Silver Marches: Forgotten Realms Supplement

by Jason Carl and Ed Greenwood

A Vast Frontier Fraught with Endless Peril Haunted by malicious dragons, hordes of orcs, and other ferocious creatures, the relentless cold and unforgiving terrain of the Silver Marches promise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786928352
• ISBN13: 9780786928354
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

The Best Realms Regional Supplement Yet

I haven't recieved the new Moonsea supplement yet, but this supplement is by far the best in the series. While there are new prestige classes, feats, spells and other things we have come to expect (and perhaps even loathe in some cases..) this supplement has a good deal of geographic and regional details which make it truly useful. There is a local area map, and many of the named locations have at least a paragraph on them, and many important cities have several pages. This is the kind of detail which, quite frankly, I expect to see in a supplement detailing a region, but has sadly been lacking in other attempts. The print is a tad small, which may bother some, but I appreciate the effort to cram as much solid information as possible in the book.

One of Forgotten Realms' Best!

I agree with the last reviewer. I highly recommend this book to people interested in Forgotten Realms supplements. This one is the first FR region supplement, but it outshines most of the later hardback books. A great place for a beginning DM to set his adventures, and it has enough plot hooks and even fleshed out encounters to keep you going for a while. I'll still be using it in 2005 when the FR hardback Waterdeep supplement comes out.If you can only afford one supplement, this is it!

The best d & d book on my shelf :P

This book is, without a doubt, one of the best books I have ever purchased. It may only be 157 pages long, but the detail and work that has gone into it is INCREDIBLE.The book's split up into 8 chapters:Chapter 1, the lay of the land, basically goes into detail about every part of the Marches, in terms of terrain. It describes smaller towns and villages, the Nether and Rauvin mountains, forests, even places that might not be technically IN the Silver Marches, like Anauroch and the High Forest.Chapter 2, Exploring the Wilds, gives info on many things, including weather (for different areas of the Marches :P), Animals and Plants, and even wilderness encounters for every area of the Marches (see what I mean about detail..:P)Chapter 3, Cities of the Silver Marches, speaks for itself; ot basically details all the major cities, plus Quaervarr and Newfort for some reason...Chapter 4, People of the Silver Marches, basically outlines things such as economy, the armies of the Marches, and the Uthgardt tribes' customs.Chapter 5, Politics and Power, explains how the League works, and details enemies of the Marches in more detail.Chapters 6 and 7 (Heroes of the North and Monsters of the Marches, respectively), are quite small, detailing 6 new prestige classes and 7 new monsters.Finally, Chapter 8, adventures in the North, details 3 small sites, and Blood and Gold, an adventure that works quite well.Basically, if your campaign is set in the Marches, GET THIS BOOK. You will NOT regret it.

I agree, good balance

This is a well written supplement that is enjoyable to read for someone like me who has avoided the Forgotten Realms in all previous editions. For those already well versed in the Realms, I feel this probably sheds light on an area that has recently been developed, but I could be wrong.Anyway, it balances crunchy stuff with background/story stuff, which I always appreciate. There is plenty of room for your own extrapolation of the material as well, as the author provides a rich playground for the imagination. If you're a fan of the new edition, I'd get this book. I hope more will come out like it.

Great book!

Very well detailed inforation. A must have for anybody playing in the Forgotten Realms universe. Useless if you aren't using the FR world.