I don't know if I'm off-base on this or not, but Bioware was fighting with Interplay for the rights to Baldur's Gate while Neverwinter Nights was under development. I've always had the impression tha… (View Post)

It's not really based on any real-world culture. Yes, there is a veneer of medieval Europe painted over the Realms, but really it's so historically inaccurate that it becomes pointless to try to peg … (View Post)

To state that transgender individuals have no place in a fantasy story is to imply that those individuals have no interesting stories to tell. In my experience, nothing could be further from the trut… (View Post)

Using the D&D 5th edition rules, wild magic is a form of sorcery, so it's a natural talent rather than a learned thing. Of course, by those same rules, elves are immune to sleep magic so... (View Post)

The Spellplague is comparable to the Time of Troubles in that it was a major world-shaking event that came with a new edition of D&D. The difference is that the Time of Troubles introduced a few … (View Post)