Laws and rules must be observed at all times. Even by kings. For if a realm is a bright-armored knight, every rule broken is a piece torn away from his armor that a traitor's blade can thrust through later, with its wielder crying, "But in days gone by, so-and-so set aside this rule, why then cannot I?" — Royal Magician Vangerdahast Aeiulvana, on the laws of Cormyr
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…
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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.
Procampur was an independent city-state, ruled by the Thultyrl, who was advised by the Hamayarch. It had a mutual defense pact with neighbouring Tsurlagol, and friendly relations with many neighbouring states. It was also the richest city on the north coast of the Inner Sea and in the Vast, famed for its jewelers and metal-smiths. The city was home to the very first Thayan enclave, the greatest temple of Oghma in the Domes of Reason, produced the great eastern explorer Vilhiard, and played host to Koja of Khazari. Procampur's most unusual feature was the districts that divided the city by function and occupation, each with their own distinct roof color. These divided the people too, giving them a rigid social structure, but they were proud, well mannered, and orderly.
Quests from the Infinite Staircase is an adventure anthology for the Dungeons & Dragons 5th-edition ruleset released on July 16. It updates and adapts six well-known adventurers from earlier editions of Dungeons & Dragons®: The Lost City, When a Star Falls, Beyond the Crystal Cave, Pharaoh, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, and Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, using the Infinite Staircase as a linking story.
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Step through a Door to Adventure
The Infinite Staircase spirals in a dreamlike expanse, with doors leading to fantastic realms. It's home to the noble genie Nafas, who hears wishes made throughout the multiverse and recruits heroes to fulfill them. These pleas summon adventurers to lost caverns suffused with planar energy, fairytale gardens in the Feywild, futuristic spaceships, and other wondrous locales.
This anthology weaves together six classic Dungeons & Dragons® adventures while updating them for the game's fifth edition. You can run these quests individually or as a campaign that takes characters from level 1 to level 13.
The famed sextet of adventurers, Bobby, Diana, Eric, Hank, Sheila, and Presto, appear in Shadowdale after somehow arriving from a different world. During their journeys, they had befriended the magicalunicorn, Uni, and even faced off against Tiamat herself. Now in Faerûn, they meet the Old Mage, Elminster, and the wizard of the group becomes his apprentice. Elminster and his new student explore the Realms, where they observe legends such as Drizzt Do'Urden and Qilué Veladorn, and even meet the well-known storyteller, Volothamp Geddarm.
The Wet Crossing was the only tavern in the settlement of Bargewright Inn in the Savage Frontier. It was a place of loud and lively song and dance, with the noise often reaching deafening levels. Volo described its red wine as "reeking" and "truly horrible."
Death minnows were a deceptively dangerous species of deep sea fish. Though usually a mere 2 inches long, they could enlarge themselves to many times that size, making them rather deadly indeed for adventurers who stumbled into the undersea lairs they guarded.
Caviar, often harvested from sturgeon and hammerscale, was a popular food across the Realms that was often considered a delicacy. Rarer forms of caviar, such as that harvested from sahuagin, were said to be more delicious still.
Halavan nuts were a staple across Faerûn. They looked like large cashews, but tasted more like pistachios, could be eaten raw or roasted, and some sages were jealously protective of their nuts when sharing them with colleagues.
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