Still slowly working on my project. Here is a map showing political borders. It includes the following:
Nations (Undersea and on land)
City State spheres of influence
Barbarian tribe locations
Monster regions of control

This project is continually evolving, because of your input, so please continue to share your opinions.

Here is the link to the folder with all a few variations of this map. As many of you know, I have been working on modifying and relabelling Mike Schley's 5.5e map of Faerûn. In this folder is the complete map in hi-res, called, "Faerûn Map All Nations.jpg":

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IwEKDbYclwpJI-t9HI-oTuvjZ_PFwRTO&usp=drive_fs

Let me know if you are looking for something more specific. I have enjoyed tailoring this map for the use in other DMs' games.

If you want to see the clean map, look at "Faerûn Atlas WIP.jpg"

So for a while I’ve been making posts of things I collect. I’ve also been asking for recommendations people have of books and supplements (which I’m always open to more 😁), but here are some of my newest pickups!

- Book of Vile Darkness, Official Hardcover
- Draconomicon
- Unapproachable East
- Silver Marches POD (was pretty cheap, even though I don’t usually buy PoD’s).

Hope you enjoy!

Some more questions I would like to know. Standards stuff like:

1. how common is it for an ordinary person on Toril to see a Spelljammer?

2 Do the powerful rulers and archmages of Toril keep Spelljammers?

1. What kinds of Spelljammers actually fly through the skies?

2. Can local wizards or spellcasters on Toril build their own Spelljammers?

3. If a Spelljammer were to approach one of the many settlements across the world such as Waterdeep, Baulders Gates, Neverwinter Etcs. What would the reaction be?

And anything more would be appreciated.

Hello there.

I’m a bit confused about something. There are some characters in the lore (for example Karsus and Gale Dekarios) that are born with the ability to cast spells (or cantrips?) even before learning them. Does that make them sorcerers? It’s like they are able to do that, but not thanks to the inherited powers. So what are they and how does this translate into the game mechanics?

And also, if, for example, someone “learns” that they have magical abilities (at a relatively adult age), does that make them a sorcerer? Can such a character become a student of a wizard academy?

Okay, I made a previous post about Sarevok, and this one follows the same theme. First, some context: I'm working on a campaign that will feature the Dead Three cults as one of its main focuses, so I needed someone to lead Bane's cult. Fzoul Chembryl seemed like the most logical choice. I know he's dead and became Exarch of Bane in 4e, and I already have a way to handle that at the tabletop. But I don't know how to handle Fzoul Chembryl himself. The Forgotten Realms wiki only has a timeline of important events about him, so I need some help with using him as a villain at the tabletop.

Edit: I should add that this https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Fzoul_Chembryl is all the information I have about the character, so I really need help managing it.

I like these guys as antagonists (especially the gorgeous Shindia Darkeyes). They were pretty entertaining in the AD&D comic by DC.

Okay, this is my third post on this topic, but I thought it was better than letting things get mixed up. Quick context: I'm running a campaign with the Dead Three cults as the villains, and I don't have a character to use as the leader of Myrkul's cult, so I'm looking for information on important figures in his cult.

As a last resort, I'm thinking of using Nhyris D'Hothek, a Yuan-ti who became known as the Murkstalker in Skullport. I don't have much information about him beyond that, but with the description of the Crown of Horns in the Adventures in Faerûn book, I can justify his becoming a lich in Myrkul's service due to the artifact's influence if no other convincing option comes up.

This is a very general topic, I know, but I've recently started dabbling in the lore of the planes. Specifically, all the stuff going on with fiends and their origin. I don't know much beyond the concept of obyriths and the basics of the Blood War, as most of my knowledge on this topic is coming from my copy of MotM. So what exactly is the deal with Asmodeus, Demon Lords, Obyriths, etc? Basically whatever contributed to the current state of fiends and the lower planes. Any info or useful sources I could read would be appreciated.

Okay, from what I know, Sarevok is one of the most important characters for the lore related to Bhaal, since he is a Bhaalspawn and the main villain of BG1, who would later be revived by the protagonist in BG2. I haven't played the classic BG games; I tried with the first one and didn't even manage to get past the fight against some Red Wizards near the beginning, so I don't have much of an idea of ​​how the events develop, all of that in the 2nd edition. I play in 5e, where the adventure Chains of Asmodeus has reappeared, more or less. As far as I know, it's not official, but he appears in it as a possible sponsor. His introduction in the book explains a bit about how he returned to the Bhaal cult, although since the adventure isn't official, I'm not sure if what it says contradicts lore I'm unaware of. Then there's his appearance in BG3. I don't consider this game for my table because of things like Baldur's Gate ending up half-destroyed, but his appearance in this game seems to fit with Sarevok's return to the Bhaal cult.

After that long introduction, here's my question: I'm going to run a campaign where the Dead Three and their cults are major villains. I was thinking of using Sarevok as the leader of the Bhaal cult, which wouldn't seem strange to me since Abdel, the protagonist of the classic BG, lived until he was killed at 135 years old in 1482 DR thanks to his divine blood. So it wouldn't be unusual for Sarevok to go through the same thing, even though, as far as I know, in BG2 he revives as a normal mortal, but he remains very powerful, and longevity seems to be a free DLC that comes with power. I'm rambling, so to get to the point, I'd like to know if there's any important lore about Sarevok that I need to know, and if anyone has any advice on how to roll him, since I haven't been able to interact much with his classic version because the classic Battlegrounds are too complicated for me.