D&D General What are the boundaries of what counts as part ot Forgotten Realms?

[Henadic Theologian]

I've been wondering about this even before the Lorwyn scandal.

To me, base minimium Toril is Forgotten Realms, but some folks concider Al Qadim or even Kara Tur as separate settings, instead of subsettings within the Forgotten Realms like Arcane Age.

Abeir is would also be 100% Forgotten Realms, could they treat it as separate? Sure, but honestly I think even WotC sees it as part of FR.

From this point I think things become interestingly debatable as FR starts over lapping with other settings.

Realmspace is it more Forgotten Realms, Spelljammer, joint custody, something else?

And the divine afterlives, Fugitive Plane seems 100% FR as no other setting seems to use it, but what about Godly domains that are specific to FR Gods like Shar, Selune, Torm, Bhaal, etc...?

And what of the ecoplanes? I think the Feywild & Shadowfell mirrors of Toril other worlds in Realmspace would count as FR, but not say Feywild & Shadowfell the mirror worlds for Oerth.

It just seems messy compared say Star Trek or Star Wars, Middle Earth, Doctor Who, etc..., which have harder barriers then FR.

Warhammer is somewhere in the middle between D&D settings and most other fantasy/sci fi settings.

Thoughts?

 

[Parmandur]

I've been wondering about this even before the Lorwyn scandal.

"Scandal" is a very,very strong word. I tend to doubt most people who have heard of it are scandalized.

But in terms as what counts as the foForgotten Realms, and not the wider D&D multiverse Setting...whatever is in realmspace, I reckon.

 

[Shiroiken]

Depends on the purpose. I'm unfamiliar with the "Lorwyn scandal," so I'm not really sure what you're looking for.

Sub-settings would definitely be considered part of the Forgotten Realms, even if they existed prior to their assimilation. Abir would likely be considered part of the FR, because it was created as part of 4E's plans for the FR, but I could potentially see it earn a place as it's own setting (unlikely as that may be) . Most people would not consider Realmspace to be FR, but rather part of Spelljammer, since without spelljamming, you can't really leave Toril. Other than the realms of FR deities, nothing in the planes would be considered part of the FR, but part of Planescape.

 

[Parmandur]

Depends on the purpose. I'm unfamiliar with the "Lorwyn scandal," so I'm not really sure what you're looking for.

Sub-settings would definitely be considered part of the Forgotten Realms, even if they existed prior to their assimilation. Abir would likely be considered part of the FR, because it was created as part of 4E's plans for the FR, but I could potentially see it earn a place as it's own setting (unlikely as that may be) . Most people would not consider Realmspace to be FR, but rather part of Spelljammer, since without spelljamming, you can't really leave Toril. Other than the realms of FR deities, nothing in the planes would be considered part of the FR, but part of Planescape.

In the new digital supermarket for the Forgotten Realms, rhe Lorwyn Msgic the Gathering Setting is being included as tied to the Moonshae Isles via Feywuld portals.

 

[Zardnaar]

Technically anything on the planet of Toril.

Faerun is the continent iirc.

For me Maztica, Kara-Tur, and Zakhara are far off places care factor is marginally higher than 0.

So Chult head east across the Shaar to unapproachable east. West off shore Islands are fine. Evermeet isnt technically but close enough I wont nit pick it.

A few places are just slightly off map. They get mentioned enough but idk where they are. They are Sossal and Plains of Purple Dust. East of Thay not the borderlands or Kara Tur.

My care factor is essentially Faerun and lands close enough to matter but are not sub settings.