Erin M Evans, one of the main novelists working in the Forgotten Realms, has just been interviewed by Den of Geek:
http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comi...s-interview-forgotten-realms-the-sundering-dd
Of particular note was this Q&A about the sundering:
Den of Geek: The Sundering changed a lot of things in the Forgotten Realms, but instead of going for a reboot, Wizards of the Coast elected to keep the existing lore and history. As a Forgotten Realms author, how did you feel about this decision?
Erin M Evans: My understanding was that it was on the table to do a full reboot. And all the authors felt that if we scrapped all of the history, we would be cheating everyone out of what made the Forgotten Realms really great. The Realms still feel like they've always existed. We can still bring back what people felt they missed in the fourth edition [of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game] without a reboot.
Cheers!
http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comi...s-interview-forgotten-realms-the-sundering-dd
Of particular note was this Q&A about the sundering:
Den of Geek: The Sundering changed a lot of things in the Forgotten Realms, but instead of going for a reboot, Wizards of the Coast elected to keep the existing lore and history. As a Forgotten Realms author, how did you feel about this decision?
Erin M Evans: My understanding was that it was on the table to do a full reboot. And all the authors felt that if we scrapped all of the history, we would be cheating everyone out of what made the Forgotten Realms really great. The Realms still feel like they've always existed. We can still bring back what people felt they missed in the fourth edition [of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game] without a reboot.
Cheers!
