I am curious to know if anyone has created a fan book that details current events, current rulers in the fr campaign setting. Dragon heist 2018, stated that the adventure module takes place in 1492 dr, the year of three ships sailing. Its possible either ed or someone at tsrwotc just came up with a big long list that stretches from 700 all the way to 1600. The 3e frcss roll of years just covers the years 72 to 80 dr. Dalereckoning is the most common year measurement and is used in all of the forgotten realms sourcebooks. Gift set, the lady penitent, shadowbane, and several more. The moonshaes are an archipelago populated by two human civilizations.
Old gnawbone herself was injured while blows were struck against thay, the cult of the dragon and the zartruss hobgoblin clan. I cant really recommend one over the other as they both have failures when playing 5th edition. Example conversion between the years for 1 dr years winters are referred to by names, each name consistent across the realms. I used to love forgotten realms, but with all the 4e changes, all the computer games, and now the sundering it seems the world has been smashed into a complex, illogical mess. Airspur discovers faeruns only known mine of the magical metal of. Some, like the legendary forgotten realms, are rich with storied history. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its adventures. Salvaores forgotten realms series takes place in the universe of the same name belonging to the wildly popular dungeons and dragons franchise. The official timeline for the forgotten realms and its. The only exception is the dark elf trilogy preceding the icewind dale trilogy. Note that it doesnt hurt that none of my players are super knowledgeable about the forgotten realms, so if some semiobscure npc from. They are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with some originally published by tsr before it was incorporated into wotc.
As of 1479 dr, the army of the city, known as the neverwinter guard, was composed mostly by the mintarn mercenaries hired by lord neverember, and a few independent militia forces assembled by the citizens also helped to protect the city in times of need. Daerlun prepares defenses against a possible shadovar and sembian invasion. Since this inconsistency has not been cleared up, this wiki. Discover the best forgotten realms in best sellers. Deities thought long dead have returned though the gods a 1489 dr. The following points describe the biggest changes to the world of toril since the previous edition of the forgotten realms campaign setting. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The campaign date of the forgotten realms 1491 dr coincides with the realworld year of 2015 princes of the apocalypse campaign.
Sembia attacks the dalelands and captures archendale. I do have all the campaign books for the realms starting back from the first box set so i can i choose what time period i want or will the effect the module history. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten realms they are published by wizards of the coast wotc, with some originally published by tsr before it was incorporated into wotc. Each kingdom or citystate numbers years differently, usually to. Is bahamut still alive in the forgotten realms in 1489 dr. The current campaign date of the forgotten realms is 1491 dr, as of the realworld year of 2015 princes of the apocalypse. Hoard of the dragon queen and rise of tiamat 1489 dr. Popular forgotten realms books showing 150 of 912 homeland forgotten realms. The complete fr novel, comic and game timeline part 3.
On the forgotten realms in 5th edition creative play and. Incidentally, it was announced that the official start year of hoard and tyranny of dragons is 1489 dr, this was mentioned in the wizards forums by one of the writers. I will be using this supplemment as well as the forgotten realms campaign setting for 3e as well as the new ed greenwood presents the forgotten realms. Now that the developers have clarified the start year for tyranny of. On the forgotten realms in 5th edition if youre running the lost mine of phandelver, and youd like to know a little bit about the forgotten realms, ive been doing some of my own research on whats changed and what you need to know about the area. Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in waterdeep.
Not that you have to ever start an adventure in any of those years personally id love to run a campaign during the empire of. Is there a flowchart for the timeline of the forgotten realms. Two sundering events has occurred in the history timeline of the forgotten realms world, but both are commonly referred to as the sundering. I am unsure if i want forgotten realms as the setting for my next campaign.
The state of the zhentarim in 1489 dr 5th edition self. Phlan disappears from the shores of the moonsea, but is returned by the same adventurers who destroyed the pool of radiance ten years earlier. In the forgotten realms campaign setting, the years are typically expressed as a number followed by dr, such as 85 dr. The walls of midnight realms of infamy story xiicult of set gains control of sampranasz. I have a few questions concerning the zhentarim and their state in the year 1489 dr, which i believe is around the time that 5th edition forgotten realms is set. The tyranny of dragons storyline takes place in 1489 dr.
The town of greenest comes under attack from the cult of the dragon. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Im a new master trying to study forgotten realms to make my campaign, and i was wondering if there is a good guide for the timeline of the realms, i couldnt find one and i doubt theresnt one. This is a list of fantasy fiction novels based in the roleplaying game setting of the forgotten realms. Netheril begins to attack cormyrs borders, forcing cormyr into a fight on far reaching fronts. The second sundering has ended and much of the realms have returned to their prespellplague condition. Renaer neverember, along with his friends laraelra harsard, torlyn wands, osco salibuck, meloon wardragon, eiruk weskur, harug shieldsunder, palek lateriff, and with the support of the new blackstaff, vajra safahr, revives the moonstars for the betterment of waterdeep. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Where should i begin learning about the forgotten realms lore. The sundering is a fictional event set in the forgotten realms campaign setting of the. However, the events of the tyranny of dragons are discussed in the novel archmage, set in 1486 dr. What year is it in the forgotten realms during the tomb of.
Ive loved reading the books and found characters like elminster aumar and drizzt dourden cool and it puts me off the whole idea of running a campaign where its so. Order of forgotten realms books forgotten realms is a multiauthor series of fantasy novels created by canadian author ed greenwood. Princes of the apocalypse is 1491 dr and it came out in 2015. With that said, you can go to the dmsguild website and buy either the 3rd edition or 4th edition forgotten realms book. But you can get an fr feel just fine if 3frcg is your day one mark. The chronological order of the forgotten worlds books is the same as the publication order, with one exception. You will want but not need grand history of the realms, 4e forgotten realms campaign guide and players guide if you want to get more uptodate.
Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Before i get into that, id like to say ive always had a pretty negative opinion of the forgotten realms. If you are familiar with the setting, these will summarize the major events in the world since 74 dr, the year of lightning storms. Salvatore shelved 596 times as forgottenrealms avg rating 4. Big things i can think of are the first sundering, the time of troubles, the spellplague, and the second sundering. See the complete forgotten realms series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The closest you can get is the 3e forgotten realms campaign guide. I am really not sure where all the other names have come from. The first sundering occurred in ancient times around 17,600 dr before humans. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as the realms, it was created by game designer ed greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. The current campaign date of the forgotten realms is 1492 dr, as of the realworld year of 2018. From the bitter, windswept steppes of the endless waste to the stormlashed cliffs of the sword coast stretches a wide, wild land of shining kingdoms and primal wilderness. Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 dr for events related to this sourcebook and waterdeep. The green dragon mask is recovered from the lair of claugiyliamatar in kryptgarden forest.
Beginning in 1484 dr, about one hundred years after the onset of the. The novel takes place in 1479 dr and lord norwood states that. By scott ciencin originally using the house name richard awlinson, troy denning, originally using the house. There are many other calendars used by different faerunian cultures, both current and ancient. Dungeon of the mad mage which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of dragon heist. As of 70 dr, neverwinter was a cosmopolitan and cultured city, and even merchants from amn and calimshan, who had a poor opinion about the cities of the north, considered neverwinter to be a civilized place.
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