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| Code | FR3 |
|---|---|
| Rules required | AD&D |
| Character levels | NA |
| Campaign setting | Forgotten Realms |
| Authors | Scott Haring |
| First published | 1988 |
| Linked modules | |
| FR1 FR2 FR3 FR4 FR5 FR6 FR7 FR8 FR9 FR10 FR11 FR12 FR13 FR14 FR15 FR16 | |
Empires of the Sands is an accessory for the fictional Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the first edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. The book, with product code TSR 9224, was published in 1988, and was written by Scott Haring, with cover and interior art by Jeff Easley.[1]
Contents
The 64-page booklet is wrapped in a removable cover. The book includes a one-page introduction, explaining that this book covers three major areas of in the southwest corner of the continent of Faerûn: Amn (pages 3–20), Tethyr (pages 21–47), and Calimshan (pages 48–62). Each country receives its own section, and each section begins with a general description including the races present, and then details the languages spoken, the social customs of the land, monsters found there, the country's history, its government and politics, religions, geography and climate, money and commerce, cities, other places of interest, and characters likely to be found there. Pages 27–38, in the middle of the section on Tethyr, feature blank and sample character sheets, and a sepia-toned map of the region. The last page, page 64, features an index to the book.
This book also includes a pair of fold-out color poster maps which comprise a map of the entire region.
Publication history
FR3 Empires of the Sands was written by Scott Haring, with art by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1988 as a 64-page booklet with two large color maps and an outer folder.[2]
Reception
References
- ^ Haring, Scott. Empires of the Sands (TSR, 1988)
- ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 96-97. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
Additional reading
- Design notes: Dragon #138
- Dragon #140 (1988)