Realms Archive

Magazines & campaign books

Selected material beyond the novel shelf. For short fiction, start with Dragon. For places and people at the game table, try a setting guide or adventure.

Magazine fiction

All the Sinners Saints

Dragon #297 · Paul S. Kemp

Read this between Shadow’s Witness and Twilight Falling. Kemp offers the story on his site.

Read with the author · Twilight Falling

Cause and Effect

Dragon #301 · Paul S. Kemp

A half-orc pursues vengeance in the ruins of Inner Phlan.

Author’s magazine index

Lore articles

Pages from the Mages

Dragon #62 · Ed Greenwood

The opening installment of Greenwood’s column on spellbooks, published in June 1982.

Column bibliography

Claugiyliamatar, “Old Gnawbone”

Wyrms of the North · Dragon #233 · Ed Greenwood

A profile of the green dragon Claugiyliamatar, with notes on her territory and habits.

Read at Candlekeep

Campaign settings & sourcebooks

Forgotten Realms Campaign Set

TSR · 1987

The original gray boxed set. Start here for the early published version of the setting.

Edition details

Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

Dungeons & Dragons · Setting guide

Look up the Sword Coast’s cities, powers, religions and regional history.

Publisher’s contents

Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn

Dungeons & Dragons · Player sourcebook

A player-facing guide to creating characters tied to the Realms.

Publisher’s description

Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Dungeons & Dragons · Dungeon Master sourcebook

Regional settings and encounters for building a Realms campaign.

Publisher’s description

Published adventures

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Dungeons & Dragons · Waterdeep

A city adventure. The contents include Volo’s Waterdeep Enchiridion for readers interested in the city itself.

Publisher’s contents

Out of the Abyss

Dungeons & Dragons · Underdark

An Underdark campaign with chapters on settlements including Menzoberranzan.

Publisher’s contents · Homeland