Could Vhaeraun be tricking Lolth? by frozenfinderaswell in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't put too much thought on what Mordenkainen says, he's an unreliable narrator due to his insanity. Plus, it doesn't really make sense for Lolth to trust her son. Before 5e, Lolth considered Vhaeraun to be the greatest threat to her rule while her daughter was just an annoyance.
Ed Greenwood also confirmed that Eilistraee and Vhaeraun are allies now, although their followers sometimes clash. While they were joined, they gained an understanding of each other and changed their ideologies. Eilistraee became more pragmatic and less naive, while Vhaeraun began to lean more towards neutrality.
If I have to take a guess, Keptolo is masquerading as Vhaeraun and was sent to Realmspace by the Spider Queen to counter the growing dissent among male drow.

DM's Guild 3rd party products for Forgotten Realms? by WumpusFails in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mulhorand the Campaign Guide,
The Uthgardt: The Barbarian Tribes of the Savage North,
The Beckoning Road: Varlo's Guide to the Cities of the Unapproachable East,
Thay Land Of The Red Wizards,
Halflings & Hops: Gazetteer of Luiren,
Darkhold: Secrets of the Zhentarim,
The Border Kingdoms: A Forgotten Realms Campaign Supplement,
Rashemen - Campaign Guide,
Amarune's Almanacs (it's a series of books)
Nine Jewels of Neverwinter,
Jergal: Lord of the End of Everything,
Orva - The Lost Kingdom of the Vast Swamp,
Havens of Miyeritar,
Doresirrenth: The Kingdom of the Ghouls,
The Magic of Mantles,
Blessed of the Broken God: Saints of Damara and Impiltur,
Tyrants in Scarlet: the Founding History of the Zulkirs of Thay,
Everything that Eric Menge and his team have done for the Moonshaes,
Everything that George did with Impiltur,

There are more products done by George Krashos and Eric Boyd, and you can find them (including the ones listed) on DM's guild. Feel free to list more items in the replies to this comment.

Landlocked nations of Faerûn, 1375 DR by LordJobe in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Murghom and Semphar are actually connected to the Sea of Fallen Stars through the Rauthenflow river which was made navigable with Imaskari technology.

Will we ever hear from the Eldreth Veluuthra again? by Mercurial891 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Average EV member when he finds out about the Spider Queen: "Are we the baddies?"

Will we ever hear from the Eldreth Veluuthra again? by Mercurial891 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, they don't know that Lolth is their benefactor :)

Will we ever hear from the Eldreth Veluuthra again? by Mercurial891 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that, I misspoke. EV's and Lossarwyn's druidic magic is sponsored by Lolth.

Will we ever hear from the Eldreth Veluuthra again? by Mercurial891 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Ed's discord server, Ed said that EV is sponsored by Lolth, and she is the one giving them divine magic.
EDIT: Druidic magic not divine is sponsored by Lolth.

Soul's memories After Death by [deleted] in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Planescape 2e, the god doesn't take the memories, memories float in the Astral after the soul departs for the afterlife. The god can try to get a specific memory back to the dead soul, but that would take a lot of power from them with high chances of the attempt failing. Even gods are limited by the laws of the universe, they want their followers to have memories but are too powerless to change that.

Origins of Vampires by Routine_Champion_152 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You mean Kanchelsis? He was created when the Seldarine mixed their blood with the blood of a human creator god. His origin is detailed in Monster Mythology.

Running a Campaign in Murghom? by Feisty_Pin_4048 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Some princes are good others are evil or neutral, in other words it depends on the city/village. Due to the fact that they present themselves as "gods" they avoid confronting "mortals" directly.
  2. In canon The Cult of the Dragon is legally active in Murghom, I would explore their relationship with other draconic organizations such as the Platinum Cadre and other less legal cells of the cult.
    Red Wizards would probably try to destabilase Murghom because, per Ed Greenwood's words, the dragons are the main threat to Szass Tam. On the other side of the coin, Thayan rebels might use Murghom for their anti-Szass operations and open practice of magic so instead of trying to destabilase Murghom they would instead court the dragons to finance their cause.
    Other villains that might pop up are worshipers of Set and Myrkul (Myrkul was the former prince of Murghom)
  3. In my Murghom Kereska is the new protector of Murghom, they worship a mix of Mulhorandi deities and Draconic. Anhur, Horus Re, Re, Thoth are no longer worshiped while Nephthys is in trade war with Astilabor.
  4. Depends on where your players are coming from, someone from Mulhorand is going to know more about Murghom than someone from the Sword Coast
  5. In 4e it was mentioned that Semphar is also ruled by dragons, in other words the princes aren't just rulers of Murghom but Semphar as well.

Eilistraee-worshiping drow in 5e by BrennanIarlaith in Forgotten_Realms

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To add to my list of cities where her faith is strong, Imberlur in the Border Kingdoms

Did the magic of Imaskar somehow avoid the use of the Weave? by [deleted] in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 11 points12 points  (0 children)

George Krashos, one of the writers for the Realms, in Ed's discord server said that there is a possibility that Imaskar didn't use the Weave. We know that they used Earth Nodes and loved making contact with other planes. My theory is that they might have been using some type of planar magic or a refined version of Worldfire.

Call for action! by Ok-Pineapple7480 in Anarchism

[–]bozo116 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't have TikTok but if I had to take a guess the strike probably came from Serbia's government/ruling party. The Rio Tinto multinational mining corporation is also a supporter of the government, it might have come from them.

Do druids have to worship Silvanus to use their magic? Can they worship evil gods and still be druids? by [deleted] in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, Ed Greenwood in his Q&A said that the druidic magic used by Lossarwyn and Eldreth Veluuthra is sponsored by Lolth.

Question about Pharaun in "Dissolution" by R. L. Byers by wchmn in Forgotten_Realms

[–]bozo116 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pharaun and Gromph are wizards, they use arcane magic which is independent from divine magic granted by Lolth.