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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

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Exciting news! Our Chief Scribe BadCatMan was recently interviewed for the new Aussie Role Call podcast by Kate O'Sullivan and Stevie Schafer. In it, he talks about the Forgotten Realms Wiki; play-by-post D&D and other systems; and cats, cooking, turnips and Earth, and also makes an exclusive announcement of the big project we've been working on. Give it a listen on Spotify and find out what it is!

Running the Most Popular D&D Wiki on the Internet with Brad from the Forgotten Realms Wiki Did you know that the head editor for the Forgotten Realms Wiki, the massive Wiki site with over 56 thousand pages, is Australian? The Forgotten Realms Wiki tries to cover basically everything about the popular Dungeons and Dragons setting created by Ed Greenwood. We sat down and chatted with chief scribe Brad aka BadCatMan about what it's like to run such a massive wiki, how they create and edit new articles, ask him about the kinds of games he plays (mostly play-by-post), and so much more!
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Talking space ant Sundered Ant is back and working on the Forgotten Realms Wiki live on Twitch on Tuesdays from 9:30 am EST / 1:30 pm UTC. Come join us, see how a wiki article comes together, throw in ideas, and learn how to get involved in wiki editing yourself. Projects are selected via a picker wheel, so we never know where we'll end up. Sundered also plays games on other days of the week.

An astral spirit in the shape of an ant, just trying to make it in the world.

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Halaster Blackcloak

We also got lost in Halaster Blackcloak's dungeon. For some time.

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The Cloister of St. Ramedar was a combination prison, sanitarium, and shrine to Ilmater, the One Who Endures. It was located in the Starspire Mountains northwest of Zazesspur in the land of Tethyr, circa the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR. The Cloister was the home of the Ramedaran Brotherhood—a monastic order of the church of Ilmater led by Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran—and they were chartered to administer Tethyr's penal system, as well as care for the mentally ill (so-called "prisoners of the mind").

The Cloister was formerly a military outpost, remodeled into cells, kitchens, administrative offices, and a library, but the eight-level subterranean structure dated back to the time of High Shanatar, roughly −5600 DR. Above ground, the Cloister had a walled courtyard that included a chapel, a stable, a smithy, and a guest hostel. The entrance into Mount Adiir was known as the Adiir Gate, and the passage contained an air-tight mantrap inside a dead-magic zone that was guarded at all times by the monks.

New & Upcoming Releases

Betwixt Two Worlds
Betwixt Two Worlds by R. A. Salvatore is an audio book by R.A. Salvatore and read by Victor Bevine and released by Audible Originals on October 24, 2024. It focuses on Briennelle Zaharina, the daughter of Drizzt Do'Urden and Catti-brie.

A sweeping adventure of the Forgotten Realms to mark the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, written by New York Times best-selling author R.A. Salvatore.

When Drizzt Do’Urden first entered Icewind Dale in 1347, he found a place quite unlike anywhere he had ever known, a land of freezing winds and ferocious monsters, of dramatic vistas and unrelenting challenges. Most of all, though, he found a land populated by folk who knew all too well the price of a misstep, whether walking into a yeti den or trusting a stranger.

Making his way in those early days was no easy task, but Drizzt would find focus and joy in watching the antics of a girl and a bunch of dwarfs trying to keep her from getting herself killed. A girl who would become his friend, who would become a woman, who would become his wife.

When Breezy Do’Urden, the daughter of that marriage, enters Icewind Dale more than 150 years later, she finds a land no more tamed. And while her father’s reputation has mostly smoothed the way for her among the ever-suspicious people, she carries her own concerns, confusion, and a trauma realized in the difficult journey through the Spine of the Word Mountain.

She also carries the blood on her hands.

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Monsters of Faerûn
Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn is a 3rd edition accessory of Dungeons & Dragons® published by Wizards of the Coast in February 2001. It was one of the first 3rd edition products in the Forgotten Realms setting, and offered updated information about creatures that were previously detailed in 2nd and even 1st edition sources.

This accessory features over 70 iconic illustrations from renowned fantasy artists including Todd Lockwood, Wayne Reynolds, and Richard Sardinha, among others. Some of the creatures detailed within, such as aarakocra, crawling claws, and helmed horrors, were common among several campaign settings. Yet others, such as baelnorn, darkenbeasts, and phaerimm, were unique to the Forgotten Realms setting. With all it has to offer, Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn has proven to be an invaluable resources for decades, and continues to spark the imagination of players and Dungeon Masters to this day.

Today in the Realms...

...it is 3 Nightal, or the 3rd of the Drawing Down. Selûne is a waning gibbous moon 🌖.  

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