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* ArcVillain: The comic is broken up into several multi-issue story arcs, each of which pits the ''Realms Master'[='=]s crew against a central villain.

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* ArcVillain: The comic is broken up into several multi-issue story arcs, each of which pits the ''Realms Master'[='=]s Master''[='=]s crew against a central villain.
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* ArcVillain: The comic is broken up into several multi-issue story arcs, each of which pits the ''Realms Master'[='=]s crew against a central villain.
** ''The Hand of Vaprak'': Gornak, a cunning ogre mage who was the original owner of the titular hand and seeks to reclaim it.
** ''Dragonreach'': An unnamed mage who commits serial dragon murders in a plot to summon the Tarrasque.
** ''Triangles'': Grimwald, a Halruaan skyship captain sent to bring Omen in for treason.
** ''The Time of Troubles'': [[spoiler:Labelas Enoreth, who possesses Vartan and pressgangs the crew into a mad scheme to get himself back into the upper planes]].
** ''Picking Up The Pieces'': Los, the SocialDarwinist leader of a werecat tribe, who captures the party to use them as food.
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--> '''Demilich:''' Oh, fear. Oh, panic. Oh, drop the woman and hie away to the hills.
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* RoomFullOfCrazy: In issue 20, Omen--who has gone a little loopy after the Time of Troubles changed the rules of magic--is shown to have covered the walls of his cell with arcane scribbles.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Each story arc sees the crew of the ''Realms Master'' take on a new villain or group of villains, with no connection to previous or subsequent foes.


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* TotalEclipseOfThePlot: In issue 15, the sudden onset of an unexpected solar eclipse is the first sign that something has gone very wrong with the world.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: The annual has Troggoth, a hulking barbarian who kills any man that tries to flirt with his three wives. Vartan makes the mistake of flirting with them while Troggoth is asleep in the next room, and is forced to run for his life once Troggoth wakes up.
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* ReliablyUnreliableGuns: In the annual, a Gondsman in league with the followers of Imgig Zu tries to shoot Ishi and Vajra with a gun. It blows up in his face when he pulls the trigger, killing him.
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* NoSell: In issue #14, the party is attacked by a demilich. Vartan tries to drive it off with TurnUndead, while Omen, who can't use his stronger spells for fear of hitting the lich's hostage, zaps it with ''magic missile''. The demilich laughs off both their attacks.
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* MaamShock: A male example occurs in issue 12. Jasmine starts buttering up Omen so he'll let her book passage on the ''Realms Master''. He proves receptive to this and tries to flirt back, but when she calls him "grandad", his mood sours immediately.
-->'''Omen:''' Grandad? Dear child, it is customary for passengers not to insult their captain.


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* NotWhatItLooksLike: During the brawl at Lady Rae's, Ishi overhears a crash and a scream from upstairs and goes to investigate. She finds a damning scene: Agrivar looming over a frightened, half-naked woman while his own clothes have been torn to shreds. Upon seeing this, Ishi concludes that Agrivar was trying to rape this girl and furiously demands that he explain himself. His explanation--that he was following this girl because she looks like someone he knew, and that his clothes are in disarray because she sicced a pack of angry merchants on him under false pretenses--is true, but nobody buys it.
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* PintSizedPowerhouse: The bouncer of Lady Rae's is a halfling woman wearing a ''girdle of storm giant's strength''. This magic item lets her effortlessly pick up Vartan and hoist him over her head despite him being more than twice her size.
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* AttackReflector: The Tarrasque's carapace has magic-reflecting properties. Omen discovers this when he tries to cast ''[[AlwaysAccurateAttack magic missile]]'' on the beast, only for his projectiles to bounce off and hit him instead.
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* OneHitKill: In the Dragonreach story arc, the villain's MagicStaff fires bolts of blue energy which [[OffWithHisHead decapitate whatever they hit]], regardless of how big, tough, or ResistantToMagic they are. Only one character manages to survive a direct hit from one of these bolts, and he only managed that because Vartan cast ''DispelMagic'' on the bolt before it could take his head off.

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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: In one issue, a bronze dragon mistakes Omen for the famed Elminster. Omen scoffs at this, calling Elminster "overrated" and dismissing him as a "feeble-minded hedge wizard" who can't hold a candle to even the lowliest mage from Omen's native Halruaa. Elminster himself arrives soon afterward, and having clearly heard Omen, he sarcastically introduces himself as Elminster the Overrated.

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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: OpenMouthInsertFoot:
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In one the second issue, Vartan brings up the wizard Ostus Agrivar while remarking on Priam's family name. He mentions that he heard Ostus got eaten by a demon and effectively says that it served him right for dabbling in matters beyond his human ken, only to become contrite and apologize after Priam reveals that Ostus was his father--and that he was murdered in front of Priam by Imgig Zu.
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issue, a bronze dragon mistakes Omen for the famed Elminster. Omen scoffs at this, calling Elminster "overrated" and dismissing him as a "feeble-minded hedge wizard" who can't hold a candle to even the lowliest mage from Omen's native Halruaa. Elminster himself arrives soon afterward, and having clearly heard Omen, he sarcastically introduces himself as Elminster the Overrated.
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* DistantFinale: In ''Dragon Magazine #247''. [[spoiler: Omen is dying of his cancer and has only a few days to live. Vartan steals a magical item that allows them to go inside Omen's soul and after several trials, Omen realizes the cancer isn't an invader but a part of his body. This results in it going into remission (instead of being cured). Labelas, who arranged the whole thing, gives Vartan TheUnishment of removing his status as a proxy/Chosen and a gift of a duplicate of the ''Realms Master.'']]

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%%* AristocratsAreEvil: Grimwald, in the Triangles arc.

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%%* AristocratsAreEvil: * AristocratsAreEvil:
** The ruling wizards of Halruaa are depicted as arrogant and scheming sorts who frame Omen for theft among other crimes.
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Grimwald, in the Triangles arc.arc, is an arrogany blustering villain who threatens our heroes.



* EvilHand: The Hand of Vaprak.

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* EthicalSlut: Kyriani maintains dozens of casual relationships with adventurers and nobles in Waterdeep. Most of them are quite happy with the arrangement.
* EvilHand: The Hand of Vaprak.Vaprak is an evil artifact belonging to an Ogre Mage who made a deal with the God of Trolls and Ogres.



* ImNotAHeroIm: Jasmine's attitude toward heroism.

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* ImNotAHeroIm: Jasmine's attitude toward heroism. As far as she's concerned, she's just a passenger onboard a ship that gets frequently caught up in ''their'' attempts to be heroes.



* {{Jerkass}}: Jasmine, most of the time.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Jasmine, most of the time. She ranges from this to JerkWithAHeartOfGold, teasing and {{Troll}}ing them with her insults.



* PutOnABus: Jasmine leaves the crew to join the ones of Meredith from ''Spelljammer'' but ends up returning later as that come was cancelled.
* ReallyGetsAround: Somewhat unusual for the comics of the time, Kyriani is an EthicalSlut who has lots of consensual sex with multiple partners.



* WingedHumanoid: Jasmine.

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* WingedHumanoid: Jasmine.Jasmine has a beautiful pair of black wings sticking out of her back from a magician's curse. They're fully functional too.
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''Forgotten Realms'' was a comic book series, set in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting. Published by DC Comics from 1989-1991, it was [[{{Spinoff}} Spun Off]] from the ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons comic and chronicled the further adventures of the [[ThePaladin paladin]] Priam Agrivar, who had debuted in that comic. In this series, he joined the crew of the ''[[CoolBoat Realms Master]]'' as they hunted down [[ArtifactOfDoom dangerous magical artifacts]] and got mixed up in other adventures along the way.

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''Forgotten Realms'' was a comic book series, set in the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting. Published by DC Comics from 1989-1991, it was [[{{Spinoff}} Spun Off]] from the ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' comic and chronicled the further adventures of the [[ThePaladin paladin]] Priam Agrivar, who had debuted in that comic. In this series, he joined the crew of the ''[[CoolBoat Realms Master]]'' as they hunted down [[ArtifactOfDoom dangerous magical artifacts]] and got mixed up in other adventures along the way.



* {{Crossover}}: The Annual featured a crossover between the casts of this comic and the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' comic.
* CrossoverCouple: Minder and Onyx (from the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' comic), who meet in the ''Forgotten Realms'' Annual.
* CrossThrough: A storyline begun in this comic is concluded in the ''TSR Worlds'' Annual (which is also a CrossThrough storyline for the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' comic, the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' comic, and the ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' comic). Later, the cast is profoundly affected by fallout from the [[{{The End of the World as We Know It}} Time of Troubles]], but never get involved in the main action.

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* {{Crossover}}: The Annual featured a crossover between the casts of this comic and the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' comic.
* CrossoverCouple: Minder and Onyx (from the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' comic), who meet in the ''Forgotten Realms'' Annual.
* CrossThrough: A storyline begun in this comic is concluded in the ''TSR Worlds'' Annual (which is also a CrossThrough storyline for the ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' comic, the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' comic, and the ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' comic). Later, the cast is profoundly affected by fallout from the [[{{The End of the World as We Know It}} Time of Troubles]], but never get involved in the main action.



* {{Spinoff}}: This comic was spun off from ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' comic, and subsequently got its own spinoff with the ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' comic. The three comics [[CrossOver crossed over]] a couple of times.

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* {{Spinoff}}: This comic was spun off from ''ComicBook/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragons'' ''Advanced Dungeons and Dragons'' comic, and subsequently got its own spinoff with the ''TabletopGame/{{Spelljammer}}'' comic. The three comics [[CrossOver crossed over]] a couple of times.

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[[caption-width-right:326:The most ragtag crew in the Realms.]]



%%* ActionGirl: Both Ishi and Jasmine.

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%%* * ActionGirl: Both Ishi and Jasmine.Jasmine. Ishi is a samurai warrior with extensive sword as well as martial arts skills. Jasmine is a talented thief and warrior who also makes use of her wings in battle.



%%* LadyOfWar: Ishi, unless you manage to make her angry...
%%* TheLancer: Vartan, to Agrivar.
%%* TheLeader: Omen.

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%%* * LadyOfWar: Ishi, unless you manage to make Ishi is a dignified, poised, and elegant samurai warrior. She only rarely loses her angry...
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cool, usually related to being jealous of any other suitors to Agrivar.
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TheLancer: Vartan, to Agrivar.
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Agrivar. They meet before the rest of the crew with Vartan quickly settling in to being the paladin's sidekick.
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TheLeader: Omen.Omen is the captain of the ''Realms Master'' and directs the others on their quest to find evil artifacts to destroy.



%%* SatisfiedStreetRat: Jasmine.
%%* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Omen.]]

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%%* * SatisfiedStreetRat: Jasmine.
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Jasmine grew up on the streets of Waterdeep after her parents died and developed a harsh cynical edge that puts her to contrast with the rest of the crew
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SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Omen.]]]] He is suffering what is heavily implied to be cancer and not something that can be cured with clerical magic. The pain is constant and he does his best to suppress it.



%%* TheSneakyGuy: Foxy, all the way.

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%%* * TheSneakyGuy: Foxy, all the way.Foxy is a professional thief and can't help but move around unnoticed to help himself to valuables wherever they go.



%%* WithDueRespect: The resolution of Vartan and Labelas' arc in the final issue.

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%%* * WithDueRespect: The resolution of Vartan and Labelas' arc in the final issue.issue. Labelas, despite being a god, accepts Vartan's recriminations as well as insults while Vartan lets Labelas have it with every flaw of the divine being as well as his crimes during the Time of Trouble. All without Vartan ever losing his calm measured tone.
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* DarkSkinnedBlond: Vartan the sun elf has blonde hair and bronze-colored skin.
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* {{Leprechaun}}: The villain of the antepenultimate issue is a leprechaun who uses his magical powers to [[CardSharp cheat people at cards]].
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* KingOfBeasts: The Akri werecats are led by Los, the sole werelion among them.
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* CatFolk: The Akri are a tribe of werecats living in some ruins beneath the Anauroch desert. They take the party prisoner in the wake of Labelas Enoreth’s rampage and the destruction of the Realms Master.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Los's dwarven forgemaster builds him an army of {{living statue}}s which can drain the life and knowledge from living creatures, and a magical wand with which to control said statues. As soon as the wand is in his hand, Los commands one of the statues to kill the dwarf since he no longer needs him.

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