D&D General Mystra vs. Mystara

[The Glen]

One of my pet peeves is people confusing Mystra, the Faerun goddess of magic with the Mystara setting. It's like rouge vs rogue. Completely different things. Just a quick few reminders:

If you are a god, that's Mystra
If there are no gods, that's Mystara

If your magic goes wild and your spells are highly unstable, that's Mystra
If your magic is ridiculously stable and your spells tend to form mushroom clouds, that's Mystara

If you got your divinity through a magical want ad, that's Mystra
If you got your divinity by impressing other Immortals, that's Mystara

If you are beloved by fans despite your modules, that's Mystra
If you are beloved by fans because of your modules, that's Mystara

If you are a goddess with three different backgrounds, that's Mystra
If you are a setting with three different regions, that's Mystara

 

[Richards]

You have an unfortunate typo in your first sentence, where you mis-identify the goddess Mystra as "Mystara." It kind of dilutes your message.

[Later edit: good, it's been fixed.]

Johnathan

 

[cbwjm]

If you have a crispy outershell that's hollow in the inside, that's Mystara.

 

[Dire Bare]

One of my pet peeves is people confusing Mystra, the Faerun goddess of magic with the Mystara setting. It's like rouge vs rogue. Completely different things. Just a quick few reminders:

If you are a god, that's Mystra
If there are no gods, that's Mystara

If your magic goes wild and your spells are highly unstable, that's Mystra
If your magic is ridiculously stable and your spells tend to form mushroom clouds, that's Mystara

If you got your divinity through a magical want ad, that's Mystra
If you got your divinity by impressing other Immortals, that's Mystara

If you are beloved by fans despite your modules, that's Mystra
If you are beloved by fans because of your modules, that's Mystara

If you are a goddess with three different backgrounds, that's Mystra
If you are a setting with three different regions, that's Mystara

Let it go man, let it go.

Even if we restrict things to gaming . . . there are so many things to have a "pet peeve" about (worthy of posting) than two D&D terms for imaginary things that sound and are spelled almost identically.

And I say this as a huge Mystara fan. The setting, to be clear!

 

[Eltab]

If you three times (and counting) - despite access to the most potent divination spells possible - fail to notice that somebody is out to get you, that is Mystra.

 

[tetrasodium]

There is also a Mystryl because two names wasn't confusing enough

 

[The Glen]

There is also a Mystryl because two names wasn't confusing enough

Don't forget about the mythral manifesting in Myth Drannor maintained mainly by means of mithral magic.

 

[commandercrud]

Has anyone ever confused these?

 

[Nikosandros]

And now I want a crossover adventure with Mystra in Mystara

 

[Bitbrain]

And now I want a crossover adventure with Mystra in Mystara

The Nucleus of the Spheres will probably start running at peak efficiency, draining Mystra of her concentrated magic, instead of filtering out the diluted magic of Mystara.

On the other hand, I expect individuals who channel the Radiance would start looking like Derek Powers from Batman Beyond...