What the Forgotten Realms once were meant to be, could have been, and has long been discarded to make space for whatever corporate marketing needed the brand name for.
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What the Forgotten Realms once were meant to be, could have been, and has long been discarded to make space for whatever corporate marketing needed the brand name for.
I was introduced to this world by Baldur's Gate in the 90s, which still tried to present its world in this image. (Though it already looked more 16th-17th century in many ways). So this still has a big pull on me.
(From the introduction of the very first Forgotten Realms box from 1987.)
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What the Forgotten Realms once were meant to be, could have been, and has long been discarded to make space for whatever corporate marketing needed the brand name for.
I was introduced to this world by Baldur's Gate in the 90s, which still tried to present its world in this image. (Though it already looked more 16th-17th century in many ways). So this still has a big pull on me.
(From the introduction of the very first Forgotten Realms box from 1987.)
It is rather "unoriginal" in aiming at being fairly straightforward medieval Europe with magic and monsters. But in the fantasy landscape of the 21st century, such a thing is everything but generic.
I really would love to see more actual medieval things in fantasy rather than 21st century people in a 21st century society having superhero adventures while wearing impractical outfits vaguely inspired by armor. -
It is rather "unoriginal" in aiming at being fairly straightforward medieval Europe with magic and monsters. But in the fantasy landscape of the 21st century, such a thing is everything but generic.
I really would love to see more actual medieval things in fantasy rather than 21st century people in a 21st century society having superhero adventures while wearing impractical outfits vaguely inspired by armor.I often feel tempted at taking a shot at imagining what this version of the Forgotten Realms would have been like 600 years earlier in the year 757, with even smaller cities and architecture and armor inspired by the Merovingians, Britons, and Byzantines.
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I often feel tempted at taking a shot at imagining what this version of the Forgotten Realms would have been like 600 years earlier in the year 757, with even smaller cities and architecture and armor inspired by the Merovingians, Britons, and Byzantines.
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@Taskerland It's always been changing. There is a considerable shift in the presentation from 1st to 2nd edition in 1993, and again to 3rd edition in 2001.
But the biggest break came with the radical aesthetic overhaul of all D&D with 3.5 in 2003, when Eberron became the new default style for generic D&D. I feel from there onwards, there is no recognizable resemblance with the setting from the 80s left anymore. -
@Taskerland It's always been changing. There is a considerable shift in the presentation from 1st to 2nd edition in 1993, and again to 3rd edition in 2001.
But the biggest break came with the radical aesthetic overhaul of all D&D with 3.5 in 2003, when Eberron became the new default style for generic D&D. I feel from there onwards, there is no recognizable resemblance with the setting from the 80s left anymore.This post is deleted!
