Top Ten Reasons for DMs to Buy Lost Empires of Faerun...

[IronWolf]

I already have plans to buy this book. These reasons for the DM make it look even more interesting!

 

[VirgilCaine]

3. Add More Mythals:Lost Empires of Faerûn described mythals -- those elven expressions of high magic long recognized as the pinnacle of the Art -- in great detail. In these pages, you'll find out how to make them, what spells and magic they can produce, and how to tweak them into more dangerous threats.

When did they become euughh elven? I thought that the Netherese made mythals and they were filthy stinking humans.

 

[Taluron]

When did they become euughh elven? I thought that the Netherese made mythals and they were filthy stinking humans.

They were filthy stinking humans who stole the secret of how to build mythals from the elves.

 

[Mystery Man]

They had me at "hello". Metaphorically speaking.

 

[Hand of Evil]

I just think this should have been a more general book than just Faerun.

 

[Gez]

They were filthy stinking humans who stole the secret of how to build mythals from the elves.

Actually, nope. The Netherese stole nothing from the elves (unless you believe the elven fops who pretend it is they who created the Nether scrolls, but then I have grandma-incompatible words to say to you). They didn't built mythals either.

It's just a confusion. The Netherese created things called mythalar, which are a different thing. Mythals are made by weaving several dweomers together, until you get a cohesive whole that can sustains itself indefinitly (but can still be damaged by magical assaults). These mythals have a number of effects on all the warded zone, usually designed to make life more comfortable (automatic feather fall for everyone, for example), or for a better protection (teleportations are blocked, for another example).

Mythalars, on the other hand, are merely an endless energy source. They were created through magical fusion of negative and positive energy, creating a steady flow of raw magical energies, used to power a variety of quasi-magical items. These items were very cheap and easy to craft, but lose all power when beyond the reach of the mythalar's energy flows. Mythalars were notably used to sustain the Netherese floating cities, maintaining the levitation effect, as well as to provide the citizens with an Eberronnian level of magical facilities. (Eberron uses manifest zones, artificers, and magewright to get the same effect.)

So, you see, it's not the same thing at all. In fact, it is possible to have both a mythal and a mythalar at the same place, although I do not think it has been done.

 

[Arnwyn]

I just think this should have been a more general book than just Faerun.

No thanks.

 

[cybertalus]

Great. Another elven subrace, the Secretive Elves.

Yes, but Wizards had to do something with all the game stats they'd written for The Complete Book of Keebler Elves. Since it was mostly Keebler's refusal to let WotC print recipes even for long-cancelled product lines that killed the deal, a slight poke at Keebler is to be expected.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

But elves? If anything, they should organize rave parties in ancient places of power, not try to keep them secret.

"We elves are a happy and peaceful family (blatantly ignoring drow). We prefer to remain so, but your intrusive meddlings have crossed the line; you found out about how we butchered and slaughtered each other way back in the day. For that, your lives are forfeit. I pray that your next incarnations are less curious."

Brad

 

[Thanee]

It's FR, do you need any other reasons?

Bye
Thanee