Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories. Several years later, Greenwood brought the setting to the D&D game as a series of magazine articles, and the first Realms game products were released in 1987. Role-playing game products have been produced for the setting ever since, as have various licensed products including sword and sorcery novels, role-playing video game ...more

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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 2024 Edition)

Starlight Enclave (The Way of the Drow, #1; The Legend of Drizzt, #37)

Lolth's Warrior (The Way of the Drow, #3; The Legend of Drizzt, #39)

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Candlekeep Mysteries (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter

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Forgotten Realms Books

Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)

The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)

Exile (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #2)

Sojourn (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #3)

Streams of Silver (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #5)

The Halfling's Gem (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #3; The Legend of Drizzt, #6)

The Legacy (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #7)

Starless Night (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #8)

Siege of Darkness (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #3; Legend of Drizzt, #9)

Passage to Dawn (Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #10)

The Silent Blade (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #11)

The Thousand Orcs (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #14)

The Spine of the World (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #12)

The Lone Drow (Forgotten Realms: Hunter's Blades, #2; Legend of Drizzt, #15)

Sea of Swords (Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness, #4; Legend of Drizzt, #13)

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“ Because of the friends I have known, the honorable people I have met, I know I am no solitary hero of unique causes. I know now that when I die, I will live on. That which is important will live on. This is my Legacy; and by the grace of the gods, I am not alone. ”
― R.A. Salvatore

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