FORGOTTEN REALMS CAMPAIGN (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)

by Wizards of the Coast

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• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: 1560766174
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• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

The new Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting is designed to both update the Realms for long-standing players, as well as provide an intro to TSR's largest campaign to new players. This revised boxed set provides an update of their favorite world. Illustrated.

Product Description

The new Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting is designed to both update the Realms for long-standing players, as well as provide an intro to TSR's largest campaign to new players. This revised boxed set provides an update of their favorite world. Illustrated.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars God is in the details., February 22, 1999

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This review is from: FORGOTTEN REALMS CAMPAIGN (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) (Toy)

This is a fantastic setting in which an experienced gamemaster can set a campaign. The level of detail is rich, yet not unwieldy. No, I wouldn't play this the same day I bought it, but when reading it, the stories almost wrote themselves. It dispenses with all the nerdware fantasy puns and treats the world seriously, unlike previous incarnations I have read in my 15 years+ experience with these games. I get a real sense of the flavour of each region and town, as well as an excellent roster of characters to help drive the plot. It is the tool for a gamemaster who also has a life. I recommend it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In a word, AWESOME, June 1, 2001

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Brett Summerer - See all my reviews

This review is from: FORGOTTEN REALMS CAMPAIGN (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) (Toy)

I've like some of the FR stuff in the past, but this is the best it's ever been.

A TRUE powergamer at heart, this book blew me away because I read it past the character changes and new game material.

This book has all the characters you've read about, and they're no longer munchkins. A fairly complete history (finally!). It has all the geography instead of little bits and pieces. Complete maps. An explanation for most obscure things. Adventure hooks for almost every geographical area. God descriptions, organizations, etc... Some spells, character classes, prestidge classes (the new kits).

It truly feels alive! It's like having all the old boxed sets, the F&A series, and the FR Adventures book all rolled into one!

The best D&D product that I have bought in a loooooong time (12+ years) -- ranks up there with the 3e PHB, but without the typos (and ranger!).

I only wish they would have detailed Karatur, Maztica, and Al-Qadim in enough detail to adventure there once in a while (if they only gave as much as they did to each of the Dalelands to each of those I'd be happy: an NPC or two, a couple cities, and a couple adventure hooks as to why the PCs would go there...)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best and nothing but the best!!!, September 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: FORGOTTEN REALMS CAMPAIGN (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) (Toy)

This boxed set is by far the best I have ever perchased. I fell in love with the realms due to the literary genious of a Mr. R.A. Salatore and I have been playing there ever since, I apreciated the gallery of famous characters be they villians or heros that was included in one of the books, as well as explainations of all of the good aligned organizations such as the Harpers or the Seven Sisters, as well as the evil aligned organizations such as the Zhentarim , and the Cult of the Dragon. All in all it is the best buy of the year if you do not already own it.