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<blockquote data-quote="an_idol_mind" data-source="post: 5937183" data-attributes="member: 43749"><p>My lasting impression of the Forgotten Realms is that it's fun to play in but not so fun to talk about to many Realms fans.</p><p></p><p>I played and ran Forgotten Realms through much of 2nd edition and had a lot of fun with it. I used the 2nd edition boxed set, which was pretty cool. I'm pretty sure one of the books recommended marking up the maps to fit your game.</p><p></p><p>I remember one of my PCs getting into an argument with Elminster and throwing a punch at him. He connected and did only one point of damage, but rolled under the knockout chance on the punching and wrestling table. So Elminster went down.</p><p></p><p>When I told this story to some friends, I got referred to a half-dozen supplements that introduced things like Elminster being a Chosen of Mystra and his <em>Elminster's evasion</em> spell that would have nullified the encounter. But none of those supplements were in play - according to the boxed set, Elminster was 500 years old, an imbiber of <em>potions of longevity</em>, and the student of Arkhon the Old.</p><p></p><p>I responded with, "I guess Elminster forgot to cast his contingencies that day." Much gnashing of teeth occurred and I was informed that I sucked as a gamer.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think the Realms is a lot of fun. The only reason I dropped them is because I got more invested in the homebrew I run. The only bad part about them is the number of fanatics who tell people they're doing it wrong - and those guys will be around no matter what happens to the setting.</p><p></p><p>(Minor note: Elminster got up in a few rounds and cooler heads prevailed.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="an_idol_mind, post: 5937183, member: 43749"] My lasting impression of the Forgotten Realms is that it's fun to play in but not so fun to talk about to many Realms fans. I played and ran Forgotten Realms through much of 2nd edition and had a lot of fun with it. I used the 2nd edition boxed set, which was pretty cool. I'm pretty sure one of the books recommended marking up the maps to fit your game. I remember one of my PCs getting into an argument with Elminster and throwing a punch at him. He connected and did only one point of damage, but rolled under the knockout chance on the punching and wrestling table. So Elminster went down. When I told this story to some friends, I got referred to a half-dozen supplements that introduced things like Elminster being a Chosen of Mystra and his [I]Elminster's evasion[/I] spell that would have nullified the encounter. But none of those supplements were in play - according to the boxed set, Elminster was 500 years old, an imbiber of [I]potions of longevity[/I], and the student of Arkhon the Old. I responded with, "I guess Elminster forgot to cast his contingencies that day." Much gnashing of teeth occurred and I was informed that I sucked as a gamer. Personally, I think the Realms is a lot of fun. The only reason I dropped them is because I got more invested in the homebrew I run. The only bad part about them is the number of fanatics who tell people they're doing it wrong - and those guys will be around no matter what happens to the setting. (Minor note: Elminster got up in a few rounds and cooler heads prevailed.) [/QUOTE]
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