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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
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 Posted - 12 Jun 2025 : 09:13:18
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On number of stomachs a centaur has
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1932966109226967112
Jun 12, 2025
@EricMoonstrike
@TheEdVerse I have a centaur character and I'm curious about something. How many stomachs does a centaur have?
@TheEdVerse
Just one, like a horse or a human (they're non-ruminants, unlike cows). |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
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Posted - 12 Jun 2025 : 22:13:50
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2025 : 16:33:59
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A preview of a grab bag of Realmslore
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1935045156475965704
Jun 18, 2025
@TheEdVerse
https://t.co/pm5TKtGdSW
@_yumeshiro
I wish there was a preview here on X. I'm sadly not a patreon supporter so I don't even know what I'm missing.
@TheEdVerse
Good point!
Okay:
Mystra’s Current Domain
No mortal knows where Our Lady of Spells dwells, for the very good reason that...
Epic Magic That Still Works In The Realms of 1500 DR
The epic magic still usable in the Realms today are workings...
Drugs In The Realms
Both for medicinal (healing) and...
Swordfighting Styles In The Realms
In the past, there were some schools of...
Artificers From Lantan
The Lantanna carry or wear lots of enchanted portable ...
The Dragon Orothdroun
A dragon who perished... |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 18 Jun 2025 : 18:18:10
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On Hornkeep and Undarl’s red dragon steed in Making of a Mage
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1935046513102594453
Jun 18, 2025
@ItalianKarsus
@TheEdVerse
re: Making of a Mage
1. Hornkeep apparently across Horn Hills, fly overnight SE to Hastarl. Per Lost Empires: Undarl's Tower west of Hastarl, few miles. Undarl's Tower != Hornkeep?
2. Anglathammaroth is black. Undarl rides red at start, Myrjala kills at end; red name?
@TheEdVerse
1. No, Hornkeep and Undarl’s Tower are different places. Hornkeep is indeed NW of Hastarl, across the Horn Hills and beyond.
2. Undarl’s red dragon steed was Glathkarlarrogh (“Gull-LATH-car-lar-ROG”). |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jun 2025 : 13:44:23
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On appropriate reward given by the crown for services to Cormyr
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1937216956894978082
Jun 24, 2025
@AndrewF_Writer
@TheEdVerse Oh great Sage. Is there an appropriate reward given by the crown for services to Cormyr?
@TheEdVerse
Several. Most consist of knighthoods or land grants (usually a manor with the working farms around it), but the "big prize" for centuries has been the Barony of the Stonelands (a Crown attempt to get someone to settle and tame them, put in good roads, and make them truly part of Cormyr rather than a claim on a map.
If you're already really rich, a knighthood AND land grant (waving the chance at a future baronial title), and if already noble, an office (such as Warden of the Ports, or Warden of Tunland).
@rpgpizzaria
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@TheEdVerse
...time "at home"? Yes. Building strongholds (interacting with tradesmen, quarry suppliers, etc.)? Yes. My "home" players want to immerse themselves in the Realms; they have sideline jobs, investments, friendships and business relationships they work on, and so on.
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 24 Jun 2025 : 15:49:40
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On draconic denizens in Baldur's Gate
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1937313848836653108
Jun 24, 2025
@SeanLandDGeorge
Hey @TheEdVerse, we've heard and seen a lot about the dragon denizens of Waterdeep, but what about Baldur's Gate, are there any noteworthy or interesting draconic (or other powerful entity) denizens living within the city?
@TheEdVerse
Heh. You have run hard into a very hard and solid NDA. Which was no doubt enacted by Wizards to keep errant designers from creating something that would give Larian Studios a design headache.
So let me just say this: pre-NDA, I'd have had a meaty answer for you.
And may still have in time to come, if I can get the NDA lifted. As for powerful beings: hie thee to my YouTube cannel and watch the Baldur's Gate video I did months ago...and you'll have an answer. :} |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2025 : 10:00:17
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On Volo's appearance in Baldur's Gate 3
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1938351313672179813
Jun 27, 2025
@colehartwig
@TheEdVerse watched your latest bg3 stream where you met volo, seems to me someone let it slip to Volo he was gunna be in some form of media about the absolute crisis or something, ie the events of bg3, that he went on a diet, got a haircut, and probably invested in a few potions to ensure he looked as good as possible, does that seem like something volo would do or would this be more so do to how his depictions have changed over the years?
@TheEdVerse
Oh, it's certainly something Volo would do. The man hath his vanity, and thanks to needs for disguises to escape retribution often, has become good at cosmetics, wardrobe changes, and the like. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2025 : 13:27:38
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On teleporting to a ship without knowing its location
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1939774304511828325
Jul 1, 2025
@ErebusValmar
In AD&D, would you allow a wizard to teleport onto a ship that he owns without knowing its current location?
@TheEdVerse
Yes, the teleport can be done. Here's the trick: a chalked area on a deck, or a rug in a cabin, or a kept-clear closet is the "known familiar destination" for the jaunt.
This is OFFICIAL.
How so?
Well, this was the result of a long philosophical argument over beer: Gary Gygax, Len Lakofka, Jim Ward, and me.
Back and forth the points flew, amid much discussion , but in the end, Gary agreed with this interpretation. With a warning: DMs MUST police with barriers to teleportation, or "the abuse will be MASSIVE." (His words.) |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 07 Jul 2025 : 04:07:49
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On Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1941600913770033462
Jul 6, 2025
@FRWiki
Take a bite out of Baldur's Gate with a delicious bowl of Baldurian Seafood Stew, from The Forgotten Realms Wiki Presents Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery, our very first sourcebook. Coming soon to a table near you!
#BaldursGate3 #BG3 #Cooking #DnD
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@TheEdVerse
Want to eat very well in real life, enjoying dishes from the Forgotten Realms? Tested and perfected in a real-world kitchen by a man who knows what he's doing? This is a tome you should own! Spice up your Realms games and your real dining table!!!!
HIGHLY recommended! |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2025 : 04:14:27
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On value of penicillin in the Realms
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1944926164432150883
Jul 15, 2025
@PastorGall
@TheEdVerse I have a question, if a modern doctor got to the realms and was making penicillin for his own uses, what would the value of it be, like, an ounce of it? I have no clue on how to price something like that
@TheEdVerse
It would vary quite a bit depending on what local buyers know of its efficacy (remember, it's a mold or a distillate of mold, so they're predisposed to think "bad"), but for those who value it: 8-16 gp/vial, 12 gp average. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2025 : 04:18:16
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On Perendra from Voonlar and Perendra Raslemtar
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1944926493164912731
Jul 15, 2025
@seeminglyclever
Praise be the Lorelord, @TheEdVerse, if I may bother you with a quick clarification. You once wrote a series of “Elminster Speaks” articles about a Perendra who lived near Voonlar; I’ve also come across Perendra Raslemtar. Could you confirm if these are two distinct mages?
@TheEdVerse
They are indeed. Two different females who happen to share the same feminine first name. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 21 Jul 2025 : 06:16:30
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On cocktail representing Baldur's Gate
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1945686015143739850 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1945999276502364460
Jul 18, 2025
@Rmax04028511
Hey Ed, what cocktail would best represent Baldur's Gate? My players are way too curious and I had no idea what to tell them, lmao
@TheEdVerse
Real-world or in-Realms?
@Rmax04028511
Both of them, so I can make the mixture for them again at the next session.
@TheEdVerse
For Baldur’s Gate, I would go with a whiskey sour (with egg white; insert obligatory “raw egg” health warning here). Made NOT with bourbon, but with a less -sweet scotch whiskey like Highland Park 12 or Ardbeg 10. Ingredients
2 ounces whiskey
2 drops (no more!) Amaretto
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/4 ounce simple syrup
1/2 ounce egg white (optional)
Garnish: Angostura bitters
Steps
Combine whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white (if using), in a shaker, and dry-shake for half a minute, without ice.
Add ice, shake again for a fast-count of ten.
Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with 3–4 drops of Angostura bitters, then add the 2 drops of Amaretto.
In the Realms, such a drink is known as a Mermaid’s Tail (a mermaid’s kiss is sweet, but the tail-slap of her rejection is sour). |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2025 : 08:48:50
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On Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1947353071937327570
Jul 22, 2025
@FRWiki
Realmslore!
The Forgotten Realms Wiki Presents Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery features a foreword from Elminster by setting creator Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) and an article on halflings by fellow luminary Steven E. Schend!
@TheEdVerse
Miss this NOT! Not just essential Realmslore, but recipes that work in the real world and will make your tummy HAPPY! |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2025 : 08:53:34
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On purchasing the Forgotten Realms for $5000
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948901420251369843
Jul 26, 2025
@DungeonNoir
The Forgotten Realms were purchased from Ed Greenwood for $5,000
@SJNB_Poesy
Weirdly, that low sale price probably means he'll go down in history as a legend of transmedia fantasy production, whereas if he'd asked a lot more nobody would likely know who he is. Strange conundrum.
@DungeonNoir
Man at the time I wonder if he could have asked for more. It probably seemed like a lot
@SJNB_Poesy
It was a pure passion project for the guy. It's like being a garage band and you're offered to open for some big name band and being offered some small sum... You're probably not going to refuse unless they pay you more money - you're just happy to get the big audience and recognition.
Ed did the type of creative work that almost never gets recognized despite its depth, scope, and quality - but for every Ed who does get recognized, there are probably dozens who don't... Heck, how many long-term homebrew campaigns could be fantasy settings fit to make movies, comics, video games, and write novels in - but nobody will ever hear of them? Probably quite a few.
Glad Ed got recognized in any case... It's a win for the passion project going big - even if they payday wasn't huge!
@TheEdVerse
That's it exactly. Mike Dobson later told me I could have asked for a LOT more...but I didn't care: I just wanted TSR to say "yes" so I could get colour maps of the Realms that didn't have my pencil crayon strokes visibly in all the seas. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2025 : 09:09:08
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On Kelemvor judging all souls
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948902465329594767 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948903597179118038 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948907278444495230 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948909636528038217
Jul 26, 2025
@timemarry
@TheEdVerse Hey Ed! I've got a question for you. I really like Kelemvor, as a character and as a god. He and Jergal are by far my favorite DnD gods. I always wondered, does the souls of every being in the multiverse pass the divine judgment of Kelemvor? +
And, does the soul of an elf go through Kelemvor's divine judgment before being reborn as a new elf?
Thanks in advance for your response and sorry if a question like this was already answered!
@TheEdVerse
No. Kelemvor judges the souls of humans and sentient beings whose souls aren’t consumed (by hags or beings hags sell souls to, for instance) or claimed for judgment by other deities (such as goblin or kobold deities judging the souls of goblins or kobolds, respectively). Elves are among those mortals that Kelemvor would normally not judge, though almost all half-elves do experience his judgment.
@TheEdVerse
And Maro, sorry it took so long to get back to you. I'm falling farther and farther behind, as the lore queries rush in! Plus tard il sera trop tard. Notre vie c'est maintenant. Sigh.
@RpgMatch
Woah!
Are you saying that being eaten by a hag means the SOUL is eaten too?! Permanent, forever death with no afterlife?
What other perils in the world of Faerûn carries this same level of danger? Becoming a vampire or lich, etc?
@TheEdVerse
Ah! Here's the thing: if a hag steals a soul in her soul bag, the body it belongs to can't be resurrected. It CAN be animated. If the soul is consumed by a hag or a being the hag sells/barters the soul to, it, er, passes out the other end diminished. So the soul survives, but lessened. So the soul likely cannot come back as whatever being it formerly was, but something lesser (lemures, etc.). And if the hag sells/barters the soul to a devil who's not outcast, the soul WILL be put into a devil to live a "new life."
Hags rarely dine on souls they capture, because they're "ruining goods" they can sell or barter. However, if they desperately want a talent the being had (spellfire wielding, for instance) and think they can get it by eating the soul, or if they are themselves 4) very weak or wounded, and need the life-essence, they will devour a soul they catch. Looking at the title of what we've just heralded, soul taking MIGHT just feature in some small way in its contents...
@TheEdVerse
And yes, trying to become a lich by one of the popular methods is VERY dangerous. Most of those ways involve imbibing a potion of lichdom which is essentially a poison. Some who do drink, die irrevocably. See Minsc and Boo's Guide and several other canon sources... |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jul 2025 : 10:33:00
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On Souls for the Taking, The Return of Larloch Book One
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1948904679435632824
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1949917583081144406
Jul 26, 2025
@visionarypnd
Sneak preview for a new #dungeonsanddragons #ForgottenRealms title on @dms_guild #DMsGuild this fall, by @TheEdVerse @RhysYorke @chutneychiller @AdventuringZone produced by Visionary!
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@TheEdVerse
Oho, looky here! Realms fans, miss this not! And... @RpgMatch, we got a quote from Szass Tam!!!
@_Flameborne Parody account
So glad he could take time out of his busy day of evil scheming to give a quote.
Are we sure the interviewer survived?
@TheEdVerse
Oh, yes. He had to survive, or we wouldn't have received that quote. I don't think he'll be all that welcome in Thay in the future, though. ;}
@_Flameborne Parody account
Pour one out for his bravery, either way!
@TheEdVerse
Indeed! The man is a Visionary. And the guiding hand behind some VERY handsome bestselling game books. I'll be filming with him tomorrow...
@RhysYorke
The secret project I’ve been working on! “Souls for the Taking” is the first in a series of books set in the Forgotten Realms that I’m co-authoring with the legendary @TheEdVerse ! Our sneak preview will be out at #GenCon! #dungeonsanddragons
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@TheEdVerse
Oooh, look... #realmslore #Larloch #Scornubel |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 04:32:52
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Races on the Talis cards
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1949912338234241206
Jul 29, 2025
@RenMasaoAnkoku
@TheEdVerse This is the oldest and most random question, surely, but for the original Talis cards - do the races depicted have significance or can the cards depict any race and hold the same meanings? Ex: changing the Flames suit from Dwarves to Tieflings
@TheEdVerse
In the Realms, you CAN change them (rarely done, though; tradition). I'm not sure if that holds true for Krynn, where Talis decks originated; you'd have to ask Margaret Weis or Tracy Hickman about that. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 04:45:15
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On dragons having any specific smell
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1949919208281669804 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1953884754702426257
Jul 29, 2025
@JustATotalFreak
Hi, Mr Greenwood, I have a question, my fiancee and I have been discussing this for quite some time about a half dragon character we have, do dragons have any specific smell? Or do they smell like where they live ie a red dragon smelling like sulfur because they live in a volcano
@TheEdVerse
Different dragon types have different smells, that intensify when a dragon is angry or has other strong emotions right now, is horny, or is unwashed, and also increase with age and size. Blue dragons smell like ozone, copper like heated copper, green dragons like red wine vinegar, black dragons like iodine, and so on. The scent is innate; where they live (e.g. stinking swamp waters, mud, volcanic ash) adds smells atop their innate smell, mingling with it.
@_skyjessi_
What do bronze dragons smell like? Asking for my wizard.
@TheEdVerse
Ever heated old (copper) pennies? Or done "old" ("acid core") soldering? Combine those smells: the tang and the scorching, richer, oilier and higher in the nose than heated copper alone: that's the smell of a bronze dragon. When angry or wounded, add iron-blood odour. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 06:05:09
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On union of a fey eladrin father and a human mother
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1949919997460934754 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1949920803945894003
Jul 29, 2025
@AngryMaulLady
@TheEdVerse I've an interesting question for you, if you happen to have the time. Fey eladrin, as I understand, are high elves that have spent such time in the Feywild that they become themselves both fey and elves. Now, we already know elf + human = half-elf. What might the union of a fey eladrin father and a human mother be, conceived and born on the Material Plane? Are they also a half-elf, or are they something else?
@TheEdVerse
The offspring will vary with individual genes, favoring either parent, but will usually grow up to have some sort of "elfin" look (large eyes, pointed ears, delicate features, better low-light vision than humans) AND innate fey traits not visible to other eyes.
@TheEdVerse
So, yes: half-elves, but variants (in life specifics) individual to individual. "Wild talents," to use my Realms term from before D&D. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 07 Aug 2025 : 04:14:48
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On odds of a sword coaster meeting a super hot tabaxi wife in Chult
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1952773609920819245 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1952912374857384071 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1953888838147092908
Aug 6, 2025
@TheEdVerse
What is it like, to live in the Forgotten Realms? Well...
https://t.co/rwDUSTsIj6
@Salm_O_Nish
*raises hand* what the the odds of a sword coaster meeting a super hot tabaxi wife and making her a wife.
@TheEdVerse
If that Sword Coaster sails to Chult, quite high. If not, pretty low. Few tabaxi travel unless they're strong-minded adventurers, and such individuals have usually chosen mates "already."
@Heimdayl
Is there not a small tabaxi colony located near Mornbryn’s Shield?
I seem to recall rumors about one protected by a strange paladin.
@TheEdVerse
Shhh! That settlement's a SECRET. ;} |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 09 Aug 2025 : 16:23:51
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On dualism in AD&D 2nd edition
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1953887003264921811
Aug 9, 2025
@AstralMangudai
Hey @TheEdVerse how does dualism work in aD&D 2e mechanics? We know elves are barred from most of specialist wizard classes. Is dualism a kit or W/W multiclass or a special class like Alunakkar, Dijakkar, Encikkar, Nelluonkkar? Would they need requirements of both base classes?
@TheEdVerse
As a never-TSR-staffer, I can't give you any "official" rules answers, but I did design a lot of 2e via Realms products, and I handle it thus: most players ran generalist all-in wizards.
Anyone can dual class, but yes, must meet requirements of both base classes. #realmslore
Dual classes do NOT get to cast a spell from each class in the same combat round/turn/move (the internal design terminology changed over the life of 2e), but you CAN ready items and spell components as well as cast a lone spell (DM fiat prevents elaborate setups). |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2025 : 07:31:52
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On writing compelling characters
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1955042868231541022
Aug 12, 2025
@RexfelisCatlord
Writing compelling NPCs is one of your strong suits. Truly!
I recently re-read FRE1: Shadowdale, and was impressed by the many NPC-based random encounters you included. Enough to work as a campaign-starter, quite independent of the rest of the contents of the adventure module.
@TheEdVerse
A compelling fantasy setting, to me, is people, not geography. You need the landscape, yes, and the people need not be human, but spending time with interesting minds is the core of memorable stories, both at the gaming table and on the page.
FRE1 was a sandbox by necessity as I had to submit it months before the novel it had to match was finished, and the plot for the trilogy kept changing, so all I could do was pour lore into the areas the novel characters would traverse). |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 15 Aug 2025 : 07:39:50
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On correct pronunciation of Drone Wyvernspur's first name
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1955420013248028778
Aug 13, 2025
@SolarisWesson
@TheEdVerse not sure if you can help but what is the correct pronunciation of Drone Wyvernspur's first name. Is it simply like the modern drone or a Dro-nay?
@TheEdVerse
It is properly "DOR-own" but due to his habit of sharing lore on and on and his deep, one-note voice, all of Redstone Castle took to calling him "Drone" (as in: "drone on") before "Uncle" was added to that. ;} The man didn't mind. Dorath, however, stuck with DOR-own. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2025 : 13:34:42
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On when legally bound to Beshaba
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1957300078399676913
Aug 18, 2025
@_Sedori
Hi @TheEdVerse! Quick lore question: In my FR game, Tymora told my PCs they’re legally bound to Beshaba via cosmic bureaucracy. She showed court summaries (Savras witness, Jergal notary) & tried asking Ao ("Blue"), who shrugged & stayed hands-off. Is this canon-friendly? Thanks!
@TheEdVerse
Heh. The Ao "Hands off" certainly is. Tymora being Tymora, she should have said to the PCs that there's "always a chance" for a way out for them (that's her nature). And there is, if they do the right things. And what are those? Up to you...
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2025 : 13:43:40
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On Order of Heroes
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1957301539053199606
Aug 18, 2025
@EricPatton4774
Some questions only @TheEdVerse can answer… This little bit of TSR advertising came to me in a 1987 Forgotten Realms boxed set. Was there really an Order of Heroes? Did the pen of Elminster actually send these heroes parchments highlighting new material? And who was the TSR mind behind this “1960’s comic book style” marketing research plan?
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@TheEdVerse
It was a TSR executive's ploy to build a mailing list of potential buyers for stuff. However, not being an employee then or ever, I never learned which executive.
David Martin was editor of The Secrets of the Sages newsletter (3 issues assembled, only 1 put out). |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2025 : 13:45:55
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On elven (and drow) menstrual cycle
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1957302998738096131
Aug 18, 2025
@WizardPony
@TheEdVerse play has backed us into a corner. What is the elven menstrual cycle like in Faerun, and how do Drow differ? I know book of elves touches fertility in general and says Drow breed human fast instead, but players need cycle info specifically.
@TheEdVerse
It depends on the elves; star elves can control their cycle, whereas moon elves are firmly tied to the larger moon of Toril. MOST elves have a period of four to six days (both “shoulder” days being “spotting), but these days occur every three months, not every month. Most drow, like most humans, cycle monthly. With elves as with humans, diet and other factors (being parched in drought or desert conditions, for example) can cause cycles to fade away. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2025 : 13:48:34
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On faking accent and personality in Zone of Truth
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1957306348439240735
Aug 18, 2025
@_skyjessi_
@TheEdVerse Hey, I have a question about a spell that came up in one of my games. We have two characters that act differently than they actually are in order to impress the other (one faking her whole personality, the other speaking with a fake accent). Would they still be able to do that while under the effect of zone of truth? Would speaking with a fake accent or acting like your personality is completely different be considered as 'lying'?
@TheEdVerse
Both are deception, but they would only be revealed with the right questioning. "What are your true feelings about X?" and "Is that your real voice?" would uncover right away, but an accent is an affectation, not strictly a lie. (This comes from Sage Advice rulings.) |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1694 Posts |
Posted - 20 Aug 2025 : 13:52:10
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On tiefling skin in the sun
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1957307467081154720
Aug 18, 2025
@AngryMaulLady
@TheEdVerse This one is a somewhat random question, bit with the various skin tones tieflings come in, including those outside the normal range of human tones, how well do tieflings handle the sun? Can they get sunburn, and if so, how susceptible are they? Does lineage or color play any discernible factor? What does a blue-skinned tiefling look like with sunburn? I think you get the general picture. Many thanks for your creativity, and I quite enjoyed your last reply to me. #realmslore
@TheEdVerse
Hi! Tieflings handle the sun very well, but they can get sunburnt (the less crimson or scarlet their skin hue is, the more easily, so heritage does play a part). A sunburnt blue tiefling freckles brown, then goes brown in irregular patches (like a black & white cow). |
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