I hope you enjoy this first installment using the brand new footage! Are there any other adventuring locations to which you would like to take your party (or even just learn more about)? Thank you for all your support in making these videos possible. It's wonderfully gratifying to be able to create lore for myself and for you all on my own terms. patreon.com/EdGreenwood
Mr. Greenwood, would the dales (or other allied nations) ever consider making an effort to purge Daggerdale of all the Zent elements and humanoid monster bands as well as get their government straitened out so the other dales can rest a bit easier. I remember that both old El and the Blackstaff both gave a hand in do just that with Morn before. Why no again?
@@joshuacrI would likewise like to have a more well read vision of the moon sea. If possible I would also like to know of the history of waterdeep or it's interesting surrounding territories from his time writing and DMing. I feel that in all likelihood there are changes that have been made that we are not privy to.
All the times you asked for suggestions, and I totally spaced the Dales every damn time..... =/ Oh well, bad me. Still trying to wrap my head around the fact that 16,000 people live in Shadowdale, wow. Hey, for Next Time; what exactly did the 2nd Sundering DO, to the map, to lands, what lasting effects has it actually had on Toril, if any?
@@DogofSinope "He sends one of yours to the temple infirmary, you send one of his to the boneyard. That's how you get Fzoul. That's the Daggerdale way."
Sir Greenwood you are a LIFE SAVER! In my campaign I have a dwarven kingdom that has long since fallen to disrepair in Daggerdale and the revelation of Tethyamar has been a blessing!!I now have a name to give to the home of the Broken Maul Dwarves! You have my gratitude!
Every single time Ed does a focus on an area, it makes me want to start a new campaign there. I begin to realize why so much of my allowance money as a teen went to 2E FR stuff...
Mr. Greenwood, Is Daggerdale just cursed to be a lawless war zone now? I remember it used to be called marrydale once. Also, I LOVE the blooper reel! and OH MY GOD YOU DID A RAM TRUCK COMMERCIAL!?!? Can we get a link to that! I got to see that!
As someone who's planning on running the Temple of Elemental Evil module in Daggerdale, this video is Godsent. A very welcoming in-depth look that gives me some interesting ideas.
My first goblin PC chose Daggerdale to make his home, instead of the more polite and civilized Shadowdale in a game more than 30 years ago. The reason he chose Daggerdale was because he was a fighter/thief with a serious dislike of slavers, so it gave him many a successful hunt among the orcs, hobgoblins and Zhents. His home was in an abandoned fortified farm that he found and rebuilt. Digging multiple tunnels and chambers in which to grow mushrooms and keep semi-domesticated rats would keep him fed between his raids on orcs, hobgoblins and zhents. The overgrown fields outside of the earthen ramparts displayed the heads he took as trophies from his hunts on poles as a warning. Next to the gate was a sign that said “no orcs, no hobs, no zhents” in bright red paint that the other PCs got for me. On the other side of the gate was a sign that said “traders welcome, trespassers will be eaten”. That was a fun character to play. The other players loved it the first time I said “waste not, want not” as I told the DM I was carving a steak out of a fallen zhent body to take with me. They even bought me a couple Flat Boxes from the Tome of Magic to use for storing meats, which let me add pigs to my farm. The unharvested wheat growing wild around the farm let me keep a few ponies too, so I could ride to get help if I saw an army on the move. I miss campaigns like that.
good video but i'm surprised and find it funny that no one has mentioned at 10:07 the video uses a map from WOW's (World of Warcraft) westfall area of the kingdom of Stormwind.
With Shadowdale and this down, a series on all the dales would be beautiful to inspire new Dalelands campaign, bringing back the heart of the realms after so much sword coast is a fun return to form.
Huh? Our adventurer group is working for Lord Morn in our weekly game right now. We've been helping him root out Zhentarim spies, sorted out a problem with the nearby dwarves that used to live in Tethiamar, and are dealing with the recent Drow raids in the area.
I love getting more details on the "darker" parts of setting, Ed, so thank you! They seem like much more interesting places to center a campaign. To that end, I've always thought Westgate never got the attention it deserved. It always sounded like a proper "hive of scum and villainy", but I don't think I've ever seen more than the briefest of descriptions of it.
That's because my good friend Erik Scott de Bie has been working on a Westgate sourcebook (the Dungeon Scrawlers spent a lot of campaign play time there) and I'm waiting for him to present it to us.
Hello Mr. Greenwood, love your content! For the past 7 years I have sworn to use Forgotten Realms as the setting for my D&D campaigns, I expand on my knowledge of FR and its timeline, also been listening to audio books, recently been on youtube to learn more, I plan to re-make the sword coast map but I want to make it as it would have been the year 400DR(Pre Waterdeep time) I know that the land around waterdeep was owned by elves and I want to play that out, is there a source; magazine , video, audiobook, or anything really that would be good for pre-waterdeep elven rule of that area?
I plan on running a 1e/2e adventure in the future and it will be within the Dalelands, this just makes me want to run all my future campaigns with these lands!
I hope you enjoy this first installment using the brand new footage! Are there any other adventuring locations to which you would like to take your party (or even just learn more about)?
Thank you for all your support in making these videos possible. It's wonderfully gratifying to be able to create lore for myself and for you all on my own terms. patreon.com/EdGreenwood
Mr. Greenwood, would the dales (or other allied nations) ever consider making an effort to purge Daggerdale of all the Zent elements and humanoid monster bands as well as get their government straitened out so the other dales can rest a bit easier. I remember that both old El and the Blackstaff both gave a hand in do just that with Morn before. Why no again?
I would love a revisit to the Moonsea
@@joshuacrI would likewise like to have a more well read vision of the moon sea.
If possible I would also like to know of the history of waterdeep or it's interesting surrounding territories from his time writing and DMing. I feel that in all likelihood there are changes that have been made that we are not privy to.
@@stonechewer1227 This, precisely!
All the times you asked for suggestions, and I totally spaced the Dales every damn time..... =/
Oh well, bad me.
Still trying to wrap my head around the fact that 16,000 people live in Shadowdale, wow.
Hey, for Next Time; what exactly did the 2nd Sundering DO, to the map, to lands, what lasting effects has it actually had on Toril, if any?
You know Daggerdale is dangerous when Ed puts on armor just to talk about it.
In many ways, the Chicago of the Forgotten Realms.
@@DogofSinope "He sends one of yours to the temple infirmary, you send one of his to the boneyard. That's how you get Fzoul. That's the Daggerdale way."
@@firewraith9258 THIS!
The Dales in general are awesome. Small leaderless pseudo nations. Zents, Sembians always pulling crap! Great place for fun $h1t.
Daggerdale, Tethyr, two great locations for the old school gameplay style of stronghold founding.
Sir Greenwood you are a LIFE SAVER! In my campaign I have a dwarven kingdom that has long since fallen to disrepair in Daggerdale and the revelation of Tethyamar has been a blessing!!I now have a name to give to the home of the Broken Maul Dwarves! You have my gratitude!
Its crazy to think The Forgotten Realms came out of his head, that is really something!
No biggie. Ed just used absurdly massive amount of historical references.
Hey, Ed. I don't know if you take suggestions but a video on Athalantar would be great.
Heh. That's on the list!!
There is no better incentive for an adventurer than a title that comes with land!
My favorite spot hands down in the realms!
Looking really good with those bracers, Mr Greenwood. 👍
The outlook is golden!🥲
Every single time Ed does a focus on an area, it makes me want to start a new campaign there. I begin to realize why so much of my allowance money as a teen went to 2E FR stuff...
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Seems like a good place for a Ranger to be - an unseen and unthanked protector
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Great video! I loved the presentation of this one! The bloopers at the end were really funny too!
Hail faerun and no place else!! If you get that reference, I wanna be friends
Mr. Greenwood, Is Daggerdale just cursed to be a lawless war zone now? I remember it used to be called marrydale once. Also, I LOVE the blooper reel! and OH MY GOD YOU DID A RAM TRUCK COMMERCIAL!?!? Can we get a link to that! I got to see that!
I love your outfit, its so cute!
Really happy for more lore bits
Great video, hilarious outtakes. 😄👍🏻
I've always loved Daggerdale, I think it has the most potential for use as an adventuring area for intrepid DMs.
Ideal starting location and good springboard for mid to high level games.
Best content as always!
Awesome vid. Would love to see more videos of this format. Places in the Realms Ed would recommend for a DND adventure.
As someone who's planning on running the Temple of Elemental Evil module in Daggerdale, this video is Godsent. A very welcoming in-depth look that gives me some interesting ideas.
My first goblin PC chose Daggerdale to make his home, instead of the more polite and civilized Shadowdale in a game more than 30 years ago. The reason he chose Daggerdale was because he was a fighter/thief with a serious dislike of slavers, so it gave him many a successful hunt among the orcs, hobgoblins and Zhents.
His home was in an abandoned fortified farm that he found and rebuilt. Digging multiple tunnels and chambers in which to grow mushrooms and keep semi-domesticated rats would keep him fed between his raids on orcs, hobgoblins and zhents. The overgrown fields outside of the earthen ramparts displayed the heads he took as trophies from his hunts on poles as a warning. Next to the gate was a sign that said “no orcs, no hobs, no zhents” in bright red paint that the other PCs got for me. On the other side of the gate was a sign that said “traders welcome, trespassers will be eaten”.
That was a fun character to play. The other players loved it the first time I said “waste not, want not” as I told the DM I was carving a steak out of a fallen zhent body to take with me. They even bought me a couple Flat Boxes from the Tome of Magic to use for storing meats, which let me add pigs to my farm. The unharvested wheat growing wild around the farm let me keep a few ponies too, so I could ride to get help if I saw an army on the move.
I miss campaigns like that.
My 1st campaign, helping ol’ Randel settle a family dispute 🎉
Ok where could I buy the moloch idol I see on your desktop?😅
Looks like the gamestop dice tower.
@@VengefulJarl it is awesome
Hadn't realized until this video that I've been pronouncing Sehanine wrong all my life, lol xD Thanks, Ed!
good video but i'm surprised and find it funny that no one has mentioned at 10:07 the video uses a map from WOW's (World of Warcraft) westfall area of the kingdom of Stormwind.
Love the look Ed, you're a treasure.
With Shadowdale and this down, a series on all the dales would be beautiful to inspire new Dalelands campaign, bringing back the heart of the realms after so much sword coast is a fun return to form.
Thank you Grand Magus. As always your words are legend. Liking the look!
Hold up… Ed was the voice of Ram? I remember those 😮
Nice to see your inner wizard shining through
I'm old, I remember when Randal Morn was an adventure hook
Huh? Our adventurer group is working for Lord Morn in our weekly game right now. We've been helping him root out Zhentarim spies, sorted out a problem with the nearby dwarves that used to live in Tethiamar, and are dealing with the recent Drow raids in the area.
a comment for the numbers brother
I love getting more details on the "darker" parts of setting, Ed, so thank you! They seem like much more interesting places to center a campaign. To that end, I've always thought Westgate never got the attention it deserved. It always sounded like a proper "hive of scum and villainy", but I don't think I've ever seen more than the briefest of descriptions of it.
That's because my good friend Erik Scott de Bie has been working on a Westgate sourcebook (the Dungeon Scrawlers spent a lot of campaign play time there) and I'm waiting for him to present it to us.
@@edgreenwoodofficial That's very cool! I'll look forward to that one myself, then, thanks for the heads up.
Complètement CHAOTIC.
thank you for Forgotten Realms, Mr Greenwood. it has brought my friends and i joy and laffs for over 20 years.
Hello Mr. Greenwood, love your content! For the past 7 years I have sworn to use Forgotten Realms as the setting for my D&D campaigns, I expand on my knowledge of FR and its timeline, also been listening to audio books, recently been on youtube to learn more, I plan to re-make the sword coast map but I want to make it as it would have been the year 400DR(Pre Waterdeep time) I know that the land around waterdeep was owned by elves and I want to play that out, is there a source; magazine , video, audiobook, or anything really that would be good for pre-waterdeep elven rule of that area?
I plan on running a 1e/2e adventure in the future and it will be within the Dalelands, this just makes me want to run all my future campaigns with these lands!
It's awesome to get more lore on the Dalelands. It's my favorite area in the Forgotten Realms, hope there's more to come. 👀
That World of Warcraft map cameo was very funny, thanks for that
"So why do they call this place Dagger Falls?"
*gets stabbed
Never had a realmspeak make me so mad lol
So much lore so little time
❤🖖
Damn, he is literally realmsfather, but has less views of single damn hazbro ad... they turned his masterpiece into marketplace