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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 4009608" data-attributes="member: 2020">Thanks much, Najo.&nbsp; Think of this, folks.&nbsp; Officially - by the canon - the entire Realmspace setting (that is, Forgotten Realms, AL-QADIM, Kara-Tur, Maztica, and Hordelands) is subject to the Arcane Age ruleset from the end of the Age of Thunder (-100,000 DR) until the Fall of Netheril (around -2,000 DR.)&nbsp; So, why is that relevant?&nbsp; Because under those rules, wizards have 10th, 11th, and even 12th level spells, and elves have High Magic.&nbsp; (and all the other classes get ... nothing.)&nbsp; I'd call that relevant.&nbsp; Want to play canon ancient Imaskari?&nbsp; You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules.&nbsp; Want to play ancient ancient Damara?&nbsp; &nbsp; You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules.&nbsp; Ancient Calimshan?&nbsp; &nbsp; You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules.&nbsp; The ancient elven empires (pick an empire, any empire) ...&nbsp; You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules.&nbsp; By now, you're probably ready to say:&nbsp; Edena_of_Neith, I'm not *stuck* with anything.&nbsp; I'll do what I want to do, thank you very much.&nbsp; Well, exactly.&nbsp; Want to play those ancient realms with the 1E rules?&nbsp; You can do it.&nbsp; 2E rules?&nbsp; You can do it.&nbsp; 3.0?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; 3.5?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; So, it's your Realms.&nbsp; Regardless of what the canon says, you can do as you please.&nbsp; WOTC will only support the canon, apparently.&nbsp; If you play in official games, you're stuck with the canon.&nbsp; If you buy the books, they will be canon books.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; If you buy the books, you have a new setting to play in.&nbsp; Or new elements to add to your existing setting.&nbsp; &nbsp; But it's your game.&nbsp; -&nbsp; This is the difference between FR and, say, Tolkien's Middle Earth.&nbsp; If Christopher Tolkien suddenly decided to REWRITE all of Tolkien's works, and redefine Middle Earth, and then told all the Tolkien Fans that it was his way or the highway, then that would be disastrous.&nbsp; It might even be apocalyptic.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; But we, as gamers, are not required to accept FR canon in the sense that we accept book canon.&nbsp; It is irritating in the extreme that they keep changing what the FR canon is, for a lot of people - as responses to various boards have shown - but we don't have to accept it.&nbsp; (Otherwise, I don't think anyone would still be playing FR.&nbsp; Do you?)&nbsp; Now, if they changed the canon and announced that the Simbul was a 161st level wizard, then perhaps the result amongst gamers might be cataclysmic ... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 4009608, member: 2020"] Thanks much, Najo. Think of this, folks. Officially - by the canon - the entire Realmspace setting (that is, Forgotten Realms, AL-QADIM, Kara-Tur, Maztica, and Hordelands) is subject to the Arcane Age ruleset from the end of the Age of Thunder (-100,000 DR) until the Fall of Netheril (around -2,000 DR.) So, why is that relevant? Because under those rules, wizards have 10th, 11th, and even 12th level spells, and elves have High Magic. (and all the other classes get ... nothing.) I'd call that relevant. Want to play canon ancient Imaskari? You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules. Want to play ancient ancient Damara? You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules. Ancient Calimshan? You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules. The ancient elven empires (pick an empire, any empire) ... You're stuck with the Arcane Age rules. By now, you're probably ready to say: Edena_of_Neith, I'm not *stuck* with anything. I'll do what I want to do, thank you very much. Well, exactly. Want to play those ancient realms with the 1E rules? You can do it. 2E rules? You can do it. 3.0? Yes. 3.5? Yes. So, it's your Realms. Regardless of what the canon says, you can do as you please. WOTC will only support the canon, apparently. If you play in official games, you're stuck with the canon. If you buy the books, they will be canon books. That's fine. If you buy the books, you have a new setting to play in. Or new elements to add to your existing setting. But it's your game. - This is the difference between FR and, say, Tolkien's Middle Earth. If Christopher Tolkien suddenly decided to REWRITE all of Tolkien's works, and redefine Middle Earth, and then told all the Tolkien Fans that it was his way or the highway, then that would be disastrous. It might even be apocalyptic. :) But we, as gamers, are not required to accept FR canon in the sense that we accept book canon. It is irritating in the extreme that they keep changing what the FR canon is, for a lot of people - as responses to various boards have shown - but we don't have to accept it. (Otherwise, I don't think anyone would still be playing FR. Do you?) Now, if they changed the canon and announced that the Simbul was a 161st level wizard, then perhaps the result amongst gamers might be cataclysmic ... :D [/QUOTE]

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