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Are there rules and/or lore in any edition of D&D for managing time-travel paradoxes?

As for lore, the only setting-specific lore on time travel of which I am aware comes from Forgotten Realms, and is detailed in this Q&A. … Chronomancer, meanwhile, contains setting-agnostic lore involving "Temporal Prime," posited as "a pseudo-reality that permeates every plane of existence among the alternate realities," which the authors …
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Do external, non-innate methods exist in Faerûn circa 1489 DR to situationally alter the eff...

Prior to D&D5e, Forgotten Realms lore included situational methods and circumstances that could change the way spells and spellcasting worked. … Magic items are acceptable to the extent they actually engage with lore specific to Forgotten Realms. …
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What is the status of the nation of Chondath in the Forgotten Realms of 5th Edition D&D?

Popular opinion seems to hold (not without evidence, granted) that 5E was intended to roll back some of 4E's more drastic lore changes, leaving the state of the world roughly compatible with pre-4E lore
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Are there any Chosen left in Faerûn following the Second Sundering?

Throughout Toril's history, its various deities have engaged in a practice of vesting mortals with power and purpose. Those mortals are sometimes called Chosen. The Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide cont …
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How has the Holy Avenger (or Holy Sword, or similar “holy” weapons meant for paladins) chang...

I am looking for lore applicable to the Realms; mechanics that have a more-than-purely-numerical impact; and especially any demonstrable relationship between former and latter. …
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What was the first published appearance of the Holy Avenger (or Holy Sword, or similar "holy...

Anyone who has ever played D&D surely knows of the holy avenger, the mighty magical sword whose true power manifests only in the hands of a paladin. For purposes of a campaign to be set in the Forgot …
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Searching for a lore-backed mineral that generates heat

There's (potentially) a lore-backed mineral that generates heat right in the 5e PHB. …
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How long is an Elvish generation?

According to the most recent official lore, elves probably bear children mostly between ages 100 and 300. … The latest official publication on 5e elves is Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, which has an entire chapter chock-full of lore on elves, including elven life cycles. …
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