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''Forgotten Realms'' modules and sourcebooks are modules (adventures) and sourcebooks (campaign setting information) printed for the ''
Forgotten Realms ''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 ...
'' campaign setting in the ''
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role-playing game.


Modules


''AD&D'' modules coded by letter (1978–1994)

FA—Forgotten Realms Adventures are stand-alone 2nd Ed. ''AD&D'' modules set in ''Forgotten Realms''. FM—Forgotten Realms Maztica are stand-alone 2nd Ed. ''AD&D'' modules set in Maztica. FRA—Forgotten Realms Adventure, or the ''Empires Adventures Trilogy'', is a series of modules for use with '' The Horde'' expansion campaign for 2nd Ed. ''AD&D Forgotten Realms''. FRC—Forgotten Realms Companion (or Computer) are modules related to SSI computer games and form a linked sequence. FRE—Forgotten Realms Epic are modules loosely based on the Avatar Trilogy of ''Forgotten Realms'' novels. FRM—Forgotten Realms Mission FROA—Forgotten Realms
Oriental Adventures ''Oriental Adventures'' (abbreviated OA) is the title shared by two hardback rulebooks published for different versions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy roleplaying game. Each version of ''Oriental Adventures'' provides rules for a ...
are modules set in ''Forgotten Realms'' that require the Oriental Adventures hardcover. FRQ—Forgotten Realms Quest are stand-alone modules for 2nd Ed. ''AD&D'' set in ''Forgotten Realms''. H—The Bloodstone Pass Saga is a linked campaign series that focuses on using
Battlesystem ''Battlesystem'' is a tabletop miniature wargame designed as a supplement for use with the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. The original ''Battlesystem'' was printed as a boxed set in 1985 for use with the first edition ''AD&D'' rules. F ...
battles in Forgotten Realms ''AD&D'' adventures. LC—Living City N—Novice OA—Oriental Adventures was originally its own campaign setting (see FROA series above), but from OA5 was incorporated into ''Forgotten Realms''.


Other ''AD&D'' modules (1992–2000)


3rd edition adventures


4th edition adventures

FR—Forgotten Realms adventures were designed for use with 4th edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in the
Forgotten Realms ''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 ...
campaign setting.


5th edition adventures


Sourcebooks


''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st edition

*The ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Set'' was written by
Ed Greenwood Ed Greenwood (born July 21, 1959) is a Canadian fantasy writer and the original creator of the ''Forgotten Realms'' game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for '' Dragon'' magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sol ...
, with
Jeff Grubb Jeff Grubb (born August 27, 1957) is an author who writes novels, short stories, and comics and a computer and role-playing game designer in the fantasy genre. Grubb worked on the ''Dragonlance'' campaign setting under Tracy Hickman, and the ...
and Karen Martin, and published as a boxed set in 1987. *'' City System'' (1988) *'' Lords of Darkness'' (1988)


''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd edition

FR—Forgotten Realms are sourcebooks describing aspects of ''Forgotten Realms'', rather than traditional modules. FR1–6 are for 1st Ed. ''AD&D'', FR7–16 for 2nd Ed. FOR-Forgotten Realms Accessories are designed for the Realms universe. FRS—Forgotten Realms Sourcebook are 2nd Ed. ''AD&D'' sourcebooks for use with ''Forgotten Realms''. *'' Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog'' (1992) *''Cormyr'' (1994) - Translated into German and reviewed in ''Envoyer'' magazine #26. *'' Demihuman Deities'' (1998) *''
Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark Drizzt Do'Urden () is a fictional character appearing in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the ''Icewind Dale ...
'' (1999) ::''Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark'' was published by
Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. It is currently a subsidia ...
, written by Eric L. Boyd, and published in 1999. It details the
Underdark The Underdark is a fictional setting which has appeared in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing campaigns and ''Dungeons & Dragons''-based fiction books, including the Legend of Drizzt series by R. A. Salvatore. It is described as a vast subterra ...
in the north and west of
Faerûn Faerûn is a fictional continent and the primary setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' world of ''Forgotten Realms''. It is described in detail in several editions of the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (first published in 1987 by TSR, Inc. ...
, including the city of Menzoberranzan. The book has
Drizzt Do'Urden Drizzt Do'Urden () is a fictional character appearing in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the ''Icewind Dale ...
as its nominal guide. The guide starts with an introduction that defines the physical boundaries of the Underdark, and also describes the intent and organization of the book and gives a brief list of ''D&D'' materials which have a strong connection to the Underdark. A critical review describes it as "...the single-most comprehensive sourcebook on the realms of the Underdark that lie beneath the ''
Sword Coast A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip ...
''. It talks about the major peoples of the Underworld and details dozens of cities, including Menzoberranzan". It further states, "...Boyd's extensive research results in ''Underdark'' being full of tiny references." *'' Elminster's Ecologies Appendix I: The Battle of Bones / Hill of Lost Souls'' (1995) *'' Elminster's Ecologies Appendix II: The High Moor / The Serpent Hills'' (1995) *'' Faiths & Avatars'' (1996) *''
Forgotten Realms Adventures Forgotten Realms Adventures is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the second edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The book, with product code TSR 2106, was published in 1990, and was ...
'' (1990) *'' The Forgotten Realms Atlas'' (1990) *''
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting The ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' is a role-playing game sourcebook first published by TSR in 1987 for the first edition of the fantasy role-playing game ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' that describes the campaign setting of the Forgott ...
'' (1993, 1996) *'' Heroes' Lorebook'' (1995) *'' The Horde'' (1990) *'' Maztica Campaign Set'' (1991) *'' Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996) *'' The North: Guide to the Savage Frontier'' (1996) *''
Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign ''Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents ''Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms Campaign'' illustrates key concepts in the ...
'' (1993) *''Sea of Fallen Stars'' (1999) - Reviewed in ''Envoyer'' magazine #38 *'' Spellbound'' (1995) *''
The Ruins of Myth Drannor ''The Ruins of Myth Drannor'' is an accessory for the 2nd edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 1993. Contents The boxed set provides information on the city of Myth Drannor, which is both "terrib ...
'' (1993) *''
The Ruins of Undermountain ''The Ruins of Undermountain'' is a boxed set for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the second edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The set was written by Ed Greenwood and published by TSR. It feature ...
'' (1991) *'' Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) *'' The Vilhon Reach'' (1996) *'' Villains' Lorebook'' (1998) *'' Volo's Guide to All Things Magical'' (1996) *'' Volo's Guide to Cormyr'' (1995) *'' Volo's Guide to the Dalelands'' (1996) ::''Volo's Guide to the Dalelands'' details the Dalelands, with its guide Volo taking readers from Daggerdale in the North through to the High Dale in the South. Volo's rating system goes by five pipes or tankards to indicate a top tavern, five coins to mean high prices, and five daggers a dangerous place to hang out. Locations and characters described in the book can be used as foundations on which proper Dalelands scenarios can be built. This is the fifth installment of Volo's guides to the ''Forgotten Realms''. Trenton Webb reviewed ''Volo's Guide to the Dalelands'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall. *''
Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast ''Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast'' is a supplement about part of the Forgotten Realms published by TSR in 1994 for the 2nd edition of the fantasy role-playing game ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. Contents ''Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast'', o ...
'' (1994) *'' Volo's Guide to Waterdeep'' (1993)


''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd edition


''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th edition

Wizards of the Coast released the '' Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide'' in August 2008, and the '' Forgotten Realms Player's Guide'' in September 2008. ''
Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms ''Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms'' is an edition-neutral sourcebook for the Forgotten Realms published during the 4th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Contents ''Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's For ...
'', published in October of 2012 as an edition neutral sourcebook, as Wizards of the Coast transitioned Dungeons and Dragons for 4th edition to 5th edition.


''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition

* '' Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide'' * ''
Volo's Guide to Monsters ''Volo's Guide to Monsters'' is a sourcebook for the ''5th edition'' of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 2016. It is, in part, a supplement to the 5th edition '' Monster Manual'' and the '' Players Handbook''. ...
'' * '' Xanathar's Guide to Everything'' * '' Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes'' * ''
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ''Tasha's Cauldron of Everything'' is a sourcebook for the 5th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game, published in 2020. The book is a supplement to the 5th edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2014) and ''Player's Hand ...
'' * ''
Elemental Evil Player's Companion ''Princes of the Apocalypse'' is an Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons), adventure module for the Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, 5th edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Summary Across th ...
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References

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Forgotten Realms ''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 ...