Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Dark perils and great deeds await.Welcome to Faerûn, a land of high magic, terrifying monsters, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. From the forbidding forests of the Silver Marches to the teeming cities of the Inner Sea, Faerûn encompasses shining kingdoms, monster-infested wastes, endless...
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Dark perils and great deeds await.Welcome to Faerûn, a land of high magic, terrifying monsters, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. From the forbidding forests of the Silver Marches to the teeming cities of the Inner Sea, Faerûn encompasses shining kingdoms, monster-infested wastes, endless caverns, and sinister citadels. The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting presents the most comprehensive fantasy world ever described!This book contains all the details you need to play Dungeons & Dragons adventures in the Forgotten Realms setting: A new full-color poster map of Faerûn. Dozens of new races, feats, and prestige classes for your characters. The Faerûnian pantheon, including over 100 deities and powers. Highly detailed regions, new monsters, mysterious sites, and two short adventures to begin your campaign. The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting is fully updated and redesigned for the new edition of the D&D game. To make full use of this book, you also need the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786918362 (0786918365)
ASIN: 786918365
Publish date: May 29th 2001
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Dungeons & Dragons
I've always been a fan of the forgotten realms as a setting. To my mind it is one of the most detailed, well-thought out fictional worlds specifically designed for gaming.The 3rd edition D&D version of the campaign setting updates the overarching meta-plot and is absolutely packed full of flavour an...
Perhaps it's a measure of my geekhood but I take great pleasure in just reading volumes like this. For me, the attraction of RPGs has always been the "back story."Like MAR Barker (see my Tekumel entry), however, Ed Greenwood is better at imagining fantasy settings than writing about them -- I've tri...