The Forgotten Realms Atlas
Encyclopedia
The Forgotten Realms Atlas (ISBN 0-88038-857-9) was a book produced by Karen Wynn Fonstad
and provided detailed maps of the Forgotten Realms
, a fictional setting
in the Dungeons and Dragons universe. The atlas also included timelines of various novels set in the world. The book was 210 pages, and was published in August 1990.
modules and novels. This includes large regional maps, as well as detailed location maps of story/scenario areas, and focuses on the Moonshae Isles, the Northwest lands, and the Western Heartlands areas near Waterdeep
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and published in 1990 as a 192-page book.
Karen Wynn Fonstad
Karen Wynn Fonstad, née Wynn was the author of several atlases of fictional worlds.Born Karen Lea Wynn in Oklahoma City to parents James and Estis Wynn, she graduated from Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, and then earned a B.S. degree in Physical Therapy and an M.A...
and provided detailed maps of the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
, a fictional setting
Campaign setting
A campaign setting is usually a fictional world which serves as a setting for a role-playing game or wargame campaign. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place...
in the Dungeons and Dragons universe. The atlas also included timelines of various novels set in the world. The book was 210 pages, and was published in August 1990.
Contents
The Forgotten Realms Atlas is an indexed book which contains three-color maps from Forgotten RealmsForgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
modules and novels. This includes large regional maps, as well as detailed location maps of story/scenario areas, and focuses on the Moonshae Isles, the Northwest lands, and the Western Heartlands areas near Waterdeep
Waterdeep (city)
Waterdeep is a fictional city-state that forms part of a popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game campaign setting called the Forgotten Realms. It is a port city that is located along the western coast of the Faerûn sub-continent...
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Publication history
The Forgotten Realms Atlas was designed by Karen Wynn FonstadKaren Wynn Fonstad
Karen Wynn Fonstad, née Wynn was the author of several atlases of fictional worlds.Born Karen Lea Wynn in Oklahoma City to parents James and Estis Wynn, she graduated from Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, and then earned a B.S. degree in Physical Therapy and an M.A...
and published in 1990 as a 192-page book.