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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HobbitFan" data-source="post: 7138421" data-attributes="member: 6776322">The perception of high level NPCs IN FR being a problem is in part a consequence of having a long-standing novel line with storylines that directly impacted the timeline.  In their own novels, Drizzt and Elminster, Alias and etc. can take center stage and rightly should as its their story.  Far different thing in a home FR campaign.  There the PCs and NPCs of that individual game group should take center stage with novels movers and shakers relegated to supporting roles decided by the individual Dungeon Master.  It's a big world in an even bigger planar cosmos with plenty of room to tell countless, varied storylines.  It's not an insurmountable problem, Dungeon Master's just have to take the responsibility to be clear that their campaign is their own and be honest with players, especially one's with extensive novel/sourcebook knowledge that what's past is prologue.  The real story of the Realms is being written each game as we play.  TSR and WOTC haven't helped with all the Realm Shattering events over the years which while they sold novels and adventures, didn't do the Forgotten Realms any favors as a campaign setting.  All the brain dead 4E Realms changes are an excellent example.  Bottom line, make the Realms your own and play them.. If you like them.  If you don't like the Realms, That's your right too.  Just please don't crap on other people's good times by harping on about how terrible the Realms are.  Part of the problem is the Realms, at least people's perceptions of them.  Part opf the problem, I'd guess, is people disagreeing with something in another person's game and projecting that onto the Realms.  And a third problem is that with the notable exception of Curse of Strahd, WOTC is pretty much putting all their eggs in the FR basket but paying lip service to the other campaign settings. That's WOTC's problem, that's not the Realms problem per se....</blockquote>

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