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Where and how did Syluné die?
I'm reading through the Shadowdale: the Scouring of the Land adventure module for D&D 3.5e and I found some inconsistencies about Syluné's fate.
The spoilers below are integral to the events of ...
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Lore reasons for being faithless
In D&D, religion is a real, tangible thing. Gods and deities are real, their blessings/curses on mortals are known, souls/the outer planes/the afterlife are all actual things. Denying them is like ...
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Forgotten Realms maps, why the changes of scale?
Recently, I went looking at various maps of The Forgotten Realms, from generally looking at Faerun, to looking specifically at The Sword Coast.
From what I can find, in 2nd edition, this map features ...
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What gods/deities live in the Nine Hells?
In Forgotten Realms lore, what gods or deities make their home in one or more layers of the Nine Hells? (Asking for all editions of the D&D).
I get that each layer is ruled over by a "lord&...
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Is the lore in Baldur's Gate 3 canon?
Is the lore in the video game Baldur's Gate 3 canon?
The story in the game can play out differently depending on choices you make, so anything related to that obviously isn't canon. But is e.g. ...
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Has the role of Xanathar ever been vacant?
Looking at FR Wiki's list of Known Xanathars, has there ever been a time where the title of Xanathar wasn't held?
Has it ever been held by a creature other than a beholder? Either with a catspaw/...
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What are known portals to the Hells in the Forgotten Realms?
I know that there is (or at least, used to be) one portal in the dungeons under Dragonspear Castle that linked the castle to Avernus, the first level of the Nine Hells. Are there other such fixed ...
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How to reconcile Planescape's multiversal gods with the Time of Troubles?
The Forgotten Realms setting's cosmology famously clashes with the Great Wheel cosmology, but large parts of it, for example the tree placement of their Outer Planes, can be easily dismissed as "...
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Would The Map Of The Sword Coast In The Front Of Tyranny Of Dragons Be Considered A Province, Kingdom, Or Continent Scale?
I need an answer to this because I'm trying to figure out the distance between some of the towns for chapter 4. Now, I'm not running this chapter as it is because...well...if it's boring to read it's ...
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Can a human who has had their body stolen by an intellect devourer undergo Ceremorphosis?
As the question asks: Can a human who has had their body stolen by an intellect devourer undergo Ceremorphosis?
More importantly - would they allow such a transformation? I have taken a read through ...
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Are there any published maps of Rhymanthiin and also 'The Path of Light' linking it to the Misty Forest?
I have found a fair amount of info and lore about Rhymanthiin, particularly its creation and even some descriptions of parts of it, including information about The Path of Light, but no maps or even ...
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What do mailed letters look like in the Forgotten Realms?
I've got a noble NPC that will be sending an important letter to the PCs, but I can't decide how that should work. I imagine he'd be paying a courier to bring it straight to them, so size and shape ...
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How old is Lathander?
I know some gods are rather young – mortals from hundreds of years ago that ascended - but I assume Lathander is much older. Have Lathander's origins ever been officially stated?
How old is Lathander?
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What information is there on the latitude of different countries/cities in the Forgotten Realms setting?
My party has relocated our 'base' to the island of Lantan, and I'm wondering what latitude it's at in the Forgotten Realms setting.
According to the Forgotten Realms Wiki, in 3e Waterdeep was at about ...
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Open/Masked Lords of Waterdeep: council voting, term limits, impeachment, election
I've been trying to get to the bottom of how the system of government in Waterdeep works and while there are many resources available I've struggled to find specific answers to these questions:
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Is there any lore explanation in Forgotten Realms for the change from Infravision to Darkvision?
A long time ago, some races and monsters had the Infravision trait, which allowed them to see in the dark the heat traces of living creatures.
This had very interesting aspects. The drow's sign ...
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Where do the souls that worshiped Kelemvor go?
If the souls of the faithless go to the Wall, the souls of the false get punished or put to work, and the souls of the faithful go to their god's realm (and true atheists go to Nessus for Asmodeus to ...
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Elf from a previous multiverse (D&D Lore)
A few years back I remember reading on a Dungeons and Dragons related wiki about an elf who was a survivor for the previous multiverse/universe, but couldn't find it when I looked for it recently.
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Is it possible to cast spells above 9th level in a crystal sphere that is not under the influence of Mystra?
Mystra's Ban was a decree that the goddess Mystra made about the mortal use of powerful magic.
In -339 DR Karsus seizes Mystryl's powers through the casting of
Karsus's Avatar, but they are too great ...
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Where is the isle of Axard located?
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons puts the lair of Raulothim, an ancient Emerald Dragon, in the Pits of Stars:
Raulothim is an ancient emerald dragon who dwells in an extinct volcano known as the Pit of ...
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Are there any other published attestations of Zorquan, besides Draconomicon (1990) & Cult Of The Dragon (1998)?
I haven't found any mention of Zorquan, draconic god of "dragon-ness" (perhaps most famed as a critic of the draconic holy wars), except the two books Draconomicon (1990), & Cult Of The ...
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Do Baldur's Gate coins have names like Neverwinter and Waterdeep in Forgotten Realms?
The minted coins of Waterdeep and Neverwinter within the Forgotten Realms setting have names established in the published lore. However, I have been unable to find anything similar for Baldur's Gate.
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Is there a common in-universe term to refer to civilized mortal humanoids in D&D?
Out-of-universe we would call them "playable races" or "character races".
Is there an in-universe term to refer to a member of a civilized humanoid race, for example humans, elves, ...
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In the Forgotten Realms, did Mystra’s ban apply to magic used by the gods? [duplicate]
In the FR universe, before Mystra's ban, spells up to 12th level could be cast relatively easily by mortals. It’s safe to assume the gods could do the same.
Were the gods affected by the ban on spells ...
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How do dwarves age relative to humans?
I'm trying to figure out how dwarves in dungeons and dragons, mainly in lore, age relative to humans, specifically behaviourally?
My preference for lore references is the Forgotten Realms but if there ...
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What happens when magic is removed from the Forgotten Realms? [closed]
I am planning on running a homebrew campaign, whose ultimate premise is that a villain is attempting to garner enough power to be able to eliminate all magic from existence.
I am planning on setting ...
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How many high mages participated in the First Sundering?
Several sources point to the ritual requiring only 12 high mages:
Uaul'Selu'Keryth. In your tongue, the name might be translated as "At War with the Weave". When twelve High Mages last ...
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Does Faerûn have timezones?
I read this tweet by RPGBOT.net:
In #DnD5e a lot of magic items reset at dawn.
Dawn is a geographically-dependent time. What time "dawn" occurs changes based on where you are.
There is ...
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How do aquatic races write underwater?
There are lots of situations where underwater races will want to send messages to each other, write in spell books, create maps, etc.
Are there any examples out there in D&D lore (any edition, any ...
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Can an army of psionic characters create a crystal sphere in the astral plane?
My favorite part about D&D is the extensive lore and metaphysics, so I like to make non-canon additions to my own game's world which are in line with established D&D lore/canon. New, but not ...
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Where was Baldur's Gate (the fictional city) first described?
The city of Baldur's Gate is famous since the original Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II video games.
Was the city created specifically for the video game, or did it exist prior to the video game? If ...
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Are there drow deities that encourage cooperation with surface elves, and possibly reunion / conquer?
Inspired by How do I encourage Drow players to not make Drizzt clones?
I'd love the concept of truly evil drow cleric adventuring on the surface and trying to cooperate with surface elves, hating ...
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Is there a canonical date for Returning Day?
Returning Day apparently celebrates the day that Balduran returned to Gray Harbor. Does any source give a specific date that this occurs on, in the Harptos Calendar?
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In the Forgotten Realms, what happens when a god dies?
By the end of next session, due to my PCs (through a mixture of burning temples, using dark magic, and killing avatars) a god in the Forgotten Realms that the PCs have a rivalry with will probably be ...
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Do external, non-innate methods exist in Faerûn circa 1489 DR to situationally alter the efficacy of spellcasting?
Prior to D&D5e, Forgotten Realms lore included situational methods and circumstances that could change the way spells and spellcasting worked. For example, the 1e product Volos' Guide to All ...
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Which Sword Coast port has bugbears loading and unloading ships?
I remember reading in some published book (most probably from the 3e era but I'm not sure; surely not from 5e) that in a certain port in the Sword Coast (I'd say Waterdeep, but Neverwinter and Luskan ...
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Did the Thousand-Year War involve all dragons?
The description of the dragon giant war is ambiguous, on the one hand it says that all dragons fought in the war but the dragons were led by Tiamat and Garyx.
I know that Garyx was worshipped by some ...
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Was Dweomercore created for Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage?
Did Dweomercore, Halaster's magic academy in Undermountain, exist in any published Forgotten Realms lore prior to Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage? If so, where? Or was Dweomercore created for ...
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Does the Halfling deity Brandobaris have any known offspring?
I'm writing an adventure that features an Emyprean, who for story purposes would ideally be an offspring of Brandobaris. I'd like to know if there are any offspring of Brandobaris referenced in any of ...
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What high-end fantasy fabrics and textiles exist in the Forgotten Realms?
Dungeons and Dragons has defined many fantastic and interesting metals (mythril, adamantine...) and leathers (dragon scales, Leather golem armour...). The lore also likes to call out food and drink as ...
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How do you determine a dragon's gender?
How do you determine the gender of a dragon, without resorting to asking them? A number of published D&D adventures have dragons in them that are clearly identified as male or female. However, ...
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Where can more information be found about Dragonmoots?
In the Rise of Tiamat campaign, Dragonmoots are briefly mentioned in chapter 14:
And again on chapter 9:
Other than these two instances there seems to be nothing else to be found, at least in D&...
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In Forgotten Realms lore, can gods use spells above 9th level?
After Karsus’s folly, Mystra imposed a ban on use of magic above 9th level (I believe there are specific conditions for 10th level spells, but that’s not the main issue here). However, I believe the ...
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How large is the planet of the Forgotten Realms?
My answer to this question:
How far can a ship "see" in 5e?
prompted the question whether the Forgotten Realms are on a disc or a planet. It is a planet, as evident from the answer to this ...
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In Waterdeep, is magistrate another word for magister?
In Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, both magistrates and magisters are mentioned throughout. The lore chapter, ch. 9, "Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion," discusses the role of magister in depth, but ...
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What is a joiner, with regard to Waterdeep's "Fellowship of Salters, Packers, and Joiners"?
One of Waterdeep's many guilds is the Fellowship of Salters, Packers, and Joiners (listed in the introduction of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, p. 13). What is a joiner in this context?
Merriam-Webster ...
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What is a cordwainer, with regard to Waterdeep's "Most Diligent League of Sail-makers and Cordwainers"?
One of Waterdeep's many guilds is the Most Diligent League of Sail-makers and Cordwainers (listed in the introduction to Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, p. 13). What is a cordwainer in this context?
Merriam-...
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How did elven cities like Myth Drannor or those of Evermeet feed their populations?
In the AD&D supplement book for elves, it is said that elves eat little meat, do not raise livestock, and survive on the fruits of the forest.
This raises the problem of feeding any population ...
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In the Forgotten Realms, how did elven populations feed themselves?
I’m building a world for a future campaign, it will feature elven civilizations. In order to place and design cities, I wish to know how FR handled food in elven populations.
What do elves eat? Are ...
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What is the name of the three small islands west of The Cloakwood (and Baldur's Gate)?
These islands just west of the Cloakwood and Baldur's Gate appear in every map I can find depicting the Sea of Swords, but are never tagged.
Before you google, the islands just southwest of The ...
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