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For questions about a setting's in-world details or background.
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What is the "Ultimate Book of The Master"
It's the Dungeon Master's Guide
In this case the "Ultimate Book of the Master" is just a playful reference to the DMG - since that is, after all, the book meant for the "master" of the game. A lot of …
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What areas are there where magic is forbidden or "dead"?
In general, you're going to be hard pressed to find a very large area where magic does not function or is entirely forbidden, for the simple fact that D&D's adventurers have always been highly magical …
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What does the "titan" monster tag mean?
The "titan" tag indicates a creature with divine origins
The Dungeon Master's Guide has a sidebar that briefly explores "divine ranks" on page 11, which says of titans:
Titans are the divine crea …
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What are familiars really?
In 3/3.5e, a familiar is a once-normal animal magically summoned and bonded to a spellcaster by a ritual
This is spelled out pretty clearly in the text describing the familiar class feature (3.5e PHB …
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How big is the Waterdeep City Guard?
Based on 3e material, Waterdeep has standing armed forces of nearly 5,000 people
Waterdeep hasn't been examined in great detail by any 5th edition material, but there is plenty to draw on from previo …
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Is Fungitek mentioned in the official Shadowrun lore?
Yes, Fungitek is canonical
Fungitek is a canonical corporate entity in Shadowrun, albeit not a particularly significant one; it is mentioned a handful of times in official SR sourcebooks.
Most signifi …
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Why do hobgoblins hate elves?
They have diametrically opposed cultures
Hobgoblins, though generally opposed to most other races besides their fellow goblinoids, have been described as having a specific hatred of elves since the ea …
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Does Minsc appear in any 5e pen & paper adventures?
Dragon Heist
The section of W:DH's introduction describing The Yawning Portal tavern includes a cartoon illustration of the tavern's layout full of depictions of famous characters of D&D and Realms lore …
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Which is the common name of Mind Flayers?
The average person living on the surface almost certainly knows them as Mind Flayers, if they know them at all
Dragon #281 includes the article "By Any Other Name: Races of the Underdark", about the n …
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Are there any lore reasons why an Archfey or a Celestial patron would give a character a fie...
It's not actually an imp
The Find Familiar spell doesn't summon an actual factual cat, bat, imp, pseudodragon, or whatever. When you cast the spell, what you get is:
You gain the service of a fam …
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Who would be the closest to a god of wine in the Forgotten Realms?
Taking the hedonistic, Dionysus-esque approach to wine:
Sharess
In the standard Faerunian pantheon, Sharess is the god of hedonism, festhalls and sensual fulfilment; drinking and throwing parties is …
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What is the name of the three small islands west of The Cloakwood (and Baldur's Gate)?
Jannath's Tears
In the Dragon #362 article Grand History of the Realms: The Moonshaes, published 2008, there is a reference to an event in 1052 DR when Baldur's Gate defended some islands called "Jann …
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Do gods need to be worshiped?
Gods don't necessarily need worshippers
The idea that the power of a god is derived from the belief placed in the god by its worshippers is a common one in fantasy, but it is not universally true in …
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How old can Trolls get?
Trolls naturally live for about a hundred years
The Dragon #301 article Malignant Growth: The Ecology of the Troll (part of Dragon's long series of "Ecology of ..." articles exploring monster biology …
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The Espruar script seems to have changed from past editions. Is there an in-universe explana...
The 5e Espruar alphabet is from past editions - it's 3e that's different!
As KRyan's answer notes, the elven alphabet in the 5e PHB is not and is not meant to be Espruar. However, the Thorass and Esp …
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