Am I alone in hoping that we get more details about the rest of Faerun? I'd like to know whats been going on in the Moonshea Isles or Vaasa. Maybe an intimate look at the goings on in Thay or Evermeet. An updated history of the Dalelands would be cool too.
Dungeon Talk, the official WotC podcast, has a segment called Lore You Should Know. In that, Chris Perkins and Matt Sernett (occasionally there are other WotC staffers who step in and talk about lore, especially in the back episodes) are always drawing on AD&D and 2e, books as sources for the topical (often related to the current or upcoming adventure product) lore they discuss.
It seems to me that Dhaylen is right that they are really looking back to their "history" books as they craft new updates to the realms, so there's no reason for us, as DMs, not to go back to those same sources for our inspiration. Plus you can usually find old D&D books and modules at used bookstores for a pretty reasonable price.
Am I alone in hoping that we get more details about the rest of Faerun? I'd like to know whats been going on in the Moonshea Isles or Vaasa. Maybe an intimate look at the goings on in Thay or Evermeet. An updated history of the Dalelands would be cool too.
I hate waiting so I've started to review some of my older document and attempting to update them. It's easy when you have the original source material. I loved the Moonshea area and I've completed this one already. I just wanted a change from the Sword Coast stuff. After a while it gets old.
I've done a bit on the Dalelands now that I finished the Sundering series of books. There is lots of adventure to be had there still. I wanted to begin doing some intense work around the Westgate area as well. Lots of work their for a rogue hehe!
JT
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JT "You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
On a side note... Would love the Lore section of the podcast as a separate entity..
Anybody know someone who knows somebody?
-Stu
I suppose it's possible, but seems unlikely. Tito seems to have figured out a pretty good workflow for the podcast and pre recording those segments (lore you should know, sage advice, etc.) seems to be really helping keep the content delivery consistent and the podcast coming regularly.
I love the Realms, and would LOVE more LORE! I did like the Sword Coast book with all the snippets from around the Realms. I do agree that the current books are very "Sword Coast North", which I like...but variety is the spice of life! PERSONALLY, I'd like an update to Cormyr & the Dales, and the surrounding areas (Sembia, Moonsea, etc).
I'm very curious to know what has happened beyond Baulders gate and Waterdeep also.
My character was originally from the Dalelands but when I ported him into 5th edition (he was made during the Sword of the Dales campaign) he will be getting plane shift and want to go home. But on subsequent versions of recent publications leafing up to the Dungeon of the Mad mage, about 120 years have passed! What has been happeing in different regions during this time so players can have more of a rural adventure but with the factions still included. (Pesky Zhentarim)
Am I alone in hoping that we get more details about the rest of Faerun? I'd like to know whats been going on in the Moonshea Isles or Vaasa. Maybe an intimate look at the goings on in Thay or Evermeet. An updated history of the Dalelands would be cool too.
There's plenty of information about those areas in previous editions (do you need links to the 4e stuff?). Absent updates: there's no reason not to use that information as canon (creating an interesting paradox where updates can effectively reduce the amount of information we know about an area).
Lantan however is a different story. It completely sunk in 4e, and (by looking at the maps) has resurfaced in 5e... but no one has addressed this elephant in the room.
btw: Moonshea was heavily detailed in 4e (both from LFR and expanded articles). In 5e, Moonshea has been given over to Baldman games to expand on. DM's guild should have a lot from them for the area.
The explanation they've offered for Lantan is that when all the smokepowder exploded, it was shifted to Abeir, and Ao brought it back during the Second Sundering.
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The explanation they've offered for Lantan is that when all the smokepowder exploded, it was shifted to Abeir, and Ao brought it back during the Second Sundering.
Thanks for the tip! Do you know where that was mentioned? I mean: 4e said it sunk, and we actually saw some parts of Lantan still above water on 4e maps. Plus there was a least one 4e adventure that allowed for exploring a small bit of de-submerged Lantan (which I started to nickname "Lantantis"). But I supposed those could still be explained as Abeir-ations.
Am I alone in hoping that we get more details about the rest of Faerun? I'd like to know whats been going on in the Moonshea Isles or Vaasa. Maybe an intimate look at the goings on in Thay or Evermeet. An updated history of the Dalelands would be cool too.
No, but Sea of Fallen Stars Adventurer's Guide is an awkward title.
With all the non-Realms activity from Mr. Greenwood, I'm not sure we'll see the rest of the Realms updated anytime soon.
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I hope that too. I really like supplements about more geograohy and history.
I really do hope we get some new information soon! ;3;
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Dungeon Talk, the official WotC podcast, has a segment called Lore You Should Know. In that, Chris Perkins and Matt Sernett (occasionally there are other WotC staffers who step in and talk about lore, especially in the back episodes) are always drawing on AD&D and 2e, books as sources for the topical (often related to the current or upcoming adventure product) lore they discuss.
It seems to me that Dhaylen is right that they are really looking back to their "history" books as they craft new updates to the realms, so there's no reason for us, as DMs, not to go back to those same sources for our inspiration. Plus you can usually find old D&D books and modules at used bookstores for a pretty reasonable price.
JT " You will find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."
On a side note... Would love the Lore section of the podcast as a separate entity..
Anybody know someone who knows somebody?
-Stu
- Stu
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I love the Realms, and would LOVE more LORE! I did like the Sword Coast book with all the snippets from around the Realms. I do agree that the current books are very "Sword Coast North", which I like...but variety is the spice of life! PERSONALLY, I'd like an update to Cormyr & the Dales, and the surrounding areas (Sembia, Moonsea, etc).
I'm very curious to know what has happened beyond Baulders gate and Waterdeep also.
My character was originally from the Dalelands but when I ported him into 5th edition (he was made during the Sword of the Dales campaign) he will be getting plane shift and want to go home. But on subsequent versions of recent publications leafing up to the Dungeon of the Mad mage, about 120 years have passed! What has been happeing in different regions during this time so players can have more of a rural adventure but with the factions still included. (Pesky Zhentarim)
There's plenty of information about those areas in previous editions (do you need links to the 4e stuff?). Absent updates: there's no reason not to use that information as canon (creating an interesting paradox where updates can effectively reduce the amount of information we know about an area).
Lantan however is a different story. It completely sunk in 4e, and (by looking at the maps) has resurfaced in 5e... but no one has addressed this elephant in the room.
btw: Moonshea was heavily detailed in 4e (both from LFR and expanded articles). In 5e, Moonshea has been given over to Baldman games to expand on. DM's guild should have a lot from them for the area.
The explanation they've offered for Lantan is that when all the smokepowder exploded, it was shifted to Abeir, and Ao brought it back during the Second Sundering.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms
Thanks for the tip! Do you know where that was mentioned? I mean: 4e said it sunk, and we actually saw some parts of Lantan still above water on 4e maps. Plus there was a least one 4e adventure that allowed for exploring a small bit of de-submerged Lantan (which I started to nickname "Lantantis"). But I supposed those could still be explained as Abeir-ations.
Lantan
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms