@TheEdVerse Are there any symbols particularly associated with bad luck in Faerun? (Like inverted horseshoes and walking under ladders in our world)
— James Powell (@feelieking) September 22, 2020
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Customs/deeds associated with bad luck, across races and cultures: stealing from a temple or altar (usually offerings, but also holy objects like chalices), or defiling or stealing any holy symbol; lying to a priest or paladin.
#Realmslore 2)
Also, betraying kin or deceiving a wizard.
Symbols associated with bad luck: a broken tool (not a weapon); “blood on the moon” (a red tint to the visible moon); mislaying something just before a departure, so it must be…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 23, 2020
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…abandoned or the hunt for it delays one’s going; the “blinded” glyph/trail mark (scratched or drawn as a warning to others) of a horizontal human like eye with a vertical stroke (or drawn point-down dagger) bisecting it; a… 4)
…shattered anvil, either as a depiction in a painting or story, or happening in real life; a lone withered flower; any depiction of blood dripping from an eye like tears.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 23, 2020
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There are many others, but these I’ve listed are believed in/recognized among all sentient creatures, everywhere on Toril.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 23, 2020
Thanks for this. I’m featuring Beshaba and Tymora as central in my current game (particularly Beshaba), so this is useful.
— ErikWaddell (@WaddellErik) September 23, 2020
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Ah! Then this additional lore is for you:
Beshaba has a symbol all her devout will know: a black lightning bolt that forks in the middle to form an inverted “Y” (like the peace symbol without the central, vertical bottom… 2)
…stroke or the circle). This means ‘misfortune upon this place/house (in the family/clan sense)/endeavour, FOR GOOD REASON/they’ve earned it/I want them to know ill luck.’#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 23, 2020