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• Time is an illusion, wiki schedules doubly so. But the 2020 Year of Monsters project (by the gods, that was prophetic) reached its milestone goals, with 500 new creatures and a total of 2000 overall. Unlucky 2000 is the cruel undead inquisitor from project-leader Regis87, who cheated with an only-now-finished article.

• After trekking through the snow in Icewind Dale, Regis also added to the menageries the snow golem and coldlight walker; the arctic fox, mountain goat, and walrus; and the terrifying chardalyn dragon.
• On the same mission, the Vegepygmy went hunting for (or fleeing from) various fiends, discovering draudnus and corruptors of fate, and learning more about kocrachons, and nupperibos. He also got the ugly truth from hags about the green hag and sea hag, as well as the Hag Countess.
• SilverTiger12 is away with the fairies! First, she explored the Seelie Court, detailing fey deities like Verenestra, getting the low-down from shy gorse faeries, and having a merry drink with a clurichaun. Escaping the inevitable fight by flying off on a swan, the Silver Tiger ventured into the Unseelie Court to see the Queen of Air and Darkness, while battling lunar ravagers and the lurking shadovigs.
• After emerging from a gate into a Shrine of Mystra, and getting a taste for blueglow moss, Artyom.pavlov found himself in the ruins of fabled Myth Drannor. He crept through the undead-haunted Polyandrium graveyard to reach the nicer and somewhat less-infested Glim-Gardens. Then Artie headed down into the sprawling undercity of the Dwarven Dungeons… We may never hear from him again.

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The mysterious Plane of Shadow was a dark and twisted analog of the Prime Material Plane that was discovered by the ancient Imaskari, forgotten for thousands of years, then rediscovered by the first Netherese Empire. Areas of deep shadow on the Prime Plane, especially subterranean darkness, could become a focus for a vortex to the Plane of Shadow, allowing travel between the planes while the vortex remained open. Upon entering the Plane of Shadow, the dim surroundings looked oddly familiar, but the similarities diverged rapidly as one moved away from the entry point, making mapping the plane impossible. Skilled practitioners of the Art could cast the shadow walk spell, and either enter the Shadow Plane or traverse great distances very rapidly by skirting along the border between the planes before stepping back into the Prime.

Despite its forlorn appearance of abandonment, the Plane of Shadow was home to a wide variety of creatures. Over the millennia, all manner of animals and monsters either wandered into or fell through a vortex and got lost or became trapped. Those that survived eventually became dark creatures imbued with shadowstuff, often with unique abilities. A nearly immortal race of shapeshifters known as the Malaugrym were also quite at home here. Probably the most dominant inhabitants were the descendants of the ancient Netherese enclave of Thultanthar which escaped the Fall of Netheril by shifting the entire floating city into the Plane of Shadow. Over centuries, each generation adapted to the new environment a little better as it replaced part of their humanity with shadow essence, until they became shades.

At some point in its history, the deities Mask and Shar carved out their dominions on the Plane of Shadow. When Shar choreographed the demise of Mystra, precipitating the Spellplague, she managed to inject some of the energy from the Negative Energy plane into the Plane of Shadow, which changed its fundamental nature. Suddenly, the souls of the dead were drawn here first on their way to the afterlife. Shar named the altered plane the Shadowfell.

New & Upcoming Releases

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, a new adventure set in Icewind Dale!

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Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is a tale of dark terror that revisits the forlorn, flickering candlelights of civilization known as Ten-Towns and sheds light on the many bone-chilling locations that surround these frontier settlements.

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Baldur's Gate III is an upcoming computer game under development by Larian Studios and will be the third game in the Baldur's Gate series.

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An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerûn lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.

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Tasha's Cauldron of Everything is an upcoming sourcebook for 5^th-edition Dungeons & Dragons.

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A magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game.

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A new novel by R.A. Salvatore, the third and final book of the Generations trilogy featuring Drizzt Do'Urden!

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The epic conclusion to the long-awaited trilogy featuring one of the most beloved characters in all of fantasy—Drizzt Do'Urden—a rollicking tale of life, death, intrigue, magic, danger, and the timeless bonds of family and friendship from New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore.

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Dungeon magazine #75 was the 75th issue of Dungeon magazine. It was released in July 1999.

It contains the Realms adventure "Into the Nest of Vipers", by Matthew G. Adkins, with artwork by Fred Rawles and cartography by Craig Zipse.

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A Priest of Talona has concocted the deadliest poison, and this Assassin's Guild is willing to kill for it.

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This adventure is set in the Vast in 1369 DR, using 2nd edition rules. Calispar Delgorth, a priest of Talona, works with the Vipers bandit gang from their hideout in the Brynwood to test a magic-resistant poison on the people of the hamlet of Sevenecho. Adventurers are asked by High Priest Randolph dul Umast of the local temple of Tymora, The Lady's Favor, to brave the Brynwood and seek a cure for the poison.

Today in the Realms...

...it is 25 Eleint, or the 25th of the Fading. Selûne is a waxing gibbous moon .   

Realmslore

• Gnome ceremorphs were created when gnomes were subjected to ceremorphosis. Unlike typical mind flayers, gnome ceremorphs retained some memories of their previous lives.
• Mountain goats were stubborn alpine creatures herded by peoples across Toril, including the goliath tribes near Icewind Dale who also used them as mounts for youngsters.
• Draudnu were obyrith demons created by the Mother of Demons to eradicate all non-obyrith life. They were utterly alien in appearance and completely lacking in mercy and kindness.
• Gorse were tiny fey who lived patches of gorse bushes. They were extremely small and very shy, avoiding "big folk" where they could.
• Thunderherders were worm-like creatures related to purple worms. Their name was derived from the approach of their herds eliciting a sound much like thunder.
• Bane minions were created by the evil deity Bane to serve his lieutenant, Gothmenes. They came in black, blue, and red varieties.
• The Wanese daimyo Hoshi Katahiroi commissioned the weaponsmith Chigatta to forge Celestial Fury, a magical katana meant to slay a fearsome dragon.
• Jasuga was the capital of Jasuga Province in Wa. The city was considered unimportant and was largely ignored within Wa, but was notable for its annual wrestling festival.
• Sheshyrinnam, or "the homes of the faithful", was the temple ward of Myth Drannor. Many taverns were also located here, such as the dwarf-owned Silvershield Hall.
• Windrider Glade was a public park in Myth Drannor located near the city's center. The Glade was dotted with minor shrines and was also home to an open-air temple dedicated to Shaundakul.
• The alhoon Hwarlg traveled to Myth Drannor hoping to obtain the spellbook of the wizard Rothilion, but found itself trapped within his crypt instead.
• The Black Flagon was a tavern in Memnon owned and operated by a family of sprites. Guests who insulted sprites swiftly found themselves removed from the establishment.
• Innarlith's Sulfur Street was located in the wealthier part of town, and was once set on fire by escaped black firedrakes.
• The Phylund Hunting Lodge in Ardeep Forest was like a second home to the noble Phylund family, but when fortunes turned it was abandoned to gnolls and the Red Wizard Thegger Grynn.

And, from the archives:

• In the Year of the Bloody Goad, -105 DR, the Illuskan Rus tribe traveled through a malfunctioning portal and arrived in Rashemen.
• Blaern's Trail through the Vast linked the city of Calaunt to the village of Dead Tree Hollow.
• The hovering road spell conjured a smooth stone that hovered over any difficult terrain.
• Goolgog Elvenbane was an ancient orc leader who defeated an army of elves and humans and built the Arch of Goolgog.
• The goodberry healing spell could be reversed to create poisonous badberries.

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