"Welcome to the 'forgotten' part of The Forgotten Realms" - Ed Greenwood (excerpt from Foreword)

"When the earliest forms of this almanac series began to materialize in my mind, I did not foresee grasslands as being a part of the series. After all, with so many stunning mountains, ancient forests, and other marvels of the world, who could be interested in grasslands? At the time, grasslands seemed to simply be the space between the other things."

- Amarune Whitewave

Amarune's Almanac Volume 3 is the third in a multipart series exploring the eight biomes of Dungeons & Dragons within the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.

Grasslands of the Realms brings life to the oft-forgotten lands of Faerûn. We've populated these vast areas with new and old flora, fauna, and history alike. Grasslands of the Realms does this through both narrative prose, written from the perspective of Amarune Whitewave (the great, great granddaughter of Elminster Aumar), and through occasional notes from her husband, editor, and traveling companion Arclath Delcastle.

Contained with this 52-page tome, you'll get:

2 new subclasses the Circle of the Plains druid which seeks to expand on the land (grassland) druid. and the Stormchaser , a conclave of Rangers who ritually bind themselves to the destructive nature of storms.

Variant rules: expansions to the Druid and Ranger classes to allow them more access to the new spells contained within this book!

10 spells: each using a new spellcasting component, Environment, as they each rely on the boons of the world around them. +1 bonus spell, druidic practice, which is the Druid version of the ceremony spell for Clerics.

10 magic items: drawn from the bounty of the vast plains of Faerûn and it's denizens.

10 monsters: new creatures for Wild Shaping, mounts, and companions!

20 flora: the bounty of the grasslands. Roots, grasses, and flowers that you can collect and use to create all manner of items, as well as improve some spells.

Downtime activities: A gathering expedition specifically designed to find and collect the flora described in this book.

5 location stories: Straight from the journal of Amarune Whitewave herself, stories of their expeditions into five notable Faerun grasslands: Battle of Bones, Cliffs of Leaping Horses, Eastern Plains, Mistledale, and the Shining Plains

A map of Faerûn: Updated for 5th Edition, this book contains a two-page map of Faerûn covering the Sword Coast all the way to the Plains of Purple Dust

Also included is a separate high-resolution PDF of the map in both colored and Printer Friendly, available to print on 8.5"x11" or 11"x17"

Journal-style sketch art by Shiah "Cinder" Irgangladen and Nathanaël Roux and several other full color pieces throughout the book, combined with a field-journal document style, complete with spilled ink

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Content and a foreword written by the creator of Forgotten Realms, Ed Greenwood, himself.





















Review from Curse of Sebs:

From the gorgeous cover, beautiful maps, spectacular layout and use of artwork to the introductions from the father of the Forgotten Realms himself, Ed Greenwood, the well-travelled Volo and Amarune herself there are generations of love and lore for this setting so clear on the pages, before you even get into the incredible content. These Almanacs are truly works of art adding soul and soil to the setting, enriching the experience for DMs and Players alike.



Continuing this breath-takingly beautiful and professional series, Steve Fidler’s team are back with another essential almanac for those wishing to breathe more life into their Faerun. This time Amarune is trekking the Grasslands of the Realms with a wandering Druid of the Plains whose connection to the flora and fauna find them walking their own furrow between the Land and Moon, and a roving Stormchaser Ranger who can literally ride the lightning! These rambling companions share the secret of drawing new magics from the very land itself. Amarune brings five notable locations to life with her accounts, as well as her downtime spent on expeditions to gather plants. Her exploration of Faerunian flora yields a cornucopia of weird and wonderful weeds with a great variety of useful properties, as well as run ins with 11 new creatures with a wide range of before unseen species and variations on known fauna including the enchanting and tricksy Pink Zebra. Finally, Amarune shares the bounty harvested from her travails, 10 magical marvels of fields and dales covering all rarities.

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