@TheEdVerse
Good night Great Sage from Shadowdale. A curiosity: how did the Spellcasters (Wizards) manage to use magic without the use of Weave during the post-spellplague years from 1385 DR to 1475 DR? I believed that only Shadovars (Shades) used magic without using Weave. How did Wizards dominate raw magic without Weave? Pluma and Hishna magic certainly worked without Weave interference, just like the obscure Halruaan technique know as Table Magic, but standard magic does not! That would be the doubt.

— Fernando DM (@arautomestre) August 29, 2020

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The Weave is just one way of accessing the natural powers of the world (wind, tides, convection currents/heat/sunlight, magnetism, flowing water and other kinetic effects, etc.) by non-purely-physical means (like digging or damming), which are collectively… 2)
…referred to as "magic." There are many others, but the D&D game system concentrates on the Weave-based ones because they are the fastest (which matters, when you're fighting for your life!). By experimentation and consulting old grimoires (in Candlekeep, …#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 30, 2020

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…various temples and royal and court and sages’ libraries) for hints of other ways of spellcasting, arcane spellcasters found other ways. Steadied by the Weave, because it did NOT collapse entirely thanks to Mystra’s foresight in establishing Weave anchors, … 4)
…both living (e.g. the Chosen) and nonliving (e.g. the Athora), the continued existence of Azuth, and some other factors, some as yet unrevealed.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 30, 2020

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Quite a few creatures use magic without accessing the Weave (even monsters, when we refer to them in the rules as having “spell-like powers/abilities”), not just shades. The study of magic is a rabbit hole that some individuals (like Larloch) devote many… 6)
…lifetimes to, without ever getting near a full or complete understanding of current magic ("current" because magic is not static, but a living, growing thing over time, thanks to the innovations of many sentient creatures).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 30, 2020

can you post a list of Kings of Mulhorand from its founding to current times? Your world is amazing! Herewith, the God-Kings of Mulhorand, thanks to Realms lorelord George Krashos.
(Almost all mortal descendants of the deity Horus-Re; they reigned until their deaths unless otherwise noted):

Horusret I “the Anointed” born -1077 DR, reigns -1045/-926; first of the “Undying Ones.”

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 3, 2020

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Horuseres II “the Eternal” b. -30, r. 4/921 (slain by the green dragon Chathuulandroth)
Mahorustep Ib. 886, r. 921/922 (dies fighting Red Wizards of Thay)
Horustep IIb. 888, reigned for part of 922 DR (dies fighting Red Wizards of Thay)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 3, 2020

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Ramenhorus IIb. 895, reigned for part of 922 DR (dies fighting Red Wizards of Thay)
Thothibistep Ib. 861, r. 922/925 (Incarnation of Thoth; intended to rule until a suitable incarnation of Horus-Re can take the throne, but slain by the wizard Nezrak following the Spelldoom)5)
Thothibistep IIb. 885, r. 925/929 (stood aside when a suitable incarnation of Horus-Re could ascend to the throne; died 969 DR)
Akonhorus I “the Valiant” b. 919, r. 929/955 (slain in 976, in the Rising of the Orcgates)
Ramenhorus IIIb. 941, r. 955/1098 (dies fighting Red…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 3, 2020

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…Wizards of Thay)
Rehorustep I b. 1066, r. 1098/1248 (killed by sahuagin while on a sea voyage)
Rehorustep II “Beastslayer” b. 1210, r. 1248/1320 (dies on a hunting expedition in the Eastern Shaar) 7)
Akonhorus II b. 1291, r. 1320/1357 (assassinated by the Fangs of Set; last of the “Undying Ones”)
Horustep III b. 1346, r. 1357 onwards.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) July 3, 2020

@TheEdVerse My players are going to Cormyr. Which book should I start reading from to get a grip on political affairs? Thanks!

— Giovanni Miccoli Tomei (@MiccoliTomei) February 14, 2020

thanks a bunch!

— Giovanni Miccoli Tomei (@MiccoliTomei) February 15, 2020

You're welcome! And @ZeromaruX rightly pointed out the two magazine issues I couldn't remember the numbers of, that have superb Cormyr lore: Dragon 407 (Brian Cortijo's "Blades of Kings: The Cormyrean Swords of State") and Dungeon 198 (Brian's "Cormyr Royale").#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 15, 2020

I have a question about the Anaroch desert. What are the most common magical traps found in the desert?Awesome question! There’s wicked residual magic from the war between the phaerimm and Netherese. Pockets of life draining magic, ruins trapped with magical wards. You could also put in regional weirdness—places where the powerful magic has warped reality. Anything is possible!

— Adam Lee (@adamofadventure) March 19, 2020

how exactly, or in a way, does one craft magic into an item in the realms? Like a bag of holding for example. I can DM something if needed, but maybe your the better one to ask. Is there a way, like rare materials or magic water xD or something How exactly one does it has of necessity changed with game editions, but VOLO'S GUIDE TO ALL THINGS MAGICAL has a method specifically described (and the necessary "toolbox" spells).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 4, 2020

Lord Bertilak d’Hautdessert @GreneKnyght
1) Is Scyllua Darkhope still dead, or is she back?
2) Is Mystra purely “Mystra”, or does the mortal Midnight still exist within her/is her?
3) Is Tantras still a major center of Tormite faith?

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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1. Scyllua Darkhope is dead and gone. She fell in 1374 DR and there has been no hint of her since (and both Zhentarim and some of Mystra’s Chosen have looked). 2)
2. The Mystra of now (1490s DR) retains some of the memories of all of her earlier selves, and the relatively young and inexperienced Midnight is “in there,” but wholly subsumed. Mystra could generate an avatar or…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

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3. The faith of Torm remains strong in Tantras, with a large and wealthy temple that sponsors missions all over Faerûn, many senior priests, and a substantial number of citizens who hold Torm dear before most other deities.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

Is this how it works for all gods or simply Mystra/Mystryl?
Like if Fiona LuckyGirl through a strange series of misadventures finds herself the new owner of Gond’s mantle of godhood. Is Fiona now a god in her own right or is she just memories in a divine tidal wave called Gond? It depends entirely on the deity: how many mortals they've subsumed, and which particular mortal. Midnight was young and had studied Mystra's teachings under Sunlar, whereas a mortal with a longer, richer "life of their own" apart from the deity would be "stronger."#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

So … the godly power actually includes a dose of said gods’ essence(s) & it’s up to the new god’s willpower to be whomever they were as opposed to becoming the continuation of the prev deity?
Neat. Must cause interesting … personality quirks … in case like Lliira/Waukeen, huh? Oh, yes. There are deities whose minds are at war with themselves (well, yes, Cyric, but I meant "not barking mad" deities), or that have been, at times.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

Yes. “Brightwaters” and “goblets of plenty” and “Throatsparkles” are all collective terms for mixed drinks, from place to place and with differing formality (“goblets of plenty” is for menus, haughty eateries, and courtiers).#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 26, 2020

NICE! But what is this mania for braiding hair? The Old Mage doesn't hold with it.
Yes, I know he's been pictured with braids in the past. He gruffly dismisses such depictions as, "Hmph. Another illo of my stunt double." ;}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 6, 2020

The feathers bear their own "feather token" enchantments (still secret, because plans changed and that tale was never published). And the staff is a unique magical staff. Stats for them all (3e) languish somewhere. Where? Not sure, since Wizards moved to the flash cube building.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 7, 2020

The more I look at your sketch, BTW, the more I love it. Superb. Thank you sir, I’m honored 🙂

— Richard Whitters (@WhittersRichard) April 7, 2020

Any relation to Maztican Pluma? No, developed separately. In Cormanthyr.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 7, 2020