Good morning from Central Iowa! I had a new curiosity! Brimstone Angels: Lesser Evils seems to say that a tiefling will always have a tiefling child. 5E for FR books more or less are saying that it’s possible for tiefling blood to go dormant. Which one is correct? It's POSSIBLE for tiefling blood to go dormant, but it's not likely.
Moreso than other half-breeds, tiefling heritage visibly predominates in offspring, ALMOST always.
So in the experience of many folk in the Realms, it's "always."#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 26, 2020

Kotou @Land_Octopi@TheEdVerse
So I'm interested in finding or making a god of sin, something like Velka from Dark Souls, but am looking for a stable foundation already present in the Forgotten Realms.
Do you know of anything that might be suitable?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020

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Sure. Being as ALL of the gods are back, alive and worshipped in the Realms post-Second Sundering, despite what you may read elsewhere, and a “sin” is a mortal doing something they know is against the tenets of a god, all… 2)
…mortals in the Realms ‘believe in’ ALL of the gods, not just one, and so knowingly sin all the time (they can’t help but do so, as so many divine tenets and desired mortal behaviors conflict), almost any deity is suitable.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020

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However, MOST suitable are Asmodeus, Cyric, and Shar—and for specific mortals in particular situations or professions, Bhaal, Leira, and Sharess.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 14, 2020

@TheEdVerse Hi Ed, did elves originate or arrive on Toril and do they have their own superannuated calendar? Thanks.

— Drew Griffiths™ 🏳️‍🌈🔶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (@StateMagister) March 31, 2020

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The elves (and eladrin) have their own legends of “arriving” on Abeir-Toril (united worlds, back then) long, long ago, as opposed to originating there…but who alive today really knows? And yes, they’ve had several calendar systems; see hints in LOST EMPIRES OF… 2)
…FAERUN, THE GRAND HISTORY OF THE REALMS, ELVES OR EVERMEET, and several novels, such as Elaine Cunningham's EVERMEET.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 31, 2020

@TheEdVerse what would the greeting be like for my adventuring party as they enter Calimshan? None of them have moved far from the Sword Coast, and the party has several rarer races (Tortle, firbolg, tiefling.) Would it be more unkind than their experiences in Waterdeep?

— The Biggest Lebowski (@Hipstertastic) April 1, 2020

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Calishites tend to be wary of obvious “outlanders,” and of adventurers. However, if the adventuring party travels with apparent purpose (as opposed to wandering, or publicly discussing where to go and what to do), most who 2)
…see them will assume they’ve been hired by someone in Calimshan to undertake a mission. They are still to be watched (as armed ‘potential trouble’) but not a cause for alarm, arming up, or informing any authorities. Unless they’re seen breaking and entering, …#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 1, 2020

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…stealing, or being arsonists, of course. Personal reactions to the rarer races will depend on the NPC's past personal experience (is this a monster? Tiefling = a genasi?)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 1, 2020

with hexblade archetypes branching out, now with @matthewmercer’s bloodhunter is it safe to say that weapons could have a purpose based on their creation or crafter’s intentions. Not purely an intelligent weapon but an inanimate object with a simplistic sense of driveOh, yes. Many enchanted things in the Realms were created with an inherent sense of purpose. Which can be wonderful. Or creepy, irritating, scary, and even dangerous if a later owner doesn't know about it. Until too late. ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 16, 2020