Forgotten Realms Guide
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Realms of the Dead was an anthology of short stories from the Forgotten Realms, and the last published anthology of original tales to date. It accompanied the The Haunted Lands trilogy by Richard Lee Byers, and had stories spanning both sides of the setting-changing Spellplague. Jan 29, 2018 - A New Dungeon Master's Guide to the Forgotten Realms. The Forgotten Realms is a fantasy world developed over fifty years and in.
(July 2010) The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting is a sourcebook, first published in 1987. It details the setting and contains information on characters, locations and history, and sets specific rules for the (often abbreviated as D&D) role-playing game. The latest edition was published in 2008 by, for use with the 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons rules. The original 1987 edition of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set Contents The Dungeon Master's Sourcebook of the Realms describes how to set up and run a campaign in the Forgotten Realms. A pair of miniscenarios is included, and information is provided on wilderness terrain and movement, important personalities, rumors, and significant and magical books. Written from the perspective of the sage, the book introduces the campaign setting, explains how to use it, and offers adventure resources.
Large areas were set aside to be developed for house campaigns, and no published materials were intended to be printed to exploit those areas, while one area detailed in this package was intended to have no subsequent publications use that area. The package covers only the western half of a single continent, with the eastern half reserved for future publication of.
Two complete dungeon-style adventures are provided: 'Halls of the Beast-Tamers', a dungeon with many unconventional problem-solving exercises, and 'Lashan's Fall', a dungeon with a mystery and an opportunity to parley with a monster. The 'Books of the Forgotten Realms' section is a treatment of several magical tomes that suggests a variety of adventures, with a description of the appearance, history, and contents of each book. The Cyclopedia of the Realms provides background information on and details maps of the locations in the accompanying maps of the Forgotten Realms.
It begins with an explanation of the Realms' treatment of time, names, language, and currency, and its gods and religion. The remaining 75 pages of the book is an encyclopedic and alphabetic listing of important places, races, nations, cultures, character classes, and organizations of the Realms. The set includes four full-color, 34' x 22' maps, two of which combine to form a large-scale (1' = 90 miles) map of the western half of the vast Realms continent, while the other two provide a more detailed (1' = 30 miles) map of the regions featured in this campaign pack. Publication history The Forgotten Realms Campaign Set was written by, with and Karen Martin, and illustrated by, and Tim Conrad. Greenwood and Grubb did the design, while Grubb was responsible for the development, and Karen Martin did the editing.
It was published in 1987, as a which included two 96-page books (the 'DM's Sourcebook of the Realms' and the 'Cyclopedia of the Realms'), four large color maps, and two clear plastic hex-gridded overlays. Reception In a January 1988 magazine review of the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set, stated that the Forgotten Realms setting achieves the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (or, AD&D) dual design objectives of compatibility with existing AD&D game campaigns, and colorful characters, themes, and cultures. This is made possible by its vast setting, and the way the Realms campaign 'avoids epic themes and theological frames', 'leaving room for the complex and contradictory jumble of pantheons and cultures encouraged by the AD&D game's developmental history'. The Realms setting is a game setting, as opposed to a narrative setting like Krynn and Middle-earth, 'firmly rooted in the traditions of a decade of AD&D game campaigns and adventures, both published and 'house'.
Rolston disliked the 'DM's Sourcebook of the Realms' handling of random encounters and its notes on of the setting, and felt that its descriptions of are 'not particularly useful or appealing', with the exception of Elminster, 'an effective informant and presentation mouthpiece'. The recent-news-and-rumors section was described as 'excellent, offering perfect examples of AD&D game-scale fantasy scenario ideas in a charming and flavorful style'. He called the two dungeon adventures 'first-class', and described 'Halls of the Beast-Tamers' as a 'classic AD&D game dungeon with lots of weirdness and magical flourishes' which 'provides a solid rationale for the ever-popular monster-motel adventure', although he felt that it may be too tough for novices. 'Lashan's Fall' was termed 'a nifty dungeon with a mystery', and said to feature 'a loony monster that may not necessarily rip into the PCs at the first opportunity'. Rolston found in the 'Cyclopedia of the Realms' book a 'less-satisfying treatment of gods and religion' than that in books such as and Legends & Lore, as while 'the major archetypes and game elements are covered, there's little detail, motivation, or game information provided for the deities'. He felt that the best entries in the encyclopedic section about places are several large- and medium-sized cities and towns, complete with maps and keys to the major establishments, and 'a good treatment of, a village proposed as the setting for novice campaigners'. The strongest element of this encyclopedic section was considered to be the treatment of organizations such as the adventuring, mercenary, and merchant companies, which can be used as 'backdrops for intrigue and adventure, and provide background material for PC and NPC role-playing development.
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Skim through a couple of these entries; they're quite good.' Rolston felt that the maps were 'decent but unimpressive' artistically, and graphically were 'exceptionally clear and useful', saying 'These ingenious devices are sure to please mappers and travel freaks'.
As a campaign setting, Rolston felt that the physical space of the Realms is vast and varied, and the important guiding themes of any campaign (good vs. Evil, megavillains, depraved gods, quests, loot, power) 'are all available in profusion'. He concluded that the setting was 'well-conceived as the official AD&D game campaign setting – vast enough to accommodate a multitude of house campaigns and variable playing styles, and true to the established traditions of a decade of AD&D game campaigning'.
The boxed set is a Gamer's Choice award-winner., in his 1991 book Heroic Worlds, describes the Forgotten Realms as a 'fantasy world with a little bit of everything in it, the setting for most of TSR's AD&D scenarios from 1987 on. The world is designed to be flexible enough to act as a setting for a wide variety of campaigns.' 2nd edition. Revised Cover from 1996 The Forgotten Realms boxed set was upgraded in 1993 to the AD&D 2nd Edition game rules, which was later republished in 1996. Contents. 'A Grand Tour of the Realms' – 128-page perfect-bound book describing the geographical regions of.
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'Shadowdale' – 96-page book on the town of including the adventure 'Beneath the Twisted Tower'. 'Running the Realms' – 64-page book describing suggested ideas for running a campaign in the Realms. 8 Monstrous Compendium pages. 6 card-stock accessory sheets.
4-fold out maps. 2 transparent hex-grid overlays for use with the maps 3rd edition. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. ^ (January 1988).
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Retrieved 15 March 2018. Further reading. 'My Dinner with Elminster', Dragon No. External links. on Google Books. on Google Books.