jgsugden
Legend
I don't see the changes you see. In the first FRboxed set there were powerful NPCs, but you didn't have an archmage in every village. It is a huge world and there were powerful beings congregated in some locations, but not everywhere.
In 5E, I don't see this changing in the released rule books and adventures. FR is still full of powerful beings. They just have not flooded us with Stat blocks for them. Elminster, Lords of Waterdeep, Red Wizards of Thay, Manshoon, Fzoul, Alustriel... all continue to exist, and their progeny and other new blood have arisen as well. I assume that we'll get some 'Epic' rules soon(ish) and then we'll see (in some cases revised) stat blocks for Elminster, etc...
In 5E, I don't see this changing in the released rule books and adventures. FR is still full of powerful beings. They just have not flooded us with Stat blocks for them. Elminster, Lords of Waterdeep, Red Wizards of Thay, Manshoon, Fzoul, Alustriel... all continue to exist, and their progeny and other new blood have arisen as well. I assume that we'll get some 'Epic' rules soon(ish) and then we'll see (in some cases revised) stat blocks for Elminster, etc...
