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Caolin Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 01:03:11
I've finally gotten my hands on a copy of this. It's a really good read. But I'm kind of curious what timeline this point of view is from. There are some sections that seem to imply that the "current year" is sometime in the 1470's or 80's. But then others it's very ambiguous.
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Caolin Posted - 04 Feb 2014 : 03:46:28
Thanks for the responses all. I kind of felt that it was meant to be ambiguous but it felt like I missed something.
The Arcanamach Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 04:36:47
Ah, ok thanks Jeremy. I was thinking someone posted a timeline online somewhere and I just couldn't find it.
Jeremy Grenemyer Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 03:24:03
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Originally posted by The Arcanamach

Where is this timeline located? My search just brings up El's FR.
There's no actual timeline in the book.

The OP was asking when in the larger timeline of the Realms is El's FR set.

From what I can tell, the book is set approx. 1479 DR and jumps back in time here and there to talk about parts of the Realms over the last century, in addition to talking about the design elements that went into the creation of the setting.

I think it's important not to look at El's FR as timeline specific, however, since a lot of what's in the book has to do with what the Realms is.
The Arcanamach Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 02:33:17
Where is this timeline located? My search just brings up El's FR.
Irennan Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 01:30:57
The book contains lore that can be applied to any period, so it doesn't really matter.

However, since it is info about the published setting -and not Ed's home Realms- I'd say that the ''current date'' is 1480s.
ksu_bond Posted - 03 Feb 2014 : 01:24:57
If I recall...I believe it is intended to be ambiguous as to be usable by a broader spectrum of users...which is why many rumors have been circulated about the future of Realms products possibly being at least somewhat timeline ambiguous...

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