Episode 20: Forgotten Realms, or Thay Was Cool Until I Blew It Up

In the first of our series on campaign settings, we talk with author Richard Lee Byers on Faerun and the Forgotten Realms. Join us at the table in the corner as we talk about all the different aspects of the setting and why it’s one of the most popular campaign settings ever written.

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Our Guest: Richard Lee Byers

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Forgotten Realms The Reaver: The Sundering Book IV

The Vestival at Glenelg (Accursed Novella)

Airlock Alpha

Livejournal

 

What We’re Playing

Darryl – Shadowrun 4th Ed, Game Table

Richard – Carrion Crown, Elder Sign, Hex Hex

Ross – Accursed

 

Tonight’s Topic: Forgotten Realms

Sean Patrick Fannon’s Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer’s Bible

Volo’s Guides

Ed Greenwood

Underdark

Undermountain

Thay

The Harpers

Nice Job Breaking It, Hero (WARNING: TV Tropes Link!)

Forgotten Realms Comic Book

Baldur’s Gate

Neverwinter Nights

Homeland by R.A. Salvatore

Dissolution: War of the Spider Queen Book I by Richard Lee Byers

Menzoberranzan

Time of Troubles

Spellplague

Sundering

Bloodstone Lands

Under Illefarn

Haunted Halls of Eveningstar

D&D Encounters

Lords of Waterdeep

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