Hi! Really busy with design work tonight, but let me say a few words about local elections for “village lord” (mayor) and harbormasters (in ports) in Amn and Tethyr. In the smaller places where they are elected, as opposed to appointed (in the larger places, it’s... #Realmslore
2) ...often a “reward posting” for investors handed out by local nobles or wealthy and powerful locals).
Voters in such elections are stakeholders: property owners in a settlement, or owners of docks and warehouses and shipyards in ports. They go before a local... #Realmslore
3) ...herald (with a local priest as a witness, if there’s a shrine, temple, or monastic community locally; if more than one deity is locally represented, each will have a representative) to vote verbally (out of earshot of others) for their chosen candidate (any... #Realmslore
4) ...local resident can stand), and for each vote, a pebble is put into a jar labeled for that candidate, and all jars are safeguarded by the herald and the clergy (often in a secure structure to minimize tampering). When the election time is deemed over (it may... #Realmslore
5) ...be as long as a tenday, but by local custom is usually three or four days, dawn to dusk), the pebbles are counted by the herald and all clergy in unison, and the high total wins. If there’s any dispute or anomaly (more pebbles than local voters, for... #Realmslore
6) ...example), a new election is held, but any incumbent running again does NOT stay in office until it’s done; rather, clergy step in to serve. #Realmslore
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1) Another Realmslore Answer!
DM Mark Moonfang @Mark_Moonfang
@TheEdVerse
Dear Mr. Greenwood.
What is a Fist of Gond (Doohicky)?
I'm about to drop my players into the High House of Wonders, so I want to let them see all kinds of wonders that the ones pushing the limits of...
2) technology in Faerun are creating. And I learned about this little item.
But I can't find out what it is!
If you don't know, let me know of some other ideas, features, or other aspects I should toss into the High House for them to gawk at.
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3) Answer:
A Fist of Gond is a fighting drone, short range and operable only for a few rounds before it runs out of propulsive power and falls to earth (usually suffering minor damage). Consider it a whirligig that spits out darts. Fists are so-called because the...
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1) Another Realmslore Answer:
Robert Baber @PeeperPoppins
Mr Greenwood, I wanted to ask about the Hollow Mountain, also known as Mount GrimmerFang has always fascinated me, what was the life of this kingdom like before it was abandoned? And are there any dwarves who still seek...
2) ...to find it again?
Answer:
Both Ologh and Grimmerfang were tyrants, smart but ruthless orcs who ruled through fear and oppression, and life inside the mountain during both of their reigns was very hierarchical and harshly-policed, with frequent patrols, female...
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3) ...orcs coerced into being spies on their neighbours, and orc children bribed or tortured into being spies and informants on the females. Nasty, but efficiently run with an eye to keeping the community strong: the weak, the sick, and the malcontents were...
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1) Lore query answer time #3:
Rachel Winship @Purpleowl8
@TheEdVerse What kind of regular/special rituals do the followers of Sune perform? Are there rituals for different aspects of domain of Love and Beauty?
Answer:
A BIG topic, so let me do a swift overview.
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2) There are special rituals for cleansing after a worshipper has become really dirty or stinky, or is recovering from illness or a wound (especially if there have been infections). There are also special rituals for weddings, wedding nights, and “anticipated...
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3) ...moments of seduction or intimacy.”
There’s also a special prayer for “taming and melding,” used when trying to deal with unfamiliar garments or hairdos or trying to make clashing hues of best-or-only-available garments work together or trying to reconcile...
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1) Lore query answer time #2:
From January 16th of this year:
Xyn Raven @XynRaven
Is the position of Chosen a permanent one, or can one theoretically be demoted back to a normal follower or entirely cast out should the deity be sufficiently displeased?
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2) Answer:
A ‘true’ Chosen (an empowered mortal, rather than one merely anointed with the title of Chosen and imbued with the ability to cast a handful of spells) possesses some of the divine essence (“divine spark”) of the deity. The deity can destroy them at...
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3) ...will, demote them at will by shunning them and stripping them of some abilities, and publicly cast them out—but if they destroy them, they lose that divine essence that was imparted to them; it’s scattered (no one else can readily snare it), drifts into the...
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1) Lore query answer time!
From January 15th of this year:
reachcole @reachcole1999
Is there any information out there regarding just how much power the gods are able to wield? For example, what a god might be capable of if someone invaded their realm or how much influence...
2) ...they can exert? Could a party of level 20 characters actually do anything to a god?
Answer:
It depends entirely on the situation: the nature of the deity, where they are encountered, and what else they are doing at the time. If a god is in their home realm...
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3) ...(their “lair,” in game terms) they are capable of almost unlimited legendary actions. Most deities have at least two “layers” of keepouts: if unwanted entities intrude, at a particular choke point (a descending stairway or passage within solid rock, for...
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“Well, then! Well met, Lord—Tacer, was it? Your very good health, and may the gods smile up-ah-aha-hurk-gulup-gahh, what is this swill?”
“’Tis called elverquisst, m’lord. Much beloved by some, I assure you!
...
2) ...
So, Lord Tacer, have you seen any wondrous sights in your tour thus far, hmm?”
Lady Delchalice’s deep, throaty purr made her polite words seem almost indecent, but she could have made no sound at all, as far as Lord Tacer was concerned. His gaze had plunged right where...
3) ...
her gown was designed to make it plummet, and was now lost down her cleavage somewhere
south of her navel. Lanterns and ropes might just possibly be necessary to rescue him...
“RORSTRAND, you old battleaxe! What do you MEAN by looking this hale?
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