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The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting was published in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast, Inc. It is a Forgotten Realms campaign sourcebook for use with the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The book was written by Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo, with the contributions of members of the Wizards company's staff. The book is 320 pages in length; illustrated in color, and hardbound.

In 2002, the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting won the Origins Award for Best Role-Playing Game Supplement of 2001.

This is the third edition release of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons and a number of changes have been made since the previous books were published by the former TSR, Inc. The most important update was to incorporate the significant revisions to the game system with the 3rd edition update. Various regional feats, character attributes, prestige classes, spells, and NPC statistics all use the new rule set.

The work has also made some notable updates to the campaign setting, including the widespread presence of Red Wizard enclaves in various cities, the presence of a mysterious group called the Shadovar in the southern Anauroch desert, and the increasing surface presence of drow in the Dalelands. The setting history has been updated to reflect the various major events, such as the changes to the Faerûnian pantheon since the Time of Troubles, and the defeat of the Tuigan Horde.

The book is organized into nine chapters, covering in broad detail the campaign setting. The primary emphasis is on the continent of Faerûn, and the other continents are only briefly mentioned. The chapters are arranged as follows:

Introduction — A summary of the Forgotten Realms for new players and old alike as well as stats for the Realms' oldest character, Elminster Aumar.
Characters — How to create a player character for the setting in summary. This includes new races such as planetouched as well as new subraces for core races, such as drow or gold dwarves, information on incorporating core classes, regional feats, religions, and setting-specific prestige classes such as arcane devotees, harper scouts, or red wizards. The chapter also includes tips for converting characters built for the then-core setting of Greyhawk into characters suitable for the Realms.
Magic — An explanation of how magic, both arcane and divine operates in this setting, and a number of unique aspects of magic. A few additional spells are provided, primarily to support the new domains.
Life in Faerûn — A general overview of life, lore, culture, and commerce in this setting. Information is also provided for timekeeping, simulating local economics, and climate conditions in the Realms.
Geography — Each of the significant regions of the continent are explored, along with places of interest, cities, politics, and significant individuals such as Drizzt Do'Urden or the Seven Sisters.
Deities — A listing of the major deities of the Faerûnian pantheon, along with a brief description of the Realms' cosmology. Several new domains are introduced, with the incumbent spells listed in Chapter 2: Magic.
History — This is an overview of the detailed history of this setting, with a lengthy time line at the end of the chapter.
Organizations — Groups, cults, and other organizations play an important role in the realms, and several of the most significant are detailed herein such as the Harpers or Zhentarim.
Running the Realms — This chapter provides useful advice for the game referee or "dungeon master" trying to run an adventure or campaign in this setting. A pair of brief sample adventures are included.
Monsters — A brief list of monsters unique to this continent are introduced.

This work contains a number of maps, including a fold-out map of the continent of Faerûn. There are also many sidebar topics and tables.

Index

Plants: Nararoot

Appendix

External Links

References

↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

Connections

Forgotten Realms Sourcebooks

3^rd edition and v.3.5

Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb

[FRCS3e-78-1] Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.

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-In 2001, [[Wizards of the Coast, Inc.]] published the '''''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting''''', a [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign sourcebook for use with the 3rd Edition of the [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]] role-playing game. The book was written by [[Ed Greenwood]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]], with the contributions of members of the Wizard company's staff. The book is 320 pages in length; illustrated in color, and hardbound.
+The '''''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting''''' was published in 2001 by [[Wizards of the Coast, Inc.]] It is a [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign sourcebook for use with the 3rd edition of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' role-playing game. The book was written by [[Ed Greenwood]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]], with the contributions of members of the Wizards company's staff. The book is 320 pages in length; illustrated in color, and hardbound.
 In 2002, the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' won the [[Wikipedia:Origins Award|Origins Award]] for Best Role-Playing Game Supplement of 2001.
 == Contents ==
-This is only the latest release of the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and a number of changes have been made since the previous books were published by the former [[TSR]] The most important update was to incorporate the significant revisions to the game system with the 3rd edition update. Various regional feats, character attributes, prestige classes, spells, and NPC statistics all use the new rule set.
+This is the third edition release of the ''Forgotten Realms'' campaign setting for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and a number of changes have been made since the previous books were published by the former [[TSR, Inc.]] The most important update was to incorporate the significant revisions to the game system with the 3rd edition update. Various regional feats, character attributes, prestige classes, spells, and NPC statistics all use the new rule set.
-The work has also made some notable updates to the campaign setting, including the widespread presence of [[Red Wizard]] enclaves in various cities, the presence of a mysterious group called the [[Shadovar]] in the southern [[Anauroch]] desert, and the increasing surface presence of [[drow]] in the [[Dalelands]]. The setting history has been updated to reflect the various major events, such as the changes to the [[Faerûn]] pantheon since the [[Time of Troubles]], and the defeat of the [[Tuigan Horde]].
+The work has also made some notable updates to the campaign setting, including the widespread presence of [[Red Wizard]] enclaves in various cities, the presence of a mysterious group called the [[Shadovar]] in the southern [[Anauroch]] desert, and the increasing surface presence of [[drow]] in the [[Dalelands]]. The setting history has been updated to reflect the various major events, such as the changes to the [[Faerûnian pantheon]] since the [[Time of Troubles]], and the defeat of the [[Tuigan Horde]].
 The book is organized into nine chapters, covering in broad detail the campaign setting. The primary emphasis is on the continent of Faerûn, and the other continents are only briefly mentioned. The chapters are arranged as follows:
+# '''Introduction''' — A summary of the ''Forgotten Realms'' for new players and old alike as well as stats for the Realms' oldest character, [[Elminster Aumar]].
-# '''[[:Category:Characters|Characters]]''' — How to create a player character for the setting, including races, [[character class|classes]], regional feats, religions, and setting-specific [[prestige class|prestige classes]]. (Many of these later have been merged into the version 3.5 release of Dungeons & Dragons [[Dungeon Master's Guide]].)
+# '''[[:Category:Inhabitants|Characters]]''' — How to create a player character for the setting in summary. This includes new races such as [[planetouched]] as well as new subraces for core races, such as [[drow]] or [[gold dwarf|gold dwarves]], information on incorporating core [[Portal:Classes|classes]], regional feats, religions, and setting-specific prestige classes such as [[arcane devotee]]s, [[harper agent|harper scouts]], or [[red wizard]]s. The chapter also includes tips for converting characters built for the then-core setting of [[Greyhawk]] into characters suitable for the Realms.
-# '''[[Portal:Magic|Magic]]''' — An explanation of how magic operates in this setting, and a number of unique aspects of magic. A few additional spells are provided, primarily to support the new Domains.
+# '''[[Portal:Magic|Magic]]''' — An explanation of how [[magic]], both [[arcane magic|arcane]] and [[divine magic|divine]] operates in this setting, and a number of unique aspects of magic. A few additional spells are provided, primarily to support the new domains.
-# '''Life in Faerûn''' — A general overview of life, lore, culture and commerce in this setting.
+# '''Life in Faerûn''' — A general overview of life, lore, culture, and commerce in this setting. Information is also provided for timekeeping, simulating local economics, and climate conditions in the Realms.
-# '''[[Geographical index of Toril|Geography]]''' — Each of the significant regions of the continent are explored, along with places of interest, cities, politics, and significant individuals.
+# '''[[Portal:Geography|Geography]]''' — Each of the significant regions of the continent are explored, along with places of interest, cities, politics, and significant individuals such as [[Drizzt Do'Urden]] or the [[Seven Sisters]].
-# '''[[Portal:Deities|Deities]]''' — Only the major deities are described in this edition, with the remainder of the pantheon detailed in ''[[Faiths & Pantheons]]''. Several new Domains are introduced, with the incumbent spells listed in the Magic chapter.
+# '''[[Portal:Deities|Deities]]''' — A listing of the major [[deity|deities]] of the [[Faerûnian pantheon]], along with a brief description of the Realms' [[cosmology]]. Several new domains are introduced, with the incumbent spells listed in ''Chapter 2: Magic''.
 # '''[[Portal:History|History]]''' — This is an overview of the detailed history of this setting, with a lengthy time line at the end of the chapter.
-# '''[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]]''' — Groups, cults, and other organizations play an important role in the realms, and several of the most significant are detailed herein.
+# '''[[:Category:Organizations|Organizations]]''' — Groups, cults, and other organizations play an important role in the realms, and several of the most significant are detailed herein such as the [[Harpers]] or [[Zhentarim]].
-# '''Running the Realms''' — This chapter provides useful advice for the Dungeon Master trying to run an adventure or campaign in this setting. A pair of brief sample adventures are included.
+# '''Running the Realms''' — This chapter provides useful advice for the game referee or "dungeon master" trying to run an adventure or campaign in this setting. A pair of brief sample adventures are included.
-# '''Monsters''' — A brief list of monsters unique to this continent are introduced, with a more extensive selection published later in other books.
+# '''[[:Category:Inhabitants by race|Monsters]]''' — A brief list of monsters unique to this continent are introduced.
 This work contains a number of maps, including a fold-out map of the continent of Faerûn. There are also many sidebar topics and tables.
+==Index==
-{{Sourcebooks list}}
+;Plants
+:[[Nararoot]]
+==Appendix==
+===External Links===
+*[http://archive.wizards.com/dnd/files/frcserrata.zip Errata]
+*[http://www.dmsguild.com/product/28729/Forgotten-Realms-Campaign-Setting-3e Dungeon Masters Guild product page]
+===References===
+{{refs}}
+===Connections===
+{{Sourcebooks list}}
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