View source for Publication:Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3e)

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|author=Ed Greenwood, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo
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|date=June 2001
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|pgcount=320
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'''Dark perils and great deeds await'''

Welcome to [[Faerûn]], a land of high magic, terrifying monsters, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. From the forbidding forests of the [[Silver Marches]] to the teeming cities of the [[Inner Sea]], Faerûn encompasses shining kingdoms, monster-infested wastes, endless caverns, and sinister citadels. The [[FORGOTTEN REALMS]] Campaign Setting presents the most comprehensive fantasy world ever described!

This book contains all the details you need to play DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures in the FORGOTTEN REALMS setting:

*A new full-color poster map of Faerûn.
*Dozens of new races, feats, and prestige classes for your characters.
*The [[Fearûnian pantheon]], including over 100 deities and powers.
*Highly detailed regions, new monsters, mysterious sites, and two short adventures to begin your campaign.
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In 2001, [[Wizards of the Coast|Wizards of the Coast, Inc.]] published the '''''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting''''', a ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' campaign source book for use with the 3rd Edition of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]]. The book was written by [[Ed Greenwood]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]], with the contributions of members of the Wizard company's staff. The book is 320 pages in length; illustrated in color, and hardbound.

In 2002, the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' won the [[Wikipedia:Origins Award|Origins Award]] for Best Role-Playing Game Supplement of 2001.<ref>
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=== Contents ===
A number of changes were made since the previous books were published by the former [[TSR, Inc.]] The most important update was to incorporate the significant revisions to the game system with the 3rd edition update. Various regional feats, character attributes, prestige classes, spells, and [[non-player character|NPC]] statistics all used the new rule set.

The work also made some notable updates to the campaign setting, including the widespread presence of [[Red Wizard]] enclaves in various cities, the presence of a mysterious group called the [[Shades]] in the southern [[Anauroch]] desert, and the increasing surface presence of [[Dark Elves]] in the [[Dalelands]]. The setting history was updated to reflect various major events, such as the changes to the [[Faerûnian pantheon]] since the ''[[Time of Troubles]]'', and the defeat of the [[Tuigan Horde]].

The book was organized into nine chapters, covering in broad detail the campaign setting. The primary emphasis is on the continent of [[Faerûn]], and the other continents are only briefly mentioned. The chapters are arranged as follows:

#  '''Characters''' &mdash; How to create a [[player character]] for the setting, including races, classes, regional feats, religions, and setting-specific [[prestige class]]es. (Many of these later have been merged into the version 3.5 release of ''Dungeons & Dragons [[Publication:Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5e)|Dungeon Master's Guide]]''.)
# '''Magic''' &mdash; An explanation of how magic operates in this setting, and a number of unique aspects of magic. A few additional spells are provided, primarily to support the new Domains.
# '''Life in Faerûn''' &mdash; A general overview of life, lore, culture and commerce in this setting.
# '''Geography''' &mdash; Each of the significant regions of the continent are explored, along with places of interest, cities, politics, and significant individuals.
# '''Deities''' &mdash; Only the major deities are described in this edition, with the remainder of the pantheon detailed in [[Faiths & Pantheons]]. Several new Domains are introduced, with the incumbent spells listed in the Magic chapter.
# '''History''' &mdash; This is an overview of the detailed history of this setting, with a lengthy time line at the end of the chapter.
# '''Organizations''' &mdash; Groups, cults, and other organizations play an important role in the realms, and several of the most significant are detailed herein.
# '''Running the Realms''' &mdash; This chapter provides useful advice for the Dungeon Master trying to run an adventure or campaign in this setting. A pair of brief sample adventures are included.
# '''Monsters''' &mdash; A brief list of monsters unique to this continent are introduced, with a more extensive selection published later in other books.

This work contained a number of quality maps, and a fold-out map of the continent of Faerûn. There were also many sidebar topics and tables.

Also, throughout the sourcebook, stats were given for many popular Forgotten Realms characters such as [[Drizzt Do'Urden]], [[Artemis Entreri]], [[Elminster]], [[Khelben Blackstaff]], [[Fzoul Chembryl]] and [[Manshoon]]. The stats were reflections of the characters at that time. Artemis Entreri's stats didn't list him as having Charon's Claw, because [[Servant of the Shard]] wasn't published yet.

==References==
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==External links==
*The ''[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/3f/fr-hb.htm Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting]'' at the [http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/ TSR Archive]

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