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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6682413" data-attributes="member: 2067">In FR specifically, since the Time of Troubles, I get the impression that a lot of FR gods are still kind of sorting out their own noise and are kind of in constant flux and still fresh to the job in a lot of cases. Even when they're "active," the most potent thing they do is make Chosen, and hey guess who is a Chosen/sometimes boyfriend of one of the most powerful gods in the pantheon, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....Elminster and Drizz'zt can't appoint Chosen, they can't empower others to do their work for them (beyond helping out or offering advice to adventurers). They've gotta be involved. Which means when there's a world-spanning plot and they're NOT involved, sometimes it raises eyebrows.AS a DM, my position has been, "If you want to know what's up with Elminster, go have your character ask him." The first time I went through FR, I threw Cthulu at it and wrecked the joint (this was before the Spellplague, but the fallout was similar), so the rumors of what happened to Elminster...or anyone else too tied up in the madness-inducing magic...were enough to keep the party off his doorstep. I think in my most recent game, I just don't have many hardcore Realms fans who have such questions, or who are grown up enough to understand that NPC's saving the day isn't in the social contract for the game.</blockquote>