D&D General Should the third Forgotten Realms DLC have actually been set in the Forgotten Realms?

[GreyLord]

What about an option of...don't care?

Nah...but probably one that says...I'm not saying yes, but I don't have a problem with what they doing.

Meaning...It wouldn't have been bad to have another FR specific supplemental DLC in it's place, but this DLC isn't a bad thing either.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

This is really squeezing several questions into one:

Q) Should D&D Lorwyn be in the Feywild? A) Yes.

Q) Would you rather have had something more specifically FR? A) Don't care, but prefer if the WotC writers write what they are enthused about rather than to tick boxes. You get better results that way.

Q) Should the Feywild be so closely connected to a region of the FR? A) Yes. This is taking us back to the original, much cooler Moonshae concept as the Celtic mythology setting. And that means you want both sides of the fairy ring.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Lorwyn-Shadowmoor is explicitly not part of the Forgotten Realms it's part of the Feywild which makes sense for it. And like wise the Moonshae make sense being connected to the Feywild.

I probably would have preferred something a bit more realm focused, but I am fine with this entry.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Lorwyn-Shadowmoor is explicitly not part of the Forgotten Realms it's part of the Feywild which makes sense for it. And like wise the Moonshae make sense being connected to the Feywild.

I probably would have preferred something a bit more realm focused, but I am fine with this entry.

They local Feywild is part of the Forgotten Realms. The Feywild literally is a mirror plane, so the part that mirrors Toril (and other FR planets) IS part of the Forgotten Realms, the same way the part of the Feywild mirroring Greyhawk is part of the Greyhawk Setting.

This is true of other material plane settings and it's also true for the parts of the Shadowfell that mirror these worlds, except Domains of Dread, which were carved off into their own setting decades ago.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

They local Feywild is part of the Forgotten Realms. The Feywild literally is a mirror plane, so the part that mirrors Toril (and other FR planets) IS part of the Forgotten Realms, the same way the part of the Feywild mirroring Greyhawk is part of the Greyhawk Setting.

This is true of other material plane settings and it's also true for the parts of the Shadowfell that mirror these worlds, except Domains of Dread, which were carved off into their own setting decades ago.

Domains of Delight are separate from the mirror part. They are sections anyone can get to from anywhere, as they are equivalent to Domains of Dread.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Domains of Delight are separate from the mirror part. They are sections anyone can get to from anywhere, as they are equivalent to Domains of Dread.

The Domains of Delight are similar, but not an exact mirror of the Domains of Dread.

First off the Domains of Delight aren't a prison the way DoD are. Secondly there does not seem to be an equivalent to the Dark Powers for the Domains of Delight (just realized Domains of Delight and ,Domains of Dread use the same dang acronym), thirdly the Domains seem to be anchored in specific locations within the Feywild, although with portals, fifth Domains of Delight can be accessed and exited with a simple planeshift or simular spell or Portal unless blocked by it's archfey some how. I don't even remember if they have mists. You even have Domains permanently within Domains in the Feywild. And the portal between Faerun and Lorwyn appears to be a permanent portal that could even facilitate trade.

Domains of Delight

The Domains of Delight were a grouping of demiplanes found in the Feywild, each of which was ruled by an archfey.[1] Some domains were difficult to gain admittance within, often being obscured by an obfuscating barrier or protected by pass phrase, puzzle, or more simply the archfey's...

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I mean certain spaces over lap, is Hazlan Ravenloft, or is an Shadowfell extension of the Forgotten Realms, is the divine city of Brightwater a part of Planescape or the Forgotten Realms? Is Realmspace and the world's within part of Spelljammer or the Forgotten Realms?

Are the Domains of Delight there own setting like Radiant Citadel got to be, part of Planescape, or an extension of material plane settings (Wizards does not treat it like it's it's own setting, although they mind of treat Lorwyn like it's part of the Forgotten Realms setting and it's own setting at the same time). The lines are much blurred then in most multiverses.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

You even have Domains permanently within Domains in the Feywild

You get that in Ravenloft too. The Carnival and the House of Lament for a start.

I don't even remember if they have mists

They can if the archfey who rules the domain wishes.

An archfey … can surround their domain’s border with walls of shimmering mist or some other magical effect that hides the domain from view and, if the archfey wishes, prevents creatures from entering or leaving the domain…

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I said they were equivalent not exact mirrors. The biggest fundamental difference is that the Domains of Delight exist to make their ruler happy, while the Domains of Dread exist to make their rulers miserable.