoticed. Smell SURGES in the Weave when magic draws on it, like "extra ozone in the air" after the electricity of a storm, YES.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 13, 2020
That was what I mean, forgive my poor wording. As always, your insight is a blessing to all of us who traverse the Realms. Forgot to add: this works only in the immediate vicinity (surge in the Weave nearby). Limited as the Weave is constantly rippling, like a much-disturbed pond in which the water is disturbed by breezes and things constantly falling in; the ripples crash and rebound).#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 13, 2020
Would that disturbance in the Weave have a greater range of being detected if it were say a spell from a higher level? Yes, and even more so if the spell has a great effect than the norm (e.g. a fireball igniting a tank of flammable oil).#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 14, 2020