Quote Originally Posted by hamlet View Post

Where, originally, did the Weave start appearing in the setting?

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The first place it appears is the 1E novel Shadowdale. On page 328 you get ''the phantasmagoric wonderland of the weave of magic surrounding the world''. Note the small ''w'' and the fact that no one in the novel, especially Mystra, says ''The Weave''.

It's not in the 2E campaign setting, or Forgotten Realms Adventures.

The Weave does not come around until 2E's Faiths and Avatars. Mystra's entry on page 128 talks about it. ''She provides and tends the Weave, the conduit to enable mortal spellcasters and magical crafters to safely access the raw force that is magic.'' There are not rules, The Weave is just fluff.

Most 2E books after that sure spam The Weave a lot. Especially anything written by Ed Greenwood. But it is still all fluff.

3E is the first time it's made ''official'' in the magic section.