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Valen
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Posted - 17 Jan 2019 : 20:42:09
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Hi all!
I'm new to Candlekeep, but have been reading lots of forums since I found you all. I have a question, as a lover of all things elvish, about mythals. Is it possible to create new mythals? I'm been searching other threads to try for a little insight, but I'm not finding what I'm looking for. I've been in love with the Realms for ages, but I'm only getting back into playing and am thinking about tinkering with a little fan fiction just for fun. I'd appreciate any insight that those of you who are more learned that I might have to give.
Thanks in advance!
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Edited by - Valen on 17 Jan 2019 20:42:37
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dazzlerdal
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Valen
Acolyte
USA
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Posted - 17 Jan 2019 : 21:49:28
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Thanks for that. I appreciate the insight! |
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TBeholder
Master of Realmslore
   
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Posted - 18 Jan 2019 : 03:38:29
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quote: Originally posted by Valen
Is it possible to create new mythals? I'm been searching other threads to try for a little insight, but I'm not finding what I'm looking for.
FRwiki (currently) gives a decent summary. https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mythal
It is possible to make a new one, but... Wizardly ritual requires extremely rare level of competence in arcane magic to even plan, a small crowd of secondary and tertiary casters (able and willing to work together and sacrifice some of their lifeforce), and approval of the gods of magic (as any spell stronger than 9 level). High Magic ritual requires a bunch of High Mages, who are kind of uncommon, though tertiary casters may be normal elven wizards. Either way, the primary caster is likely to suffer total lifeforce drain - stop living and not even make it to the afterlife, but stick around indefinitely as a ghost in the machine mythal. Which is a part of the problem, since wizards whose work is likely to be approved by the gods of magic are unlikely to take this lightly, while most High Mages already have Call of Arvandor playing in their ears non-stop, and stave it off only with dedication to "a job that needs to be done". Mythanthar was an unusual case in unusual circumstances. |
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Edited by - TBeholder on 18 Jan 2019 03:39:58 |
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