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#1 mykesfree Jul 01, 2015 8:01:18	Hi All,   I wanted to know if anyone had developed a random Flavor table for Forgotten Realms Magic items like what we have seen in the 5E DMG.  While I know a lot about the Old Kingdoms of the FR, it would be pretty handy to have one to reference. This way when a PC finds an item, that item will have some story attached to it and firmly root the PC into the vast history of the FR.       Also I am thinking about weighting some of the items by rarity.  For example only rare and very rare items come from Netheril.   This way their can be some majesty or prestige when finding an item from this lost kingdom.  Almost the same as Valyrian Steel is in A Song of Ice and Fire/ Game of Thrones.   For example something like this   d20   Creator 1  Mulhorand 2–4 Netheril  5  Kingdom of Man 6  Shoon Imperium 7 Drow 8–10 Delzoun 11 Imaskari 12 Myth Drannor  13  14  15–17 Illefarn 18  19  20  Thank you for the help.
#2 OGRE1984 Jul 06, 2015 13:44:57	lost empires and grand history of the realms would help. a lot of missing kingdoms. also cults and religions should probably have a place on the list. several kingdoms had a multiracial make up as well. dwarven   delzoun   belsimer   high shanatar   ohgrann   haungdannar   ammarindar ....others   orcish   Vastar   Uruk urkrypt   Thar   many arrows  ..?   cults and religions would also add flavor to list   i had started a history list like this only for ruins to give flavor to dungeons themselves, idk where it is...
#3 mykesfree Jul 07, 2015 7:39:08	Thank you for the reply.   Here is what I have figured out, but those with more FR lore than I can chime in.  I figured this list could give a nice robust history to magic items       d20   Creator 1  Mulhorand 2–4 Netheril 5  Kingdom of Man 6  Shoon Imperium 7 Drow 8–10 Delzoun 11 Imaskari 12 Myth Drannor  13 Halruaa 14 Cormanthyr 15–17 Illefarn 18 Evereska 19 Kara-Tur 20 Calimshan
#4 OGRE1984 Jul 07, 2015 23:37:53	i would create a master table with subtables for further details [a lot of dwarf and elf kingdoms], or group them according to culture; netheril/halruaa for instance. belsimer were farmer dwarves [hippies!] and the crown wars saw the division of the elves and creation of the fey'ri and drow.   i would lump in Zakhara and Maztica with Kara-Tur, 19 human; foreign        1-4 Kara-Tur        5-7 Zakhara        8 Maztica   Narfell should be included   Elven nations of the crown wars; Aryvandaar, Keltormir, Miyeritar, Illefarn, Ilythiir, Shantel Othreier   Netheril; high and low Cormanthyr Ardeep Gauntlgrym Old Illusk Phalorm, A.K.A. the Realm of Three Crowns, The Fallen Kingdom   After the Fall, the Netherese founded Anauria, Asram, and Hlondath. [also Halruaa]   the kingdom of man, Phalorm and the other allied realms pose a bit of a problem, diverse racial/cultural influence
#5 BRJN Jul 08, 2015 14:47:22	I'm working on a Narfell-themed plot arc, and one of the things the PCs can find in an old Empire of Narfell ruin is a Netherese-made magic item.  Because the two empires existed side-by-side for a while, and because for variety.  It's going to do something Narfell-ish.