Originally Posted by Veilburner
I haven't played tabletop D & D since the mid-80s. Played the games like Pool of Radiance on the Apple IIe.

Anyway, are there lands outside of The Forgotten Realms on the world where that's set? Or is the Forgotten Realms the entire setting? What makes them Forgotten?
The premise is that, long ago, the Earth and the world of the Forgotten Realms were more closely connected. As time passed, the inhabitants of planet Earth have mostly forgotten about the existence of that other world – hence the name Forgotten Realms.