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What locations do these Official Forgotten Realms inspired Magic the Gathering cards reference?

There is a Magic: the Gathering set, which has cards inspired by The Forgotten Realms, but which locations (if any) are on these land cards? Venturing beneath the desert sands, you've discovered an …
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What is the "strange platypus-like creature" referenced in abberant mind's origins?

I don't recall any “strange platypus-like” creature in D&D, let alone one appropriate for the Aberrant Mind. I can only think of Perry the Platypus from the Phineas and Ferb cartoon. Nevertheless the …
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What is the origin of non-evil/non-hostile Yuan-ti?

I've recently been made aware that some 'deep lore' may imply the existence of canonically good Yuan-ti groups. Is there an origin to this 'Good' group of Yuan-Ti? … but something canonical in lore about a group of Yuan-Ti. I don't have Tomb of Annihilation to check if it's the origin of this, or if it covers any lore sufficiently well. …
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What published resource first introduced the svirfneblin?

Similar to What published resource first introduced the duergar? I'm curious about when these little deep gnomes first got a stat block. The earliest I know about them was in Baldur's Gate II (the vid …
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Does Faerûn have timezones?

I read this tweet by RPGBOT.net: In #DnD5e a lot of magic items reset at dawn. Dawn is a geographically-dependent time. What time "dawn" occurs changes based on where you are. There is nothing stoppi …
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Do existing benefits of the piety system continue to work in planes other than Theros?

The Mythic Odysseys of Theros book introduces mechanics for Piety (p. 36): The strength of your devotion to your god is measured by your piety score. As you increase that score, you gain blessings fr …
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How do dwarves age relative to humans?

I'm specifically looking for direct comparisons of dwarves to humans, again mainly in lore. … So are their applicable comparisons of dwarven maturity behaviour (expected or average) with humans in lore? …
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Did Shadowrun ever have a halfling equivalent?

As far as I can remember, and have been able to research, no Shadowrun setting has a halfling equivalent. The pseudo-prequel setting earthdawn is also missing this equivalent. Has this always been the …
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