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What's a good primer for understanding the world of "Forgotten Realms"? (self.Neverwinter)
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submitted 4 years ago by aleatoric
I'm interested in creating some missions/campaigns on the Foundry. I enjoy writing, and hope to make them interesting as well as fun. The problem is that I don't have a strong background in all things "Forgotten Realms." I don't know who the main factions are, what races are affiliated with one another, and how these different races/factions feel about one another. In short, I'd like to create original stories that can work within Forgotten Realms without stepping all over what is accepted as "canon." It seems like the world does allow for a high degree of creative freedom, but still, I'd like for whatever I create to feel like it meshes well within the existing world. What resources are out there to help me get "caught up" on the world? Not sure I have time to dive into novel after novel, so a good high level overview of the history and current state of the world would be helpful. 21 comments
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[–] sirralen 2 points 4 years ago*
The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting book for 3.0 is, in my opinion, the best book ever written. I don't mean best RPG ever written - I mean I think it's the best book I've ever read. It's shorter than a novel and is extremely light on rules. It's about 80% information on the world of Toril and it's probably the most complete guide to Forgotten Realms in existence. It's a great read and available in PDF format from a variety of sources.
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Edit: Further, a Faerun guide called A Grand History of the Realms exists. It's dense, but great. It was made at the last minute at the end of 3.5 on a shoe-string budget so the artwork is pulled from other FR material. permalink
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[–] aleatoric [S] 1 point 4 years ago
That Campaign Setting book looks like it might be about what I'm looking for. It seems like it's intended for DMs, and since creating stuff in the Foundry is sort of like being a DM, I imagine that kind of resource would be helpful. Thanks! permalink
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[–] pr0ph3t1k 1 point 4 years ago
Isn't this post Spellplague? 3.0/3.5 is before and a ton has changed due to the Spellplague, it is great history but I feel like it wouldn't apply for right now. permalink
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[–] sirralen 1 point 4 years ago
What I gathered the OP was looking for is the "feel" of forgotten realms, which hasn't changed in 4.0. The spellplague is the newest disaster to face the Realms, but it's still the world detailed in the FRCS. I think its as applicable to Neverwinter as, say, reading a book about 20th century American history and applying it to the present. Just go in being aware that a lot may have changed, but its still the same country. That being said the info in the FRCS should definitely be supplemented by at least a primer on whats happened since then. permalink
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[–] pr0ph3t1k 1 point 4 years ago
Agreed - it is a great read. I picked up the player's guide for 4.0 that I will have to look over again. DnD table top is hard to come by. permalink
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I would look at the wiki for the forgotten realms. Can probably brush up on the world pretty quickly. permalink
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[–] obyrn 1 point 4 years ago
I've just been reading the forgotten realms wiki and novel summaries. It peeked my interest enough that I recently bought the Druidhome saga, Cleric Quintet, and the first 3 Drizzt novels at half-price books. Wow, I have some reading to do! permalink
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The 4-6 books of the drizzt series called the icewind dale trilogy is more popular I believe. I personally found 1-3 to be very different ( Drizzt is more of a solo char while in 4-6 it follows more chars). I hope you enjoy and you'll totally see why the founder's pack came with a panther. permalink
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[–] corywr 5 points 4 years ago
The Cleric Quintet is one of my favorite reads by far. permalink
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[–] obyrn 1 point 4 years ago
Cool, im excited to devour them all! Im really interested F orgotten Realms druids and rangers, but im playing a devoted cleric in-game, so they will all be relevant to my learning. :) permalink
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[–] GoateeDude 1 point 4 years ago
The Cleric Quintet is one of my favs. I originally read them when they came out as individual books, and still have them in my library. permalink
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[–] kurtiswithak 1 point 4 years ago
I've read The Dark Elf Trilogy and The Icewind Dale Trilogy which have a LOT about Menzoberranzan and the Forgotten Realms. Haven't been able to start Neverwinter yet but I'm sure those would help as well. They also quickly became some of my favorite books. R.A. Salvatore is great. permalink
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For even more about Menzoberranzan read the trilogy "Legacy of the Drow". It's books 7-10 in the Drizzt storyline. permalink
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[–] kurtiswithak 1 point 4 years ago
Oh nice I've been meaning to get to the rest of the books for a while now! Thanks! permalink
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[–] [deleted] 1 point 4 years ago
Search forgotten realms on amazon. Theres simply too much content. Also there is a rare item you can find on ebay sometimes called forgotten realms atlas. Its an interactive cd rom with alot of maps and such. can be costly but most people copy the cd and resell it. Its discontinued software now. May even be able to find it online if you know where to look permalink
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[–] corywr 0 points 4 years ago
That's probably irrelevant now after the events of the Spellplague, though the geography as far as locale's go, is probably near identical. permalink
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[–] [deleted] 2 points 4 years ago
True though wizards of the coast has been known to issue updates time to time. I haven't checked in awhile since i gave up world modding in neverwinter 2 . Such a limited engine that game had unlike its predecessor permalink
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Read the Avatar trilogy. There are other good Forgotten Realms books, but the Avatar series will teach you the most about the setting, the pantheon, and the important locations in Faerûn. permalink
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[–] DraslinHDF 1 point 4 years ago
You can go to ebay/amazon/your local gaming store and see if they have the forgotten realm sourcebooks. That's the best if you want really authentic stuff. Mid- to High-Magic levels interwoven with political intrigue are a good place to start for Neverwinter/Sword Coast centric content. permalink
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