Talk:Elminster's Guide to Magic

Is this a legitimate book or is it a fan-work or 3rd-party piece? I can't find it on the WotC site, it's PDF-only, the cover is awful, lacks official branding, and doesn't follow the layout of Volo's Guide to Monsters or Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and its publisher is Dungeon Master's Guild, not Wizards of the Coast. I think it might not be canon. — BadCatMan (talk) 02:00, September 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * I guess that remains to be seen. I'm mainly interested in the "history of the magical factions of the Forgotten Realms" section which, on first glance, looks like it reiterates canon material, but I haven't read it yet. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 02:16, September 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * DMs Guild stuff is "officially recognized and sanctioned by Wizards of the Coast", but you are correct, that doesn't make it canon. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 02:25, September 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * Is it copying the wiki? :) — BadCatMan (talk) 02:23, September 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * LOL, I think FANDOM would have something to say about that. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 02:25, September 20, 2017 (UTC)


 * While no doubt a useful resource, this is no more canon than other DM's guild titles such as A Boy and his Modron, or King of the Cats --Ir&#39;revrykal (talk) 04:20, September 20, 2017 (UTC)