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nash_penguin 07-14-04, 01:17 AM	Hi people. I'm about in the level to start adventuring in the Forgotten Realms and well...I just want to know what is the REAL difference between the normal D&D adventures and the Forgotten Realms adventures. I was thinking of getting our characters and transporting (somehow...I'll figure it out) to the Realms, but I need to know if that is possible first. I don't have enough money to buy the Forgotten Realms book, but I should be able to have enough in the next week or so... So can someone help out? I'd really appreciate it.
Kuje31 07-14-04, 01:19 AM	Originally posted by nash_penguin Hi people. I'm about in the level to start adventuring in the Forgotten Realms and well...I just want to know what is the REAL difference between the normal D&D adventures and the Forgotten Realms adventures. I was thinking of getting our characters and transporting (somehow...I'll figure it out) to the Realms, but I need to know if that is possible first. I don't have enough money to buy the Forgotten Realms book, but I should be able to have enough in the next week or so... So can someone help out? I'd really appreciate it. The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting that you can play D&D in. It has over 150 novels and about the same for sourcebooks since it has been in print since 1987 for novels and sourcebooks.
nash_penguin 07-14-04, 01:25 AM	Originally posted by Kuje31 The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting that you can play D&D in. It has over 150 novels and about the same for sourcebooks since it has been in print since 1987 for novels and sourcebooks. Yeah, I'm reading all of R.A. Salvatore's novels. He's pretty cool :D Anywho. So you are saying that Forgotten Realms is bigger than D&D or something?
aravilar_holistacia 07-14-04, 01:31 AM	The Realms aren't "bigger" per sé, they are just an already-created campaign setting that you can place your campaign in. They have deities, prestige classes, countries, a magic system, and most importantly, a huge amount of history and lore.
nash_penguin 07-14-04, 01:34 AM	Originally posted by aravilar_holistacia The Realms aren't "bigger" per sé, they are just an already-created campaign setting that you can place your campaign in. They have deities, prestige classes, countries, a magic system, and most importantly, a huge amount of history and lore. Ahhhh...I get it now. It's basically an expansion in the game that already had the expansion.... What I'm trying to say is that it's basically a story that you can put into your own story to play around with. Brilliant! Absolute genious!
Ssussunriyh 07-14-04, 01:34 AM	Think of it this way: FR is to D&D what NASCAR or Formula 1/Indy Car or Grand Prix is to auto racing in general - a very popular and highly-developed variation on the basic theme, not an entirely different sport in and of itself.
warlockco 07-14-04, 01:36 AM	Originally posted by nash_penguin Yeah, I'm reading all of R.A. Salvatore's novels. He's pretty cool :D Anywho. So you are saying that Forgotten Realms is bigger than D&D or something? Technically yes, the only material for Greyhawk is the core material and the little snippets here and there that gets printed in a few sourcebooks for the core rules. Greyhawk is the default setting for D&D, but the supported "Official" setting is Forgotten Realms. Eberron is a new setting, but still uncertain on it, and will most likely steal bits and pieces from it. One advantage of the Forgotten Realms setting, especially if your players read alot of the novels from that setting is that they can already have a feel for the world, before you even play the game. Dragonlance (Krynn) is the same way for a bit, only problem it has is that almost all of the novels are written by the same people, and the world is fairly set in stone, just like Greyhawk is. Yes there are changes, and yes the DM can change things as he feels fit to do, but the those two world are fairly well set. While the Forgotten Realms on the other hand, even with the published material, there is still alot of room to add bits and pieces that still mesh with the big picture. And there is ALOT of room to grow into still. There are several unexplored continents to the world. As on how to get your players there, just have them go through an archway while in a dungeon crawl or some other place and they pass over to the Realms, and when they leave, the archway is no longer magical and they come out in a whole new world.
aravilar_holistacia 07-14-04, 01:38 AM	Originally posted by nash_penguin What I'm trying to say is that it's basically a story that you can put into your own story to play around with. Brilliant! Absolute genious! That's a good way to describe it. You can create your own stories (and use the ideas and hooks in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting book) and then use the FR world to play them out. :)
Lashan 07-14-04, 07:04 AM	Dungeons and Dragons is the rules set that lets you play the game. Forgotten Realms is one game world where you play DnD. They aren't two seperate things. DnD has to take place in some world and you just need to decide where. You can make up your own. You can play in many other fine settings, like Greyhawk or Eberron. You can play in Forgotten Realms.
Occams_Razor 07-25-04, 08:38 AM	To answer your question about teleporting or what-have-you to FR, absolutely. There's a really interesting FR novel that involves something similar called "The Glass Prison." Check it out. Also, look at the portals information (forget the page number in FRCS) that might be an option for how to get your PCs there. And if you have a cleric, you will need to figure out what to do about the change in pantheon.
WizO_BigSister 07-25-04, 09:05 AM	I hate to have to say this guys but please remember ... no comments about how good a FR novel is. You are only supposed to talk about information from novels, not about their literary merit or how good their characters or plats are. Please take a look at this Novels - Important Info - Read This!!!! (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=185204)