Worlds & Realms is a 5th‒edition Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook. It includes short stories penned by Jasmine Bhullar, Jaleigh Johnson, Jody Houser, Eric Campbell, and Geoffrey Golden.
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Celebrate fifty years of the spellbinding settings and planes of Dungeons & Dragons with this beautifully illustrated exploration of the multiverse.
Worlds & Realms is an illustrated, story-driven retrospective celebrating the immersive worldbuilding of D&D since the iconic game’s inception in 1974. Legendary mage Mordenkainen takes adventurers on a fantastical journey through the multiverse, delving into memorable and fascinating lore and locations across all five editions of the game.
With Mordenkainen’s guidance, readers will revisit worlds that have come to define D&D over the decades, from the familiar realms of the Material Plane to lands beyond the Astral Sea. Mordenkainen’s philosophical musings provide a mage’s-eye view of the world's unique features, creatures, and characters, captivating readers’ imaginations as they learn more about the history and mysteries of the multiverse. Additionally, readers will join adventuring parties with inhabitants of each realm through exclusive short stories by award-winning contributors Jaleigh Johnson, Jody Houser, Eric Campbell, Jasmine Bhullar, and Geoffrey Golden.
Full of exciting and enchanting artwork showing fifty years of gameplay evolution from vintage D&D through the present, with original cover and chapter-opener illustrations, Worlds & Realms is a spellbinding tour of the strange and wonderful worlds of the multiverse, appealing to both new and long-standing fans alike.
Worlds & Realms is an illustrated, story-driven retrospective celebrating the immersive worldbuilding of D&D since the iconic game’s inception in 1974. Legendary mage Mordenkainen takes adventurers on a fantastical journey through the multiverse, delving into memorable and fascinating lore and locations across all five editions of the game.
With Mordenkainen’s guidance, readers will revisit worlds that have come to define D&D over the decades, from the familiar realms of the Material Plane to lands beyond the Astral Sea. Mordenkainen’s philosophical musings provide a mage’s-eye view of the world's unique features, creatures, and characters, captivating readers’ imaginations as they learn more about the history and mysteries of the multiverse. Additionally, readers will join adventuring parties with inhabitants of each realm through exclusive short stories by award-winning contributors Jaleigh Johnson, Jody Houser, Eric Campbell, Jasmine Bhullar, and Geoffrey Golden.
Full of exciting and enchanting artwork showing fifty years of gameplay evolution from vintage D&D through the present, with original cover and chapter-opener illustrations, Worlds & Realms is a spellbinding tour of the strange and wonderful worlds of the multiverse, appealing to both new and long-standing fans alike.
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Index[]
Characters[]
- Acererak • Baba Yaga • Dunil • Ethelrede • Flemin • Graz'zt • Iggwilv • Iuz • Mordenkainen • Tharizdun • Vecna • Volothamp Geddarm • Weslocke • Zuggtmoy
Creatures[]
Organizations[]
- Circle of Eight
Locations[]
- Worlds
- Eberron • Krynn • Oerth • Mystara • Toril
- Regions
- Baklunish • Empire of Iuz • Faerûn • Suel • Yatil Mountains
- Settlments
- Bisselian • Sigil
- Buildings & Sites
- Green Dragon Inn • Tomb of Horrors • Tsojcanth
- Planes
- Abyss • Astral Plane • Mount Celestia • Far Realm • Feywild • Hells • Prime Material plane • Shadowfell
- Other
- Wildspace
Magic[]
- Items
- Book of Vile Darkness • Daoud's wondrous lanthorn • Demonomicon of Iggwilv
- Spells
- Mordenkainen's magnificent mansion • teleport
Miscellaneous[]
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
Adventures on Oerth.
