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Delnyn
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 28 Mar 2020 : 21:44:24
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Scribes,
For lack of a better year, I would like to have three old characters my younger brother, childhood friend and I had played since 1981 to wrap up their careers on Faerun by The Year of The Runelords Triumphant, DR 1487. They had one last visit from Mystra in The Year of The Ageless One, DR 1479. She addressed the three men by their true names and offered each one The Choice as she had offered the Magisters of old.
They all came from another (homebrew) world outside Realmspace to Toril in the early part of The Year of Shadows, DR 1358, before the Time of Troubles. Mystra (version 1.0) gave them Faerunian names and changed their true names.
Metagame Perspective: Faerunian names and true names were proposed by players and approved/edited with DM (my) approval. The name "Kermit The Frog" would never have been acceptable. Let us just say they made some serious enemies of multispheric entities- and could use some cover while on Toril.
They went on to worship Faerunian gods in spite of the obvious complications that soon arrived. Figuring they still owed the original Mystra big time, they decided to extend their debt to the newly ascended Midnight when the Time of Troubles was over. One more Mystra later, and that debt is finally about to be paid.
You probably have already seen three of the minor spells the wizard had created, including the controversial jakes on demand. He has researched a created a few more spells, mostly utilitarian in function. None of them are explicitly named after him, which the wizard considers both bragadocious, and more importantly, calls his enemies' attention to his activities.
As time and energy permit, I will catalog more spells, using the 3.5 edition as the default format. Some spells are actually rituals, which I will try to put into as clear a format as possible. I will appreciate feedback from scribes on clearing such an ad hoc format.
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Alberto_Magnus
Acolyte
Italy
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Posted - 27 Feb 2025 : 06:58:37
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varyar
Learned Scribe
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Feb 2025 : 13:47:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Delnyn
Mystra (version 1.0) gave them Faerunian names and changed their true names.
Metagame Perspective: Faerunian names and true names were proposed by players and approved/edited with DM (my) approval. The name "Kermit The Frog" would never have been acceptable. Let us just say they made some serious enemies of multispheric entities- and could use some cover while on Toril.
I wonder whether "Kermit The Frog" would have been acceptable in RPGA Living City, considering what's already there. Also, the batrachi were very much local.
But modern folklore claims that Kermit The Frog was already a champion (or maybe even proxy?) of certain obscure, yet still popular, Egyptian deity.  |
People never wonder How the world goes round -Helloween
And even I make no pretense Of having more than common sense -R.W.Wood
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Delnyn
Master of Realmslore
USA
1027 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2025 : 23:19:24
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Yikes, is there a divine Miss Piggy?
To Varyar, the PC's including Delnyn ended up becoming NPC's during 3.0 edition.
Delnyn wandered Impiltur as a lone cleric helping worshippers on the Triad deal with demons.
Jannhalor the fighter married an Eilistraeen bard. Both live in Tethyr and guard against raids from the Sythlissian Empire.
Shuse married a wychlaran and moved to the Urling Wood to become a vremyonni.
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varyar
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
683 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2025 : 18:14:29
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Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Every sun must set, every plant must wither, every mountain must crumble. I just pray those three characters got to be played to the fullest and their respective players have had fun playing other characters or such since then.  |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Delnyn
Master of Realmslore
USA
1027 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2025 : 00:36:42
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Galuf, the players had their fun with all three characters, especially Shuse the wizard. The sad truth is some of the most flavorful quirks about each character did not translate smoothly into 3.x edition and the fact they were not native to Toril made some skill/language stats extremely cumbersome. I would also mention all the characters are an exploration into what is means to be Lawful Good. Three characters, three different answers.
About Mystra's Choice: Shuse accepted and his life force deters unauthorized entrance into Urling Wood. Jannhalor accepted and his life force went into an Arabe;l's Huggable Bear, making it sapient and granting all sorts of additional powers. Delnyn merely smiled, handed Mystra's avatar a beljuril, and told her, "If one of your Chosen gets trapped in Avernus again, call me." He then showed her the double ouroboros branded on his chest. |
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