R.A. Salvatore on Charon’s Claw, the Future of the Realms, and Letting Someone Else Write Drizzt (“No Way”)

July 31st, 2012 by Ed Grabianowski

With the future of the Forgotten Realms up in the air and the conclusion to his Neverwinter trilogy imminent, I had a lot of weighty questions for author R.A. Salvatore. He was kind enough to answer them all candidly — I think you’ll find this a very interesting interview, as he discusses his new novel, [...]

IDW’s Forgotten Realms Comic is Not All That Good, Even with Greenwood

June 13th, 2012 by Ed Grabianowski

Fans of the Forgotten Realms and comic books may have been thrilled to see Realms creator Ed Greenwood’s name as the author of IDW’s new ongoing series. Sadly, the first issue is a muddled disappointment, though it has some bright spots that show the series could improve.

Something Stirs at the Baldur’s Gate Site

February 28th, 2012 by Ed Grabianowski

Apparently it’s a day for teasers, as word has spread around the internet of a restless website stirring from its age-long slumber. Will the Children of Bhaal stride across the Forgotten Realms once again?

Erin M. Evans’ Brimstone Angels: Tieflings, Turmoil and Turpitude

February 8th, 2012 by Ed Grabianowski

In Brimstone Angels, a pair of tiefling twins and their dragonborn foster father stumble into a devilish plot in Neverwinter, a city still reeling in the aftermath of major cataclysm. There’s jealousy, unbidden powers, forbidden lust, and not a magic Macguffin in sight. This isn’t your typical fantasy novel.

Neverwinter Campaign Setting is a Sandbox for Characters to Play In. Or Destroy.

November 4th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

By now, RPG publishers have the campaign setting guide down pat. Slap together a few gazetteers covering the region, detail some important NPCs, add a few plot hooks and subversive organizations and you’re done. The Neverwinter Campaign Setting takes a different angle. This is so much more than a list places to visit and people [...]

R.A. Salvatore Talks About Drizzt’s Mid-Life Crisis and Dark Elf Hockey Fights

September 30th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

The second novel in the Neverwinter Saga, Neverwinter, comes out next week. We asked author R.A. Salvatore about the changes he’s made to his iconic dark elf, Drizzt Do’Urden, how the Forgotten Realms have changed, and what it takes to write a vivid battle scene.

Why Haven’t Planeswalkers Visited the Forgotten Realms?

May 1st, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

Ever since Wizards of the Coast purchased TSR, I’ve been waiting for a Magic: the Gathering set based on one of the D&D campaign worlds. That’s 12 long years of waiting so far. It seems like the most natural idea in the world, and one that would create such a rare fusion of gamer lust [...]