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I wish a few more of ye would give it a little.
— Elminster of Shadowdale

A guide to the Forgotten Realms that anyone can edit, covering all editions and media.

Adventurers' Tales

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Announcing: The Forgotten Realms Wiki Presents Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery, a Dungeons & Dragons® saucebook of delectable dishes straight from the Forgotten Realms, with cooking tips, culinary spells and magic items, and Realmslore, all brought to you by Juniper Churlgo with notes by editor Monoselic Wordwrangle. Written by Artie Pavlov with Brad "BadCatMan" McGrath, Jason "Lhynard" Labonte, and Alex "Arodp88" Paul, plus a foreword by Ed Greenwood, lore from Steven E. Schend, and cover art by Brian Valeza, and all-original interior art.
By fans, for fans, and your friends and family. The next time you're cooking, we might have something tasty and venturesome for you to try out. And when we say venturesome, we mean it: we have recipes for snail, snake, and even stirge (the stirges were tricky to catch). Coming soon!
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Eric Jordan, the CEO of Codename Entertainment (makers of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms), D&D player, and all-round great crafty guy, is once again fundraising for the Extra Life charity, which supports children's hospitals in the USA and Canada. As well as streaming games and a tutorial on aging paper, Eric is making and giving out Forgotten Realms–inspired banknotes you can use as props in roleplaying or just adorning your collection. Give money, get money!

Do you like playing D&D? Do you remember the fun of playing with Monopoly money? What if you could bring the fun of Monopoly money into D&D in a way that fits the setting and canon lore? Here is a crazy idea: fantasy banknotes! For my Tenth Anniversary participating in Extra Life, I'm making sets of fantasy-themed physical, paper banknotes as my Incentive for Donations.

Current Clack

Halaster Blackcloak

We also got lost in Halaster Blackcloak's dungeon. For some time.

Featured Article

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The Cloister of St. Ramedar was a combination prison, sanitarium, and shrine to Ilmater, the One Who Endures. It was located in the Starspire Mountains northwest of Zazesspur in the land of Tethyr, circa the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR. The Cloister was the home of the Ramedaran Brotherhood—a monastic order of the church of Ilmater led by Reverend Father Benentine Boldoran—and they were chartered to administer Tethyr's penal system, as well as care for the mentally ill (so-called "prisoners of the mind").

The Cloister was formerly a military outpost, remodeled into cells, kitchens, administrative offices, and a library, but the eight-level subterranean structure dated back to the time of High Shanatar, roughly −5600 DR. Above ground, the Cloister had a walled courtyard that included a chapel, a stable, a smithy, and a guest hostel. The entrance into Mount Adiir was known as the Adiir Gate, and the passage contained an air-tight mantrap inside a dead-magic zone that was guarded at all times by the monks.

New & Upcoming Releases

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Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition (revised) by Christopher Perkins and James Wyatt et al. and officially published by Wizards of the Coast on November 12 2024, is a core rulebook for the revised 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons® rules, containing everything needed to run a game in 2024.

Weave Fantastic Adventures

This revised and expanded Dungeon Master's Guide provides all the inspiration and guidance you need to create and run thrilling adventures for the fifth edition DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game.

Inside you'll find world-building advice, a pre-built yet customizable D&D world, tricks for creating memorable adventures, hundreds of magic items, rules for player-controlled strongholds, ready-to-use maps and handouts, tips for keeping your players happy and on the edges of their seats, and other tools to help you be a great Dungeon Master.

Featured Source

Monsters of Faerûn
Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn is a 3rd edition accessory of Dungeons & Dragons® published by Wizards of the Coast in February 2001. It was one of the first 3rd edition products in the Forgotten Realms setting, and offered updated information about creatures that were previously detailed in 2nd and even 1st edition sources.

This accessory features over 70 iconic illustrations from renowned fantasy artists including Todd Lockwood, Wayne Reynolds, and Richard Sardinha, among others. Some of the creatures detailed within, such as aarakocra, crawling claws, and helmed horrors, were common among several campaign settings. Yet others, such as baelnorn, darkenbeasts, and phaerimm, were unique to the Forgotten Realms setting. With all it has to offer, Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn has proven to be an invaluable resources for decades, and continues to spark the imagination of players and Dungeon Masters to this day.

Today in the Realms...

...it is 10 Nightal, or the 10th of the Drawing Down. Selûne is a waning crescent moon 🌘.  

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Well met, traveler! This wiki covers the rich and popular Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons from TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast, including Realmslore from the Oriental Adventures, Al-Qadim, Maztica, The Horde, Planescape, and Spelljammer settings, covering sourcebooks, novels, video games, comics, and more across all editions. See the aims and scope of this wiki here.

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