Adventure or Adventure book?

[Hussar]

I'm with Fitz here.
I'm pretty sure it's more of an Adventure's Guide. Like just stuff about the Realms and the Gods and the History. All Fluff.
The Players Guide would be all Crunch.
And the DM's guide would be How to run your game in this setting.

/snip

Oh, now that I would kinda like. Makes a certain amount of sense too.

And, I think we'll be seeing module support in addition to the three books limit, to be honest. Three books, obviously, doesn't cover fiction, so, it's already more than three "books" to a setting. I would think that module support, either through the DDI or print (or probably both) will be forthcoming.

 

[MaelStorm]

In an ideal world, Wizards would published a full set of adventure (covering lvl 1-30) for each setting. But I doubt they are going to go this route as it's expensive to do so. If they'd choose to create PDF instead of publishing adventures it would be feasible, but I guess Wizards don't trust or like PDF. If they're not covering lvl 1-30 with published adventures, an Adventure Guide is the least they could do.

Plus, I think Wizards should have released a PoL Adventure Guide as part of the core book instead of including only a city plus its surrounding in the DMG. This way it would have left more space for important rule/info in the DMG, plus beginner DM would have an important tool to create their own PoL setting.

What I think they'll do is published a full set of adventure only for FR and Eberron and then publish Adventure Guides for future settings.

 

[ForbidenMaster]

You know they do have product info on the Wizards website. In 2008 there will be 3 Forgoten Relmes campaign books.

The Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/218287200

This product includes everything a Dungeon Master needs to run a D&D campaign in the Forgotten Realms setting, as well as elements that DMs can incorporate into their own D&D campaigns. The book provides background information on the lands of Faerûn, a fully detailed town in which to start a campaign, adventure seeds, new monsters, ready-to-play nonplayer characters, and a full-color poster map of Faerûn.

The Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/218587200

The Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide presents this changed world from the point of view of the adventurers exploring it. This product includes everything a player needs to create his character for a D&D campaign in the Forgotten Realms setting, including new feats, new character powers, new paragon paths and epic destinies, and even a brand-new character class never before seen in D&D: the swordmage!

And FR1 Scepter Tower of Spellgard
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/217647400

Scepter Tower of Spellgard is the first full-length Forgotten Realms adventure published for 4th Edition D&D. When paired with the adventure that appears in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, this adventure provides the Dungeon Master with all he needs to get his campaign started. This stand-alone adventure is designed to take characters from 2nd level to 5th level.