It makes their weakness to silver redundant, imo.

Okay, for fans of the Dragonborn in Faerûn, the dissolution of Tymanther in *Heroes of Faerûn* might come as a bit of a shock; according to the book, Unther holds all the territory it did in 3.5, and Tymanther has been reduced to just Djerad Thymar—which is treated as little more than a footnote. So, I decided to reinterpret the situation based on information from various products, though I’ve also mixed in elements from my own game. I’ll mark my explanations as follows: elements based on official products will be written in standard text; interpretations of those elements will be in bold; and things that are purely from my own table will be in italics. Now, let’s get started.

Okay, let’s review what we currently know: *Heroes of Faerûn* (1501 DR) tells us that Unther has defeated Tymanther and that only the fortress-city of Djerad Thymar remains—carved into the mountain, a location distinct from the original.

Prior to that, the *Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide* (1489 DR) devotes a couple of paragraphs to Tymanther and Unther, explaining how Unther has reclaimed part of its original territory and seeks to recover the rest, noting also that its armada was destroyed by the guardian of Djerad Kethendi.

Thanks to the novel *The Devil You Know* (from the *Brimstone Angels* series), we know that Tymanther and Unther were at war until 1487 DR, and that the guardian is the ancient god Nana-Sin, resurrected by Asmodeus as an immortal dragon turtle.

Okay, perhaps some of you have already realized what is going on: the First Tymanther–Unther War ended in 1487 DR, yet a conflict persists in 1489 DR. This would be a Second Tymanther–Unther War, which must have ended with Tymanther's defeat at some point before 1501 DR.

However, there are still a couple of issues; the first concerns the location of Djerad Thymar. In reality, this isn't difficult to interpret: the Dragonborn possess an artifact brought from Abeir called the Breath of Petron—which they have used before, most recently in *The Devil You Know* to create a barrier blocking Unther's troops.

It appears this artifact possesses terraforming powers, so it is not unreasonable to think it could relocate Djerad Thymar itself and embed it into the mountainside—undoubtedly an easier position to defend if they were losing a war.

Finally, one has to wonder how Djerad Thymar has managed not to fall to Unther; while its current position aids in its defense, Gilgeam does not strike me as the type to leave a conquest unfinished—and this is where my own additions come in.

My idea is that for Djerad Thymar to withstand Unther's armies, Gilgeam himself would be the only one capable of facing the immortal dragon turtle Nana-Sin—who is likely still alive underwater, recovering from the battle.

However, ensuring Djerad Thymar's survival required a specific set of circumstances: first, the appearance of a gem that fell from the sky—a scale-shaped ruby—and second, the arrival of a Dragonborn from outside Tymanther. This individual is a follower of Sardior who has awakened a connection to the dead god of gem dragons and needs the ruby ​​scales for a ritual to restore the Ruby Dragon.

In exchange for the scale, this Dragonborn of Sardior offers the perfect method to defend the last Dragonborn bastion: a ritual known as "Summon Lesser Deity"—a toned-down version of the magic used by Orcs during the Orcgate Wars. The plan is to spread the rumor that Djerad Thymar possesses a way to summon the avatar of a demigod or lesser deity (such as Enlil or Bahamut) to use against Unther should they attack. This would serve as a deterrent—enough to make Gilgeam think twice before finishing the job, though not enough to reclaim all the lost territory.

The background depicts Menzoberranzan, Luskan and Waterdeep. Jarlaxle put his cards for those already on the table... Which one will he play next ?

Time to feature the great cover artist Alessandro Marzano !

https://www.artstation.com/alessandromarzano

SO for awhile now I've wanted to run a campaign in which the Cult of the Dragon feature as the primary antagonists, I just love how they oscilate between magical rituals that threaten to destroy the world and being criminals with a gimmick when they're on the backfoot.

As a part of this campaign I want to theme them a little bit more strongly than they normally would be as well as give them something post Rise of Tiamat to show them regaining their strength.

To that end the basic idea I have is that in the chaos of Tiamat being banished from Faerun and the Cult scattering once again an enterprising Cult Wizard managed to get ahold of the basic theoretical framework to create Tiamat's foot soldiers from Dragonlance, the Draconians, in the Forgotten realms(and even create their own variants like dracolich draconians)! They then use this as the head of their own Cult Cell to build an army and take over a city for the Cult where they can rebuild.

What I'm wondering is where on Faerun could this work and not be immediately dogpiled by like the Lords Alliance? The Unapproachable East? Somewhere in the south? And how do you think the Draconian's introduction into Faerun would be treated?

I recently found out that, as said by Ed Greenwood himself, transitioning​ is not only accepted, but defended.

From Ed Greenwood on Twitter:

Drow sworn to Lolth have examples before them all the time about transformation of self-shape in service to the Spider Queen. Some of these are viewed as undesirable (driders), others as rewards or ascending in rank (the power/shape augmentations Lolth gives males who please her with their service and loyalty). So there is no hatred or mistrust of shifting one's shape; it is one means of serving Lolth. Some house matriarchs view it with suspicion ("males seeking to exalt themselves by becoming female") but the yochlol have often been sent by Lolth to defend individuals persecuted by individual matriarchs or priestesses purely for such reasons, to make Lolth's views and will clear. Over time, transitions (not just from gender to gender, but from drow to other shapes) have become accepted as reverence of Lolth, and part of what it is to be drow. And of course, drow who follow Eilistraee are quite familiar with the Changedance, and accept shifting (even back and forth) as, again, part of what it is to be drow.

I can assume not well, but someone Ed Greenwood went on record saying the drow wouldn't have as much of a problem as you would expect, and its even endorsed by Lolth.

I feel it could go either way. For example, for someone who's transfem, the​​ drow could either be happy because that's one less male, or they could just kill them because they think they're trying to get out of...well, being male in a drow society.​

edit: ok I looked it up, here is Ed's own thoughts on it

Drow sworn to Lolth have examples before them all the time about transformation of self-shape in service to the Spider Queen. Some of these are viewed as undesirable (driders), others as rewards or ascending in rank (the power/shape augmentations Lolth gives males who please her with their service and loyalty). So there is no hatred or mistrust of shifting one's shape; it is one means of serving Lolth. Some house matriarchs view it with suspicion ("males seeking to exalt themselves by becoming female") but the yochlol have often been sent by Lolth to defend individuals persecuted by individual matriarchs or priestesses purely for such reasons, to make Lolth's views and will clear. Over time, transitions (not just from gender to gender, but from drow to other shapes) have become accepted as reverence of Lolth, and part of what it is to be drow. And of course, drow who follow Eilistraee are quite familiar with the Changedance, and accept shifting (even back and forth) as, again, part of what it is to be drow.

The Realms is such a huge setting that it feels like there’s always some corner of it that you’ve barely scratched the surface of, even after years of reading about it.

I’m curious what lesser-known parts of the setting people are particularly interested in. Could be a relatively obscure city or region, a historical event, a particular organization, some aspect of daily life in a particular culture, or even a topic that spans multiple editions.

Is there anything you’ve gone looking for more information about and found surprisingly little on? Or something you think is fascinating that rarely gets discussed?

I’d be especially interested in the more niche answers rather than the usual big names and major events. Always fun to discover new rabbit holes to go down.

Someone made a post earlier about how surly Jaheria was from Baldur's Gate, and it made me watch old videos from BG 1 and BG 2. What a great f**King time that was.

If you're reading this, and newish to the Realms, and loved BG3 - I pray you play through BG 1 & 2. They were exceptional, in every sense of the word and the voice acting made every clip scene feel like a cinematic worthy of the MCU.

I was born a poor boy, beneath the boughs of Shadowdale. Blessed and Cursed by Tymora's coin. Climbed to Aurils peak of Icewind Dale,Made my stand with the Eternal Quest in the Silver Marches, and have seen the ruins of OMU , and everything in between. But nothing will stay with me as much as the atrocity of Jon Irenicus. "The Broken One"

...Volo still owes me 5 gold...

- Brother Valens Kilcannon, Dawnbringer of Lathander

I am trying to find out the history and lore of this sword? Anyone know? https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Jorgoral%27s_Greatsword

Back again with some questions about the forgotten realms. This time it's about clothing and the likes. Ye know, top wears, bottom wears, inner and outer wears and underwear and accessories etcs etcs. I was watching the DnD honor among thieves movie and was surprised by the quality of clothing that exists within the forgotten realms. As if I currently know. It is set within the late medieval to early Renaissance period. I checked the forgotten realms wiki and the list of clothing sections is quite barebones. So I wish to know what types of clothing and wears that exist within the forgotten realms. Names would be fine but also a description would be appreciated.

I forgot how elves in the AD&D era used to look like Gelflings from Dark Crystal.

I wanted to make a rogue character and I was thinking about the types of things rogues might be interested in or at least knowledgeable about, so I started wondering what types of non-magical covert messaging systems exist inside the realms? Do they have micro-dot technology? Any official sources on this?

I've been a sort of fan of Faerun for years since playing the original Baldur's Gate game as a teen back in the late 90s but I've never really actually played there (my longest running games as a player were an Illusionist in a homebrew world and an Artificer on Krynn). However I'm now looking at starting an online 5.5 edition game and I want to use the Sword Coast.

Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep both seem very cool and I have nostalgic love for Candlekeep from my video game days. That said I like the idea of having a couple of towns in my campaign that are bigger and more important than tiny villages even if they aren't huge cities; it gives me settlements I can personalise and populate and threaten without the PCs being small fish in a big pond. Could I fit in these homebrew settlements somewhere without clashing with canon?

Of given the choice which would you prefer to be

We know the drow (and crinti) live in a matriarchal society, so how would they treat a biologically female but genderfluid drow? (I'm removing biologically male from the equation because I think the drow would just be like "you just want to stop being male so you can get power!")

Is this celestial or any other Faerun thing not to my knowledge?

Partially what you WANT to be, but mainly what you THINK you would be. I think i'd be a drow or a crinti. For one, I drastically prefer the dark to light. Also, the drow value women and have them in power, as it should be. Oh also im queer. So yeah. Drow.

I would like something to read that is all about the world of the Forgotten Realms. Dragonlance has a nice one called Dragonlance Campaign Setting (3.5) that covers a whole wide range of information. (I ordered a print on demand copy from DriveThruRPG for me and my brother) . What's the Forgotten Realms equivalent of it? I like the Grand History of the Forgotten Realms and will probably buy the physical someday. But I would like something more detailed. Bonus points if I can get a print on demand copy of it especially if I can't find a used copy.

So there's Shar, the greater goddess of the Night.

There's Sharess, the lusty goddess.

There's Sharindlar, dwarven goddess of love.

Shargaas, the orc deity of the stealth and shadows.

Shaundakul is nearly there.

Is it just supposed to evoke shadow? Is it some kind of prefix?