@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