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Adventurers' Tales

Curious about play-by-post role-playing, or looking for an actual-play game that isn't clamoring for your ears? Then have a read of Legacy of the Green Regent, our very own campaign set in the Forgotten Realms and using 3.5-edition Dungeons & Dragons rules, running through the classic RPGA campaign with Dungeon Master BadCatMan and our heroes Brace and Korrlan Splitbark, Taman Teinithra, Samophlange Skitterwidget, Ilrien, and Juniper Churlgo. In "Phantoms' Cloister", we're finally off on our next quest and arrive at the mysterious ruins of a forgotten monastery. Will we find more there than just crows?

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The next day, they continued on their way and, around highsun, finally turned off the road, heading south into the forest's fringe, until they came to where a hill rose in the midst of a wide clearing. It was a well-defensible hill but, from a distance, it looked like it had nothing more than some peculiarly formed foliage around its crown. It was not until they were near the foot of the hill that the crumbling stone turrets, walls, and flagstones became apparent, grey stone turned soft and green beneath a shroud of moss, creeping vines, and tree roots.

A fat purple-black raven perched atop one of the broken towers, and cawed sharply into the clear twilight air.

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Current Clack

Either you master the dungeon or the dungeon masters you.

• Well met, friends and wayfarers. We're afraid it's been a long time between clacks, but we've been hard at work on researching the lore, tidying the archives, and writing the articles, as well as on exciting things behind the scenes we look forward to showing you sometime. But no more hinting and time wasting, it's time for Current Clacks…
• Arodp88 toured Neverwinter, getting a good view from the Upland Rise, wandering down Waukeen Way, meeting Lord Hugo Babris, and visiting the grand Cathedral of Mystra—right before the eruption of Mount Hotenow ruined everything. Arodp88 escaped the devastation, but ran afoul of the Acolytes of Corruption.
• Artyom.pavlov ventured into the King's Forest in Cormyr to find the lost Temple of Mystra and had to battle through forest hags, swarmhorde spiders, and flesh renders. He was protected only by a Purple Dragon shield and a branch of vile curses, but got to celebrate with a bottle of champagne afterward.
• BadCatMan visited the sleepy, sheep-herding village of Fendarl's Gate to work on separating the Goblin Wars, Goblin Wars, Goblin Wars, and Goblin War, but found a stay at the so-called Imperial Palace an exercise in competitive eating with the High Knight-Emperor Eldebuck Thorm Fendarl, who demands everyone empty their plates. So much for the diet.
• We say oloré to new scribes: Hulkatron5000 tried some hermit berries; 5almon5amurai interviewed gnome foundry worker Zanner Toobin, while Beaker5277 celebrated the gnomish Communion of Laughter; NPC Stories checked out the Jhansczil noble family of Waterdeep; DragonAndCat played a game of dragonchess; Tars RDN visited the year −973 DR; Aidan TDev met the gold dragon Endandravaer; MarquisDCarabas had some woodwork done by Aida Camber, carpenter of Phandalin; and Sage of the Mines heard the tragic story of Dornal Silverhand, father of the Seven Sisters.
• We say well again to SilverTiger12, who added the dangerously seductive brachina or pleasure devil to the menagerie; to Vegepygmy, who was initiated into the faith of Semuanya via strange rites; and to Hashimashadoo, who was hunted in the night by a giant blood-sucking owl—the vampire hill giant Morg.
• Personal Demon, an original novella of dark fantasy set in the Forgotten Realms, has passed five chapters. It's the story of a man possessed—literally. How far will he go to be free, and what will be left of him after?
• As the Inner Sea pirates say, until next, may your sword be ever wet, and your bottom dry.

Featured Article

Wheloon was a small city in the kingdom of Cormyr, lying where the Way of the Manticore crossed the Wyvernflow River. A town sprawling across both sides of the river, it was sometimes nicknamed the "Jade Towers" for its ubiquitous green slate roof tiles. Wheloon grew up around the Wyvern Ferry crossing, linking Cormyr's two busiest trade routes, and becoming one of the kingdom's most prosperous and industrious towns. It was famous for its talented craftsfolk and entrepreneurs, who built boats and wagons, fashioned baskets, grew fruit and other foodstuffs, bred pets, and created cheap transport companies.

Though it once was the site of a battle with the Witch Lords and was one of those places conquered by the Lost King Gondegal, Wheloon oft-enjoyed only a small role in Cormyr's history, thanks to rulers like Lord Sarp Redbeard who worked for the good of Wheloon, rather than that of the crown. Unfortunately, it later hosted a false temple to Mystra, which was found to be a front for cultists of Shar, and was eventually turned into a prison city for Shar worshipers and Shadovar, and its cobbled streets came to be dominated by gangs of rogues.

New & Upcoming Releases

Player's Handbook 5th edition (revised) by Jeremy Crawford et al. and officially published by Wizards of the Coast on September 17, 2024, is a core rulebook for the revised 5th-edition _Dungeons & Dragons_® rules, containing everything needed to play the game in 2024.

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Create Heroic Characters

This revised and expanded Player's Handbook is the essential reference for every fifth edition DUNGEONS & DRAGONS player. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more.

Create fantastic D&D heroes from the wide selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses provided. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions.

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How Not To Get Eaten by Owlbears by Anne Toole is a book published on September 17, 2024, by Dorling Kindersley Limited. It purports to be a guide to the Forgotten Realms and dungeoneering written by Falgriss, a dragonborn ranger and assistant to Volothamp Geddarm. No, we've never heard of him either.

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So you've decided to be an Adventurer. Good for you! Just a warning, though. There are some really horrible things lurking out there. Things with fangs and glowing eyes. Things that think you look delicious. Not to mention the magical mishaps, erratic wizards, and villainous cutthroats, you'll encounter. Keep this handy guide in your pack, and your adventures might end in fame and fortune, rather than something's stomach.

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Featured Source

Menzoberranzan is a Dungeons and Dragons computer game developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations in 1994. It is a first-person role-playing game, similar in style to Eye of the Beholder and using the same engine as the previous Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession.

The game begins with the player controlling two heroes in a small village, which comes under attack by evil drow. They follow them into the Underdark to the mighty drow city of Menzoberranzan. Along the way, they encounter companions of varying races, and fight off foes from gnolls to yochlols and assemble the powerful Helm of Spiders. Notably, it is the first video game to star Drizzt Do'Urden.

Today in the Realms...

...it is 19 Eleint, or the 19th of the Fading. Selûne is a waxing crescent moon .

Realmslore

• Marshals were honorable, martial leaders and tacticians from all walks of life, considered by many to be an essential facet of any army. They were generally fighters or paladins who excelled at leading others in battle, to the point where their very presence bolstered the fighting prowess of their forces.
• Giant dragonflies were known to prey on other warm-blooded creatures, such as humans and their like. With time and effort, however, female giant dragonflies could be tamed and trained as flying mounts. Males were far too territorial for such training.
• A bowl of watery death was a cursed device that drowned wizards who used it by shrinking them to the size of an ant and plunging them into its depths (relatively speaking). Unlucky mages who fell victim to this could avoid a watery death by casting enlarge on themselves.
• Valmorba was the undertaker and mortician of the Lower City Mortuary in Baldur's Gate, and a follower of Kelemvor, god of death. Her mortuary was overwhelmed when a wave of serial murders perpetrated by the Cult of Bhaal swept the city.
• Fador was one of the workers involved with the project to build a canal between the Sea of Fallen Stars and the Lake of Steam. Devor was loyal to the project's head engineer, Ivar Devorast, and did not rat him out when he returned to the canal site after being dismissed by Innarlith's corrupt ruler.
• Baunilorotha was the provisional capital of the giant realm of Kultaakarr in the Cold Lands. The settlement dated back to the ancient kingdom of Ostoria, and regained prominence as giants, led by a new generation of titan lords, moved back into the area when the Great Glacier began melting.

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Welcome

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Contents

Realmslore

• **People**—Drizzt, Elminster, all your favorite heroes and villains, and other interesting folk.
• **Races**—All the races of the Realms, humanoid and monstrous alike.
• **Organizations**—The Harpers, Zhentarim, and everything in between.
• **Creatures**—Things that climb, crawl, fly, slither, swim, and usually bite.
• **Geography**—Faerûn's towns, kingdoms, wildernesses, and more.
• **History**—From the dawn of the creator races to the present age.
• **Deities**—The deities of all the pantheons and races.
• **Cosmology**—The many planes of existence, how they connect, and who inhabits them.
• **Magic**—Magic in the Forgotten Realms, be it arcane, divine, or stranger arts.
• **Items**—Gems and jewelry, poisons and potions, weapons and armor, and more. From minor trinkets to artifacts of epic power and renown.
• **Maps**—Interactive maps of the Realms, from small villages to big cities like Baldur's Gate and Waterdeep to all Faerûn.

Media

• **Novels**—All the many novels, short stories, and ebooks set in the Forgotten Realms.
• **Sourcebooks**—The sourcebooks and adventure modules that detail the world.
• **Movies**—_Honor Among Thieves_, Sleep Sound, and future films and series.
• **Video games**—Classic games like the Baldur's Gate series, Neverwinter Nights and more.
• **Comics**—Comic book adventures set in the Realms.
• **Magazines**—The Realms in Dragon and Dungeon magazines.
• **Cards**—Trading cards and card games featuring the Realms.
• **Board games**—Punchouts and meeples.
• **Authors**—The authors of the many novels and sourcebooks.

Crunch

• **Classes**—The myriad classes, kits, paragon paths, prestige classes, and epic destinies available to the people of the Forgotten Realms.
• **Spells**—Selected spells with special relations to the Forgotten Realms.

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