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It's not D&D, but my dearest friend and I roleplay orally--aka, storytelling, where we narrate what happens and do dialogue for the characters. We have elves, and different "races" of elves (I guess you would call them subraces). They live in different areas, and have different cultures (though...

Elves are capable of martial arts, and there a many forms of martial arts. It's not all kung-fu, karate chop.

I've always liked gods in fantasy (or some sort of higher power) in fantasy, not just D&D. This doesn't mean they have to be omniscient--most deities of ancient mythos were not. But I've always felt they add richness to a setting. After all, you have other fantastical elements--mihgt as well...

I've never really played MtG before, but I just hope they stay true to FR lore.

I am all right with them substituting the word "race" for something else (species, folk, etc), but I see what you mean. I am all for diversity, and I do think there is some problematic and stereotypical portrayals of certain "races", even the human ones (such as those who are "Asian"). But this...

As long as they don't mess further with Forgotten Realms lore. It could be interesting, though I think they're trying a bit too hard to mesh all their properties together.

Never really gotten into MtG. I'm fine with it as long as they don't mess with the FR lore (more than they already have). But who knows, maybe having stuff for FR in MtG will get me interested lol.

I knew there was close to 300, especially if you include the anthologies. I haven't read all of them, but I've read a good chunk. FR is definitely the setting I am most familiar with.

Late to the discussion. Idk about the "new user experience". I mean, 5e has drawn in more new players than ever (and shows like Critical Role). D&D is becoming more recognized in media, too. I myself haven't played D&D that often, but I've been in the D&D world for years (as a Forgotten Realms...

Then there are those of us who have been in the D&D world for a number of years, following the books and lore, but have only actually played a few times, so could be considered "new players", just not "new to D&D" lol.

I love Japanese mythology. I'm no expert on it, but I've studied it some, along with religion in Japan in general. When the Kojiki was written, they drew on a lot of folklore from the land (the term "Shinto" wouldn't be used until much later), to come up with a cohesive creation narrative for...

I would go for something like this, too. Have the "umbrella" elements (I would also include Spirit), and then have more "subelements" under them. If you're familiar with ALTA, think of Toph. She was an earth bender, but discovered she could metal bend, because metal was part of earth. So, earth...

Hated what MToF did to elf and drow lore, but maybe this book will be better

I don't have a partner, so I can't speak from experience, but my suggestion: show how awesome being a nerd is lol. Maybe show them some Critical Role, talk to them about roleplaying, talk about the setting(s) of D&D.

I'm going to agree with it being something having to do with their recent diversity statement. Perhaps a WotC official version of "Culture and Ancestry".

Hmm, I love anime, but I'm not sure about the specifics of this particular genre (sounds like it may be common in some Chinese anime). Spiritual stuff and godly interference is always of interest to me, though, so I'd be curious to see what you figure out. I did find this link: perhaps it will...

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Thanks so much for the world you have given us, Ed, and for the contributions others have given it.

I read the Nethril trilogy last year. I've read plenty of Realms novels, but I'd never gotten around to reading that one. I'd heard a lot about Karsus and such from lore and forum discussions, and about the Nethril trilogy in general. I was imagining something truly epic going in. It was...not...

This^ I got into CR when Explorer's Guide to Wildemont came out. I had heard of it before, but hadn't really been interested. But I looked into EGtW (going to the bookstore and peeking at, then buying it). I actually watched the ending of C1 first, because I was investigating and doing research...