]> http://rpgcrossings.com/taxonomy/term/138/0 The Forgotten Realms is a fictional setting created by game designer Ed Greenwood for Dungeons & Dragons. Most action in the Forgotten Realms takes place on the supercontinent of Faerûn, which is part of the world Toril. Originally designed as Greenwood's personal campaign setting, it became the setting most popular with D&D gamers in the 1990s. en http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/everis_cale_trilogy_3_midnights_mask_fr <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Paul S. Kemp </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>This is the final title in a new trilogy featuring the most popular character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> from the Sembia series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>. </p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:01:59 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/city_of_ravens_fr_cities <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Richard Baker </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>For the first time, Jack Ravenwild's designs exceed his talents. His ambitions plunge him into the middle of a plot to destroy the city, a noble quest to find a lost hoard, and a conspiracy to seize the reins of power through the nobility's Game of Masks. Worse yet, Jack must choose between a life of freedom and saving the city he doesn't even know he loves.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:40:56 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/homeland_fr_dark_elf_trilogy_1 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> R.A. Salvatore </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The first in a series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of premiere hardcover editions of Salvatore's classic dark elf<a href="glossary#term207" title="elf: In the Dungeons &amp; Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a humanoid race that are one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Most Elves are renowned for their mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow. There are several different subraces of elves, including aquatic elves, dark elves (drow), grey elves, high elves, moon elves, snow elves, Valley elves, and wild elves (grugach)."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> tales.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:40:23 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/crucible_trial_of_cyric_the_mad_fr_avatar_5 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Troy Denning </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>This title is the final in a series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of recovers of the popular Avatar series. At the time of its original release, this series presented key events that impacted the entire Forgotten Realms world, and the effects of those events are still felt in current novels. This re-released series features a cohesive cover design and all-new art and was written by New York Times best-selling author Troy Denning.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:36:40 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/prince_of_lies_fr_avatar_4 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> James Lowder </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The Time of Troubles is at an end, and the gods have been restored to their rightful places.</p> <p>The soul of Kelemvor Lyonsbane, former lover of the goddess of magic, remains hidden from the mad god Cyric.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:30:36 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/the_shadow_stone_fr <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Richard Baker </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>Accosted by bullies on a forest trail, Aeron would have no way of knowing the confrontation would change his life forever. Accused of a crime for which he bears no blame, he is pursued deep into the forests of Maerchwood. First rescued, then tutored by the mysterious Storm Walker, he discovers a previously undreamed-of talent for magic, and his life is swept up into the study of the arcane arts . . .</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:07:59 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/black_wolf_fr_sembia_series_4 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Dave Gross </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The intrigue-filled Sembia series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> is designed for first-time readers of Forgotten Realms books. This fourth novel in the series continues the story of one of the characters introduced in The Halls of Stormweather, the anthology of short stories that serves as the introduction to the Sembia series.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:20:30 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/black_wizards_fr_moonshae_trilogy_2 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Douglas Niles </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>One of the first Forgotten Realms titles ever published, now brought back into print!<br /> Released in 1988, Black Wizards was the second novel in the first trilogy ever published in the Forgotten Realms setting<a href="glossary#term66" title="setting: (s) The setting of a campaign is the game world where it takes place. For a historical campaign, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis. Many RPG publishers create settings for use with their products or the GM can create one from scratch. The setting is usually presented as an atlas or encyclopedia of the area where the player characters are expected to be, with lists of important people the PCs might meet and locations they can explore. The game tries to create a fictional reality. More flexible GMs will tweak details of the world to suit the players&#039; character concepts, but the larger and more complete the setting, the more difficult this becomes. On the other hand, a deep and well-developed setting such as Tékumel or Glorantha allows the players to feel that their characters are experiencing and exploring something larger than themselves."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>. Unavailable for the past several years, this title is now being brought back into print in a newly recovered mass market edition. The other two titles in this trilogy will also be re-released in the same season so that readers may easily compile the entire trilogy.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 15 Jan 2006 01:16:46 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/black_bouquet_fr_rogues_2 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Richard Lee Byers </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The second title in a series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of stand-alone adventures about the secret life of rogues.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:50:29 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/beyond_the_high_road_fr_cormyr_saga_2 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Troy Denning </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The seer Alaundo prophesied that seven scourges would sweep Cormyr way in ruin. For centuries the royal family has stood watch against that day and devoted their lives to the protection of the realm.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:45:56 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/baldurs_gate_ii_throne_of_bhaal <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Drew Karpyshyn </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>Death to the Children of Bhaal!</p> <p>On the run and hunted by everyone in Faerûn, Bhaal’s offspring are being wiped out. Instead of ridding the land of evil, each kill gives more power to a vicious group of Bhaalspawn intent on returning their father to the world.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:36:09 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/the_alabaster_staff_fr_the_rogues_1 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Edward Bolme </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The first title in a new Forgotten Realms series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> of stand-alone adventures.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:54:21 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/elminster_in_myth_drannor_fr_elminster_series <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Ed Greenwood </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>It is the time of the great elven city of Cormanthor, when the Heartlands are home to barbarians, wicked dragons rule the skies, and the elven people trust no one. Wizards and warriors alike threaten their civilization in vain, arrogant, and ignorant quests for glory.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:32:38 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/floodgate_fr_counselors_kings_2 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Elaine Cunningham </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>After a fight, some warriors seek to return home.<br /> Others seek revenge.</p> <p>The battle of Akhlaur's Swamp is over, and its heroes part ways. One becomes a wizard's apprentice and tries to unravel her mysterious lineage. Another hero returns to his queen, only to find that all is not as it was.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:28:03 -0500 http://rpgcrossings.com/rpg_product/all_shadows_fled_fr_the_shadow_of_the_avatar_3 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-4"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author:</label><br /> Ed Greenwood </div> </div><div class="flexinode-select-11"><div class="form-item"> <label>Type:</label><br /> Novel </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-6"><div class="form-item"> <label>Jacket Text:</label><br /> <p>The Time of Troubles had almost passed. The chaos of spilled blood, lawless strife, monsters unleashed, and avatars roaming Faerûn was reaching an end.</p> <p>However, not so Those Who Walk in Shadow.</p> </div> </div></div> Forgotten Realms Novels High Fantasy WotC's Forgotten Realms (D&D Setting) Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:32:24 -0500