Theres Netherese survivors that are actively writing its history and submitting it to Candlekeep.
Also all the ground cities survived. At least short term.
Clerics and wizards can also dial up the required information.
The elf would still have to experience the events.
Very few elves lived in Netheril. Cormanthyr and Everska were contemporaries.
They would know Theres a magic using kingdom next door of humans. But they probably dont know much about the internal workings of the empire.
Even in the...
The ingredients are there.
. Players like high powered PC s it seems. 300 hp might look impressive but its not when 1 PC can nova off for 100-150 damage.
If you inflated hp and tweak encounter design its back to longer combats.
I could do it but 9 encounters a day each with 1000+hp adds...
People see CR 16 and think lvl 16. Its not its more like 8-10 depending on party size. Think o had CR 17 raw at 9.
Better encounter design is lower CR boss but has support. CR 2-4 are cheap and have enough HP to be distracting.
To few get wrecked by control. Fodders useless to many its a...
I had 5 player. Xp budget was 27k. CR23 was 50k. Buffed its hpnto 500.
They kicked its ass. I did put 1 OP item in but it wasnt that. Player rolled poorly.
+15 wisdom save with advantage shut down control spells.
Every class has nova abilities.
I refluffed creatures for gods avatars.
Mykul-deathknight
Bane-archpriest DM special
Bhaal- assassin +DM special
Lvl 9-11
If you ignore the rules I think you can go up to CRx2 for solos. At 13 I used CR23.