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BadCatMan
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 Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 03:14:07
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The Forgotten Realms Wiki Presents Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery is out now on DMs Guild and DriveThruRPG!
Take your tastebuds on an adventure in this saucebook from the world’s greatest roleplaying wiki! [citation needed]
“A learned cook’s a dangerous creature. An unwanted helper, be they a well-meaning friend or an unwitting server, must be valorous, like a paladin, as they are in danger of earning a stern warning, followed by a smack with a spatula.”
– Juniper Churlgo
Finally, the first sourcebook—and cookbook!—written, illustrated, and compiled by the talented team behind the Forgotten Realms Wiki, one of the foremost fan-run resources for the Forgotten Realms and Dungeons & Dragons, which has aided players, Dungeon Masters, fans, and creators alike for 20 years. Juniper’s Companion to Venturesome Cookery adapts and expands upon the popular cooking blog by wiki writer Artie Pavlov, bringing you even more delectable dishes taken direct from Faerûn and beyond, as well as cooking tips for the layperson, updated magical items and spells with a culinary theme usable in kitchen and dungeon alike, classic and new Realmslore, and short tales and adventure ideas, with original artwork and color photographs throughout. Also featuring is a foreword by Forgotten Realms creator Ed Greenwood; an article on halflings by fellow Realms luminary Steven E. Schend; and lore and lyrics for a new Realms song by Elizaveta, musician of TV, movies, and Dragon Age: Inquisition (music sold separately) with cover art by 5th-edition D&D and Magic: The Gathering artist Brian Valeza.
“Want to eat very well in real life, enjoying dishes from the Forgotten Realms? Tested and perfected in a real-world kitchen by a man who knows what he’s doing? This is a tome you should own! Spice up your Realms games and your real dining table!!!! HIGHLY recommended!”
– Ed Greenwood
Join halfling wizardess Lady Juniper Churlgo of the Churlgo Cheese family business (together with her long-suffering gnome editor Monoselic Wordwrangle and guest writers including the Old Mage Elminster Aumar himself) as she presents in her battered food-stained scrapbook an eclectic smattering of recipes from across the Realms, from Arrabar to Zehoarastria and beyond, to Kara-Tur and the planes. Inspired by the famed Master Traveler of All the Realms, Volothamp Geddarm, Juniper’s quill tells (mostly) reliable and true tales of her travels and her research into each dish and gives helpful guidance to take you through each one, all in her inimitable chatty and friendly manner. It’s the authentic guide to the flavors of Faerûn by those who know them best.
“A fun read with some great recipes I may have to try soon!”
– Steven E. Schend
So, the next time you’re cooking, we just might have something tasty and venturesome for you to try out. And when we say venturesome, we mean it: we have genuine recipes for boar, hare, rothé, snail, snake, and even stirge (and the stirges were tricky to catch), plus aggressive vegetables and baked goods for vegetarians. But don’t fear: we also have simpler recipes and tips for novice cooks too. Juniper’s Companion to Venturesome Cookery is by fans, for fans, and for your friends and family, both in your kitchen and around the dining table, whether for dinner or gaming night. Bon appétit!
Features:- 283 pages over 9 chapters.
- 61 dishes with over 120 distinct recipes.
- Simple to advanced recipes covering all meals of the day, snacks, and drinks.
- Lists of gluten-free and vegetarian options.
- Advice, definitions, and explanations for novice cooks.
- 12 food- and cooking-themed spells.
- 18 kitchen-ready magic items.
- New lore from dedicated fans and professional Realms scribes.
- Links to the Forgotten Realms Wiki for background.
- Original illustrations of foods, places, people, magic items, and cats.
- Color photographs and diagrams of finished dishes and each stage of cooking.
- Full-color and printer-friendly, kitchen-ready black-and-white versions.
- The work of genuine fans. No AI was used.
Get cooking!
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BadCatMan, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
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Athreeren
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 19:42:43
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| Does it include a dictionary to translate ingredients names between English and Common? |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 30 Jul 2025 : 23:32:14
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| The ad clearly states that there are real recipes in the book. It likely follows format that Ed has used, Realm name and earth substitute. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
Edited by - Kentinal on 30 Jul 2025 23:34:08 |
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BadCatMan
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Posted - 31 Jul 2025 : 03:16:49
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quote:
Originally posted by Athreeren
Does it include a dictionary to translate ingredients names between English and Common?
No. It might've been an idea early on, but there aren't enough canon terms to warrant it. We do use some Realms names in descriptions, like whitecurds for cottage cheese and thaevor for parmesan cheese and others and we discuss various Faerunian cooking and food terms. The recipes themselves are mostly in Earth terms for clarity, but are peppered with some Realmslore and Torilian options. |
BadCatMan, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
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Head DM of the Realms of Adventure play-by-post community
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Azar
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 31 Jul 2025 : 04:23:35
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Is this the future of D&D?
Cozy cuisine over cobweb-choked crypts? Danishes instead of distressed damsels? Meatballs rather than magic? Soup before slaying savages? Tea time in preference to trailblazing? |
Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
Earth names in the Realms are more common than you may think. |
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BadCatMan
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Australia
404 Posts |
Posted - 31 Jul 2025 : 04:48:59
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| To quote the Old El Paso taco ad, "Por qué no los dos?" :D Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery is about doing all of those things together – we have magic, we have adventure, and I wrote about Faerûnian cuisine arising from campfire and dungeon cooking, as well an action-packed sword-and-sorcery tale. It's cozy cuisine at the inn, around the campire, and down in the dungeon. :D |
BadCatMan, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
Scientific technical editor
Head DM of the Realms of Adventure play-by-post community
Administrator of the Forgotten Realms Wiki |
Edited by - BadCatMan on 31 Jul 2025 04:49:24 |
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Juniper's Companion to Venturesome Cookery out now
