newWorld, new Challenges In the wake of the cataclysmic event known as the Spellplague, promise and peril range far and wide across the land of Faerûn—as do heroes who ® thrive on action and adventure. The FORGOTTEN REALMS® FORGOTTEN REALMS PLAYER’S G UIDE Player’s Guide presents everything a DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® player needs to create and run a character in the most recent incarnation of the renowned FORGOTTEN REALMS® setting or to add new options to any D&D® game. F This 4th Edition D&D rules supplement tells players ORGOTTEN what their characters know about the world where they were born. It includes information on the many regions where player characters originate as well as an overview of the forces and phenomena that make the world go around. There’s plenty of game material inside too, including two new character races, the drow and the genasi; new feats, rituals, paragon paths, and epic R R destinies; and a new character class, the swordmage. EALMS Use this material to run a FORGOTTEN REALMS campaign or to add new elements to any D&D game. ® P For use with these 4th Edition DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® core products: LAYER Player’s Handbook® Dungeon Master’s Guide® Monster Manual® ’ FORGOTTEN REALMS® Campaign Guide S G UIDE ISBN: 978-0-7869-4929-8 ROLEPLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENT EAN Rob Heinsoo • Logan Bonner • Robert J. Schwalb Sug. Retail: U.S. $29.95 CAN $34.00 Printed in the U.S.A. 218587200 610_218587200_001_HB.indd 1 6/26/08 11:00:55 AM Forgotten Realms® Player’s Guide ROLEPLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENT Rob Heinsoo • Logan Bonner • Robert J. Schwalb FRPlayersGuide_Ch_00.indd 1 7/2/08 2:11:19 PM CREDITS Design Graphic Designer Rob Heinsoo (lead), Emi Tanji Greg Bilsland, Logan Bonner, Eric L. Boyd, Robert J. Schwalb Additional Graphic Design Soe Murayama Story Design Bruce R. Cordell (lead), Interior Illustrations Richard Baker, Philip Athans Matt Cavotta, Chippy, Miguel Coimbra, Jesper Ejsing, Wayne England, Goran Josic, Howard Lyon, Development Warren Mahy, Lucio Parrillo, Mike Sass, Mike Schley, Stephen Schubert (lead), Francis Tsai, Eva Widermann Mike Mearls, Rodney Thompson, Andy Collins Cartographers Additional Development Robert Lazzaretti, Bre Miller, Ryan Sansaver Jeremy Crawford Publishing Production Specialist Editing Erin Dorries Julia Martin (lead), Ray Vallese Prepress Manager Jefferson Dunlap Managing Editing Kim Mohan Imaging Technician Robert Jordan Director of R&D, Roleplaying Games/Book Publishing Bill Slavicsek Production Manager Cynda Callaway D&D Story Design and Development Manager Christopher Perkins Setting details based on the original FORGOTTEN REALMS® campaign setting created by Ed Greenwood with Jeff Grubb, D&D System Design and Development Manager the updated (3rd Edition) setting designed by Ed Greenwood, Andy Collins Richard Baker, Sean K Reynolds, Skip Williams, and Rob Heinsoo, and the 4th Edition revision guide by Bruce R. Art Directors Cordell, Richard Baker, and Philip Athans. Kate Irwin, Karin Powell Game rules based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Cover Illustration rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and the William O’Connor later editions by David “Zeb” Cook (2nd Edition); Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker, and Peter Special Thanks to Brandon Daggerhart, keeper of Shadowfell Adkison (3rd Edition); and Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, and James Wyatt (4th Edition). 620-21858720-001 EN U.S., CANADA, ASIA, PACIFIC, EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERS WIZARDS OF THE COAST, BELGIUM 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 & LATIN AMERICA Hasbro UK Ltd ’t Hofveld 6D First Printing: Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Caswell Way 1702 Groot-Bijgaarden September 2008 P.O. Box 707 Newport, Gwent NP9 0YH Belgium Renton WA 98057-0707 GREAT BRITAIN +32 2 467 3360 ISBN: 978-0-7869-4929-8 +1-800-324-6496 Please keep this address for your records DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, d20, d20 System, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, FORGOTTEN REALMS, Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, Monster Manual, FORGOTTEN REALMS Player’s Guide, D&D Insider, Dungeon Tiles, Elder Evils, Exemplars of Evil, Expanded Psionics Handbook, FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Guide, A Grand History of the Realms, Inn Fighting, King of the Trollhaunt Warrens, Libris Mortis, Manual of the Planes, Three-Dragon Ante, Thunderspire Labyrinth, all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Wizards characters, character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are property of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Any similarity to actual people, organizations, places, or events included herein is purely coincidental. Printed in the U.S.A. ©2008 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WIZARDS.COM/DND FRPlayersGuide_Ch_00.indd 2 7/2/08 2:11:31 PM contents INTRODUCTION . 4 3: BACKGROUNDS . 74 Tiny Lanterns . 146 Aglarond . 76 Trailblaze . 147 1: RACES . .6 Akanûl . 78 Walk Crossroads . 147 Drow . 8 Amn . 80 Waterborn . 147 Genasi . 10 Baldur’s Gate . 82 Other Common Races . 13 Calimshan . 84 6: ALMANAC . .148 Dragonborn . 13 Chessenta . 86 Deities of Toril . 150 Dwarves . 13 Cormyr . 88 Greater Gods . 150 Eladrin . 14 The Dalelands . 90 Amaunator . 150 Elves . 15 Dragon Coast . 92 Asmodeus . 150 Half-Elves . 16 Durpar . 94 Bane . 150 Halfl ings . 17 East Rift . 96 Chauntea. 150 Humans . 18 Elfharrow . 98 Corellon . 151 Tiefl ings . 19 Gray Vale . .100 Cyric . 151 Supporting Cast . 20 The Great Dale . 102 Ghaunadaur . 151 Gnomes . 20 High Imaskar . 104 Gruumsh . 151 Goblins. 20 Impiltur . 106 Kelemvor . 151 Lycanthropes and Shifters . 20 Luruar . .108 Lolth . 152 Half-Orcs and Orcs . 20 Luskan . 110 Moradin . 152 Devas . 21 Moonshae Isles . 112 Oghma . .152 Goliaths . 21 Myth Drannor . 114 Selûne . 152 Shades . 21 Narfell . 116 Shar . 152 Nelanther Isles . 118 Silvanus . 153 2: CHARACTER CLASSES . 22 Netheril . 120 Sune . 153 Swordmage . 24 Thay . 122 Tempus . 153 Swordmage Powers . 26 Tymanther . 124 Torm . 153 Warlock (Dark Pact) . 35 Vilhon Wilds . .126 Lesser Gods . 153 Spellscarred . 41 Waterdeep . 128 Exarchs and Primordials . 154 Spellscarred Powers . 41 Lore of the Land . .154 Paragon Paths . 47 4: FEATS . .130 Climate and Geography . 154 Anarch of Shyr . 47 Feat Descriptions . 132 The Calendar of Harptos . 155 Coronal Guard . 48 Heroic Tier Feats . 132 Seasonal Festivals . 155 Darkwalker . 49 Paragon Tier Feats . 138 The Roll of Years . 155 Doomguide . 50 Epic Tier Feats . 139 Languages . 156 Drow Wanderer . 51 Multiclass Feats . 139 The Common Tongue . 156 Eartheart Defender . 52 Alphabets . 156 Elemental Tempest . 53 5: RITUALS . 140 Coin and Commerce . 157 Evermeet Warlock . 54 Amanuensis . 142 Class and Station . 157 Ghost of Eventide . 55 Analyze Portal . 142 Families . 158 Heartwarder . 56 Arcane Mark . .142 Learning . .158 High Forest Scout . 57 Clear the Path . 142 Adventurers . 158 Impilturan Demonslayer . 58 Dark Light . 143 The Spellplague . 158 Morninglord . 59 Deathly Shroud . 143 Cosmology . 159 Purple Dragon Knight . 60 Divine Sight . 143 Silverstar . 61 Duplicate . .144 Simbarch of Aglarond . 62 Feat of Strength . .144 Spellguard Wizard . 63 Purge Spellplague . .144 Spellscarred Savant.