A lot has happened in between Baldur's Gate 2 Shadows of Amn, Throne of Bhaal and Baldur's Gate 3, everything is explained in novels and sourcebooks. Technology hasn't changed, but the rules of spellcasting temporarily changed. 15 years after Throne of Bhaal, there was the Spellplague incident and blah blah blah... 4th Edition made us jump 100 years into the future of the Forgotten Realms, a move that pleased NOBODY, especially with Neverwinter being destroyed by the volcano that isn't far from it! Don't worry, Neverwinter got rebuilt.
Drizzt has been through a lot in the decades between BG2 and BG3, you wouldn't believe it. His companions Wulfgar, Catti-Brie, Regis and Bruenor died (Catti-Brie and Regis died during the Spellplague, Wulfgar died at the age of 100, Bruenor died from old age too), but they all reincarnated a couple decades before Descent Into Avernus, though. There have been a few wars, like the Shadovar-Thay Wars. And there was a time when the Cult of the Dragon tried to bring Tiamat out of the Nine Hells. As for the pantheon of gods, they have gone through some crazy crap too. Some gods that died came back during the Second Sundering like Bhaal, Myrkul, etc.
I made a thread listing most of the Forgotten Realms set novels, sourcebooks, comic books and video games in chronological order, from the beginning of time in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting to Baldur's Gate 3.
Last edited by BladeDancer; 04/01/21 05:01 AM.
