What is so forgotten about the realms?

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#1

arnwolf666

Apr 18, 2015 11:06:26

I have wondered this.  It's called the Forgotten Realms.  It has a rich history of powerful wizards since before Netheril.  It's very well known in Realmspace and their are plenty of planewalkers from the realms.  What is so forgotten about it?

#2

Artifact

Apr 18, 2015 11:25:42

Ed Greenwood describes it in the intro of DM's Sourcebook for the original 'gray box' Forgotten Realms campaign setting boxed set:  (to paraphrase) A multiverse exists and travel between worlds was once common.  Over time however, that's all been 'forgotten'; things like dragons, vampires, and magic have become legends in our world.

#3

seti

Apr 18, 2015 11:34:04

I still prefer to call it the Forgettable Realms, because it's a very generic fantasy setting.

#4

CCS

Apr 18, 2015 12:44:06 		What's been forgotten about the setting is that once you open your copy of the book/box it becomes your world to do with as you please. That you are not a slave to company provided "cannon". Or bound by some ever evolving meta-plot that's not of your own groups making.
#5

pukunui

Apr 18, 2015 13:15:06

arnwolf666 wrote:
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arnwolf666

pukunui wrote:
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Tempest_Stormwind

Apr 18, 2015 17:31:01

arnwolf666 wrote:
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dmgorgon

Apr 18, 2015 19:31:09

well..  the 4e realms have been forgotten.... 

#9

MechaPilot

Apr 18, 2015 19:33:10

dmgorgon wrote:
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dmgorgon

Apr 18, 2015 19:44:16

MechaPilot wrote:
#11

MechaPilot

Apr 18, 2015 19:52:03

dmgorgon wrote:
#12

Diffan

Apr 18, 2015 20:49:33

I generally use ALL my Forgotten Realms supplements, from v3.5 and 4E to get the sort of FR games that I want. 3e FR has some good, though over done, details that fill in most FR campaigns and 4E is great for pulling in ideas to work with in it's current form. I don't see any point in removing or ignoring certain things, espically when the setting as a whole has moved forward. I  think a majority of the old school fans would save themselves the trouble and move forward as well (whether that be stopping at X-date or just going full on with the new timeline, etc.).

#13

dmgorgon

Apr 18, 2015 21:24:48

MechaPilot wrote:
#14

MechaPilot

Apr 18, 2015 21:44:16

dmgorgon wrote:
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arnwolf666

Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
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arnwolf666

MechaPilot wrote:
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dmgorgon

Apr 19, 2015 9:45:47

MechaPilot wrote:
#18

Artifact

Apr 19, 2015 10:01:32

It helps me to think of the different versions of the Realms as parallel worlds (close but not exact --makes the D&D multiverse a bit larger I guess).  Trying to reconcile the Spellplague version of the Realms with earlier edition stuff just ticks me off (so I don't do dat ).  

#19

MechaPilot

Apr 19, 2015 12:41:23

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Azzy1974

Apr 19, 2015 13:28:40

Personally, I thought the Forgotten Realms jumped the shark with the whole Time of Troubles thing. I thought the core pantheon was too hodge-podge to make sense as a pantheon and was goofy around the edges, but I was able to forgive that about the setting. And then the ToT hit, and I just couldn't even... Untterly contrived, hamfisted, and unnecessary mess to explain away game mechanic differences between 1e and 2e. Soured me on the entire setting (except for Zakhara, which was great).

#21

Shasarak

Apr 19, 2015 13:56:52

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Mephi1234

Apr 19, 2015 14:21:36

Relevant - http://realmssecretariat.com/unhistory-4/

 

Ed Greenwood goes over the origins of the FR and why its Forgotten

#23

Mephi1234

Apr 19, 2015 14:23:57

Shasarak wrote:
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Shasarak

Apr 19, 2015 15:18:50

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#25

Orethalion

Apr 19, 2015 16:38:07

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#26

MechaPilot

Apr 19, 2015 17:59:19

Orethalion wrote:
#27

Orethalion

Apr 20, 2015 9:03:51

MechaPilot wrote:
#28

dmgorgon

Apr 20, 2015 13:36:23

Orethalion wrote:
#29

MechaPilot

Apr 20, 2015 13:51:31

Orethalion wrote:
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arnwolf666

Orethalion wrote:
#31

Orethalion

Apr 20, 2015 18:26:07

MechaPilot wrote:
#32

MechaPilot

Apr 20, 2015 18:39:07

Orethalion wrote:
#33

Orethalion

Apr 20, 2015 19:10:34

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#34

MechaPilot

Apr 20, 2015 19:23:32

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#35

SirAntoine

Apr 20, 2015 19:36:08

The older FR products were much better.  Check out the 1st or 2nd Edition stuff.

#36

Orethalion

Apr 20, 2015 22:22:52

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MechaPilot

Apr 20, 2015 22:50:14

Orethalion wrote:
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arnwolf666

MechaPilot wrote:
#39

Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 8:25:28

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#40

Istbor

Apr 21, 2015 7:48:39

I can't play in the Realms.  There is just too much going on in them, much like a room that is decorated to be too busy. What's more there are a lot of FR diehard fans that always seem to expect certain adherence to the lore of the world or that things should happen certain ways.  It shackles a campaign to the background and it tends to overshadow the story that is progressing.

 

I am not sure I would say it is bland, there are certainly some places or areas that are very dry, but there are some that seem well put together as well.

 

 

I also don't understand why people are argueing with why Mecha does not enjoy the setting? Disputing the matter is not going to change any minds.

#41

Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 8:23:51

Istbor wrote:
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AaronOfBarbaria

Orethalion wrote:
#43

Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 8:44:48

AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
#44

dmgorgon

Apr 21, 2015 10:04:46

AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
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AaronOfBarbaria

Orethalion wrote:
#46

MechaPilot

Apr 21, 2015 11:52:01

arnwolf666 wrote:
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Brock_Landers

Apr 21, 2015 14:05:52

MechaPilot wrote:
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arnwolf666

Orethalion wrote:
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Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 16:47:45

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Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 16:48:51

arnwolf666 wrote:
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BRJN

Apr 21, 2015 18:22:00

MechaPilot wrote:
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arnwolf666

Orethalion wrote:
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Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 19:11:29

arnwolf666 wrote:
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MechaPilot

Apr 21, 2015 19:15:25

Orethalion wrote:
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Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 19:23:09

MechaPilot wrote:
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MechaPilot

Apr 21, 2015 19:24:37

BRJN wrote:
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MechaPilot

Apr 21, 2015 19:36:36

Orethalion wrote:
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Orethalion

Apr 21, 2015 21:38:18

MechaPilot wrote:
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MechaPilot

Apr 21, 2015 21:34:53

Orethalion wrote:
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Brock_Landers

Apr 21, 2015 22:49:20

MechaPilot wrote:
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Orethalion

Apr 22, 2015 7:49:38

Brock_Landers wrote:
#62

Istbor

Apr 22, 2015 10:09:05

BRJN wrote:
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MechaPilot

Apr 22, 2015 20:47:34

Shasarak wrote:
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Shasarak

Apr 22, 2015 20:55:06

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Brock_Landers

Apr 23, 2015 0:16:14

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ORC_Animus

Apr 23, 2015 10:01:09

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#67

Shasarak

Apr 23, 2015 15:21:20

...and that is why the Realms is Forgotten.