LEGENDS Q&A: NOVEMBER 2023

QUESTION INDEX:

00:00:00 - Is Spellsong reliant on the Weave or can it operate independently?

00:03:31 - What is happening with the Thayan Guild of Foreign Trade circa 1480/1490 DR?

00:12:37 - Who are the Children of the Seven, are they as powerful as their mothers, and are any of them major players in the Realms?

00:21:21 - (NDA) What is the status of the Saurials in the present day Realms?

00:27:41 - Why is the current Blackstaff broken?

00:31:30 - What is it like being a Urdunnirin dwarf swimming through stone?

00:36:54 - Are you allowed to discuss the Avariel?

00:41:57 - Who is the Keeper of Thaal, how did it become a demilich, and how did it arrive at the Tomb Tapper Tomb? Are there any artifacts of note within The Tomb?

00:48:38 - What is the gnomish (or Gnim) word for "ancient hero"?

00:52:45 - What is the gnomish (or Gnim) word for an everliving guardian?

01:01:38 - What are orog cities like? Are there holidays created by the orcish/orog races, and what are they?

01:06:13 - With orogs returning to the surface with the collapse of the elven empires, where are the main exodus points for these incursions?

01:14:46 - How long is the typical courtship of halflings?

01:20:23 - Is Corm Orp a combat area?

01:22:18 - What became of the Highfire Crown?

01:24:13 - How did Corellon handle branding Malkizid? Was there a trial?

01:29:13 - How would a wizard cast magic without the Weave if they suddenly found themselves outside of Mystra's territory?

01:39:24 - What would happen if there was a githyanki civil war?

01:45:22 - Who came up with the character Caladnei?

01:50:03 - Has something ever been added to the Realms that was so "wrong" it had to be worked back out?

01:56:52 - Does the Realms have an equivalent to the Wayfarers Union, as seen in the 3e book "The Complete Arcane?

02:02:05 - How would an encounter play out between a group of adventurers and a drow in the Underdark?

02:10:45 - Where in the east would the orog show up?

02:14:39 - The Realms has multiple goddesses relating to the concept of "free love" but seemingly none for "true love". Why is this?

02:28:29 - What can you tell us about spelljamming in Realmspace in the current era?

02:34:02 - Is there any significant travel between planets besides spelljamming?

02:38:56 - What is the relationship between the churches of Tempus and Eldath?

02:41:45 - How do nobles of Waterdeep handle bastards and incest? Are there any laws around legitimizing bastards and curtailing incest?

02:48:38 - In the Realms, would it be correct to say that life and death do not equal positive and negative energy?

02:55:35 - Will the Realms ever have an industrial era? Also, is the Common alphabet similar to the Latin script?

03:04:28 - What level of involvement did the deities Malar, Talona, and Ilmater have during -350 DR to -250 DR as it pertains to the fall of Netheril and the pre-fall of Jhaamdath?

03:12:10 - What are the politics between Jhaamdath and the elves of Cormanthor?

03:19:28 - What, if any, political discord existed after the elves used elven high magic to kill off so many humans of Jhaamdath?

03:24:39 - What are the birth rates among demi-humans (elves, dwarves, halflings, etc.) vs. humans?

03:31:16 - What are the people and merchants of Zhentil Keep like?

03:38:08 - How compatible is magic with mathematics, and what is the fallacy that the Numbers Cult built their basic premise around?

03:43:35 - Can spellcasting be in the language of math?

03:45:14 - What is the most complex and profound goal or motivation a character, whether a mortal or a deity, could have in the Realms? Would you say there is a goal that transcends the search for power, and how well does the D&D system accommodate this goal?

03:49:53 - Are we going to see Ed do a playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3?

03:56:02 - How far off are the Realms from getting steam powered locomotives?

04:05:14 - Is Ao in control/take an active part in what is happening at all, or did he just create everyting to witness it?

04:15:55 - Did Ao create the Weave in order to control Abeir-Toril?

04:20:28 - Can you disclose if Ao is human, elven, or of any particular race?

04:21:55 - What can you tell us about Savras? Why is he better than others at divination, and what's his relationship with Azuth? Does he mind being "subservient to Mystra and Azuth"?

04:27:41 - Why are the Chosen of different deities so weird? Are they expected to be weird by the general populace, or is it more of a "behind closed doors" sort of thing?

04:32:52 - Did Khelben ever make any romantic gestures towards Laeral Silverhand?

04:40:42 - Has Volo ever been to the Sea of Fallen Stars? If not, would you ever consider a "Volo's Guide to the Sea of Stars"?

04:49:03 - What happens to the souls of those who die in Abeir, since there are no gods there who gets to claim the dead? And what about souls from Abeirans that come to Toril via the Spellplague, but reject the gods still like part of the dragonborn from the time after?

04:52:00 - What advice can you give for a DM to set up Mulhorand in a way that resembles ancient Egypt, but isn't a carbon copy of it?

04:57:31 - How do the people of Uthmere feel about the ruling lord's stone giant servants and the fire genasi watch commander?

05:01:23 - Is there a level of the Underdark lower than the Lowerdark? If so, what might a brave (or unlucky) party encounter there?

05:05:35 - Are there any notable demons hiding in Waterdeep?

05:10:23 - You mentioned in a previous session that what the deities know varies from deity to deity. Shar is supposed to be the goddess of secrets and is said to be concealing the biggest secret. So what could the best preserved secret be? What is the biggest secret of the Forgotten Realms?

05:13:40 - Did Shar create the Shadow Weave?

05:16:55 - How fast and for how long can a dragon travel across the Realms?

05:23:28 - [NDA] What are the rules of succession for the three Silver families of Cormyr?

05:34:13 - Is Ao a genderless being? Is it an entire species?

05:40:11 - When you are writing, do you do a draft and revise it, or do you just write and see what happens?

05:51:12 - Does the Realms have anything equivalent to the Court of the Lord Lyon or the Garter Principal King of Arms or any other heraldic authorities?