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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 2392098" data-attributes="member: 16989">The Realms has ALWAYS had a balance of Good & Evil.Just like Star Trek, SG-1, or any other TV series.Ever notice that no matter how bad the 'Bad Guys' got stomped, they were right back there with a new 'Master Plan' in the next Book, Adventure, Supplement?The Realms was stagnant, not 'Goody Two Shoes'.  The Zhentarim could be nearly destroyed in one book, yet back to full strength the next (of course they get their backsides handed to them again).Much like any long running TV show, the villians of the Forgotten Realms had to stick around.  They wouldn't win, but they wouldn't 'lose' either (like the G'ould, Klingons, Romulans, etc).  The new, 'bad guys are winning' style of FR is sort of putting me off FR.  It seems like after years of 'Good guys always win' they have gone the 'the Bad Guys are gonna win now!' Route.As for all the new enemies?  The lack of orginality is trully, trully unispiring.  Shade Enclave?  Try Borg, or the new replicants of SG-1.Much like a long running TV show trying to re-invent itself, FR is trying the latest fad, meaner, grittier, nastier.  (Like the last season of Andromeda).  I expect a gangsta rap from Elminster any day (along with all his posse h*** of Mystra), rit on dawg!The new, nasty Realms is just what a bunch of people with Marketing Degrees think people in Focus Groups want the FR to be.FR is a D&D Sugar Daddy & WotC wants to squeeze every drop of cash they can out of it.The new Realms isn't 'Evil' taking over, it's Market Executives.Oh, I guess Real Evil is taking over the Realms then.</blockquote>

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