I didn't derive Bhaal from the god. I was 5 years old and hadn't come across the god in my Dad's library at that time; I just made the name up. I found his in-depth religious books later (in his workshop, in boxes stacked up behind the hanging ukeleles). #realmslore
James Shaw@Xenzakkaz
30 May 2025
@TheEdVerse Hey, Ed. I just learned that Bhaal is pronounced like "Ball" (short "a") and not "Baal" (long "a"). I spent 8 years in a parochial school as a kid and always though Bhaal's name was derived from the Canaanite god.
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I’d love to know how much of the realms was made up before you were ten. It’s incredible that you kept good notes and had all these ideas as a kid.
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A LOT of the Realms was set down in short stories penned starting when I was five. By the time I was ten, I could "walk around it" in my head, seeing the landscape as I stared at the maps I'd drawn.

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If you want to give it one more go then co-write The Chronicles Of The EarthBorn Messiah with me! It’s a 5 book series that will turn science AND religion upside down!
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