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Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 09 Jan 2019 : 16:19:25 It occurs to me that Ed has been posting Realmslore on the Twitter, and not everyone has the Twitter.
So I thought a single place where such lore could be collected would be a good thing. ![](images/icon_smile.gif)
Ed is a frequent poster there, adding all sorts of Stormtalons and Epic Fantasy stuff, but for the purposes of this thread, I'd like to keep it focused on his Realmslore. ![](images/icon_smile.gif)
(I'm also stickying this thread, to make it easier to find)
Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) on Twitter
The #Realmslore hashtag on Twitter |
30 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
questing gm |
Posted - 15 May 2024 : 10:35:02 On befriending a mimic
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1790388308750598243 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1790392066511454285
May 14, 2024
@CJMac100
Hail and well met Mr. Greenwood,
If you have the time to humor a strange question, I would be extremely grateful. Is it possible to befriend and/or train a mimic to act as a companion/pet?
@TheEdVerse
Oh, yes. Like humans, they vary widely in personality. Some are loyal and affectionate, many are as self-minded as the Luggage (Discworld), and a lot are "in between."
@CJMac100
Thank you so much for answering my question! It brightens my day immensely to gain wisdom from the master himself
@TheEdVerse
My pleasure! (Some are companions or pets, others decidedly not. There's even a spelljammer sailing Realmspace crewed entirely by "treasure chests," meaning mimics that ate the goblin crew, and now go hunting the gullible to get fresh meals.) |
questing gm |
Posted - 11 May 2024 : 06:50:28 On taste of a Beast of Malar meat
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1788992964481454526
May 11, 2024
@derek_benigno
How tasty do you think a Beast of Malar would be? Do you think @Artie_Pavlov could make a cooking entry about one?
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@TheEdVerse
Elminster asks if you've ever eaten bison. Well-done, not rare.
He advises a marinade. And for some, generous applications of barbeque sauce. |
questing gm |
Posted - 11 May 2024 : 06:21:41 On Trelasarra Zuind's ale mug
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1788239410053435833 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1788242468695158841
May 9, 2024
@TheEdVerse
Ye can get a wizard to drink But ye cannot make a wizard think So drown his wits in this here mug Thy safety grows with his every glug!
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@Michael75535436
Is this a mug Trelasarra Zuind would use drink her ale in?
@TheEdVerse
Trelasarra prefers moonwine, in long, slender drinking horns.
However, Elminster won her over with hot chocolate in one of these mugs. She got all giggly.
(I think it was the tiny marshmallows, myself.)
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questing gm |
Posted - 05 May 2024 : 09:25:15 On "By my halidom!"
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1786538100316869078
May 4, 2024
@KyreneZA
@TheEdVerse, in Crown of Fire, Mirt exclaims: "By my halidom!" and even gets questioned about it by one of the Harper 'ladies'. Is it just an out of fashion nonsense saying folks use or something else?
@TheEdVerse
Heh. Mirt picked it up from Elminster, who got it while visiting our real world Earth and hanging out at a Ren Faire. When El said it, it sounded REALLY dirty to Mirt, so he took to using it with gusto.
We actually covered this in a panel at a Milwaukee-era GenCon. |
questing gm |
Posted - 03 May 2024 : 07:05:45 On Imberlur
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1786086561974456757
May 3, 2024
@TheEdVerse
Are you looking for an exciting new location for your party to explore?
Well, I've just released some brand new Realmslore where I talk all about the mysterious drow city of Imberlur!
https://twitter.com/i/status/1786086561974456757 |
questing gm |
Posted - 03 May 2024 : 06:47:57 On what inspired Ed to make the Forgotten Realms
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1785359357057613910
May 1, 2024
@duckiiphotos
What inspired you to make the forgotten realms!
@TheEdVerse
I was five years old, and (bored) in kindergarten had a daydream about two ladies with silver hair. I wanted to know more about them, and their world around them. So I started writing stories. A decade before D&D. |
questing gm |
Posted - 27 Apr 2024 : 04:17:11 On education in mother-belly for half-elves
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1784011684094365703
Apr 27, 2024
@AstralMangudai
Hey, @TheEdVerse , according to Cormanthor: Empire of Elves, Elves take some kind of education in mother-belly. Question is how that works for half-elves? Like if had an Elf mother and human father or half-Elf mother? How that affects the child?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMHMEQLXQAA-PMP?format=png&name=small
@TheEdVerse
Elf and half-elf mothers do this alike, regardless of who their child's father is. What differs with every individual mother and unborn babe is how well the teaching goes, and the child-to-be learns; it varies a lot (partly by the life experience of the mother). |
questing gm |
Posted - 27 Apr 2024 : 04:14:51 On Nar demon binding
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1783905435168211161 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1787940715898568837
Apr 27, 2024
@TheEdVerse
I've just released some new #realmslore, this time on binding demons, just like the Nar folk. ;}
https://twitter.com/i/status/1783905435168211161
May 8, 2024
@TheEdVerse
I'm incredibly excited to share an essential resource for those looking to master the Abyss in their campaigns! ;}
Come with me as I guide you through the process of binding DEMONS... just like the Nar folk #128520;
#9654;#65039; https://youtu.be/oPjlqdhejwE
- Edited on 8/5/24 to add new tweet |
questing gm |
Posted - 26 Apr 2024 : 02:17:28 On Maraloi video
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1783147997733191846
Apr 24, 2024
@TheEdVerse
Join me as I reveal the secrets of a mysterious group in the Realms called the Maraloi (also known as the Ancient Lords and the Spirit Folk) in my new video!
https://youtu.be/awfUQSK3OhQ |
questing gm |
Posted - 23 Apr 2024 : 12:52:16 On charges for "services" by worshippers of Sune
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1782580724920390098
Apr 23, 2024
@Ravenpenny
@TheEdVerse I have ab it of a weird question: But do worshippers of Sune ever charge for their uhhh "services"? Free love and all, but wouldn't this sort of "tithe" help keep the church going?
@TheEdVerse
Yes, but NEVER directly, and no tipping. The roundabout way it's done is to have "special" clean sheets and special undergarments worn, and then charge a side fee (a trifle inflated) for their "after cleaning." |
questing gm |
Posted - 18 Apr 2024 : 14:43:41 On the Court of Eilistraee
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1780668657154003251 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1785763051817361630
Apr 18, 2024
@TheEdVerse
I've finally released some long-awaited and much-requested lore on THE COURT OF EILISTRAEE, the chaotic good drow goddess that so many Realms fans love. ;}
#dnd #realmslore #forgottenrealms
https://twitter.com/i/status/1780668657154003251 May 2, 2024
@TheEdVerse
I have finally released new #realmslore about Elistraee!
Fans have been asking me for years to give them anything on "The Dark Dancer" and the wait is over! I hope you all enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it :}
#127909;#9654;#65039; https://youtube.com/watch?v=6rz42XOUhvI&ab_channel=EdGreenwood
- Edited on 3/5/24 to add new tweet to full video |
questing gm |
Posted - 18 Apr 2024 : 14:40:45 On Lady Darktalon
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1780611415050494243
Apr 17, 2024
@TheEdVerse
Want more lore on Manshoon and the Zhentarim? Come with me as we unveil the story and influence of Alicia, also known as Lady Darktalon! :}
#realmslore #forgottenrealms #dnd
#9654;#65039; https://youtu.be/LE_ExpPGN3M |
questing gm |
Posted - 13 Apr 2024 : 08:35:40 On new realmslore on the Maraloi
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1778875737639944473
Apr 13, 2024
@TheEdVerse
I just released some new #realmslore
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questing gm |
Posted - 11 Apr 2024 : 12:59:42 On Shadowdale today
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1777775963939414195
Apr 10, 2024
@ThePiazzaForum
Forgotten Realms fans: Not a Decepticon wants to talk about Ed Greenwood's "What has befallen Elminster's home of 650 years?" video: https://thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=33277
What do you think about Elminster's tower, what Elminster is doing in Waterdeep and Storm Silverhand nursing Mordenkainen?
@TheEdVerse
'Tis never unwise to get on the good side of a wizard of peerless power.
And Storm's good side has nursed many a mage and Harper back from death or insanity.
She's my walking tribute to nurses and caregivers everywhere. |
questing gm |
Posted - 11 Apr 2024 : 12:55:03 On 3 hour discussion of factions and organizations in Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1777540348236931198
Apr 9, 2024
@LGosumba
Wonderful 3+ hour discussion with @TheEdVerse @anna_b_meyer with @Littlebird_84 & @CourtneyWads94 surprising Ed! Vid here on Twitch:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2113853118
And on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcJFfgifYXY
@TheEdVerse
Current intrigues and skullduggery amid factions of the Realms AND Greyhawk!!! |
questing gm |
Posted - 08 Apr 2024 : 11:30:17 On Harpers in 5th Edition following the Code of the Harpers
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1777053981883187491
Apr 8, 2024
@MundoSociedade
Hi mister @TheEdVerse , Could you answer a question, I'm really delving into the lore of FR, do the Harpers, currently in the fifth edition, still follow the codes and questions of the Haper code, from the second edition? Are they decentralized, disorganized and free?
@TheEdVerse
They are still decentralized, though the western branch has more of a hierarchy (and uses Twilight Hall in Berdusk as their headquarters, as always) than the eastern "Senior Harpers." And they still follow the Code. |
questing gm |
Posted - 06 Apr 2024 : 09:52:23 On the dangers of a drunken Elminster
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1775664276381765654
Apr 4, 2024
@colehartwig
@TheEdVerse ever since watching your video on iron spheres, i can't help but wonder if a drunken elminster is more or less dangerous? given the remark about pina coladas, if you are willing to answer such an admittingly silly question XD
@TheEdVerse
Theoretically, more dangerous because inhibitions gone so he might "cut loose" with powerful magic more easily. However, I've never seen him drunk, just "happy," and a happy Elminster seems a lot safer than a grim one.
Should I ask him? |
questing gm |
Posted - 06 Apr 2024 : 09:16:58 On international law regulating war and humanitarian rights
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1775663319912767919
Apr 4, 2024
@optionalrule
@TheEdVerse Are there any concepts in The Realms similar to International Laws regulating warfare or humanitarian right in war?
@TheEdVerse
Oh, yes. If you make war the wrong way, Tempus Lord of Battles frowns on you...and victories of any sort become rare indeed. And everyone knows this. |
questing gm |
Posted - 06 Apr 2024 : 09:11:24 On rarity of dragon population
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1775346013466685587
Apr 3, 2024
@MikeLamberti
@TheEdVerse if using item rarity as a scale, what are we talking regarding the general dragon population in the Forgotten Realms?
Thanks in advance!
@TheEdVerse
Outside of Laerakond and the realm of Murghôm, rare. In those places, uncommon.
There are local glitches, though: the number of dragons living in other shapes in Waterdeep, for instance.
@MikeLamberti
Thank you! And that’s an interesting point… is it maybe more common to run into shapeshifted dragons throughout?
@TheEdVerse
Likely. However, most of the time, you'll never know. They don't go "breaking cover" lightly. |
sleyvas |
Posted - 05 Apr 2024 : 15:07:29 quote: Originally posted by questing gm
On a reliable method to grant the Gift
<snip> @TheEdVerse
No. There is no reliable method of passing on the Gift. A tendency has been observed for parents who both have the Gift to have offspring who have a higher chance of being Gifted than the children of non-Gifted parents, with the children of unions between Gifted and non-Gifted being “in the middle” in terms of likelihood of each of their children being Gifted.
It seems to be something beyond mortals to figure out, or control. Some have even tried such things as ongoing contact with enchanted dildoes,
LOL.... yeah, THAT'S why they were walking around with enchanted magically vibrating/twisting dildoes inserted all day.... to see if it would make them magical ... there was absolutely zero other reasons. The Sharess worshipper that was attempting this did not gain the gift, however, it is believed that she received "visions from her goddess" as a result.... though others who were watching her moans would call it something else. |
sleyvas |
Posted - 05 Apr 2024 : 14:58:02 quote: Originally posted by questing gm
On where do soul of gods go when they die
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773533721800401030
Mar 29, 2024
@JaredMelo6
Hey, @TheEdVerse! I'm DMing in the Time of Troubles and a doubt came to my mind:
When a god dies (like Bane and Torm died in Tantras), does his soul go to the Fugue Planes (or Myrkul's Realm in this time) like mortals that died or it goes somewhere else?
What about the soul of the body they took as an Avatar?
@TheEdVerse
This is one of the innate, unusual elements of godhood: there’s nothing predictable about the destination of a divine soul, or a divine-touched soul (such as the soul of a body a deity, even a demigod, has inhabited). They can appear anywhere, and go anywhere, sometimes moving by what seems like instinct or deliberate will, and sometimes seemingly at random/confused. No one knows what causes them to appear or journey to a specific place, beyond the observed fact that “unfinished business” (like an undead revenant) seems to SOMETIMES have some bearing on this.
Just to add to this... the 3.5e concept of "the place where vestiges go" might be considered a place where the "divine soul" of some beings go .... and its debatable if the "beings" that are entrapped there even still possess what we would term a "body" while in that place. It could be that body and "divine soul" are separated and that becomes what makes the place so hard to escape.
Along these lines, I highly recommend Eric Boyd's adventure "Wells of Darkness" in Dungeon #148 where he introduces a planar layer with "wells of darkness" in which powerful beings can be imprisoned, and these "wells" can be linked to "shattered night"... which may be at least ONE of the places where vestiges "go" (because we don't know that they're all in the "same" place necessarily). In that product, it notes that entrapped demons and devils are constantly trying to be "reincarnated" in the fiendish forms by the lower planes and that beings (abyssal ghouls and chasme mostly) in the "fiendish prison" are feasting on their regrowing forms to gain power themselves and prevent their fiendish regenerations. |
questing gm |
Posted - 05 Apr 2024 : 12:17:13 On Iron Spheres
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1775260496347668894
Apr 3, 2024
@TheEdVerse
Friends! I've released a new video explaining on of the #forgottenrealms's strangest and most mysterious magic items: IRON SPHERES.
Join me as we discover their origins and their capabilities! #dnd #realmslore
#127909;#9654;#65039; https://youtu.be/Jvy_hr1QLQE |
questing gm |
Posted - 31 Mar 2024 : 10:18:14 On the concept of citizenship
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1774253207742554222
Mar 31, 2024
@Azounerella
@TheEdVerse I have a question for you, Wise Sage. Does the concept of citizenship (as opposed to just residency) exist anywhere in the Forgotten Realms? If so, could you please elaborate on where they have it and how it works?
@TheEdVerse
Hoo boy, citizenship matters in many, many places across Faerûn, as a basis for voting, for guild membership, for preferential tax treatment in some places and land/urban real estate ownership in others; if you count towns and city states, in HUNDREDS of places. |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 03:03:07 On could Elminster rebuild his ancient homeland the Kingdom of the Stag Athalanter
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773545428115403152
Mar 29, 2024
@TywinResists
@TheEdVerse if Elminster wanted to, could he rebuild his ancient homeland the Kingdom of the Stag Athalanter? I am only curious about his former homeland.
@TheEdVerse
He COULD, but it would wreak havoc in current Secomber and the lands around, and would be hollow to him: it would be a "stage set" evoking his past, not restoring it. So why harm folk now, to chase something he knows he can't get back? |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:58:43 On spells or other magic in the Realms that deal with paternity tests, or other DNA-type tests
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773544337034371119
Mar 29, 2024
@webjr1981
@TheEdVerse Are there spells or other magic in the realms that deal with paternity tests, or other DNA-type tests?
@TheEdVerse
Yes, but they are rare, and most clergies that know such divine spells (they are all divine, and not arcane, though some arcane spells can detect enchanted blood; for these to have any utility, the caster has to know the nature of the blood that was “there before” a suspected contact or change or event) have ethical considerations about using them. In other words, if the requester (who must typically pay handsomely) doesn’t have a strong reason for knowing heritage/lineage/inheritance (such as a curse, or nobility, or royalty) that the clergy accepts, they won’t cast such spells. If establishing paternity will prevent local feuds or mistreatment of an individual, the clergy would likely cast such a spell. |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:54:58 On a reliable method to grant the Gift
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773543513201729633
Mar 29, 2024
@smolbep
@TheEdVerse
Hi! l've been thinking about the Gift with your tweets this past week, and I got to wondering: is it even possible to have a reliable method to grant the Gift? If so, has anyone figured one out yet? If not, why?
@TheEdVerse
No. There is no reliable method of passing on the Gift. A tendency has been observed for parents who both have the Gift to have offspring who have a higher chance of being Gifted than the children of non-Gifted parents, with the children of unions between Gifted and non-Gifted being “in the middle” in terms of likelihood of each of their children being Gifted.
It seems to be something beyond mortals to figure out, or control. Some have even tried such things as ongoing contact with enchanted dildoes, surgically implanted magic items, magical undergarments, and “treatment programs” of having spells frequently cast on pregnant women and their infants, to try to make the Gift manifest more often…but NOTHING is reliable. Mystra, Azuth, and Ao can grant the Gift, and overwhelming one’s own blood with that of creatures whose Gift is innate (dragon’s blood) often but not always works, but nothing more is reliable.
It's obviously, after all this time and experimentation, something that can’t be “figured out,” so…that’s why. |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:51:20 On Vangerdahast's sanctum in "Elminster's Daughter"
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773541509633028506
Mar 29, 2024
@ItalianKarsus
@TheEdVerse hey just checking... was Vangerdahast's sanctum in "Elminster's Daughter" the Stag Steads lodge near Mouth o' Gargoyles?
@TheEdVerse
No. It was near Stag Steads, but was a place he magically shielded from discovery (and magically reshaped) after discovering it. Unbeknownst to him, part of it consisted of caverns in the depths of the King’s Forest that in ancient times were lairs for dragons—and when Mystra’s vestige appeared in another cave, some of her “backup echoes” were in this sanctum. |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:48:21 On how is Laeral Silverhand handling Waterdeep politics
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773540460096581771
Mar 29, 2024
@AlecTheRitter
@TheEdVerse any hint on how is Laeral Silverhand handling Waterdeep politics?
Like, has the Waterdevian "Hegemony" expanded into the Wild Frontier? Are the finances doing good? Amy relevant change?
@TheEdVerse
Laeral inherited a city whose finances were a shambles, thanks to her predecessor (Neverember) spending lavishly and looting treasury budgets for his own ends, as well as a city of increasing tensions due to his habit of setting Masked Lords against each other, guild against guild, and trading coster against trading coster so he held the most daily on-the-ground power. She is trying to soothe tensions, restore trust (largely by fair and open rulings, kindness, and restoring rights or privileges that had been trampled upon). So her theme thus far has been more renewal than reaching out, aside from trying to achieve closer accord with such places as Silverymoon and Secomber (in other words, to revive the spirit of the Silver Marches if not any of its formal existence). The finances are doing much better, as she improves tax collection but refines the tax code so residents don’t feel oppressed, and the trust is coming back far more slowly. Currently, Laeral is leaving the “fix small conspiracies and blunt the reach of the Xanathar” to Elminster (who has achieved much by personally confronting the beholder crime lord and warning it that if it becomes too troublesome, El can and will personally destroy it, with ease—and might even make the demise "fittingly painful") and devoting herself to improving her personal relationships with Vajra (the Blackstaff), various noble houses, and specific Masked Lords and guildmasters. Her goal is not to win any popularity contests, but to make Waterdeep a happier place whose residents residents feel like a team, who like each other’s company, and not “a nest of competing vipers,” which is what one veteran merchant called it three decades ago. |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:44:41 On do children's souls without a patron go to the Wall of the Faithless
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773535174648594675
Mar 29, 2024
@JaredMelo6
@TheEdVerse a question, when children die in Faerun, and they couldn't choose a Patron in life, do their souls go to the Wall of the Faithless in the City of Judgement?
@TheEdVerse
No, “Faithless” are those who repudiated the gods deliberately. In the polytheistic Realms, no one has to choose a Patron. Dead infants and children drift towards the deity most often worshipped in their presence, even if they were asleep, too ill or comatose to know what was going on around them, and so on. If the parents or family they were directly part of/spent time within venerated a specific deity or several deities, those deities would have the strongest ‘call.’ |
questing gm |
Posted - 30 Mar 2024 : 02:41:43 On where do soul of gods go when they die
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1773533721800401030
Mar 29, 2024
@JaredMelo6
Hey, @TheEdVerse! I'm DMing in the Time of Troubles and a doubt came to my mind:
When a god dies (like Bane and Torm died in Tantras), does his soul go to the Fugue Planes (or Myrkul's Realm in this time) like mortals that died or it goes somewhere else?
What about the soul of the body they took as an Avatar?
@TheEdVerse
This is one of the innate, unusual elements of godhood: there’s nothing predictable about the destination of a divine soul, or a divine-touched soul (such as the soul of a body a deity, even a demigod, has inhabited). They can appear anywhere, and go anywhere, sometimes moving by what seems like instinct or deliberate will, and sometimes seemingly at random/confused. No one knows what causes them to appear or journey to a specific place, beyond the observed fact that “unfinished business” (like an undead revenant) seems to SOMETIMES have some bearing on this. |
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