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Hey subscribers:
The ceaseless attacks on Forgotten Realms are really unnecessary. The =
fact that you still play a campaign world that the creators gave up on =
states well enough that you prefer this world.
It's my duty to defend FR, the most popular campaign world, well, ever, =
against libel. The main complaint: it has too much magic. Gee, let me =
think, that's the DM's decision completely. If magic gets out of hand =
in ANY campaign, there's only one person to blame. As a corollary to =
that statement, I had a worse problem with magic in my Birthright =
campaign than I do in my current FR campaign. The problem raced from =
the fact that the major NPC's boast some outrageous magic for a world =
that pretends to be low-magic. In my FR campaign, there is no real =
danger of my PC's deciding to go hunt down an NPC, even an evil one, =
just to take his sword +5 (or whatever). This happened in BR. Aramis, =
a 5th level thief, made quick work of Guilder Kalien because he wanted =
the sword +1. He broke into Kal-Saitharak (sp?) and, at 7th level, took =
Bloodsilver and Prince Fhilaraene (sp?) from the Gorgon's throne room, =
despite massive security. What I'm saying is that the BR designers just =
sort of threw everything out there. Most NPC's of ANY note have serious =
magic.
The other aspect of any arguments claiming BR to be low-magic is that =
wizards can't do much as regents (true) and aren't as dominant as FR =
wizards. As to the second part, bullfeathers. Take a peek at sources =
like the Blood Enemies sourcebook. Now tell me that wizards aren't as =
dominant. Hmmm . . . Magian? Gorgon? White Witch? Banshegh? Rhoube? =
Chimera? Shall I continue?
I don't doubt that someone will respond to this post with "Hey, shut up =
about FR, this is a BR mailing list." I will qualify my post by saying =
that I just want everyone else to stop trashing FR in their posts. =
That's really the only reason I am writing this.
Balthasar
brandes@gateway.net=20

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Hey subscribers:
The ceaseless attacks on Forgotten =
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really unnecessary.  The fact that you still play a campaign world =
that the=20
creators gave up on states well enough that you prefer this =
world.
It's my duty to defend FR, the most =
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campaign world, well, ever, against libel.  The main =
complaint:  it=20
has too much magic.  Gee, let me think, that's the DM's decision=20
completely.  If magic gets out of hand in ANY campaign, there's =
only one=20
person to blame.  As a corollary to that statement, I had a worse =
problem=20
with magic in my Birthright campaign than I do in my current FR =
campaign. =20
The problem raced from the fact that the major NPC's boast some =
outrageous magic=20
for a world that pretends to be low-magic.  In my FR campaign, =
there is no=20
real danger of my PC's deciding to go hunt down an NPC, even an evil =
one, just=20
to take his sword +5 (or whatever).  This happened in BR.  =
Aramis, a=20
5th level thief, made quick work of Guilder Kalien because he wanted the =
sword=20
+1.  He broke into Kal-Saitharak (sp?) and, at 7th level, took =
Bloodsilver=20
and Prince Fhilaraene (sp?) from the Gorgon's throne room, despite =
massive=20
security.  What I'm saying is that the BR designers just sort of =
threw=20
everything out there.  Most NPC's of ANY note have serious=20
magic.
The other aspect of any arguments =
claiming BR to=20
be low-magic is that wizards can't do much as regents (true) and aren't =
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dominant as FR wizards.  As to the second part, bullfeathers.  =
Take a=20
peek at sources like the Blood Enemies sourcebook.  Now tell me =
that=20
wizards aren't as dominant.  Hmmm . . . Magian?  Gorgon?  =
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Witch?  Banshegh?  Rhoube?  Chimera?  Shall I=20
continue?
I don't doubt that someone will respond to this post =
with=20
"Hey, shut up about FR, this is a BR mailing list."  I =
will=20
qualify my post by saying that I just want everyone else to stop =
trashing FR in=20
their posts.  That's really the only reason I am writing =
this.
Balthasar
brandes@gateway.net=20


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