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  37 Years Ago: Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space was released. This boxed set introduces the Spelljammer campaign setting and provided a connection between the #forgottenrealms, #greyhawk and #dragonlance settings. #dnd #TBThursday #tbt https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Spelljammer:_AD%26D_Adventures_in_Space

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  Butterfly swords were blades made in both longsword and short sword lengths, favored by monks who could wield them as accurately as their own fists. The sohei of the White Crane were reckoned among the most competent butterfly blade wielders of all. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Butterfly_sword

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  Eltabbar was the second-largest city of Thay. A haven for Red Wizards and bore a dark secret that predated the founding of the magocracy. One unique law in Eltabbar, was the prohibition of any maps that detailed the layout of the city. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Eltabbar

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  Matter manipulation was a psionic power that weakened materials by reducing their physical integrity, used by creatures such as arcanaloths, and beljuril dragons. The power was a necessary component for the construction of psion killer crystal golems #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Matter_manipulation

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  Dusanu, also known as rot fiends, were yellowish fungal colonies that infected living creatures with a wasting disease and then animated their skeletons, leaving them frequently mistaken for undead. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dusanu

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  Asblan the Bold was a wizard of Ordulin who met his end in an aerial spell battle against Orcrommor the Mighty. They hurled dozens of meteor swarms at one another over the rooftops until both perished, taking a good deal of the city below with them. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Asblan

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  The Company of the Black Snake was an adventuring group based around Waterdeep in the first half of the 13th century DR. They were well known for their battle prowess, with detailed and organized formations. #dnd #WaterdeepWednesday https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Company_of_the_Black_Snake

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  23 Years Ago: Underdark was released. This 3.5e accessory introduced new classes, spells, monsters and also provided extensive lore on the geography & residents of the Underdark. #dnd #TBThursday #tbt https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Underdark_(sourcebook)

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  The Mountain Campaigns were a series of Ravenian military campaigns against the raiders of the Earthfast Mountains, who had terrorized the northern farmlands for four decades. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mountain_Campaigns

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  A bullywug spellcaster (bullywitch?) with a frog. Some bullywugs possessed greater intelligence than their kin and were able to cast spells. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bullywug

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  Diabolic chains was an arcane evocation spell that flung raw hellfire drawn from the heart of Avernus, conjuring three magmatic chains that hurled their targets backward and left a burning trail behind them. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Diabolic_chains

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  Ahghairon's dragonward was a powerful & undispellable mythal cast by the famous mage Ahghairon over the city of Waterdeep. It projected a dome 25,600 ft in diameter, which encompassed the city's borders in their entirety. #dnd #WaterdeepWednesday https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ahghairon%27s_dragonward

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  26 Years Ago: Monster Manual 3e was released. One the core rulebooks for 3e, it updated 321 older monsters to third edition rules. It was awarded the Origins Award for Best Graphic Design. #dnd #TBThursday #tbt https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Monster_Manual_3rd_edition

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  The tattoo of the Unbroken Circle was a magical tattoo marking its bearer as a friend to the githzerai, available only to those who had studied the Unbroken Circle of Zerthimon and unlocked all eight circles of Zerthimon's teachings. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tattoo_of_the_Unbroken_Circle

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  Hullathoins were massive undead that stood twenty feet tall, their rotting bodies serving as hives for bloodfiend locusts they could induce to swarm. They delighted in deforming living creatures into grotesque shapes for those locusts to feed upon. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Hullathoin

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  Eunuch warlocks were the arcane enforcers of the emperors of T'u Lung, leading the eunuchs who served as imperial messengers, informants, and spies. The highest-ranked could give orders in the emperor's own name. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Eunuch_warlock

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  Almraiven was one of the great cities of the nation of Calimshan. It was most notable for being the nation's first and premier center for magical studies, earning it the moniker "City of Spells". #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Almraiven

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  Kelp could grow up to two feet per day, forming dense underwater forests. Aquatic peoples harvested it for food, clothed themselves in it, and used magical varieties to make ink for spell scrolls. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kelp

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  Larissa Neathal was a courtesan & one of the Masked Lord of Waterdeep. In public, Larissa was superficial & empty-headed. She used that persona as a front to gain information from the many public officials she lured into her hands #dnd #WaterdeepWednesday https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Larissa_Neathal

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  36 Years Ago: Dwarves Deep was released. This 2e accessory focused on the dwarves of Faerûn. It explored dwarven magic, society, religion, settlements and history. #dnd #TBThursday #tbt https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dwarves_Deep

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  The Lash of Loviatar was a holy spellbook associated with the Church of Loviatar, the Maiden of Pain. The Lash was a leather scourge that revealed its stored spells after its striking strands hit a victim. It was known to contain at least 27 spells. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lash_of_Loviatar

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  Damara was a sparsely populated kingdom in the Cold Lands of Northeast Faerûn. Several major rivers wound through Damara. Some, like the Goliad River & the Beaumaris River, were slow moving & calm enough to support trade. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Damara

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  Elmareen Whistestone was a half-elven wizard & scholar who resided in Daerlun. Usually quite pleasant, she could be quite fearsome. She was known to have destroyed an entire Calishite slave caravan, as well as single-handedly slaying several dragons #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elmareen_Whistestone

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  A nightwalker was a sentient undead monster from the Plane of Shadow. It was unnatural and malicious, and it took delight in the corruption and suffering of others. It was a creature of both death and shadows and had enormous powers over darkness. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Nightwalker

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  Kaldrfisk was a fishing village in Icewind Dale, beyond the Ten Towns on the edge of the Reghed Glacier. There were logging camps and shipbuilders on the village's outskirts. Kaldrfisk regularly welcomed merchants from the Ten Towns. #dnd https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Kaldrfisk

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  Zzar was a fortified sherry wine popular in Waterdeep. had a fiery orange color and an almond scent and flavor. It was a smooth and creamy drink with a vibrant aftertaste. Many elves disdained it, considering it vulgar. #dnd #WaterdeepWednesday https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Zzar

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  Happy birthday to Ed Greenwood! Ed Greenwood was born on this day, the 21st of Flamerule, and immediately began worldbuilding. By age 7, he’d named half the gods of Faerûn. Today we raise a glass of Shadowdark Ale 🍻 & thank you for giving us the #forgottenrealms

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  35 Years Ago: Gateway to the Savage Frontier was released. One of the top selling games of 1991, it centers on a party of six adventurers who become unwittingly entangled in a scheme by the Zhentarim to conquer the region #dnd #TBThursday #tbt https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gateway_to_the_Savage_Frontier

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  Happy #IWD26! Today we shine a spotlight on the iconic female characters of #dnd that have inspired countless players. We also honor the incredible women behind #TTRPG. From game designers to artists, women have been instrumental in shaping our favorite games.