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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7130813" data-attributes="member: 6803664">Quote Originally Posted by ccs View Post As for not running it as written? Well, I can't. Nor am I worried about it. Because:&nbsp;1) Over the years we've run adventures that've altered the FR at our table in ways quite different to what TSR/WoTC have eventually written. They're late to my party, not the other way around....&nbsp;2) I haven't read a FR novel in 25 years. And I'm not going to. But even if I did? The novels =/= script for the games I run. &nbsp;3) The 4e changes &amp; changes back don't apply to my game.No, I'm running a Realms game with the FR material that I have.&nbsp; + the option of Googling anything else.But I have news for you.&nbsp; Bad news.&nbsp; By your faulty line of thinking?&nbsp; No one else is running an FR game either.&nbsp; Nor are they capable of doing so.&nbsp; CAN NOT BE DONE.&nbsp; Not even by you.Because once your group introduces your own characters?&nbsp; Once you decide what some NPC does (even if it's just some random orc charging across the battle mat)?&nbsp; Once you write up some adventure?&nbsp; You've deviated from the script provided by TSR/WoTC.&nbsp; You're no longer using their world.&nbsp; You're using some alternate version.&nbsp; Just like me. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Only I deviated 31(?) years ago.As for my map being 3rd party?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; Thanks to corporate buyouts my map is still 1st party.&nbsp; Just old &amp; not as pretty as ones by the current artist.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7130813, member: 6803664"] [I]Quote Originally Posted by ccs View Post As for not running it as written? Well, I can't. Nor am I worried about it. Because: 1) Over the years we've run adventures that've altered the FR at our table in ways quite different to what TSR/WoTC have eventually written. They're late to my party, not the other way around.... 2) I haven't read a FR novel in 25 years. And I'm not going to. But even if I did? The novels =/= script for the games I run. 3) The 4e changes & changes back don't apply to my game.[/I] No, I'm running a Realms game with the FR material that I have. + the option of Googling anything else. But I have news for you. Bad news. By your faulty line of thinking? No one else is running an FR game either. Nor are they capable of doing so. CAN NOT BE DONE. Not even by you. Because once your group introduces your own characters? Once you decide what some NPC does (even if it's just some random orc charging across the battle mat)? Once you write up some adventure? You've deviated from the script provided by TSR/WoTC. You're no longer using their world. You're using some alternate version. Just like me. :) Only I deviated 31(?) years ago. As for my map being 3rd party? Nope. Thanks to corporate buyouts my map is still 1st party. Just old & not as pretty as ones by the current artist. [/QUOTE]

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