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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. 
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.
(I'm also stickying this thread, to make it easier to find)
Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) on Twitter
The #Realmslore hashtag on Twitter |
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| questing gm |
Posted - 12 Oct 2024 : 09:57:33
On description of Farl
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844935628800020897
Oct 12, 2024
@galaxyfighter27
@TheEdVerse Hello Ed!! I’ve been infatuated with the forgotten realms since forever, and I’ve just recently started reading the Elminster books. I’ve noticed that Farl doesn’t seem to have a description. Does he have one that you know of? I’d love to draw him, he’s my favorite!!
@TheEdVerse
Farl was slim, wiry and strong, had very dark brown hair (looked nigh black), brown eyes, and tawny skin; he was Damaran. Thin-line moustache, close-cropped razor-edged "daggerboard" sideburns, and back-of-neck length hair. Handsome, lithe. Fast grin, likeable. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 12 Oct 2024 : 09:46:47
On other families joining the cult of Asmodeus
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844932441544245362
Oct 12, 2024
@TheAnonDM
Good day to Saer @TheEdVerse (Steven E Schend appears to have vanished!).
The Cassalanters reinvigorated Asmodeus worship in the early 1490’s. Are there any other families who featured prominently in their new cult?
@TheEdVerse
Not “prominently,” no. Behind closed doors and undercover, YES, but…they were ambitious wannabe-noble rising wealthy merchant families, like the Dzunborns and Ilindravvars of Sea Ward and the Jarandurs, Maendreths, and Sourntrils of North Ward.
Among the ranks of Waterdeep’s nobles, aside from the Cassalanters, worshippers tended to be wastrel “black sheep” uncles and aunts, the disaffected and usually unwed and debauched elder brothers and sisters not in line to head their house.
Such individuals included Gastorn Brokengulf (NE hm R3); Szelruena Agundar (CE hf Sor6); Ilmur Artemel (CE hm F4), and Naranta Sultlue (CE hf R7). |
| questing gm |
Posted - 12 Oct 2024 : 09:40:36
On big tobacco growing regions in Faerun
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844925306307592200
Oct 12, 2024
@Lyrewulf
@TheEdVerse Hail and well met! I was very much a pipe tobacco nerd in college, knowing far too much about various varieties and blends. I know tobacco originates across the sea, but are there any big tobacco growing regions in Faerun? I can't imagine wizards without a pipe!
@TheEdVerse
“Big” is a relative term, but there are several small pipeweed growing areas in Faerûn. You need sandy (or gravel) soil and a temperate climate. Here are a few: coastal southern Ulgarth, Durpar on the west bank of the Heldar, the shores of the Great Sea in Konigheim (the Utter East), near the northern headwaters of the River of Spears in Mulhorand (north of Klondor), just south of the Firward Mountains in Ashanath, and just west of the Tsurlar Forest in the Vast (east of the Stormcrest Trail).
There are many more small local “pockets” of pipeweed growing, as it’s now (in 1500 DR) a companion plant grown to protect some food crops. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 12 Oct 2024 : 09:30:52
On Ed's Beastmaster class in Dragon magazine
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844838884846555598 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844917668815548672
Oct 12, 2024
@DyslexicKnight
The Beast Master class in Dragon mag came out shortly after this film did. Do you think the film inspired the class?
@KevinLamb74
Very cool. #128077; Well let's ask @TheEdVerse and see if he responds! Hey Ed, did the 1982 film of the same name inspire the creation of this class that you published in Dragon Magazine?
@TheEdVerse
No, "my" Beastmaster was in the pipeline long before that fun movie came out. I WAS inspired by an Andre Norton 1959 sf novel, Beast Master, but more by the name than the content.
@CatalogFantasy
Where are any Beastmasters, if any, are operating today and what deities would they worship?
@TheEdVerse
I'm away from my notes right now, but here are a few:
Aerhoyn Thultran (“AIR-oh-hin THULL-tran”), a Chondathan male human in his thirties, formerly a cobbler in Amn, now (1500 DR) operates in both the Cloak Wood and the Wood of Sharp Teeth, seeking to curb the influences there of evil and harmful-to-the-wilds beasts and factions. He primarily worships Eldath.
Chanszellra Ormult (“Chan-SZELL-rah OAR-mult,” with the ‘t’ ALMOST silent) is an Illuskan female human in her mid-twenties. She grew up in Everlund, and is now active in the northeastern High Forest (the verges), and east into the Far Forest. She primarily worships Mielikki.
Orblan Hethennor is a Tethryian male human in his sixties. Formerly of Scornubel, he now roves the High Forest along the Heartblood River, and sometimes ventures into the Greypeaks. He venerates Silvanus more than others.
Rarlvarn Telgor is a Damaran male human in his thirties, who dwells in the Dalakharr (Methwood) in Unther. He primarily worships Nobanion. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Oct 2024 : 02:00:22
On FR equivalent of the Kamasutra
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1843851097359921212 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844920048219193746 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1844921528179126632
Oct 9, 2024
@LittleBadDragon
@TheEdVerse Hello Ed, I hope you're fine on this beautiful day.
My wife is too shy to ask such a question on public twitter, but I have no shame so I will go ahead and ask for purely research purposes (cough).
Is there an equivalent of Kamasutra in FR? If yes, who penned it?
@TheEdVerse
The clergy of Sharess sell Duth Lavarranka (“On Living Well”), a small tome that covers the sensual life, from bathing and grooming to caressing to relax and bring slumber or to arouse and bring orgasm, and even “Ressa” (prolonged orgasm leading to an altered state of consciousness: “goddess-rapture”). It has far fewer illustrations of sex positions than the Kama Sutra, but addresses the nature of love in the same way. The priests of Sharess will tell laity it was penned by the goddess herself, but cloistered temple lore ascribes it to priestess Raethra Nuenna, who wrote it in 799 DR, inspired by Sharess, and as her reward altar-ascended to become a servitor of the goddess at the end of that year.
@gkrashos
What language is that Ed? Or is it a “holy language” of the faith?
@TheEdVerse
It’s archaic Calant, the Sword Coast dialect of the Common Tongue (“Duth” = well or good, “Lavarran” is life and living, and the “ka” suffix = of or pertaining to). If Reaethra were writing today and not in 740 DR, she’d have written “On Living Well.”
@joechang2015
Wow. Where did Raethra reside?
@TheEdVerse
She dwelt in Beregost in 740 DR. There was a shrine to Sharess there from 732 DR through the 760s DR, before it was repeatedly raided by brigands, and ultimately abandoned.
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| questing gm |
Posted - 07 Oct 2024 : 05:10:56
On predilections that set Alhoons apart from standard liches
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1843011752239452579
Oct 7, 2024
@BaroqueGustave
@TheEdVerse Do Alhoons have any predilections that set them apart from standard liches in typical behavior? Do illithid wizards in general have a unique relationship with or approach to the Weave/Mystra?
@TheEdVerse
Yes. Alhoon want to devour brains of mages to gain memories (especially of spell creation experiments), but know each brain “gone” is another Weave access point lost to them. So many instead use spells to dominate and control captive wizards as thralls. Azuth frowns. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 06 Oct 2024 : 06:10:03
On how a mindflayer taste
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1842681450547782062
Oct 6, 2024
@Umizaki__
@TheEdVerse Would a mindflayer taste like a squid or a human?
Need to know for my calamari recipe.
@TheEdVerse
Neither. They taste a little like turtle, a little like abalone, and a little like portabello mushrooms. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 06 Oct 2024 : 05:52:08
On history of Imbrar II
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1842680845905039641
Oct 6, 2024
@RidianG
@TheEdVerse So i was researching the History of Impiltur and after Imbrar II, who's known as the last king of his nation, the history just...ends. What happened next? Why did he die, what or who caused it? Anything you can tell us about this relatively ignored area?
@TheEdVerse
I recommend you consult the writings of George Krashos, the reigning expert on Impiltur. You can find his lore on the DM's Guild, and chat with the man himself about Impiltur on Greenwood's Grotto, on Discord. There's a lot of juicy lore ahead for you!!! |
| questing gm |
Posted - 03 Oct 2024 : 04:39:23
On friers in the Realms
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1841524764046983404
Oct 3, 2024
@Artie_Pavlov
Would they use a frier to make them in the realms?
@TheEdVerse
Yes: metal pan of oil over coals, two or three heavy metal spoons (bowl about the size of your face but straight-sided, and bowl made of metal strips with gaps between them) are rested in it and then lifted out. So, akin to the fryer baskets in a McDonald's. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 03 Oct 2024 : 03:56:05
On Elminster's type
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1841520039788163198
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1842081182281830608 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1842082105292959969
Oct 3, 2024
@hearthomesinnoh
So, @TheEdVerse, What’s Elminster’s type?
@TheEdVerse
Smart beings whose minds he can admire.
@2Mahnas
How does he feel about real short skirts?
There was a famous bard that used to sing about smart ladies in that kind of attire.
@TheEdVerse
I daresay he doesn't mind such garments in the slightest. But would likely be swift to say his old legs don't look good in them, anymore. ;}
@Michael75535436
So Eilistraee #128521;
@TheEdVerse
Indeed.
- Edited on 4/10/24 to add new tweets |
| questing gm |
Posted - 03 Oct 2024 : 03:50:46
On offspring of polymorphed dragons
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1841519681959526445
Oct 3, 2024
RetttteR
@TheEdVerse Ok so if two dragons were shape changed or polymorphed would their offspring be full dragon? Or something else?
@TheEdVerse
Full dragon. If the two dragons were different species, the offspring would favour one or the other, but show signs of the "less favoured" parent genes, too. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 27 Sep 2024 : 03:51:52
On body hair on elves and half-elves
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1838685669260169710
Sep 25, 2024
@Lrbearclaw
The amusing part is that usually Half-Elves have very little body hair and pure elves have none. (Which implies Halsin has human blood somewhere in his family tree.)
But yep, we are a weird bunch. (Not a modder myself, if I was I would focus on 5e subclasses.)
@TheEdVerse
Elves and half-elves of Toril have body hair, but it's so fine, and translucent in hue, that it can be felt rather than seen unless you're looking past a surface of elven or half-elven flesh at a light source, so the hair is highlighted. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 27 Sep 2024 : 03:49:41
On the Taol coin of Waterdeep
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1838684285190181321
Sep 25, 2024
@WyattHAnderson1
@TheEdVerse My Players have been asking about the Taol coin of Waterdeep. Do you have insight as to its purpose, and specifically why it is named such? The rest of the coins in Dragon Heist seemed self explanatory but we are hung up on this one. Thanks!
@TheEdVerse
Sure. The coin came into existence, long ago, to pay the harbor entry toll of the time (a Realms example of "exact fare") without any currency exchange hassles. A ship captain could use their own coin/barter goods to get a certain number of these coins from city booths in Dock Ward.
Over time, the toll changed, Waterdeep accepted far more outland currencies, and the coin's name ("toll token" or just "toll") got corrupted into "taol" (thanks to the lilting way it was pronounced by folk from Tharsult and the Tashalar). |
| questing gm |
Posted - 27 Sep 2024 : 03:27:19
On the alignment of the archmage
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1838602447570239890
Sep 24, 2024
@JagvarGames What alignment is the Archmage?
#127912; by @JasonRainville
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@kai_mordo
if it's forgotten realms: CN. the chosen of mystra serve the needs of the weft and weave of magic itself. good, evil, lawful, unlaw, true chaotic - an Archmage is whatever they feel the moment requires. is this a fair assessment @TheEdVerse?
@TheEdVerse
It is. :} |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Sep 2024 : 06:53:02
On drow wizards gaining favor of Mystra and Azuth
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832957393702879529
Sep 9, 2024
@thekolbitar
@TheEdVerse Is there any possibility that a drow wizard rebelling against Lolth could gain favor from Mystra and Azuth?
@TheEdVerse
Oh, yes. Most of the gods of Toril will help mortals work against Lolth, because she's a constant pain to them and endlessly ambitious, so they think she must be curbed and thwarted at every turn. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Sep 2024 : 06:48:58
On Half-Giants
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832889031236939932
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832956804759801892
Sep 9, 2024
@CanyonGlac94388
@TheEdVerse In Races of Faerûn (2003), a feat called 'Jotunbrud' is introduced, which makes your character a size larger because of Giant ancestry. Can we surmise from it that Half-Giants are or at least were a thing? If so, why have were they never given a race template?
@TheEdVerse
Yes, half-giants ARE a thing.
Never having been a TSR or Wizards staffer, I don’t know why they were never given a race template.
In previous lore replies about mixed-race “half-people” I’ve mentioned that most such individuals genetically favour one parent, so a lot of, say, human-giant half-giants are just REALLY BIG (big boned, big organs, big strength) humans, like Madeiron Sunderstone in the Realms, so that may be one reason.
@CanyonGlac94388
Can they also inherit other traits from their giant side, like a Fire Giant's red skin? Thank you for your reply, sir!
@TheEdVerse
You're welcome, and yes, they can. Half-anythings are mixing enough genes that they can "breed others of their half-kind." Which means recessive genes may "come out" in their offspring, or grandchildren. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Sep 2024 : 06:42:42
On the process to create "signature" spells
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832879724277735453 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1833334174209507384
Sep 9, 2024
@nerdimmersion
@TheEdVerse I have a few questions. What's the process in the Realms for Wizards creating their own "signature" spells? I.e. Leomund's Tiny Hut. How about altering another wizard's signature spell to be your own? I'm playing a Geomancy wizard who just level 13 and I'm curious
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@TheEdVerse
Hi!
Named spells in D&D come from Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series, the same place Gary got (with permission) the “fire and forget” magic system from, for D&D. I put it into the Realms before D&D, in my Realms fiction, but the game and the Realms meshed perfectly.
In-game, in the Realms, most wizards don’t ever think of “signature” spells unless they’re non-adventuring spellcasters-for-fees in a big city or crossroads place, who become known for a particular spell they’ll cast for you, like a rat-deterrent or mending or warding spell, as it’s their daily bread and butter.
It’s considered egotistical to name spells after yourself, but many mages are arrogant and self-centered and do just that. Such individuals usually name all the spells they come up with after themselves, so we’ll get Cadleyn’s Balefire, Cadelyn’s Puissant Guardian, Cadelyn’s Scourer, Cadleyn’s Warning, and so on. Most mages are creative only in cutting corners with material components to use what they have on hand, so rare individuals (or liches and others who have loooong careers) create lots of new spells, and the great majority of mages just tinker with existing ones and make small changes (rather like gamers tinkering with D&D rules). So Mrasjestur’s Fireball and Qotharr’s Mighty Bolt, being Fireball with different material components and Lightning Bolt ditto, respectively, are the rule and not the exception. Whether or not such a spell becomes someone’s signature spell depends on how much they promote it as such (e.g. teaching it and selling scrolls of it widely), who else is casting a similar spell and their “reputation shadow,” and notoriety (e.g. “Oh, yes, the spell that idiot wizard used to bring down the balcony and crush the royal family he was working for; I hear he’s still running from all the angry avengers!”). {end}
@OliviaCLTFC
to that end how would a wizard, say james darkmagic iii for example, who's generally regarded as a great wizard but has a ton of "trademarked" spells be seen by their peers? could you have such a reputation that it would offset and people would be like "yeah, fair enough?"
@TheEdVerse
Oh, yes.
In the Realms just as in our real world, trust is the most valued trait in someone Gifted, and being kind, helpful, and understanding right behind. Being powerful, and so, respected, comes after that.
Powerful mages who aren't a**holes are all too rare. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Sep 2024 : 06:36:19
On ancient folk rituals
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832859314081399031 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832861482565910571 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832866396344037677
Sep 9, 2024
@ExeterSlayers
Where are these ancient folk rituals in D&D? Unfortunately, I don't see this. Maybe they're found Forgotten Realms? #dnd #dandd @Wizards_DnD it's a game of imagination, right?
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@TheEdVerse
I did over 20 pages of such local rituals and traditions, but WotC has never published, except for one New Adventures of Volo web column. I'll do a video for my YouTube channel early next year.
Most of them are rural "placate local place spirits" observances.
@ExeterSlayers
Ed, every culture has old rituals and festivals. Why don't @Wizards_DnD publish this stuff? Are they afraid of offending groups like modern pagans? Their roots lie in the modern world.
@TheEdVerse
I have no idea. I suspect it's for that: afraid of giving offense.
Back in the old TSR days, it would have been: we're conservative Midwest whitebread Christians, and this stuff is WITCHCRAFT.
I had a hard time just getting them to understand polytheism!
@ExeterSlayers
I get it. And yet D&D clerics and paladins worship a variety of deities and causes. There's a big disconnect here. @Wizards_DnD needs to take responsibility instead of being silent. Thanks for replying, Ed.
@TheEdVerse
My pleasure!
Yes, I'd patiently explain the pantheons and everybody praying to all deities as propitiation, and I'd get: "Yes, yes, but which god is MY god?"
Expect a Realms vid on some local customs, rites, and festivals in Jan or Feb next year. I hope. :} |
| questing gm |
Posted - 10 Sep 2024 : 06:26:23
On tacos in the Realms
https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1327333992664805383 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1327423776284430336 https://twitter.com/TheEdVerse/status/1327658815647604737 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832626511762850174 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832860779277701361 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832863215643935200 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1832877824333565963
Nov 14, 2020
@LeslieCourtne14
Dear Ed, are there tacos in Faerun, or something like them at least? If so, where would someone find them and what culture would they be in? Asking for my taco loving players.
@TheEdVerse
“Taco” is not a name known on Toril, but fried hardcrust roundbreads (what some real-worlders might call pitas, but fried crispy-hard) that have been stuffed with a hot cooked mix of minced-meat, spices, vegetables (diced and fried onions and/or potatoes, and/or Brussels sprouts, and/or asparagus, and/or leeks, and/or artichoke hearts, and/or radishes, and/or mushrooms) and sauces ARE known and devoured eagerly in many eateries, especially in the Vilhon, the lands south of there to the Shaar and beyond (so, places like Innarlith and south to include Luiren and Var the Golden), and are slowly spreading along the trade routes in all directions, to Chessenta and eastern Tethyr and Amn, to Calimshan and the Lake of Steam cities, and to Scornubel. You can even order them in some inns and taverns (yes, they’re becoming “the new thing” in tavern fare) in Secomber.
The meat tends to be whatever’s plentiful and cheap locally, from lamb to rabbit and all manner of small scurrying things, from “tree-cats” [squirrels] to rats, and the flavor profile varies from merely savory to hot-spiced; most establishments will ask “hot” or “warming” (= fiery or mild) when you order.
So, a folded-over, exposed-spilling-edge taco is a rare thing indeed, and cheese-drenched tacos are a special variant version anywhere they can be had, but the same sort of ingredients in essentially the same combination (so, a flat, closed taco, which varies from a “handpie” in that it was never full of gravy, and its outer pastry is thin and fried crispy-hard) can now be had in many places.
What it’s called varies from place to place; along the Sword Coast it tends to be called a “fryhard,” in the Vilhon, a “crunchtart,” in the South, a “hotbite,” and along the trade-routes, any of these three or even something else.
Elminster and the Seven all like “handfry pies” made with six or seven sorts of mushrooms, parsnips, leeks or spring onions (all diced), and strong cheeses (no meat).
The shell of a Torilian taco, whatever it’s called, is often rather like cornbread in its composition. Or a crisp naan (and is sometimes made by “gluing” two round-tortilla-like discs together with cheese).
@CatalogFantasy
Hail and Well Met
Praise Ilmater and Waukeen.
Faerunians have discovered the "taco" and "Tex-Mex." Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat Taco Taco Taco
So this is legal now on any tavern menu in Faerun?
@TheEdVerse
Pretty much.
Aside from the taverns (far north, most of them) that serve no food at all, just drink.
Most places serve something fiery or salty or both, to make patrons buy more drinks than they otherwise would.
(Wait 'til I get to the Realms version of pepperettes.)
@AlexMcclay2000
One more question since we are on this topic, Do most inns and taverns have menus? or is it like "today we serve X" sort of thing. Mostly a question concerning food, since I imagine patrons can order whatever they want to drink.
@TheEdVerse
It varies wildly depending on where the establishment is, and the time of year (that is, how plentiful/affordable, right now, is a variety of food). Also, what SORT of inn or tavern (are they trying to offer a wide selection of food, or a minimum/none)?
@Exile451
Okay so I’m 4 years late to this discussion, but now I have a pressing question :
Did Elminster go vegetarian after speaking with one sentient animal too many, or does he just really like strong cheese?
@TheEdVerse
El's no vegetarian, but loves certain strong cheeses. Old Cheddars (but NOT chemically smoked!) and Stiltons (eaten with pears, of course) rather than Limburgers and their ilk. NEVER Swiss. At least, judging by what he devours from my larder, and what he leaves alone.
@Exile451
No Camembert then?
*scribbles notes*
I do love the idea of Elminster being a picky eater, for some reason - maybe because in a book I don’t have to deal with the fallout XD
@TheEdVerse
El likes fresh, creamy Brie, as a spread on rusks and crackers.
He rummages my extensive larder (well, extensive before he gets there) and makes his own picks, these days.
Did you know those flaring sleeves have inside wrist-pockets for material components and food?
@Exile451
I did not, but it makes sense - he could not only hide tacos and pies in there, a little bat’s dung and sulphur (preferably in the *other* sleeve) and he could cook them on the fly with a little empty air bursting into flame…
@TheEdVerse
Yes! Also nuts, and he hooks so many of my little triangular Laughing Cow wrapped soft cheeses that he must STUFF his sleeves with them!
Oh, and wizards use bat forefingers (wing fingers) as toothpicks, and he carries those as wrist-hem-stiffeners!
@catlady_tired
Now I want to see Elminster get into a debate about what toppings go on pizza
@TheEdVerse
Being as I know he loves Hawaiian pizza (or at least, has stolen slices of that flavour on more than two occasions), I'm sure he would get into a debat. He also loves "Meat lover's" pizza, but dislikes aniseed in anything (so, no to some sausages). |
| The Sage |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 11:37:34
Kinda always wondered whether dragon blood would change colour when exposed to certain arcane castings. It’s something I’ve wanted to explore in my own campaigns. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:55:08
On different color of dragon blood
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831776079641768346
Sep 6, 2024
@MainQuestline
This just got me thinking...
Do dragons of different chromatic/metallic/classical have different color blood?
In my own setting they do, but that's because they were literally formed by gods as a 'perfect' species
@TheEdVerse
In the Realms, they certainly do.
Not all who get hold of some may agree, because dragon blood does oxidize and change hue and consistency when exposed to air for long periods or by contact with surfaces and containers made of particular things. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:51:37
On roads for a bicycle
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831756315825488106
Sep 6, 2024
@ericremyjordan
To stay motivated to ride my bike, each day I record my distance and track progress on the Sword Coast. After 1,190 miles, I've finally arrived back in Waterdeep! It took me 149 days of riding to travel up to Mirabar, then to Luskan and finally back to Waterdeep. #dnd #exercise
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@SirWiseGuy
@TheEdVerse This seems like a feat, bicycling around the Sword Coast. How well do you think the roads would fare for such a bicycle bound adventurer?
@TheEdVerse
What with ambushes by goblins and other raiders and brigands, and the rough surface (the roads are made for heavily-laden wagons whose foe is mud), such a ride would be…strenuous. The best bicycle would likely be a light-cargo tricycle with very fat, soft and squishy tires (so, propelling would be hard work and progress slow). But the scenery? MAGNIFICENT.
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| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:48:24
On Elminster trying tacos
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831754248801153423
Sep 6, 2024
@DarkForestPress
@TheEdVerse during his many visits, has Elminster ever tried Tacos?
@TheEdVerse
Of course. See the many replies here with my resurrected tacos lore. El prefers tidier ways of eating a hot seasoned ground meat mix, like: take a thin tortilla, spread THINLY with sour cream, then THINLY with meat mix, roll, and eat (bib in place, ale in hand). |
| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:45:16
On stickiness of bugbear spit
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831753329304842618
Sep 6, 2024
@kelcjac
@TheEdVerse How sticky is bugbear spit? Would it make a suitable paste?
@TheEdVerse
Bugbear spittle is more slimy than sticky. To turn it into a paste, you need a binder (pine gum/resin is the easiest and cheapest to find), some boiling and a pinch of salt to mix, then “roughage” for thickening: crushed green broad leaves from many plants will serve (what we buy as “baby spinach” is ideal). |
| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:41:00
On tressym trademark
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831750918900977738 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831750355434270988
Sep 6, 2024
@BloomsHarumi
@TheEdVerse Super random question that me and my friends randomly discussed during their first-ever encounter with tressyms.
We all know griffons, maticores, etc are old mythology Is the word tressym trademarked?
@TheEdVerse
Specifically, no, but it's owned (copyrighted) by TSR, so now Wizards. I created that creature (and that name), and it was published in The Haunted Halls of Eveningstar as work for hire, and so is part of the published Realms they own.
@BloomsHarumi
To add to that. What other creatures and/or creature names did you create? I love hearing other people's creative minds at work.
@TheEdVerse
Many (alhoon, crawling claw, curst, dracolich, and LOTS more; I was "the Monster Man" in early issues of The Dragon). #realmslore |
| questing gm |
Posted - 08 Sep 2024 : 02:37:54
On where to read Forgotten Realms lore
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1831610174974431714
Sep 5, 2024
@AriSarmiento6
Hi Ed, I hate to be a bother if I am, but could you provide a somewhere I could read the story and lore of Forgotten Realms?
@TheEdVerse
The best places these days are my Patreon, the Greenwood's Grotto server on discord, and the FR Wiki. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 28 Aug 2024 : 02:20:38
On Thundaerl Maurlatrimm and Avarae
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1827916946928472223 https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1827916946928472223
Aug 26, 2024
@ItalianKarsus
@TheEdVerse hello! Couple questions.
1. Is Thundaerl Maurlatrimm (Swords of Eveningstar Chap. 9 epigraph) the archmage behind Thundaerl's Universal Taster?
2. Nasmaerae Felmorel (Temptation of Elminster, Chap. 3) is called Daughter of Avarae by Azuth. Is there anything on Avarae?
@TheEdVerse
1. No, the Taster was devised by his grandsire and namesake.
2. Yes, but I'll have to look at my files to make sure I can share without running afoul of a NDA.
@ItalianKarsus
Uh, I should probably ask... no relationship to Thundaerlyn Hall in Marsember, right?
@TheEdVerse
Right. No relation. |
| questing gm |
Posted - 28 Aug 2024 : 02:14:48
On Elmara having children
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1827721735132819513
Aug 25, 2024
@TechnicalNitwit
Hey @TheEdVerse, the question came up in conversation with my friends when I was informing them of the Elminster's time as Elmara. Did the Sage bear any children during this period?
@TheEdVerse
No, he did not.
When the head of the Books Department told me I had to write a novel in which El was in turn all 4 core character classes, and I topped him by saying he'd switch gender, too, he gave a thumbs up, then added, "NO explicit sex and NO pregnancies." |
| questing gm |
Posted - 28 Aug 2024 : 02:09:07
On Khelben and cats
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1827719562743398875
Aug 25, 2024
@AuntieHauntie
It's a long way to Shadowdale though, and time is of the essence for my cat. (And the alley cat I feed but she's got other feeders too...)
Might need to knock on Khelben's door and see if he can get in touch for me. Hopefully he won't want much for the trifle. Does he like cats?
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@TheEdVerse
Khelben loved cats, but didn't want anyone to know that. So he did lots of gruff scowling and disapproving glares before scritching them under the chin and offering them treats (proper people food, of course). |
| questing gm |
Posted - 24 Aug 2024 : 15:32:59
On how much gold is a bucket from the gem mine worth
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1826465256626860178
Aug 22, 2024
@PratzStrike
@TheEdVerse Hey GM, how much gold is my haul from the bucket I grabbed from the gem mine worth?
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@TheEdVerse
Depends on where you're trying to sell it (what semi-precious stones they see a lot of, how many dwarf appraisers reside there to sniff at your haul).
Properly polished and mounted, some can sell as "real jewelry" in rural villages, where : { they have less to spend. |
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