D&D 5E (2024) Next issue of Game Informer will have details on the two upcoming Forgotten Realms books

[Demetrios1453]

A heads up, tomorrow at 3pm EDT, I’ll be attending the Forgotten Realms panel at GenCon for a preview of the book.

I’ll try and answer as many questions I can about what they reveal.

Thank you!

If you can, ask how much coverage the areas outside the mini-settings will be getting. Hopefully they'll just say outright though...

 

[TravDoc42]

The whole Shades thing has been in a kind of Limbo since the end of 4E, ao it is going to be interesting to find out the "current" state of the Dalelands.

I'm still learning about the Shadovar... what have they done to the Dalelands? I thought they were based mostly out of Anauroch, so this intrigues me!

 

[Demetrios1453]

I'm still learning about the Shadovar... what have they done to the Dalelands? I thought they were based mostly out of Anauroch, so this intrigues me!

They basically took over Sembia for a bit, but in the end they were overthrown, and the last of their floating cities crashed over Myth Drannor.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm still learning about the Shadovar... what have they done to the Dalelands? I thought they were based mostly out of Anauroch, so this intrigues me!

IIRC, in the Catyclysm which led to the 5E status quo, they blew up their city and it crashed into Myth Drannor, which is the megadungeon at the heart of the Dalelands. I might misrember the details, but they certainly blew the Shades up and didn't ever really clarify what happened (since they stopped doing novels in-house about then, and the metaplot was demphasized).

 

[TravDoc42]

They basically took over Sembia for a bit, but in the end they were overthrown, and the last of their floating cities crashed over Myth Drannor.

Ohh, cool!! That would be a neat plot point to expand on! Thanks!!

 

[TravDoc42]

IIRC, in the Catyclysm which led to the 5E status quo, they blew up their city and it crashed into Myth Drannor, which is the megadungeon at the heart of the Dalelands. I might misrember the details, but they certainly blew the Shades up and didn't ever really clarify what happened (since they stopped doing novels in-house about then, and the metaplot was demphasized).

That makes sense, then! Good to know! Thank you!!

 

[Parmandur]

That makes sense, then! Good to know! Thank you!!

Yup, I double checked, and the flying city was destroyed in the Sundering novels, and the Shadovr have not been touched on since 2014...so it will be interesting to see if they are addressed here. Wouldn't be crazy for "Shadovar Remnants" to be a Faction or even PC Background.

 

[GarrettKP]

Thank you!

If you can, ask how much coverage the areas outside the mini-settings will be getting. Hopefully they'll just say outright though...

Unfortunately this is a panel and idk if they will have much a chance for Q&A. But I’ll try to keep it in mind to listen for.

 

[Remathilis]

None. There are explicitly no new Species options, though apparently they go into lore but FR specific cultures like Gold vs. Shield Dwarves. Sounds like fluff only, though.

Well that's a bummer. Was really hoping for a genasi upgrade at least...

 

[Parmandur]

Well that's a bummer. Was really hoping for a genasi upgrade at least...

Illuminated Ima bit surprised but they never mentioned new Species in any of the early material touting what would be in these books, and this article simply confirmed that.