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must have been tempted to introduce to their campaign at some point or another. Anyhow, Rolo's now branched out trying his hand at compiling a guide to, well, All Things
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players thinking they know everything about magic in the Realms". He also comments on the new form of magic in the book: "What's that called? Why, Spellfire of course, which just happens to be the name of a certain
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