Do Teddy Bears exist in Forgotten Realms?

October 28, 2018Zoltar Leave a comment

Hullo Mr. Greenwood. Was pondering something today: do Teddy Bears exist in Faerun, and if so, do the locals call them anything other than “stuffed toy bears”? Stuffed toys and comfort cuddlers for adults exist in the Realms, but very seldom bears (and of course, not "Teddy Bears"=no Roosevelt). In everyday speech, they're "softfurries." and most are shaped like kittens or like Piglet from the Pooh tales (sewn in a gingerbread man pose)

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2018

Thank you, sir! A pleasure! Always happy to talk Realmslore!
By the way, Cormyr bans such things in the Palace and Royal court buildings. Too many poison vials, gas vials, and daggers were sewn into various "innocent toys" in the past.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 27, 2018

How do you pronounce Deneith? And would King Jarot have had Deneith bodyguards?

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How do you pronounce Deneith? And would King Jarot have had Deneith bodyguards? I pronounce Deneith like “Keith”, so “duh-NEETH.” Jarot had access to the military of Galifar, but he could certainly have had a special unit of elite Deneith bodyguards if it suits your story.

— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 27, 2018

How important is it for a Bard to register with the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors?

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@TheEdVerse DMing DH. Had our first session. How important is it for a spellcaster to register with the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors? Do clerics/druids register? (P.s. thanks for signing the FR "fan" novel I wrote as a teen in the early 90s, and for all your work!)

— BAMorrier (@benmorrier) October 5, 2018

What about bards?

— Lana (@LanaLeesVoer) October 5, 2018

The Order generally "turns a blind eye" to bards visiting the city for a month or less, UNLESS they make a habit of spellhurling in public. However, if they settle down in the city for longer than a month (NOT rent rooms and then vanish from the city to go adventuring for…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 6, 2018

…longer, but live daily in the city for longer than a one-month stretch), the Order will send a welcoming committee (never less than 3 powerful mages, with bodyguards and "wand-and-ring-ready-for-trouble" geared up) to lean on them to register with the Order, or leave the city.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 6, 2018

And "leave" doesn't mean exit through one city gate and come back through another, even a month later; it means gone for this season at least. Piergeiron and Khelben unhesitatingly backed the Order in all such exiles; it remains to be seen if Vajra and Laeral will do so (i.e. …

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 6, 2018

…up to your DM). Bards visiting the city for a tenday or so "on tour" (performing) have always gotten a pass (an exemption, not a literal document) from the Order, but in elder days, they always out of courtesy dropped by the Order HQ and told the duty magists of their…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 6, 2018

arrival or departure.) The wise ones still do. ;}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 6, 2018

I think we need more explicitly evil PCs in D&D

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I think we need more explicitly evil PCs in D&D. Maybe not enough folks are reading OG Dragonlance. Maybe I've gone mad and this is a historically terrible idea. But some of my favorite PCs were evil.

— Matt Colville (@mattcolville) September 9, 2018

This HEAVILY depends on the maturity level, understanding, and respect between the players. I’ve had games with evil characters that were awesome! I’ve also had them devolve into a total mess where no one was having fun, and hear this outcome more often than not. https://t.co/8gYbMWI5JE

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) September 9, 2018

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— JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) September 9, 2018

Case in point! 😉

Also, CHANGO!!! <3

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) September 9, 2018

@JoinThePartyPod made a great point about the whole alignment being more of a scatter plot than a type of role you have to stick to. They mentioned in one of their After Party episodes the importance of knowing what your character considers to be lawful good or chaotic evil.

— Rachel Chastain (@Rachastaway) September 9, 2018

This is how I consider it. Alignment can be an aid for those who seek character direction, but it becomes less of a useful tool as one’s gaming experience grows. Alignment shouldn’t inform a character’s actions, actions should inform alignment. Or…just ignore it entirely! https://t.co/LCtWFTqshr

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) September 9, 2018

Is it bad to stick to your alignment even tho you feel like another choice should have been picked?? I don’t believe so. Experiences through life can change people and how they act. If you feel your character is drifting from where they started, then that is both realistic and fun to play.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) September 9, 2018

Does Wood Elves even have house names?

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was wondering if there were any Wood Elf Houses that came from Evermeet to the Ardeep Forests. Or if Wood Elves even have house names? 🙂 All wood elf families have names, and there are proud wood elf "houses," but Ardeepforest has been dominated for centuries by silver elves; only a few wood elves have ever dwelt there.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 10, 2018

In 5e Eberron, is House Cannith’s last creation forge destroyed?

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just read The Son of Khyber and I gotta ask, in 5e Eberron, is House Cannith’s last creation forge destroyed? Or is there a chance that Merrix can either rebuild it or repair it? The novels aren’t canon, so it’s only in that PARTICULAR version of Eberron that it’s an issue. Even so, a) the creation forges were built once, so they could be built again; and b) there could always be other hidden forgeholds the world knows nothing about.

— Keith Baker #SHUX (@HellcowKeith) August 27, 2018

“Well,” said the old dragon,

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1)
“Well,” said the old dragon, “if you break the castle apart, you can get at the last few humans deep inside. But no new humans will come to live there. Just a few nasty, heavily-armed adventurers will visit. Fleetingly.”#epic fantasy

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2018

3)
“So you’re saying I should leave it intact, for a later harvest?” the young dragon asked, peering in castle windows to see if he could see any snacks cowering in corners. “How many years does it take for it to repopulate?”#epic fantasy“Well,” said the old dragon loudly, in human speech, “that treasure has to be around here SOMEwhere. Biggest hoard I’VE ever seen.”
When the echoes had died away, he reverted to dragontongue to add quietly, “Now? Not long.”#epic fantasy

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2018

Are there any plans for Mystra’s Ban to be lifted/relaxed?

October 27, 2018Zoltar Leave a comment

are there any plans for Mystra’s Ban to be lifted/relaxed?
If there are, Mystra hasn't told anyone yet. Gods are like that.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 18, 2018

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Do Teddy Bears exist in Forgotten Realms?

How do you pronounce Deneith? And would King Jarot have had Deneith bodyguards?

How important is it for a Bard to register with the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors?

I think we need more explicitly evil PCs in D&D

Does Wood Elves even have house names?

In 5e Eberron, is House Cannith’s last creation forge destroyed?

“Well,” said the old dragon,

Are there any plans for Mystra’s Ban to be lifted/relaxed?

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