D&D 5E Realms shaking events

[Ezequielramone]

Since there are million and million of Realms products I want to suit the things in my head.
So which are, in chronological order, the mayor events that have shaken the Realms?

Sorry for my English. And thanks for your responses.

 

[Lily of the Valley]

I am not sure which comes first. Tuigan Horde invasion or Timesof Trouble?

 

[Ezequielramone]

Time of troubles was the time when ao send deities to the material plane? I think that comes in the adnd time Between the original and the grey box, I think.
I'm not familiar with the tuigan horde.

 

[Enkhidu]

Check here: http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_novels_in_chronological_order

 

[Prism]

There are three major ones during recent history and all align with a new edition of D&D

Time of Troubles - transition from 1e to 2e DR1358

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Time_of_Troubles

The Spellplague - transition from 3e to 4e DR 1385

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Spellplague

The Sundering - transition from 4e to 5e DR mid-late 1480s

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Sundering_(event)

 

[Ezequielramone]

Thanks you. That's what I needed.

 

[Sammael]

Arguably, there were at least three or four more (flavor-wise):

1. The original Sundering (-17600 DR): http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Sundering
2. The Fall of Netheril (-339 DR)
3. The Fall of Jhaamdath (-255 DR)
4. The Dawn Cataclysm (no definitive date and effects are uncertain): http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Dawn_Cataclysm

I am hesitant to include events such as the Fall of Myth Drannor in the mix because it was a more localized event (though with long-term consequences). Other similar events include the Fall of Imaskar, the Orcgate Wars and the Battle of the Gods, the catastrophic end of Raumathiri/Nar wars, many elven conflicts throughout the centuries (such as the Crown Wars), etc.

 

[Prism]

If you want further detail then the time of troubles has probably the best source as novels were written about it

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar_series

The events of the spellplague are bit harder to pin down. The 4e forgotten realms guide briefly discusses the hundred years up to when it is set in 1479. Salvatore uses it as a backdrop in the Ghost King

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Ghost_King

And then Ed Greenwood deals with it in the Sage of Shadowdale series but towards the end of the spellplague rather than during the beginning

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_of_Shadowdale

The sundering is also light on details but is covered by the Sundering Series

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Sundering_(series)

These books don't explain in any details the reason behind it but just some of the effects it has on the characters

The main reason that there is so little information on the last two is because the events are driven by the gods not mortals and the novels rarely are written from the perspective of the gods.

Disclaimer - not all of these books are good and I'm not specifically recommending you read them (I like a couple)

 

[GlobeOfDankness]

a few people have posted links to the forgotten realms wiki. that' where i usually go to sift through the lore. my tip is to use only what you like about the realms and to not be afraid to change things to suit your players.

 

[Prism]

a few people have posted links to the forgotten realms wiki. that' where i usually go to sift through the lore. my tip is to use only what you like about the realms and to not be afraid to change things to suit your players.

True. We tend to pick the interesting (to us) plots and expand them. So for example one of our current story lines could be called 'Lantan after the Spellplague..what really happened'. We are not afraid to change the lore but do tend to pick events that haven't yet had the lines between the dots drawn