Ymdar
Explorer
I’d really love to hear what other GMs are adding to Forgotten Realms or how you are chaning certain regions maybe how you remove clunky stuff from the game world. I tend to use as much as I can from the 3E FRCS and some 2E material as well. I’ll start:
I follow most of SCAG history but I have decided
The Heartlands:
Sembia
- The Netheril Empire while vanished, still has a foothold in Sembia as part of a secret organization. This organization is bent on trying to control Sembia from within to regain the former glory of the Netherese. They are called the Obsidian Order. The Order is lead by a surviving shadovar, maybe Hardhune. The Order is engaged in spying, illegal trading and human experimentation. They are planning to create a new breed of shades (who are in game term shadow sorcerers with the background of ‘being created in an alchemist’s vat’)
- The Harpers are closely watching developments in Sembia as well as the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim
- The post-war feeling is still strong in Sembia helping the organization. Many Merchant Princes did not want to return the conquered Dales of Daleland and are plotting to regain them. There is a certain agreement that since their goals overlap, there is no need to fight each other.
- Ordulin the former capital is destroyed but the planar rift closed a while ago. Now many sembians want to rebuild the city to its former glory and a lot of workers and former soldiers travel here to work in the rebuilding effort. The merchant prince of Selgaunt the current capital is not happy about this and might be sabotaging some of the effort.
Dalelands:
- The Dalelands are finally tired of being conquered by Sembia all the time and some Dales have started to get closer. There is much resistance to form a military alliance especially since many Dalesfolk have not forgotten the reign of Aencar the Mantled King.
Cormanthor
- The elves are severly weakened from having Myth Drannor destroyed again. The forest is plagued by all kinds of monsters including demons and devils. Queen Ilsevele Miritar watches the events in the Dalelands with curiosity. She would not be against making a new alliance with the Dalesfolk to ensure her borders and forests remain the same.
- It is a dire situation in Cormanthor indeed. Elves do not like to talk about this but their forces are spread so thin, any outside attack would cause serious damage to them. They are desperately looking for old and new friends.
Cormyr
- Constant warfare has weakened the beacon of valiant humanity and the once great armies and wizards of Cormyr are of past. The Queen of Cormyr realized her country is losing her status as a superpower and with all the political maneuver to the eastern border, the region is quickly becoming a mass of regional powers.
- Cormyr is trying to regain some advantage by sending an expeditionary force to Anauroch to explore ruins in former Netherese areas.
- The army of Cormyr and many religious and magical organisations lost their greatest warriors and are looking outside the country to replenish their ranks
I follow most of SCAG history but I have decided
The Heartlands:
Sembia
- The Netheril Empire while vanished, still has a foothold in Sembia as part of a secret organization. This organization is bent on trying to control Sembia from within to regain the former glory of the Netherese. They are called the Obsidian Order. The Order is lead by a surviving shadovar, maybe Hardhune. The Order is engaged in spying, illegal trading and human experimentation. They are planning to create a new breed of shades (who are in game term shadow sorcerers with the background of ‘being created in an alchemist’s vat’)
- The Harpers are closely watching developments in Sembia as well as the Red Wizards and the Zhentarim
- The post-war feeling is still strong in Sembia helping the organization. Many Merchant Princes did not want to return the conquered Dales of Daleland and are plotting to regain them. There is a certain agreement that since their goals overlap, there is no need to fight each other.
- Ordulin the former capital is destroyed but the planar rift closed a while ago. Now many sembians want to rebuild the city to its former glory and a lot of workers and former soldiers travel here to work in the rebuilding effort. The merchant prince of Selgaunt the current capital is not happy about this and might be sabotaging some of the effort.
Dalelands:
- The Dalelands are finally tired of being conquered by Sembia all the time and some Dales have started to get closer. There is much resistance to form a military alliance especially since many Dalesfolk have not forgotten the reign of Aencar the Mantled King.
Cormanthor
- The elves are severly weakened from having Myth Drannor destroyed again. The forest is plagued by all kinds of monsters including demons and devils. Queen Ilsevele Miritar watches the events in the Dalelands with curiosity. She would not be against making a new alliance with the Dalesfolk to ensure her borders and forests remain the same.
- It is a dire situation in Cormanthor indeed. Elves do not like to talk about this but their forces are spread so thin, any outside attack would cause serious damage to them. They are desperately looking for old and new friends.
Cormyr
- Constant warfare has weakened the beacon of valiant humanity and the once great armies and wizards of Cormyr are of past. The Queen of Cormyr realized her country is losing her status as a superpower and with all the political maneuver to the eastern border, the region is quickly becoming a mass of regional powers.
- Cormyr is trying to regain some advantage by sending an expeditionary force to Anauroch to explore ruins in former Netherese areas.
- The army of Cormyr and many religious and magical organisations lost their greatest warriors and are looking outside the country to replenish their ranks