Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a fictional setting created by author and game designer Ed Greenwood for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Most action in the Forgotten Realms takes place on the supercontinent of Faerûn, which is part of the world Toril.

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Fictional setting - Ed Greenwood - Dungeons & Dragons - Role-playing game - Supercontinent - Faerûn - Toril

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Originally designed as Greenwood's personal campaign and detailed in a long series of articles in Dragon, it became the setting most popular with D&D gamers in the 1990s.

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Dragon - 1990s

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Its fame has been boosted by dozens of novels (including the exploits of the famous drow hero Drizzt Do'Urden) and numerous computer role-playing games, including Pool of Radiance, Unlimited Adventures, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale.

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Dozens of novels - Drow - Drizzt Do'Urden - Computer role-playing game - Pool of Radiance - Unlimited Adventures - Neverwinter Nights - Baldur's Gate - Icewind Dale

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The Realms are home to diverse races and cultures, from arctic dwarves to Egyptian-like Mulhorand.

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