See "Great Wheel cosmology" on the FR Wiki: 5th edition ("currently") Realms is once again under the Great Wheel. #realmslore
Josh Kellemen@JoshKellemen
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Replying to @TheEdVerse
Is the realms currently great tree or great wheel? My question comes more from a great wheel cosmology ( you wrote many early dragon articles on outer planes). There, "good" appears (at least to me) to be a platonic ideal that exists prior to the gods. I understand most gods

Apr 8, 2026 · 9:57 PM UTC

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Is the Great Wheel your preferred cosmology, by chance?
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Yes, as so much founding lore was based on, and expanded on, it. It was the sole model for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th editions. World Tree was another "4e outlier." However, you CAN combine them, with the World Tree "another way of planar travel, for those who know." #realmslore
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Could you explain the two cosmologies in simple terms? There's very little I can comprehend from a surface glance, much less when reading their descriptions.
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