Forgotten Realms Wiki:Canon

Canon, according to Ed Greenwood is any published source relating to the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.

This means that if it's for sale in paper form then it is official Realmslore.

Some authors disagree with this. Richard Baker for example, when asked about the Baldur's Gate Series claims that canon in the Forgotten Realms is whatever you make of it. You can choose whether a particular work is conon or not.

Most are more inclined to agree with Greenwood as he is the 'father' of the Forgotten Realms. In the case of the Baldur's gate series, their popularity, coupled with a sourcebook and several Dragon Magazine articles means that in the eyes of many respected members of the Forgotten Realms community (including myself) The Baldur's Gate series As it appears in the game is almost as much canon as the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting.

Feel free to discuss this or any other matter of canon on the discussion page.