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Brayden Steelsoul
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Posted - 07 May 2025 :  20:23:26  Show Profile Send Brayden Steelsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
I have an assignment coming up where we have to do a speech on a topic of our our choosing and I thought I would delve into a specific time period of the Forgotten Realms. What better time period than the best f*ck up ever. Karsus' Folly. Any resources, videos, pdfs, drives etc, all knowledge is welcomed as I want to make this as in -depth as possible. Also could anyone explain how he ascended and the Mystryl-Mystra conundrum as I can't really wrap my head around it.

EltonRobb
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Posted - 07 May 2025 :  22:24:59  Show Profile Send EltonRobb a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Do you have a copy of Magic of Faerun by Sean K Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, and Angel McCoy? The book covers Karsus and his folly in some detail. It's on page 4 and 5. Other than that, I have nothing else to suggest. Here's the link on Drivethru in case you don't have a copy: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3731/magic-of-faerun-3e
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Brayden Steelsoul
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Posted - 08 May 2025 :  16:40:12  Show Profile Send Brayden Steelsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Thanks, I'll check it out
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Katherineee
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Posted - 09 May 2025 :  04:42:22  Show Profile  Visit Katherineee's Homepage Send Katherineee a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Brayden Steelsoul

I have an assignment coming up where we have to do a speech on a topic of our our choosing and I thought I would delve into a specific time period of the Forgotten Realms. What better time period than the best f*ck up ever. Karsus' Folly. Any resources, videos, pdfs, drives etc, all knowledge is welcomed as I want to make this as in -depth as possible. Also could anyone explain how he ascended and the Mystryl-Mystra conundrum as I can't really wrap my head around it.



Can you share the new materials you have collected? I am also looking into this.
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DoveArrow
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Posted - 09 May 2025 :  16:24:13  Show Profile Send DoveArrow a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I know there's quite a bit of information on the Netheril Empire in the 3E Lost Empires of Faerun. I would also check out the 3E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, which has a bit of information in it about Karsus and the fall of the Netheril Empire. Finally, I would check out the 2E Netheril: Empire of Magic. I haven't read that last one but I have found that 2E books tend to contain the most in depth lore on any subject related to the Realms. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a treasure trove of information.

Edited by - DoveArrow on 09 May 2025 16:26:22
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EltonRobb
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Posted - 09 May 2025 :  18:21:55  Show Profile Send EltonRobb a Private Message  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by DoveArrow

I know there's quite a bit of information on the Netheril Empire in the 3E Lost Empires of Faerun. I would also check out the 3E Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, which has a bit of information in it about Karsus and the fall of the Netheril Empire. Finally, I would check out the 2E Netheril: Empire of Magic. I haven't read that last one but I have found that 2E books tend to contain the most in depth lore on any subject related to the Realms. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a treasure trove of information.



Actually, those are good suggestions. I never picked up the Arcane Age products except for one (and that was a pdf that a friend sent me). Yes, check out Netheril: Empire of Magic (2e).
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Brayden Steelsoul
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Posted - 10 May 2025 :  19:05:44  Show Profile Send Brayden Steelsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote


Can you share the new materials you have collected? I am also looking into this.
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I watched MrRhexx's video on the Netherese time period, read the basic notes in Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden about Karsus and looked through Netheril empire of Magic, there is also quite a handy expansion pdf called Skies Of Netheril

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uEv1hBuQU0&pp=ygUII2RuZHNlZXI%3D - yt vid
https://online.anyflip.com/yfqjo/cmfc/mobile/index.html -anyflip Icewind Dale
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/406383/Skies-of-Netheril-A-Setting-Guide-to-the-Empire-of-Magic - DM's Guild page
https://archive.org/details/netheril-empire-of-magic/mode/2up -archive.org Netheril: Empire Of Magic
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