Whats the last word on the year?

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#1

Stoyrm

May 19, 2008 6:22:13
I'm just posting a quick question What is the last news about the year which 4th ed starts in? Did they really fast forward 100 years? Can't seem to find anything.

Thank you on beforehand.
#2

iakhovas

May 19, 2008 8:17:15
Yes, the date for the 4E Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide is 1479 DR, Year of the Ageless One. Check out the following Countdown to the Realms articles for more information:

Year of the Ageless One
Magic in the Forgotten Realms
Spellplague: The Wailing Years
#3

18DELTA

May 19, 2008 8:47:58
Yes, the date for the 4E Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide is 1479 DR, Year of the Ageless One. Check out the following Countdown to the Realms articles for more information:

Year of the Ageless One
Magic in the Forgotten Realms
Spellplague: The Wailing Years

-Hey Brian, I WANT MORE REALMSLORE!!! :D PLEEEASE?


18D ;)
#4

markustay63

May 19, 2008 9:11:28
Depending on how you look at it -

The campaign has been moved forward 104 years from the 'current' year, but only 94 years from the official end of 3e in the GHotR (1385).

Etheir way, the new date is 1479 DR.

Do we have an exact year for the Orc King prologue?
#5

rinonalyrna_fathomlin

May 19, 2008 11:06:40
Do we have an exact year for the Orc King prologue?

From what I recall, the text doesn't mention an actual date, all it says is that the events in the prologue take place 100 years after the events in the bulk of the novel (which is probably 1372 DR--the RAS books are a bit behind on the official timeline).
#6

Stoyrm

May 20, 2008 8:16:37
My god. really? i thought they skipped forward to 1390 or something. Didn't know they were jumping this far. Not sure if i liked that move, but i guess things can happen .
#7

rinonalyrna_fathomlin

May 20, 2008 8:49:37
Not sure if i liked that move, but i guess things can happen .

The "time-jump" is a controversial issue, that's for sure.
#8

msatran

May 20, 2008 14:25:35
Rino, since you play in the NJFRCC game, I'll put this bluntly.

You are the most mild-mannered gamer I have ever met. If you were Wonder Woman, after that comment, I would never suspect you.

That was the biggest understatement ever!
#9

lord_karsus

May 20, 2008 15:04:38
My god. really? i thought they skipped forward to 1390 or something. Didn't know they were jumping this far. Not sure if i liked that move, but i guess things can happen .

-AGHotR skips forward to 1385, as the current date is 1375, but the official 4e setting will go above and beyond that.
#10

zaeshir

May 20, 2008 15:19:58
I seem to be one of the few in favor of the time jump, but then again I think that's largely because I'm *so* behind on my novel reading that I'd rather have the slate wiped clean. I harbor no ill will towards those who don't like it. I fully understand
#11

rinonalyrna_fathomlin

May 20, 2008 18:47:10
Rino, since you play in the NJFRCC game, I'll put this bluntly.

You are the most mild-mannered gamer I have ever met. If you were Wonder Woman, after that comment, I would never suspect you.

That was the biggest understatement ever!



I'll take that as a compliment.:D
#12

rinonalyrna_fathomlin

May 20, 2008 18:48:28
I seem to be one of the few in favor of the time jump, but then again I think that's largely because I'm *so* behind on my novel reading that I'd rather have the slate wiped clean.

How does it make a difference? The old novels are still canon. And, many of them are actually good reads.
#13

merrikcale

May 20, 2008 18:49:58
From what I recall, the text doesn't mention an actual date, all it says is that the events in the prologue take place 100 years after the events in the bulk of the novel (which is probably 1372 DR--the RAS books are a bit behind on the official timeline).

true
#14

merrikcale

May 20, 2008 18:51:35
My god. really? i thought they skipped forward to 1390 or something. Didn't know they were jumping this far.

Probably because you are rational human being who wouldn't do anything THAT dumb