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for the second edition of the ''

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role-playing game. The 128-page book, with product code TSR 9252, was published in 1989, with cover art by

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and interior art by

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The ''Hall of Heroes'' supplement describes in game terms the main characters from various

scenarios, novels, and comic books, with a history and illustration for each character. The 128-page book features a one-page introduction by Jim Lowder. The book is divided into three sections. The first section describes the major heroes of the Forgotten Realms novels, including game statistics, personal histories and background information on related characters, and role-playing hints. This section includes at least one page of description for each character, and an illustration. The characters described in this section include Adon,

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, Bruenor Battlehammer,

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, Doin Sanehiro,

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, Dragonbait,

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, Kelemvor, Prince Tristan Kendrick, Midnight,

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, Shandril Shessair,

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. The second section features 48 minor characters of the setting, who had yet to play a central part in the stories at the time of publication, including game statistics, brief character histories, and role-playing tips. The third section details two adventuring brotherhoods of the setting, the Knights of Myth Drannor and the Company of Eight, including game statistics and information on each member.

Publication history

FR7 ''Hall of Heroes'' was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by

, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 128-page book. The book was written by several authors, including

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, Jim Lowder,

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, Steve Perrin,

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, and R. A. Salvatore, each of which wrote descriptions for more than one character. It is one of the few "FR" books which doesn't cover a geographical location. It went through three distinct printings, each of which had slight differences in the design of the cover, although the interior contents were unchanged. Shannon Appelcline explained how the changes from 1st edition ''AD&D'' to 2nd edition ''AD&D'' impacted the Forgotten Realms publications: "It centered on a story of the gods of the Realms being thrown out of the heavens and the changes that this wrought. It began in ''FR7: Hall of Heroes'' (1989) and then spread out into a three-adventure "Avatar" series (1989), a three-novel "Avatar" series (1989), and even some of the comic book stories."

Reception

References

* Grubb, Jeff,

, Jim Lowder,

, Steve Perrin,

, and R. A. Salvatore. ''Hall of Heroes'' ( TSR, 1989). Forgotten Realms sourcebooks Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1989 {{ForgottenRealms-stub

Contents

Publication history

Reception

References