Ed Greenwood





Ed Greenwood

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born
in Toronto, Canada
January 01, 1959

gender
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Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms fantasy world, which became the setting for his home D&D game in 1975. Play still continues in this long-running campaign, and Ed also keeps busy producing Realmslore for various TSR publications.

Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Associaton (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times.

In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines.

Invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series. Currently resides in an old f...more


Average rating: 3.64 · 25,122 ratings · 587 reviews · 148 distinct works · Similar authors
Elminster: The Making of a ...
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 3,149 ratings — published 1992 — 13 editions
Spellfire (Forgotten Realms...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,690 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions
Elminster in Myth Drannor (...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 1997 — 10 editions
The Temptation of Elminster...
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 1,189 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions
Crown of Fire (Forgotten Re...
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,117 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions
Elminster in Hell (Forgotte...
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 1,036 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
Forgotten Realms Campaign S...
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4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions
Elminster's Daughter (Forgo...
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions
Hand Of Fire (Forgotten Rea...
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions
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“...Each secret you carry has a weight all its own. They add up, secrets, to a burden you must carry all your days.”
Ed Greenwood, Spellfire

“There are only two precious things on earth: the first is love; the second, a long way behind it, is intelligence.”
Ed Greenwood, Elminster: The Making of a Mage

“Life has no meaning but what we give it. I wish a few more of ye would give it a little.”
Ed Greenwood, Elminster: The Making of a Mage

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