FORGOTTEN REALMS MAP UPDATE

The features on this map are, in large part, accurate to the information we have about the Old Empires circa 1489 DR, when the Sword Coast AdventurerвЂ™s Guide is set. There is no official 5th edition map of the Old Empires, and all old maps of the region are outdated in one way or another, so here is new version I have created to make up for that, made chiefly with Inkarnate:ДЄnd here is a simplified version I made for readability, with labels only for the names of nations, major settlements, and major geographical features: creating an up-to-date map that reflects the topographical changes the region has gone through over the course of the last several editions, which is what I am showing off today.examining the setting from a sensitivity standpoint, and revising aspects of the 30ish-year old setting that may reflect harmful ethnic, racial, cultural, and gender prejudices.

collating previously published information about the setting and filling in the gaps for adventures set in the present day of the 5e Forgotten Realms.

FORGOTTEN REALMS MAP UPDATE

Thus, to update the region for the present day so it can stand alongside the rest of the 5e Realms, a DM will likely wish to put in a good deal of work on multiple fronts, including: However, running a 5th edition campaign in this setting takes more work on the part of a Dungeon Master than running a campaign set in a more popular region of the Realms such as the Sword Coast or the Heartlands, since the region has undergone great changes throughout the previous editions of the game, and very little has been published about where the Old Empires stand by the time of 5th edition. ItвЂ™s a fascinating region, loosely inspired by the ancient Eastern Mediterranean/Levantine Sea region of Earth, resplendent with crumbling pyramids and ziggurats, volcanic islands, nations ruled by physical gods, ugly wars, and endless storytelling possibilities. For the past several months, I have been considering setting my next D&D campaign in the Old Empires region of the Forgotten Realms setting.

Forgotten realms map