If you homebrew or world build, respond to this, please. I’m trying to make a list. I build worlds for a living. ;} The Forgotten Realms is likely the best-known one.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 23, 2021
I just want to tell you, that years ago I walked into a creative writing class 2 weeks late (unavoidable issues), right before the first assignment was due. Assignment was to describe in detail a painting. I picked the cover of Spell fire, got an A & he let me stay in the class Wonderful!
Clyde sent me a b&w full-sized photobcopy for approval, with the words: "Hope you like it. I painted treasure for THREE FULL days."
And it's "forgotten" because we of Earth used to travel back and forth via gates all the time, but they've now been "forgotten."— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 24, 2021
I did not know that! TSR picked up the Realms in Satanic Panic/James Egbert time; they did NOT want real-life tragedies (and lawsuits), and so de-emphasized the MEANING of the name right away, but kept the name as it sounded cool.
When the Realms was just "mine" 10 years before D&D, gates were big.— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 24, 2021