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forgotten-realms-atlas · 1 year

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Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting Box Set - 1993

Whilst I toil away at mapmaking, I did reward myself with a bit of treasure! In my deep plunges into the interwebs, I did in fact stumble across a wonderful artifact indeed. (But do forgive me for the photo quality, I was too excited for touch-ups!)

From thirty years ago, the “New Edition” of the Forgotten Realms Campaign setting! What a find! Though the box itself has a few dings and dents (a sign of much love, I’m sure), the treasures inside this chest were in far better condition.

Near mint, if I do say so myself! We see here our good friend Elminster here in some of my favorite art of him, but a Drizzt Do’Urden can also be spotted on the Grand Tour of the Realms, among other familiar faces.

I have not yet read through all of these, but soon I will be able to dispense what knowledge I find!

In addition to these fine books, the set came with a number of loose papers and maps, of which I had never seen before in digital or physical form.

Four in total! Two of eastern Faerun, and two of western. Once I am able to do so safely, I will be creating high resolution scans of these maps to share on this very blog, so do keep your eyes out!

But even more ingenious, included in the box was not one, but two of these! The transparent overlay seen here is made to show scale, and to be moved across the maps. As they all are drawn to the same scale, the overlays can be used between any of them, and having two copies of the overlay means more than one can be placed at a time, or, in case one is lost, there is a backup. These will provide themselves invaluable in reconstructing maps of the realms.

It also makes me wonder why we do not see these more often in more modern reproductions of these maps. I have not seen such overlays in any other piece of media for the Realms or any other setting, but they seem so useful, as well as inexpensive to produce! Perhaps this can be traced to the phasing out of overhead projectors and other such common technology of the 80s and 90s that saw the use of transparencies such as these. Wet erase markers faded out of use, and purchasing transparency films has become more difficult over time. Still, I hope that tools such as this can make a return. If nothing else, it sure beats getting out strings to try to measure the distances!

Following the maps, we find these sheets of symbols. My first thought was, are these sticker sheets? But thankfully, no! No aged glues or sticky pages greeted me (for surely stickers would not age well over three decades). These are actually cards, meant to be cut out and referenced. I am infinitely grateful that the previous owners of this box did not do so, since being in one piece has kept these from being lost or damaged, in the way small pieces often are.

The first three pages include runes and symbols. Some are for factions, such as the recognizable harp of the Harpers on the first page. Some are magical, namely the runes in green, and others are simply to convey a message.

The last two pages are the symbols of various gods and powers in the Realms, though some of the page is still dedicated to runes. Again, I will be creating scans, both front and back, to share.

And yes, the backs of all of them contain some information about the image on the front. I cannot wait to make copies so that I feel confident in cutting out and using the cards, while still keeping the originals in good condition.

The final portion of this treasure chest of information is a bestiary. The pages are unbound, but punched to fit into a ringed binder. I adore all the art. Like before, I will create scans, and perhaps write on more specific aspects of the creatures therein.

But before I go to work on my maps again, I grant you the most wonderful gift that this box has to offer:

Thank you all, and safe journeys, travelers~

#forgotten realms #faerun #forgotten realms campaign setting #dungeons and dragons #ad&d 2e #AD&D #forgotten realms atlas #treasure trove #tressym #books of the realms #dnd #d&d #product review #I think this counts as a review?#30 year old things can still be reviewed #even if they are a pain to buy #also I got this for $60!!!!#the find of a lifetime truly

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sictransitgloriamvndi · 4 months

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#art #drawing #illustration #fantasy art #book illustration #realms of fantasy vol. 4 1998 #Janet Aulisio #allegory of death #death and the maiden #der tod und das mädchen

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aldanil · 2 months

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First snow

#drizzt do'urden #sojourn #legend of drizzt #dnd #drow #forgotten realms #ra salvatore #I tried to draw the clothing like on the book covers but idk how to draw chainmails

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thefourteenflames · 6 months

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" When Prince Daemon sent forth his call to arms, they rose up all along the rivers, knights and men-at-arms and humble peasants who yet remembered the Realm's Delight, so beloved of her father, and the way she smiled and charmed them as she made her progress through the Riverlands in her youth. Hundreds and then thousands buckled on their swordbelts and donned their mail, or grabbed a pitchfork or a hoe and a crude wooden shield, and began to make their way to Harrenhal to fight for Viserys's little girl." — George R.R. Martin; Fire & Blood.

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shyjusticewarrior · 4 months

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Love how Tim tells Jason his presence is what indicates they're in a nightmare, then the nightmare realm contradicts this by separating them.

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brbarou · 18 days

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started the last trilogy today. this is my humble prediction based on what i've heard. no spoilers pls

#rote #realm of the elderlings #the fitz and the fool trilogy #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #beloved #lady amber #amber comes back i know this. and the fool is all fucked up. thats pretty much it #im not scared btw 👍 not scared of a book series guys 👍 i'm very chill 👍👍#AND has a fuckass bob. fuckass bob amber

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xielianslver · 2 months

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tgcf modern au but their still gods/ghosts they've just lived for that long

#artist hua cheng 100%#xie lian and hua cheng own a bookstore together in the mortal realm #mu qing is a k-pop stan who tells ppl to kts on twiter #feng xin never goes to the mortal realm to just hang out so he has no idea whats happening #ill draw it adventually #i drew it in my sketch book but that one suck ASS #tgcf #mxtx #tian guan ci fu #mxtx tgcf #heaven official's blessing #hualian #fengqing #xie lian #hua cheng #san lang #feng xin #mu qing #⛩️ | < . tian guan ci fu

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rustyorangee · 1 month

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i love this guy...

#I've not read any of the books #all of the knowledge i have of it is from world famous artist brbarou #art #artists on tumblr #fanart #rote #realm of the elderlings #the fool #lady amber #lord golden #why is he like that look at him #what the hell #the most beautiful lady ive ever seen

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deviousbastard1 · 2 months

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POV it was a FOOOOOLS ERRANDDDD

#rote #realm of the elderlings #beloved #art #fitzchivalry failseer #assassin's quest #fits and the fool #the fool #my art #fool’s errand #book of all time #THEMMMM #Tom badgerlock #Lord golden

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obsob · 10 months

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when ur trying to be a silly little flirty guy but your friend is too busy going through the most harrowing experiences known to man

#mine #fan art #farseer trilogy #fitz and the fool #realm of the elderlings #robin hobb #rote #“”“”“”friend“”“”“”#ive only read th first two books of farseer so far so no spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#also. ik fitz wouldnt b wearing th stag thing w the scars but i used all my clothes juice on the fool srry #fitz i would die for u . fitz do u know that #poor little man. i want to microwave him #if u want 2 read good fantasy read th realm of the elderling by robin hobb pls n thank u

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brother-emperors · 1 year

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WHAT DOOM FOR YOU?

back again with my Please Read The Thebaid Agenda! I adapted the ending of Book VII into a comic because oh boy. thoughts thoughts thoughts.

There is a horror in having yourself altered to such a degree where you are unrecognizable in your own self, to know that it is happening, to know that you should be dead and yet you are not. You have already seen the moment of your death!!!! (Stat. Theb. 3.537 – 47) There's a horror in knowing, and in it being treated as an act of love when it's really more like a violation. Amphiaraus is spared Creon's decree, but by falling into the underworld, it makes things worse on a cosmic scale.

Statius' Thebaid Book VII, trans. Jane Wilson Joyce

Statius and Virgil: The Thebaid and the Reinterpretation of the Aeneid, Randall T. Ganiban

Statius' Thebaid and the Poetics of Civil War, Charles McNelis

The Perils of Prophecy: Statius' Amphiaraus and His Literary Antecedents, E. Fantham

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#the thebaid #it's all greek to me #komiks tag #long post #amphiaraus #wheezing i actually started this last year; i only JUST got around to finally finishing/formatting it all #anyway please read the thebaid it's so good #theres something about apollo perpetuating cycles of violence as a catalyst for it u know.#in book one they recount how apollo's rape of a king's daughter is what set in motion the events that led to current rituals #and then with amphiaraus the collapsing of borders between the 3 realms dragging the cosmic in to the war #the war that mars himself looked away from in disgust!!!!

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creatureofsunandsky · 11 months

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Fool's Fate, Robin Hobb

The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller

#rote #the song of achilles #tsoa #robin hobb #these are basically the same story #realm of the elderlings #fitzloved #fool's fate #fitzchivalry farseer #robin hobb DNI #why do i wreck myself like this reading these books #robin hobb ur a liar they're absolutely gay and in love i hate u #song of achilles #achilles and patroclus #fitz and the fool #parallels

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puppetmaster13u · 3 months

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Prompt 210

The battle had been long. Long and destructive, power rolling from both combatants as they launched at each other and tore through armor and flesh alike.

Islands fell from the skies with every clash, swaths of utter annihilation following as they fought long after their armies had finished. Wings swept great gales of wind that shadows raced to block, fire meeting fire and claws meeting blade as two beasts brawled.

Finess was no longer a thing needed- this was all about who could last longer now. One who fought for itself, for its legacy of tyranny, and another who fought together, as one.

The battle was long, no one quite sure how long but enough to be called as such. It could have been hours, it could have been days, it could have even been centuries in this mauling of what was and what could be.

And finally, the One-That-Was-Many rose victorious over the king before it, dead once more at its talons, wings spread to usher in a new era for the realms.

Or at least, that was how the tale went, according to Marvel. Even he wasn’t sure what parts of it were true or simply legend, but it was an interesting story all the same. It kept the kids entertained at least, and caught the others attention so there was that.

#DCxDP #DPxDC #Prompts #The Class Pulls a Tiamat #Why let there be a Ghost King when they can split it between the nine of them #Dora helped them a lot in the beginning in getting used to battling in the form of a hydra #Clockwork helped with figuring out how to do things with a hivemind of sorts #Pandora helped them train in using multiple arms in their humanoid fusion form #Frostbite made sure they stayed healthy and didn’t push themselves with Nocturne’s help #I need yall to know that they give off galaxy vibes in both forms #The zetas were shut down so people decided to start telling stories & mythology came up at some point #Billy likes to read the books in the Rock of Eternity & found the story there #Jordan & Ellie are the prince & princess of the Infinite Realms & are learning how to do the whole Fusion deal #I say this to give people the most amount of things to be able to use this prompt for #Does this count as Ghost King Danny?#Fuck it this is now a shared monarchy via this loophole of them sharing a body when defeating Pariah

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greenieart · 5 months

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I love how everyone’s reaction to this guy is like “omg look it’s that mysterious drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden….. he’s so cool……..” meanwhile he only has his hood down like that because he can’t see shit in the sunlight

#drizzt do'urden #legend of drizzt #dnd #forgotten realms #fanart #digital #my partner and I have been reading these books like every night for weeks and we’re almost done with the prequel trilogy #we read the first icewind dale and then went. hold on we gotta read the prequels first actually #ALSO I’m thinking about when I said to my partner ‘who tf is this drizzt guy everyone keeps talking about’ and they walked over #to MY bookshelf #and pulled the icewind dale trilogy book off my shelf #and said ‘this is literally the book about him have you not read this’#I had not. I was gifted it in high school and never got into it #what a FOOL I was smfh #anyway I love him a lot he’s my little guy

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shyjusticewarrior · 2 months

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Teen Titans #29

Knight Terrors Robin #2

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brbarou · 8 months

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waow...silly little guy alert

#rote #realm of the elderlings #fitzchivalry farseer #the fool #farseer trilogy #assassins apprentice #guess who's reading some new books...#art #fanart #robin hobb

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