I’ve long debated asking this, because “if you have to ask, you don’t want to know” feels quite applicable. Curiosity has got the better of me. What, pray, is this garment & (if not self evident) its purpose? My imagination can take the answers in ever so many ways/ “Like this one: unwrapping a canvas bundle to reveal a garment that seemed to be made entirely of lengths of fine chain. He’d give a lot to know when she’d have occasion to wear a gown like this.…”

Excerpt From
Stormlight
Ed Greenwoodhttps://t.co/h6fMknP3WU

— 🌈Jaye🦄Em🌹Edgecliff🏳️‍🌈 (@jayeedgecliff) February 13, 2019

P.S. if you happen to be talking to someone who can do something about it: the company that eBook-ified this novel introduced some very odd typos.

— 🌈Jaye🦄Em🌹Edgecliff🏳️‍🌈 (@jayeedgecliff) February 13, 2019

1) Heh. It’s a high-fashion gown, suitable for wearing to formal court feasts and ceremonies, that is indeed made entirely of lengths of fine chain. He THOUGHT it’d be both too revealing and uncomfortable (hence useless), but what he didn’t know was that it’s…#Realmslore 2) …enchanted, and when worn and the magic is "turned on," the gown emanates force armor (flexible layer akin to a wall of force) that protects against physical attacks and deflects back many magical ones, too. While remaining a drop-dead "killer" gown. ;}
The…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2019

3) …explanation for that was one of many prose passages in that book that hit the cutting-room floor. I was still writing to contracted wordcount and then having novels cut severely in-house to fit newer, smaller wordcount decisions. :{#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2019

@TheEdVerse So my PCs have just recently encountered Elminster in my FR campaign, and it looks like they're going be spending a good amount of time with him, so do you have any tips for roleplaying our favorite wizard appropriately? I want to make sure I'm accurate. pic.twitter.com/yEk7fVTr9O

— Will Dunlap (@tarthalinor) February 9, 2019

1) Elminster is gruff, cantankerous, but kind.
He’s a shrewd judge of all creatures and so is rarely surprised; your PCs should feel like he already knows their secrets and is always one step ahead. With Plans B, C, D, and E… 2) …up his sleeve if anything goes bad or they turn on him.
He enjoys being mysterious.
Mystra wants him to spread the use of magic throughout the world, so he will always be slipping spell scrolls and little enchanted doodads…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 10, 2019

4) 3) …(like glowstones) to PCs and others, instructing them in spellcasting or warning them of pitfalls (“If ye don’t do thus, be aware that thy fireball will pull to the left.”)
He likes to tease, but never to the point ofupsetting (as opposed to annoying) others. He’s a very good actor. He CAN’T be embarrassed, having seen and done it all. Being naked, or covered in filth, or being shown up, won’t bother him or cause the slightest…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 10, 2019

5) …hesitation. He doesn’t get angry, he gets even. He plays the looooong game, planning things years ahead and making deft little arrangements that will lead to consequences years down the road. He doesn’t need to sleep, and 6) …never seems to get tired.
He can’t run out of spells, because he can call on the Weave directly to counter magic or to “shape” any magical effect, even if he doesn’t have the spell to cast it. BUT…he firmly believes that the…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 10, 2019

7) …key to mastery of magic is knowing when NOT to use it.
There. That should do for starters. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 10, 2019

This is AWESOME!
Thank you so much for this, you’ve made my lil DM heart unbelievably happy. I’m so excited to incorporate Elminster into our current story, this is going to be amazing! You're very welcome. Always happy to talk about the Realms. And the Old Mage in particular. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 10, 2019