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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Uzzy" data-source="post: 3947616" data-attributes="member: 51590">Alrighty. I picked Other. Firstly, I'd create a FRCS that concentrates heavily on a few of the key areas in the Realms, namely The Sword Coast, Cormyr, The Dalelands and the Silver Marches (Drizzt sells, and allowing people to adventure in the same areas as he does, if not with him, would probably help sell the setting). It's clear from reading some other posts on these forums that the FRCS doesn't go into enough detail about those areas. So I'd fix that. The other areas would be featured in regional sourcebooks. Secondly, I'd not stick Elminster at the front of the FRCS. While he is meant to be a retired Sage and background character, it's easy to see why people would get the wrong impression of him when he's stuck right at the front, given a more active look (Sean Connery type look) a sword and he's featured in several novels. Sure, he's not active that much in those novels when you get down to it, but it is clearly giving the wrong impression. Not everyone goes and reads Ed's responses over at Candlekeep. So I'd change the presentation. Concentrate on the smaller characters, the ones who can actively be there helping the PC's, giving them quests and advice. I'd keep the timeline at 1375 DR too. Easy enough to do, just ignore the last two pages of Grand History of the Realms. Tieflings have always been in the Realms, so they are easy to fit in as long as you change the fluff. Dragonborn can easily be from the mass of eggs that fell to Toril after the Rage of Dragons. The rest is more to do with what I'd do in general with the Realms. The novels bit leads me onto my next point. I'd stop the Realms Shaking Events, known as RSE's (The fact we have an acronym for them rather suggests they turn up too often). Well, not stop exactly, but slow them down greatly. An RSE would need to be discussed and properly supported, with not just novels but entire sourcebooks dedicated to it. For instance, I'd have a sourcebook detailing the Elven Crusade into the Cormanthor that gives more details and ideas on running a campaign relating to that, complete with maps, battle rosters etc etc. They would be limited to one every three to five years, to keep them special. Furthermore on novels, I'd keep them as canon. I'd just make it so it doesn't matter if they are canon or not. If a novel goes and kills Manshoon or Elminster or the King of Cormyr, that would naturally have an effect on lots of people's campaigns. If, however, the novels built on existing canon and expanded it in a constructive manner, then there's no problem really. People are free to use it or ignore it as they will. Examples of Novels I'd support would be the Sembia Series, Songs and Swords, the Knights of Myth Drannor. Songs and Swords in particular really allowed people to see Waterdeep from the view of a character in the Realms, in addition to being a good read.Finally, I'd release a small sourcebook at the end of every year, detailing the changes that have occurred in the metaplot up till then. Volo's Almanac, as I'd call it, would allow DM's and Players to find out what's changed in the setting without having to purchase and read a lot of novels and sourcebooks. It could even be expanded to contain Realms related errata, short stories, artwork, whatever. I'm sure it would be a nice little earner.P.s. I'd rather have it retired too. It's quite depressing to see what WoTC are doing to it. Sigh.</blockquote>

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