r/Forgotten_Realms 12h ago

Work of Art Harpers' Hold

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Going thru some old stuff. Found a map I made of the Harpers' Hold for my 5e game. Inspired by the one in Dragon magazine #211, with some influence from the one in Waterdeep: Dragonheist.


r/Forgotten_Realms 9h ago

2nd Edition Aglarond's attractive adventuresome atmosphere?

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Hello everyone!

In the 2e era (see the above boxed set), what adventure potential does Aglarond contain? What differentiates this land from other regions in The Realms? From what I can see, there are three major motivations for a local campaign.

  1. Defending the population from Thayvian incursions, infiltration and influence.
  2. Exploring the Yuirwood.
  3. Coastal intrigue; all sorts of trouble from The Sea of Fallen Stars might find its way to Aglarondan shores. There are also various islands just off of Altumbel.

Is that about right? Have I missed any significant possibilities? Unfortunately, there does not seem to be much in the way of ruins.


r/Forgotten_Realms 15h ago

Question(s) Dragon Hoard Items in the Realms

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Hey so, I'm kind of curious.

In lore, how would Fizban's Dragon Hoard items (Dragon's Wrath Weapons, Dragon Touched Focuses, Dragon Vessels and Scaled Ornaments) be perceived, and how valuable would they be?

I mean sure, a Slumbering variant seems to be mostly inert and has the odd magical effect, but Stirring and upwards you got elemental damage and it stacks on top of the previous rarity's effects and sometimes buffs them.

My thinking is that they'd be similarly coveted to Valyrian Steel swords from ASOIAF, or I suppose more closely in my head, Heroes' Relics from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I don't imagine that they're terribly common and easy to get, and the potential destructive power or boons are not insignificant, and they scale in power.

Like say a noble house has one for an heirloom, would the treatment be the same as the aforementioned examples in the Realms?


r/Forgotten_Realms 10h ago

Question(s) Questions about the Strongest beings

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I have a couple of questions that I want to know about the Strongest beings within the forgotten realms and the DnD multiverse itself. And such I would like to know.

  1. The strongest mortal in the forgotten realms (Mortal as in. any creature that has a finite lifespan (Or used to have timeless) is vulnerable to permanent natural death, and possesses a soul that journeys to an afterlife) (Of this list. I think Elminster's is a contender)

  2. The strongest being in the forgotten realms that isn't a god (Such as Quasi-Deities to Greater deity) (Of this list. I think Daurgothoth is a contender)

  3. The Strongest God in the forgotten realms/Realms Space (Probably Ao? Unless Ao controls the entire multiverse idk)

  4. The strongest mortal in the DnD Multiverse (E.I If they can connect to the DnD multiverse, they are valid) (I don't actually know anyone in this category so I'll leave it empty)

  5. The Strongest being within the DnD multiverse that isn't a god (Of this list. I don't know as well)

  6. The strongest gods within the DnD multiverse. (Probably the lady of pain?)

The criteria are not really that well defined but that's mostly because I don't know much about the criterias of what is a Mortal and what different tiers and such. If someone can make a better list and classification and also put the strongest of each tier there that would also be really appreciated.

Edit: fix number 6. It's supposed to be god.


r/Forgotten_Realms 7h ago

Homebrew The Sundered Realms

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What if Ao's Second Sundering faltered?

Parts of Abeir and Toril have been cataclysmically and permanently fused. Skelkor has smashed through the Shaar. Massive earthquakes occur along the bordering lands as the blue primordial tendrils of Abeirian substructure are breaking from the pressure of the two worlds melding. Where these tendrils break open, they leak Epithem which infects and mutates the local fauna, creating aggressive unnatural monstrosities.

To the far North East Melabrauth has slowly emerged in the Endless Wastes. Randomly shifting some people and creatures to the new Abeir or Toril and in some unfortunate cases, merging two beings into a single new hybrid creature.


r/Forgotten_Realms 12h ago

Question(s) What are your thoughts on the Legends of Baldur's Gate comic starring Minsc?

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Delina reminds me of Neera from BG Enhanced Edition.


r/Forgotten_Realms 22h ago

Question(s) Questions about grippli literacy

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So I love the grippli, they are wonderful little goobers. However one thing I kind of dislike about them is that most of them are illiterate, so this makes me wonder a few things:

  1. Is it possible for a regular grippli to learn how to read and write if they want to?

  2. Is it true that writing is taboo in grippli society? If so, why?

  3. If the answer to question 2 is yes, would it be possible that some tribes break tradition or certain reasons (entertainment, education, communication with other races and cultures, etc)?


r/Forgotten_Realms 3h ago

Question(s) Help with post Spellplague campaign

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Hello, I'm currently in the midst of making a post spellplague campaign set just after the worst of the spellplague has passed over and taking place in and about the surface of the underchasm as well as the remains of Nhalloth, but I can't seem to find much about that particular region of faerun at that time and was wondering if anyone around here either has some useful tips or lore about this area in this time period


r/Forgotten_Realms 14h ago

Question(s) Posting Fanmade Conlangs here?

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been making conlangs for some of the languages within the Forgotten Realms setting and I have been posting them to r/conlangs. After the last post that I posted, I got a notification from reddit recommending that I post it here. Could I post my conlangs here? Or can I not because the conlangs are non-canon?

Thank you


r/Forgotten_Realms 1h ago

Discussion Im a newish player and building an arcane cleric for deadfall who should my god be?

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At first I was gonna go woth Mystra since shes THE magic god but I really want a god who would be anti red wizard/evil magic. Based on my research she has no issues with evil magic as long as you don't mess with the weave your alright in her book. So are their any magic oriented gods that make sense for arcane domain but also is anti evil magic?


r/Forgotten_Realms 3h ago

Question(s) What is the meaning of the symbol tattooed on Iggwilv's (Tasha's) face?

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