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gyg
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 25 May 2011 : 14:29:21
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Sorry if this is a daft question, but I'm basically a lazy person and I'm gessing that someone here will have the info I want at their fingertips!!
My next reading project (after the Pratchett books) is to read through all my FR game products, starting with the original grey box, but I'd like to do it in chronological order). So has someone got a list for me, or suggestions should they think there is a better order to do it in?
I'm only going to be interested in the gaming stuff and not the novels, though I could, of course, easily weed them out of a list.
I have all but 2 of the mainstreem rpg items in boxes in the loft and I've got all the time in the world so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Post here, PM me or even mail me at c_h_1@hotmail.com.
cheers in advance
Carl
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 25 May 2011 : 16:19:36
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By chronological order, do you mean publishing date in the US, or chronological covering times within the setting?
If you mean publishing date, the first bit is easy: 1e FR books were denoted with an "FR#." FR1 was Waterdeep and the North, and it went up to, IIRC, FR12 The Shining South. That will take you up to the Time of Troubles, more or less. Forgotten Realms Adventures then covers how the ToT changed things.
Adventures are going to make things a bit more complicated, but my feeling is you should read the sourcebooks first, and then double back to any adventures you're interested in. Plus, I'm having a hard time remembering which FR adventures are 1e.
2e is going to be a bit messier, since FR become the default D&D setting, and the number of sourcebooks exploded. I've got some notes on when things were published back at home, I'll see what I can come up with tonight. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
USA
2449 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2011 : 23:52:08
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Ok, here's a rough outline of 2e publication dates, and a more complete one for 3e. I'm ignoring some of the adventures, since I've got to draw the line somewhere. Also, for 2e, all I have are the year. The 3e list came from here (sort by setting): http://www.dndjunkie.com/booklist.aspx
2e
1990
Draconomicon
FR 11 Dwarves Deep
FR 12 The Horde
1991
Drow of the Underdark
Ruins of Undermountain
1992
FR 15 Gold and Glory
Menzoberranzan
Pirates of the Fallen Stars
Volo's Guide to Waterdeep
1993
Code of the Harpers
FR 16 The Shining South
Forgotten Realms Revised Campaign Setting
Player's Guide to the Forgotten Realms
Ruins of Myth Drannor Boxed Set
The Dalelands
Volo's Guide to the North
1994
City of Splendors
Cormyr
Elminster's Ecologies
Elves of Evermeet
Marco Volo Adventure Trilogy (A)
Ruins of Undermountain II - The Lost Levels
Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast
1995
Giantcraft
Pages from the Mages
Ruins of Zhentil Keep
Spellbound
Return of Randal Morn Adventure Trilogy (A)
The Moonsea
The Seven Sisters
Volo's Guide to Cormyr
1996
Faiths and Avatars
How the Mighty Are Fallen (A)
Netheril
The North
Undermountain: Lost Level, Maddgoth's Castle, Stardock (A)
Vilhon Reach
Volo's Guide to All Things Magical
Volo's Guide to the Dalelands
1997
Four From Cormyr (A)
Lands of Intrigue
Powers and Pantheons
Prayers of the Faithful
Villain's Lorebook
1998
Calimport
City of Ravens Bluff
Cormanthyr
Cult of the Dragon
Demihuman Deities
Empires of the Shining Sea
Fall of Myth Drannor (A)
For Duty and Deity (A)
Hellgate Keep (A)
1999
Drizzt's Guide to the Underdark
Sea of Fallen Stars
Skullport
Wyrmskull Throne
2000
Cloak and Dagger (last 2e Realms book published)
Secrets of the Magister
3e Books
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting Jun-01
Magic of Faerun Aug-01
Lords of Darkness Nov-01
Forgotten Realms Dungeon Master's Screen Feb-02
Faiths & Pantheons May-02
Silver Marches Jul-02
Races of Faerun Mar-03
Unapproachable East May-03
Underdark Oct-03
Player's Guide to Faerun Mar-04
Serpent Kingdoms Jul-04
Shining South Oct-04
Lost Empires of Faerun Feb-05
Champions of Ruin May-05
City of Splendors: Waterdeep Jun-05
Champions of Valor Nov-05
Power of Faerun Mar-06
Mysteries of the Moonsea Jun-06
Dragons of Faerun Aug-06
Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave Mar-07
Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land Jul-07
Based on this, I think I can say that 1998 was the greatest year ever for Realms products. Anyone else have years they want to nominate? |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
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gyg
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 May 2011 : 03:15:12
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d'oh - publishing order was what I meant, though I didn't make it clear.
never really considered that there wer quite few 1e products, so I reckon you kind gentlemen have answerd my question admirably.
many thsnks
Carl |
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Iluvrien
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 Jun 2011 : 08:21:42
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Originally posted by Lord Karsus
-Illuvrien never finished it, so it's, at best, piecemeal, but here's the best in-game chronology out there of Forgotten Realms novels out there:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b383/PracticingEnglishman/Timeline3.jpg
EDIT: Duh. Not the novels. Nevermind. Well, as mentioned, the 1e stuff obviously comes first, then the 2e stuff, and so on...
He does intend to do so though, although he is having to rebuild it from scratch as the reason he didn't originally finish it was due to a hard-drive crash and a loss of the file.
No, I don't know why I am talking about myself in the third person either  . |
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Chronological reading order
