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silverwolfer
Senior Scribe
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 Posted - 01 Oct 2014 : 05:33:03
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Okay, so 5e has the magic level tonned down even more, if we were looking for a reason for this to happen within the forgotten realms. What theories could you come up with, to match this new fate of magic?
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 01 Oct 2014 : 13:25:56
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| If I wanted low magic level, I'd just say the Spellplague exploded or melted enough magic that it's semi rare now. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 02 Oct 2014 : 00:33:30
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| I'd go with Mystra is reforming the weave, she is weakened by returning from the dead, having barely reassembled herself from when she was destroyed by Helm (yeah, see that.... I said destroyed by Helm.... this may not be Midnight). Thus things that mages would have previously been able to more capably manage (such as spells that they could cast and let the weave maintain) now require the mage to maintain concentration. It won't be until new "metamagic constructs" within this "operating system" can be created by enterprising wizards before they learn to do things like having spells that can be cast without concentration maintenance, or casting spells that can be hung awaiting triggering, etc.... Similar things can be said for other types of casting (i.e. mages must learn how to maintain a "flow" of energy to get better evocations, etc....). |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 02 Oct 2014 : 01:56:08
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In terms of magic items, Ed's Realms was always "low magic". His PC groups never had any uber items.
TSR/WotC made the Realms a high magic setting in terms of items. Given the Spellplague and the ravaging of the Weave, I think that there are many explanations that could be given for a reduction in the number of functioning magic items. It was one of my pet peeves regarding the Spellplague and the 4E Realms that there was no coherent explanation as to how magic items, hanging spells, portals, mythals etc survived that cataclysmic event. But I digress ...
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BenN
Senior Scribe
Japan
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Posted - 02 Oct 2014 : 03:19:53
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Perhaps there aren't so many magic items left in the Realms because Elminster fed most of them to the Simbul.......  |
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Seethyr
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 02 Oct 2014 : 04:14:16
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I have always run a low magic (item that is) campaign. I think it's almost believable to say "it's always been that way." Everything that has occurred in the past, the stories, the adventures...all the magic that was just lying around really wasn't as much as it was "rumored" to be.
It's so nice now to have every item you find actually be treasured now. I hated when my players got to the point where they found "just another +3 sword" in previous editions. |
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Aldrick
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 02 Oct 2014 : 04:35:22
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Originally posted by Seethyr
It's so nice now to have every item you find actually be treasured now. I hated when my players got to the point where they found "just another +3 sword" in previous editions.
This a thousand times over. Third edition just got crazy with its magic item bloat. |
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What is a logical reason for low magic realms now?
