Article Header Image Just a Typical Night in an Inn By Ed
Greenwood  How and where and when did the Forgotten Realms
start? What’s at the heart of Ed Greenwood’s creation, and how
does the Grand Master of the Realms use his own world when he
runs D&D adventures for the players in his campaign? “Forging
the Forgotten Realms” is a new weekly feature wherein Ed answers
all those questions and more.  S o let me tell you about a long-
ago play session in my “home” Realms campaign, when . . . Hey!
No yawning back there!  This is not going to be a grand heroic
saga, but something more on the order of “a day (and night) in
the life.” I’m relating it not (I hope!) to bore socks off, but
to illustrate the layers upon layers of intrigue that abound in
the Realms, and the play possibilities that hidden alliances,
spying power groups, and covert activities offer.  We’re
probably all familiar with D&D sessions involving a night in a
creepy inn where there might or might not be a murderer creeping
around. Such clichés exist