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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 6665797" data-attributes="member: 6677017"><p>The Weave is just the Forgotten Realms name for the magical interface that allow you to use the magic in the multiverse. There are no special rules for it. The only thing that is official is that there is an interface between the raw ambient magic that fills everything (or if you prefer to take a more scientific angle, just say that this "raw magic" is mass-energy), and the spellcaster's will. On Krynn, that interface is the gods of magic. On Mystara it's that nuclear energy (I hadn't heard of that one--suitably wacky for the setting!) And clerical spells are still mediated by divine power. It's the gods (or your faith in them) which connect you to the magic interface.</p><p></p><p>So no real change. Clarification or codification, but it doesn't invalidate prior lore or force any specifics. Unless "there's raw magic and you access it via...something..." is too specific.</p><p></p><p>As far as the lore of psionics, I'm going to have to disagree. While the Far Realms might work fine for some 4e players, it is something that many 5e players (many of which had little to no 4e experience) are going to find rather alien. (pun intended)</p><p></p><p>Why do I care about the default lore? Because my players (at least some of them) buy D&D books. When you buy books, they give you expectations. Like most DMs I house rule, but I prefer to do it as little as I feel that I can. I don't want players coming into my game all excited about something they read in one of the very few official D&D player resources, only to hear me say, "nah, I'm not doing it that way. Here's the alternate fluff in my game..." I do have to do that on some things, but I prefer to minimize it.</p><p></p><p>By simply making that piece of lore an option rather than "the way it is" things like this aren't going to be a problem.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: My specific objection to psionics being connected to the Far Realm by default is that the Far Realm is <em>icky</em>. It's like someone puked all over psionics. It makes psionics unappealing and dirty feeling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 6665797, member: 6677017"] The Weave is just the Forgotten Realms name for the magical interface that allow you to use the magic in the multiverse. There are no special rules for it. The only thing that is official is that there is an interface between the raw ambient magic that fills everything (or if you prefer to take a more scientific angle, just say that this "raw magic" is mass-energy), and the spellcaster's will. On Krynn, that interface is the gods of magic. On Mystara it's that nuclear energy (I hadn't heard of that one--suitably wacky for the setting!) And clerical spells are still mediated by divine power. It's the gods (or your faith in them) which connect you to the magic interface. So no real change. Clarification or codification, but it doesn't invalidate prior lore or force any specifics. Unless "there's raw magic and you access it via...something..." is too specific. As far as the lore of psionics, I'm going to have to disagree. While the Far Realms might work fine for some 4e players, it is something that many 5e players (many of which had little to no 4e experience) are going to find rather alien. (pun intended) Why do I care about the default lore? Because my players (at least some of them) buy D&D books. When you buy books, they give you expectations. Like most DMs I house rule, but I prefer to do it as little as I feel that I can. I don't want players coming into my game all excited about something they read in one of the very few official D&D player resources, only to hear me say, "nah, I'm not doing it that way. Here's the alternate fluff in my game..." I do have to do that on some things, but I prefer to minimize it. By simply making that piece of lore an option rather than "the way it is" things like this aren't going to be a problem. EDIT: My specific objection to psionics being connected to the Far Realm by default is that the Far Realm is [I]icky[/I]. It's like someone puked all over psionics. It makes psionics unappealing and dirty feeling. [/QUOTE]
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