Putting real-world cultures (or Hollywood versions of them) into the Realms. Then replacing my Moonshaes with the TSR UK Albion setting. Then changing the gods and deleting assassins for a D&D game edition change (Time of Troubles). Then the 100-year time jump of 4th edition.
Thor Thunderdog@ThorThunderdog
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What's the most significant thing they "just changed" from the original?

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What about melting a glacier to add the bloodstone lands?
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That, too! ;}
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Are they going to do anything more with Alu-Fiends? Asking for... reasons.
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I don't know. I've never been on staff at either TSR or Wizards, and so wouldn't know content details until I bought a release at my gaming store. If I was involved in writing/designing something, NDAs would prevent me saying anything pre-release. Sorry!
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I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there’s a group in my city playing a 1E D&D game set in the Forgotten Realms. Hopefully I’ll be able to join, as I’d love to play in the 1E Realms. Keeping my fingers crossed that I’ll be able to play a Cavalier Paladin. 🤞😁
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The 100 year jump annoyed me so much I stuck with the pre Spellplague times.
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Ed check out Arelith.com We support your Forgotten Realms
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I hate the 100 year jump and how it killed like 90% of the iconics.
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4e and DND beyond, 5e has no soul Mr Greenwood. I guess I'm just a hold out.
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I still shake my head when I think about TSR getting rid of Bane, Myrkul and Mask. Still astounds me to this day.
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"Then the 100-year time jump of 4th edition." This totally killed any interest I had in new FR content.
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I never knew the Moonshaes existed in your Realms. I read somewhere that they tacked them on after the novels were written. What were your Moonshaes like?
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Perfidious Albion!
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@TheEdVerse meaning 3e content was already washing your version of FR away? What would you say is most accurate content? Up until 2e ? Definitely had a different style …
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Ed, would you be permitted to tell us what your Moonshaes were like?
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What were the original Moonshaes?
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That's probably why the only thing I still have is the 1E box set. Well, I still might have the Elminster ecologies, too. They've been packed away for a kobold's life ago. Somethings don't really needed to be "Updated"
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I am glad to know that about everything I don't like about FR has nothing to do with you! Bought the original box set, ran a campaign for several months, then circumstances put all RPGs away until 2016. Catching up was a facepalm.
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Have there been any changes that your views on have dulled or perhaps lessened with age/time passed?
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I assume Kata-Tur and Zakhara were not in your original realms either. What, if anything, was in those regions or the lands of Unther, Chessenta, Mulhourand?
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Its sad that this is true.
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All of those changes were terrible, lol.
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ED GREENWOOD?! I absolutely love your "grey box" Realms publication. Loved it my entire life and have so many happy memories from childhood running adventures in it. I sought it on eBay many years later and cherish it. Bless you, sir.
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4e Realms Lore 💀
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Have you ever thought about putting out a big book of lore "the realms remembered."
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Without those changes, would the elemental deities of the Realm have been the same as in the Elric Saga?
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It still makes me sad and I don't know much of what has been lost. I see what it is now and know it lost its soul and what made it distinct.
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Been reading Shadowdale… the beginning of the end. May need to get my hands on all those 1st edition FR books.
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The Time of Troubles jump to 2e is where I stopped. 1e Realms were great as is!
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Some of us prefer the earlier versions and just keep them. But it does get confusing.
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Honestly Ed, as well as I know their Realms...I think I'd enjoy yours more. After reading what you've shared about your Moonshaes, they seem to fit better than what TSR used.
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The 1987 FR box set is the only one I use
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Anywhere you can get the OG setting?
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I went and saw you and RA Salvatore and Erin Evans talk about that in Columbus Ohio.
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