@TheEdVerse I know you have answered similar questions. Sorry..1)Is Myth tangible? 2) Or are there myth Melee weapons? 3) what is the proper announciation? Myth like fable? or like might? 4) can myth be transported or essential recast in a different region? Thanks for your time
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“Myth” (pronounced like “myth” as in legend) in a name denotes the presence (or former presence) of a Mythal, a powerful web of linked magical wards.
Mythals are not portable, but (given a sufficient number of powerful enough wizards familiar with a previously-. 2)
…cast mythal, willing to take the time and effort to craft another mythal, a near-duplicate of an existing mythal could be created. Some mythals have items enchanted to be 'keys' to them (allowing passage through them, make the bearer immune to some of their…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 29, 2020
3)
…powers, and/or to turn certain powers on or off, and such keys can be considered weapons by those who know how to use them, and can even have the physical form of a weapon (i.e. a mythal key could be a dagger or sword), but there is no way to imbue a weapon…#Realmslore 4)
…with mythal powers that can be called upon when the weapon is away from the mythal (carry the sword even a step outside the mythal, and it can no longer act as a key, so can't call on mythal powers). Moreover, any item bearing other enchantments (beyond mere…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 29, 2020
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…item protections like fire resistance, rust resistance, and so on) cannot be enchanted into a mythal key (the magics war with each other and destroy the item, immediately). So, no, there are no mythal melee weapons and can’t be (unless Mystra changes her mind).#Realmslore 6)
And if you try to remove Mystra and give another deity dominion over magic who would allow such a thing, they'll soon discover that it's a matter of stability in magic; item weapons can't long hold such magics, and very soon shatter and fall to dust.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 29, 2020