with the abundance of magical creatures(and magic for that matter) what sorts of cuisine does the sword coast specialize in?The Sword Coast specializes in fresh fish, for obvious reasons. Inland: still plentiful wild game, roasted with wild-growing herbs & berries

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 17, 2017

Also, if I may ask, how does the Dragon Tower compare to my favourite, the Tower High (stories, size etc).
~ GGHeh. Which "Tower High" ?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

Manshoon's Tower High stands atop a knoll, so looms over surroundings. It's a black stone complex of many towers, with a thick central…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

…cylindrical tower. All towers but one capped with conical roofs, but whereas the Dragon Tower is a graceful slender spire, Tower High…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

is more "hulking fortress." :} The Tower High is a full-on castle (big enough to house a community), whereas Maaril's home is a keep for a..

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

..lone wizard with a small staff/household. Maaril took over a crumbling mansion and in a tenday, with elemental aid, built his tower…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

…magically fusing the stones together (an effect that will survive any anti-magic/dispelling/purging, because the spells worked and were..

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

…done, leaving the stone bonded). The crumbling mansion that preceded Maaril's residence once belonged to Altharl Elcorldrake, an early…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

rich merchant "wannabe noble" of Waterdeep, who devised many things, sponsored many others, and hid cached wealth all over the city…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

… (little treasure lodes that still get found from time to time). :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

Hello Ed. I have a forgotten realms question.
Are there any large meteor craters on the face of Toril?Yes. Most of them are undersea or under the icecap (Endless Ice Sea).

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 28, 2017

Once again, thanks in advance- Can I ask how rich (coins and other liquid assets) are persons like Manshoon, Maaril, Malchor….. Harpell, Szass Tam? Millions? tens of millions? ~ Thanks GG

— Gareth ! (@garethgarfoot) July 10, 2017

Thanks to non-liquid assets (property) and influence/domination/menace, which allow all powerful mages (who want to) to control things…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

…without owning them. For example, Szass Tam owns very little of Thay, but CONTROLS much of it. AND Thayan enclaves all over Faerun.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

You know the old saying: "If you can count it, you're not really rich?" Applies here; few wizards, once they pass the "can I feed and…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

…shelter myself?" threshold, care about wealth. Possessing every scrap of MAGIC, now…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

Once again, and as always many thanks. I love to hear snippets of realmslore about my favourites. I hope the questions are not a bother. ~GGOh, no, I love talking Realmslore. Sometimes I have to duck queries when I know something that can't yet be divulged due to NDAs, though.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 10, 2017

I mean, What does the Staff of Waterdeep does when it is not in fragments, as a whole artifact?You need to find the great Knight Of The Living Dead gamebook, wherein that lore is detailed. I do have unpublished lore that augments…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 1, 2017

Hi Ed, once again a Manshoon question..does he have any offspring, and if so what can you reveal? Heh. Yes, and I can reveal nothing. NDAs galore.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 19, 2017

I tend to try to use geography and phonemes to get an idea of a Faerunian region’s real-world cultural referent when applicable.But I notice Icewind Dale geography borrows from French, Welsh, some Romance languages. It's kind of all over the place.

— bigbys pantomime j/o (@bizmarkiedesade) July 11, 2017

Is that supposed to reflect the diversity of its inhabitants? I’m trying to pick an IRL cultural tradition to be the basis of character nameI avoided real-world cultural referents when designing the Realms, but other designers haven't been as evasive. Icewind Dale was created…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

. . . by @r_a_salvatore and the names therein are his! Here's the thing: SOME of its inhabitants went there from all over Faerun. So… :}

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 12, 2017

Is the “Selûne’s Smile Tavern” still in Dock Ward,
and does the church of Selûne still use it as a base?It is, but has been rebuilt thrice, after one accidental fire and two arson blazes. The church still uses it, but very covertly these days.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017

(More of a meeting place to then go elsewhere, than anything else.) Run by a retired adventuring band, formerly "The Swords of the Moon."

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017