It's 1994, we are playing the 1991 _Ruins of Undermountain_ boxed set, and we find Room #12, Altar of the Spider God. From our hiding place we see the Drow guards of a captive moon elf maiden, who is tied to an altar.

Vivian, the DM, describes the captive has 20 large spiders settled atop her. If we distrub them, she may get bitten and poisoned. We can all see the image, in its lurid 1930's tarantulas and bondage pulp cover glory.

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T-10 minutes until I kick off the #ForgottenRealms mini-campaign! 🎲⚔️

We’ve got 5 of 7 players today, and I’m excited to dive back into 3.5 D&D for a little classic fantasy chaos. We’re starting in Mistdale and seeing where the story takes us from there.

Adventure awaits!

Heute ist der 1. Kythorn im Jahr des Purpurtuches, 1497 TZ

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Violet Dindower was a halfling smuggler from Waterdeep who later served as ship's cook and quiet killer on a spelljammer.
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https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Violet_Dindower

Violet Dindower

Violet Dindower was a halfling cook and smuggler who worked aboard a spelljammer.[1] Violet had light skin and reddish-brown hair. She dressed in a low-cut brown tunic, and wore several pieces of jewelry.[1] She truly enjoyed her line of work. In addition to granting her a decent income, it provided her with enough risks to "keep life spicy."[1] Violet carried five packets of dust of disappearance,[1] which she used to hide herself on occasions when pirates or neogi boarded the ship. Since...

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In the Year of the Raging Brook, −45 DR, the conquering forces of Mulhorand invaded Rashemen through the Gorge of Gauros, but were repelled by Rashemi berserkers, Witches, and summoned nature spirits

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https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/-45_DR

-45 DR

Wishing to add Rashemen to its empire, Mulhorand marches a huge army through the Gorge of Gauros. The Witches of Rashemen summon nature spirits to their defence, who fight with the berserkers to force the Mulhorandi back.[1] Vhloar's reign as ruler of the sahuagin kingdom of Aleaxtis comes to an end and they are succeeded by K'Sahln.[2]

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Long beans were a variety of legume indigenous to Maztica and widely consumed there for food. Pickled and dried long beans imported from Maztica were available for purchase through Aurora's Emporium.

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Long beans

Long beans were a variety of legume indigenous to Maztica and widely consumed there for food.[1] These green beans grew in tender pods and had a sweet and crisp flavor when eaten fresh. Pickled long beans were also popular as winter food. They were consumed by both rich and poor Mazticans.[1] Long beans could also be dried in order to survive long trips. Pickled and dried long beans imported from Maztica were available for purchase through Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue.[1]

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Have you got your Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery yet? We cooked so you can too!

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Here's a differential geometry puzzle (inspired by one found in Weinberg's book on General Relativity).

On a fictional planet (the #ForgottenRealms), there are three cities: Candlekeep, Muran, and Ristavin.

The geodesic distance:
- from Candlekeep to Muran is 330 miles
- from Ristavin to Muran is 426 miles
- from Candlekeep to Ristavin is 636 miles.
(The margin of error for these measurements is ±3 miles.)

Is the planet positively curved (a sphere), negatively curved (a saddle), or zero curvature ('flat', i.e., a plane)? If it is a sphere, what is its radius?

#Mathematics #math #differentialgeometry #geography #cartography #puzzle

Positive curvature (i.e., a sphere)
20%
Zero curvature (i.e., a plane)
40%
Negative curvature (i.e., hyperbolic 2-space)
40%
Poll ended at .

Stevie Nicks...wait, no....Arden, the daughter of a human wizard and an elven ranger, was a psionicist who had a passionate love of all things living.
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https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Arden_(psionicist)