Feb 8, 2018 · The arrival of Thultanthar in 1372 DR[8] heralded the beginning of the end of Anauroch.[citation needed] By 1479 DR, the end of Anauroch was complete and only occasional dustbowls remained as a reminder of the once great desert.[9]. For 5e, how are these discrepancies resolved and what is canon for the creation and current existence of Anauroch?

Also, all kinds of rumors and misinformation spread, especially amoungst the lower classes with limited communications. Magic and psionics obviously gives D&D more communications than the real-world middle ages, but not by all that much. If the players are a decent distance from the Anauroch, then it could just be a rumor based on almost nothing.

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Mar 3, 2017 · In addition to the map in chooban's answer, there's a more detailed map of the Savage Frontier (which extends from the Sword Coast to the desert of Anauroch) in Storm King's Thunder on pg. 74-75. As pointed out by @DerekStucki in the comments, a high-resolution digital version of this map is available for download for free online.

Aside: the Anauroch is desert (and expanding) principally due to a magical curse, and was previously verdant hills and grasslands, though for all I know that curse may have been fixed since the editions I know best. So that confounds its use as a …

May 7, 2021 · Plains: Anauroch? The largest, most magical desert in the Forgotten Realms, the Anauroch is a good candidate for a location filled with an alien magic. This fits with its historical masters, the Phaerimm, which were aberrant spellcasters sealed in a cavern beneath the desert behind the Sharn Wall. While the Sharn Wall was reported to be silver ...

Jun 17, 2018 · The few maps they have vary greatly. For example, sometimes the Anauroch is like an ellipse, sometimes it's almost u-shaped, extending past some of the northern mountain ranges. The Dales, Moonsea and Cormyr all seem to wander about from map to map. Evereska seems huge and close sometimes, tiny and far other times.

Oct 8, 2022 · Anauroch: The Empire of Shade, where one appears in Askilion's Tower; The Dungeon #17 adventure Out of the Ashes; The Dungeon #51 adventure Ailamere's Lair; The Dungeon #54 adventure Dark Thane Macbeth, where it is carried by Macduff; The Dungeon #71 adventure Dreadful Vestiges

I would like clarification on some points, if possible with rule sources, regarding Magic Dead Zones (and, maybe, Anti-Magic Fields): Do potions work at all? In an MDZ, there is no conduit for magi...

Oct 17, 2018 · The one person we are sure to have been one of the High Mages of Netheril is Lady Saharel, mentioned by Elminster in the novel Shadows of Doom and later in the 3e campaign adventure Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade (page 90). Her position as a political leader was confirmed in posts from January 2018 on the Candlekeep forums. However it is not ...