Zhentarim Mage, Red Wizard, Host Tower mage: how’s their spellcasting differentiated? (Playing through old SSI games etc)Zhentarim mages tend to have a "standard kit" of spells they're told to prepare for particular situations (few surprises for foes). Whereas
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017
Hosttower mages are ALL surprises: weird, unique or rare spells, even standard ones look and cast differently. And they "hang" spells ready!
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 31, 2017
do you like open worlds escaping to
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"Become someone new, live an incredible story…"
Do I really need to convince you to play #DnD?
OK, then you should check out Why YOU should play D&D 🙂 https://t.co/iTahM1pAIz pic.twitter.com/GCDQRHDMNZ— Matt Chapman: I make #DnD Dragon+ #BLM (@meejaboy) October 14, 2020
Did Manshoon build “The Tower High” or did he obtain it some other way (inherited, via First lord post etc)? Once again, thanksHe rebuilt the tower (which belonged to nobles he covertly had killed, whom he and his brother [[whom he also killed, ahem]] owed money to).
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 15, 2017
many thanks. Was he still masquerading as a sword swinging rake Lord-Prince at this time?Oh, yes. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 16, 2017
A man of many layers seems Manshoon…when you peel back one, you find more with each answer bringing more questions.~Many Thanks GGYes. Manshoon's as many-layered as Elminster. And ThereAreMoreOF him. As @rleebyers joked: "In my Father's house, there are many Manshoons."
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 16, 2017
@ChrisPerkinsDnD Is the Morninglord on CoS the same deity as Lathander? And would Mother Night be Shar?
— Christopher Wilson (@Synther4) July 10, 2017
That's open to interpretation. In my campaign, Lathander = the Morninglord. #wotcstaff https://t.co/f3guGLwZNR
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 10, 2017
[…]
"City of Splendors: Waterdeep" web-enhancement "Noble Houses of Waterdeep," House Gralhund had familial ties to the devil
[…]#DnD— MadHatterHimself (@Madhatterhim) July 6, 2017
[…]
Gargauth and as a result counted Tieflings among their ranks.My question is therefore this:
Does House Gralhund still exist?And if it still exists, is it now made up entirely of Tieflings,
due to the ascension of Asmodeus?#DungeonsAndDragons#DnD5E#DnD— MadHatterHimself (@Madhatterhim) July 6, 2017
House Gralhund still exists, but scattered far and wide from Waterdeep. Some of them certainly LOOK human. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 6, 2017
They are no longer acknowledged as a Waterdhavian noble-house,
but still own land here-and-there?
Is that how that is to be taken?#DnDTHEY still think they're a Waterdhavian noble house, but current noble houses disagree. Yes, they still own land, in the city and elsewhere.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
Even if they’re not Waterdhavian nobles,
would they still be nobles because of the
lands they own elsewhere?Nobility in Faerun is a matter of how you're treated by others, and the rights you claim; the Border Kingdoms are full of self-styled nobles— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
Maaril’s tower question if I may- What are its dimensions, # of stories, and how does it look dragonlike. Thanks as always.Seven levels (incl. street), sweeps up in smooth curves to a pointed cylinder (think Titan booster rocket), but with coiled, long-tailed…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
…dragon spiraling around it (barbed tail point touches ground, furled wings and head are at top). Base footprint round, average modest…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
…dragon spiraling around it (barbed tail point touches ground, furled wings and head are at top). Base footprint round, average modest…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
…Waterdhavian shop size (it's not Maaril's only dwelling, thanks to cellar connecting tunnels).
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
THEY still think they're a Waterdhavian noble house, but current noble houses disagree. Yes, they still own land, in the city and elsewhere.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
Would those buildings be part of the complex? are all seven stories above ground? once again many thanksThose seven storeys are above ground (there are six below, though the bottom three are tiny to avoid sewers). The linked buildings aren't…
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
…part of the complex, they're nearby shops, rooming houses, etc. that so far as most folk know, have "nothing at all to do" with Maaril.;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 7, 2017
Once again, many thanks.
Seven stories around 15′ each/ just over 100′ for the tower? How does this compare to other buildings in the city?Yes, that's about the height. And it overtops all but largest spired nobles' mansions (and, depending on your era, the Plinth).— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 8, 2017
master greenwood – Velsaert of Baldurs G? look for info about dragons in Pota. Velsaert called Nurvureem Deadliest of dragons:)I detailed a great many of them in Wyrms of the North, including Nur; what wouldst thou know?
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 17, 2017
The Forgotten Realms Dragons archive https://t.co/8RXMvBnRVU
from our beloved Master Ed— Zoltar Sage Advice (@SageAdviceDnD) June 27, 2017
Each time a Manshoon falls, is much effort expended to recover the items he carried by the next Manshoon? ty. GarethNo. But sometimes, knowing where the fall happened enables the successor to easily pounce on looters of those items. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2017
Once again, many many thanks.
— Gareth ! (@garethgarfoot) June 13, 2017
Thoughts 1) manshoon can afford to lose lots of powerful magic items….. 2) he carries less items than many believe…Your thoughts on this matter are keener than Manshoon would prefer. ;}
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 16, 2017
