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What is the difference between the Senatorum Imperialis and the Adeptus Terra?
I read a few wiki about the Senatorum Imperialis and the Adeptus Terra, but I struggle to define what trully differenciate them from one another.
It seems that almost every organization of the ...
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Is Common the same language in different settings?
In addition to their clearly endemic languages, it seems like each of the major campaign settings also have a language called Common. I know of at least Greyhawk, the Realms, Krynn, and Mystara - ...
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Which Darklords have escaped Ravenloft?
I'm doing some research for a Planescape campaign which adapts parts of Die Vecna Die! I see that Vecna escaped Ravenloft, and I am curious about other escapees. All that I have been able to find is ...
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Heart of Darkness power: what if you find the heart?
Some Settite vampires can use the Heart of Darkness power (from their Serpentis discipline) to remove their hearts so that staking their chest has no effect - but if an enemy finds and destroys said ...
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How are creatures like Golems, Elementals, Slimes or Animated Objects killed? [closed]
I'm working on a realistic tabletop roleplaying game that incorporates a 'wound/injury' system for damage rather than hit points, and it's been a little difficult for certain enemy types. Constructs, ...
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Is there an in-universe explanation for why cantrips can't be prepared?
I understand the rule-based explanation for why cantrips can't be prepared like other spells: You can only prepare spells for which you have spell slots of the same level (from that class in the case ...
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Who set the rules of the multiverse?
I am wondering if there is something published in older Dragon magazines, sourcebooks about Planescape or similar places that I do not know, and maybe someone with deeper D&D lore knowledge about ...
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What are the tenets of Torm?
Torm is listed in the Deities of the Forgotten Realms table (PHB, p. 294) as the LG War god of courage and self-sacrifice, and seems to be a common patron deity for Paladins (PHB, p. 83).
In the Sword ...
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How are deity deaths and portfolio shifts perceived by mortals?
Through the actions of some intrepid, epic-level adventurers, one of the gods of the Forgotten Realms has died. And I don't mean the "oops, I dropped my avatar on the ground and broke it" ...
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Where does the idea that Tasha is Iggwilv come from?
As far as I know, the spell Tasha's Hideous Laughter differs from many other "named" spells in the D&D rules in that was not designed by or for a player character. Rather, Gygax one day ...
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Is there any way to keep a Magnificient Mansion sustained?
Magnificient Mansion is a flavorful high-level spell that allows you to create an instant, extradimensional mansion, complete with servants and all. Because it has a 24 hour duration, it would be easy ...
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What is the name of the location the Nethys ascended?
In pathfinder's Golarion, there's a god called Nethys who ascended to godhood. I'm looking for the location of this ascension. I'm happy to have information about any pathfinder edition or lore ...
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Where and how did Syluné die?
I'm reading through the Shadowdale: the Scouring of the Land adventure module for D&D 3.5e and I found some inconsistencies about Syluné's fate.
The spoilers below are integral to the events of ...
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Lore reasons for being faithless
In D&D, religion is a real, tangible thing. Gods and deities are real, their blessings/curses on mortals are known, souls/the outer planes/the afterlife are all actual things. Denying them is like ...
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Are there any mechanical implications of the laws imposed by the gods of magic in Dragonlance setting?
During the Second Dragon War, three elven mages unleashed the incommensurable and deep magic power of Krynn for fighting dragons and their armies. This led to victory, but also to immense destruction ...
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