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Ozreth
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 07 Jan 2026 : 04:23:56
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A general post to share your timeline and points of interest in regards to this setting. Some questions to consider:
1. When did you first discover the setting, and through what means?
2. Have you played or ran more games in the Realms?
3. What are some of your memorable and/or most long running campaigns set here?
4. How did you alter the setting as you went along? Did you include material from other worlds? Alter anything in major ways?
5. How did you and your group approach each edition change? What rules did you settle on for your campaign long term? Or do you intend to keep changing with each new edition?
6. What other settings have you flirted with over the years? What made you decide to keep returning to the Realms over the others either for playing or running games?
7. What have been your favorite Realms releases?
There are probably many more questions that could spark some good conversation, those are just some to consider. Or, ignore those entirely and respond as you will, it's all good.
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Trumm
Acolyte
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Posted - 12 Jan 2026 : 12:12:34
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1. My first contact with the Forgotten Realms was, when a neighbour lend me the books of the Dark Elf Trilogy (probably around 2000)
2. I have played and run several campaigns in the Forgotten Realms. Currently I DM a campaign set in the Vast.
3. As I player I really enjoyed the Sword of the Dales trilogy. I also loved Desert of Desolation (although you could argue if it this is specifically a FR campaign). Our current campaign started in 2021 and is going quite well, I suppose we will finish it in about 2 years. One very memorable "campaign" was, when I had my players working for the Iron Throne and at the third session they threw the whole campaign over board by killing their employer and running off with his magic sword.
4. I tend to stick very close to published material (with 3.5 Ed. stuff considered as latest offical material). As I am a huge Planescape Fan, I sometimes include small references to that setting e.g. a dead Doomguard inside the planeshifting Moonlit Tower.
5. Our group started with Ad&d 2nd Ed. and at some point changed to D&d 3.5. I don't think we will ever change to another edition.
6. Planescape is my/our main setting. Before our current campaign I DMed a 12 year ongoing Planescape campaign. After that my group wanted to play a classical fantasy campaign again. I suppose we all have a soft spot for the Realms as it was our first D&D setting.
7. Cloak & Dagger, The Sword of the Dales Trilogy, Desert of Desolation, Halls of Stormweather. |
Edited by - Trumm on 12 Jan 2026 12:14:23 |
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SilenceOfLolth
Acolyte
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Posted - 12 Jan 2026 : 17:20:57
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Originally posted by Trumm
1. My first contact with the Forgotten Realms was, when a neighbour lend me the books of the Dark Elf Trilogy (probably around 2000)
2. I have played and run several campaigns in the Forgotten Realms. Currently I DM a campaign set in the Vast.
3. As I player I really enjoyed the Sword of the Dales trilogy. I also loved Desert of Desolation (although you could argue if it this is specifically a FR campaign). Our current campaign started in 2021 and is going quite well, I suppose we will finish it in about 2 years. One very memorable "campaign" was, when I had my players working for the Iron Throne and at the third session they threw the whole campaign over board by killing their employer and running off with his magic sword.
4. I tend to stick very close to published material (with 3.5 Ed. stuff considered as latest offical material). As I am a huge Planescape Fan, I sometimes include small references to that setting e.g. a dead Doomguard inside the planeshifting Moonlit Tower.
5. Our group started with Ad&d 2nd Ed. and at some point changed to D&d 3.5. I don't think we will ever change to another edition.
6. Planescape is my/our main setting. Before our current campaign I DMed a 12 year ongoing Planescape campaign. After that my group wanted to play a classical fantasy campaign again. I suppose we all have a soft spot for the Realms as it was our first D&D setting.
7. Cloak & Dagger, The Sword of the Dales Trilogy, Desert of Desolation, Halls of Stormweather.
It is nice that you can easily mix Planescape and FR if you wish to.
Would you mind if I PMd you regarding your previous Planescape campaign?
My group also never moved on from our mix of 3e/3.5 rules and have no plans to. You can find my thoughts on this here: http://candlekeep.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25085&whichpage=2
I know that, like the Bloodstone modules, Desert of Desolation was retconned to be fit into the Realms. I imagine people have some strong feelings about this. I have not looked at in a very long time and should do so again.
Cloak & Dagger is certainly one of the best, in my opinion. Hard to go wrong with an Eric Boyd publication. The timing of the release was certainly awkward though.
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Trumm
Acolyte
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Posted - 13 Jan 2026 : 09:06:07
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Cloak & Dagger is such a wellspring for campaign ideas, especially if you enjoy rather political games with lots of intrigue and organizations working against each other.
I wholeheartedly agree, that 3.5 is a very good and robust ruleset, if you are careful which additional books you use in your games. My players explicitly wanted to use only the Core Rules, which we then expanded by the FR Campaign Setting (especially regional backgrounds and feats). All additional rules (especially those from FR sourcebooks) can added on agreement between player and DM - I suppose we will make use of the Shou Disciple and Red Wizard perstige classes quite soon.
Very cool guidlines for your campaign!
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Originally posted by SilenceOfLolth
Would you mind if I PMd you regarding your previous Planescape campaign?
Yes, sure. I always love to chat about the planes.
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SilenceOfLolth
Acolyte
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Posted - 13 Jan 2026 : 14:54:54
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Originally posted by Trumm
Cloak & Dagger is such a wellspring for campaign ideas, especially if you enjoy rather political games with lots of intrigue and organizations working against each other.
I wholeheartedly agree, that 3.5 is a very good and robust ruleset, if you are careful which additional books you use in your games. My players explicitly wanted to use only the Core Rules, which we then expanded by the FR Campaign Setting (especially regional backgrounds and feats). All additional rules (especially those from FR sourcebooks) can added on agreement between player and DM - I suppose we will make use of the Shou Disciple and Red Wizard perstige classes quite soon.
Very cool guidlines for your campaign!
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Originally posted by SilenceOfLolth
Would you mind if I PMd you regarding your previous Planescape campaign?
Yes, sure. I always love to chat about the planes.
Your game sounds just like the new campaign my group recently started up after deciding to go back to the realms. Books are:
- Classes and rules are core 3.5e (no immediate actions etc)
- Select races from RoF
- Feats and prestige classes from select 3e/3.5e/FR sources
- Spells are core and FR sources
You can view info about it at www.swordsagainstfaerun.wordpress.com if you wish. Some of the documents and pages are still under construction.
I will shoot you a PM soon, thank you. |
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What is your history with the Forgotten Realms?
