D&D (2024) Forgotten Realms Player Guide

[teitan]

How do you make a Lankhmar product that isn’t Lankhmarry? Like how do you mess that up?!

Oh no. I mean compared to DCC Lankhmar BG and other FR cities aren’t very Lankhmar. City of Greyhawk is the only one that comes close.

 

[teitan]

Pretty much every major fantasy city rips off Lankhmar.

Greyhawk is Lankhmar.

So are Waterdeep, Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter. Likewise the City State of the Invincible Overlord and Ptolus. And especially Ankh-Morpork.

I don't think any of the authors would suggest otherwise.

Lankhmar is a great template and insanely gamable.

I don’t think I was saying they weren’t inspired but closer inspection of the material they aren’t very good approximations outside of Greyhawk.

 

[Parmandur]

Oh no. I mean compared to DCC Lankhmar BG and other FR cities aren’t very Lankhmar. City of Greyhawk is the only one that comes close.

Waterdeep is Lankhmar: Canadian Lankhmar, granted.

 

[TiQuinn]

I don’t think I was saying they weren’t inspired but closer inspection of the material they aren’t very good approximations outside of Greyhawk.

I think they’re all very Lankhmar inspired, not that they are exactly Lankhmar. It’s the model for most D&D cities.

 

[Azzy]

There are more unique FR monsters then you think, this gives just a few examples Fantasy Safari: Monsters of Faerûn.

And that does not include some of the newer stuff like Shardsouls from Vaasa or Wemics.

A few of those predate the publishing of the Realms and were generic D&D monsters.

 

[Parmandur]

A few of those predate the publishing of the Realms and were generic D&D monsters.

Chris Perkins has said in the past one of the main functions of FR products is to provide slightly more specific generic D&D material for homebrewers.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A few of those predate the publishing of the Realms and were generic D&D monsters.

That article very much reads like the author didn't start playing until 3.5 and never looked back at any prior editions.

 

[teitan]

A few of those predate the publishing of the Realms and were generic D&D monsters.

yeah that is a pretty weak article. I read it just now and was very taken aback.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Chris Perkins has said in the past one of the main functions of FR products is to provide slightly more specific generic D&D material for homebrewers.

Not a fan of fan if that qoute, it's just fuel fir the haters.

 

[Parmandur]

Not a fan of fan if that qoute, it's just fuel fir the haters.

But it is true, though: the very example of Wemic which you brought up illustrates that: there is some extra lore in FR stuff for them, but they can be used anywhere. Same with any NPCs or locations.