Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Settings - Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

Created by author and game designer Ed Greenwood as his personal campaign and detailed in a long series of articles in Dragon Magazine, this campaign became the most popular setting with D&D gamers in the 1990s, mainly because of its variety and level of detail. It is a high fantasy setting, where magic is powerful and legendary monsters are commonplace. The setting's planet, Abeir-Toril, is home to many fantasy cultures that are inspired by real world's (i.e. the continent of Faerun containing analogues of European, African and Middle-Eastern cultures, Kara-Tur as a stand-in for the Far East, or Maztica as a fictional representation of pre-columbian MesoAmerica), as well as regions and kingdoms populated by non-human races. It is also the setting of a large number of novels, featuring among others the popular characters Drizzt Do'Urden, Artemis Entreri, and Elminster. The Forgotten Realms is also the setting of the Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights series of computer games. This campaign setting is currently officially supported by Wizards of the Coast.