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<blockquote data-quote="Uzzy" data-source="post: 3767958" data-attributes="member: 51590"><p>Sure, people's experiences vary. They often have poor DM's, who have not read the FRCS, including 'Concerns of the Mighty'. I'm curious as to what part of that sidebar you don't understand, Whizbang. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Alright. So everyday Elminster is in Shadowdale he systematically wipes out all the evil threats in the area for a few years, letting the people there live in peace and prosperity. Then he hears word of a Shade plot the other side of Faerún, and goes off to deal with that. Shadowdale, with it's only experienced defender gone, is easy pickings for Fzoul and his Zhentarim, who have engineered the situation, ensuring Elminster hears of the Shade plot. Elminster returns after a couple of tendays to discover Shadowdale conquered, it's people enslaved and a large Zhent army encamped and waiting for El to return. </p><p></p><p>Elminster may be good aligned, but he's not stupid. He knows fully well he can't solve everything, and even if he did, that would simply make him a Tyrant. Something he doesn't want to be. Furthermore, he knows he can't always be there, so other heroes need to step up to the plate to ensure Shadowdale doesn't fall to the first band of orcs. Additionally, his solving of everything would lower the overall level of magic in the Realms, with many in Shadowdale not seeing the point of learning the Art in order to protect themselves, as Elminster's there to do it for them. Strife brings about new Art, more mages, more power for Mystra. Not that Elminster would engineer strife, of course. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well met Sunderstone. Yes, many here have said a reboot would make them interested in the Realms. I'm not denying that. My point is that a reboot would lose a lot of fans of the current Realms, who are essential to keeping the Realms going. This is a social activity, after all, and there is no better incentive to buy a new Realms sourcebook then your group mentioning it favourably. It's the best advertisement I can think of! A rebooted Realms would offer nothing to me. I'm sure even in your variant Realms, you could find uses for many of the current Sourcebooks, no?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uzzy, post: 3767958, member: 51590"] Sure, people's experiences vary. They often have poor DM's, who have not read the FRCS, including 'Concerns of the Mighty'. I'm curious as to what part of that sidebar you don't understand, Whizbang. Alright. So everyday Elminster is in Shadowdale he systematically wipes out all the evil threats in the area for a few years, letting the people there live in peace and prosperity. Then he hears word of a Shade plot the other side of Faerún, and goes off to deal with that. Shadowdale, with it's only experienced defender gone, is easy pickings for Fzoul and his Zhentarim, who have engineered the situation, ensuring Elminster hears of the Shade plot. Elminster returns after a couple of tendays to discover Shadowdale conquered, it's people enslaved and a large Zhent army encamped and waiting for El to return. Elminster may be good aligned, but he's not stupid. He knows fully well he can't solve everything, and even if he did, that would simply make him a Tyrant. Something he doesn't want to be. Furthermore, he knows he can't always be there, so other heroes need to step up to the plate to ensure Shadowdale doesn't fall to the first band of orcs. Additionally, his solving of everything would lower the overall level of magic in the Realms, with many in Shadowdale not seeing the point of learning the Art in order to protect themselves, as Elminster's there to do it for them. Strife brings about new Art, more mages, more power for Mystra. Not that Elminster would engineer strife, of course. Well met Sunderstone. Yes, many here have said a reboot would make them interested in the Realms. I'm not denying that. My point is that a reboot would lose a lot of fans of the current Realms, who are essential to keeping the Realms going. This is a social activity, after all, and there is no better incentive to buy a new Realms sourcebook then your group mentioning it favourably. It's the best advertisement I can think of! A rebooted Realms would offer nothing to me. I'm sure even in your variant Realms, you could find uses for many of the current Sourcebooks, no? [/QUOTE]
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