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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Nov 2024 : 19:59:38
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quote: Originally posted by sleyvas
quote: Originally posted by questing gm
On intention of connecting Mystara and the Forgotten Realms
https://x.com/TheEdVerse/status/1851778762469208079
Oct 31, 2024
@McCarthy_JT
@TheEdVerse I was looking over a copy of the old Principalities of Glantri gazateer earlier this year, and a peculiar idea sort of took up residence in the corners of my mind. Without putting it all out there, is there any chance that there was ever an intention or an idea of connecting Mystara and the Forgotten Realms in any sense through the Principalities?
@TheEdVerse
Yes. Unofficially, so DMs could run a high-level "across the worlds" campaign (like the later Planescape or the Spelljammer novels that involved travel from TSR world to TSR world), but the product lines remained distinct legally.
(Magic wielders controlling portals.)
Given the original requesters hints, I'd bet it revolves around the athora of Thay (or something similar) and the radiance / aka Nucleus of the Spheres. Of course, there's also the similarity between the name of "Mystra" as the goddess of magic and the world name of "Mystara".
There's also the nucleus of the spheres paradox which in some small ways resembles the Abeir Toril split.
https://pandius.com/nspherpx.html
Ed also said there was a portal connecting the Five Shires to Luiren, and that one was settled by hin from the other -- but he didn't specify which settled which. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1456 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2024 : 00:01:29
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On 'sunsigh'
Kokopelli — 11/10/2024 10:01 AM
Friend @Ed Greenwood, I was just re-reading your write-up of Nimbral, posted lo these many moons ago on the WotC site, back when they routinely gave us free lore. I found myself noting one particular thing: "sunsigh (that moment after highsun when the sun has clearly passed its highest point)" – is this reckoning of time used elsewhere in the Realms, or is it purely a Nimbran thing?
Ed Greenwood — 11/10/2024 12:08 PM
It's a Nimbran thing, but has spread to a few sages and far travelers, purely because they like the idea. However, use it in other company, and the reaction will be bewilderment. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
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Posted - 15 Nov 2024 : 03:19:45
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On Karsus becoming Asmodeus
Gahbreeil — 13/11/2024 3:20 AM
@Ed Greenwood Is Karsus the mortal whom became Asmodeus?
Ed Greenwood — 13/11/2024 11:17 AM
No. Asmodeus was around long before Karsus was born. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
1456 Posts |
Posted - 24 Nov 2024 : 23:57:56
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On splinter organizations
Joe Chang — 21/11/2024 11:38 AM
A Patreon suggestion: could you please show us some splinter organizations in the Realms? An offshoot group of the Harpers or Zhents is easier for me to run as a DM because I don't have to know (or pretend to know) everything that is going on with the larger groups. Or I can give the antagonists unclear motivations and unexpected behaviors (like ex-Zhents who want to do some good). And it allows for the possibility for my players to definitively vanquish a group of bad-guys and get an extra sense of accomplishment.
Ed Greenwood — 23/11/2024 11:49 PM
Plenty of new, smaller "power groups" (factions, if you're WotC) are on the docket during the months ahead. |
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questing gm
Master of Realmslore
Malaysia
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Posted - 06 Dec 2024 : 02:00:50
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On tax exemptions for Cormyr shrines and temples
Joe Chang — 3/12/2024 8:44 PM
Dear @Ed Greenwood and @Brian Cortijo. Are temples and shrines exempt from taxation in Cormyr?
Ed Greenwood — 4/12/2024 12:56 AM
Yes. However, it's customary, when the temple or shrine is located in a settlement that collects local taxes (for road upkeep, signage, night lighting, bridge maintenance, and policing), for the clergy who staff it to make an annual donation to the settlement equal to the (realty) taxes paid by the highest local regular payer. |
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