Long story, I have my own campaign world, but I am considering submitting some works to Dungeon Magazine for consideration, and would like to include appropriate notes for conversion to Eberron, Greyhawk and Faerun settings. I have, however, been out of touch for a few years and am reaquiring some books, and have none of the current hardcover sourcebooks for the Forgotten Realms. The Campaign setting book from a few years back was 3.0 edition, would that be a good point for such conversions, or should i look to the more recent players guide, or some of the other sourcebooks, and if that, which would you recommend?
thanks for your consideration on this, folks.
If you are just looking at general FR stuff to be able to explain specifics about how to use an article's content in FR, I think it would be a safe bet to get the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting, and probably the Player's Guide to Faerun, since all of the setting information in the FRCS is correct and not altered, but a few specific game rule information issues aren't up to date, so the specifics for regions and feats, etc. should be useful.
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I've bought most of the FR sourcebooks since 1987 starting with the original boxed set for AD&D 1E (yes, I'm old): very little changes except game mechanics and artwork (whether the writing improves or declines year-to-year is debatable), oh, and that whole Avatar thing...but, at any rate, if you've got the old material, and access to the mechanical updates, you don't have to have the new sourcebooks...but they are really, really good; great production value, mostly uniform hardcovers with great art and tight writing; fun to read if nothing else...
Heh heh . . . I would never tell someone to not buy a Forgotten Realms book. The guys at Candlekeep would kick my far too easily found rear end. I was just saying that as far as general conversion notes, the FRCS and the Player's Guide to Faerun should be all that is needed.
And in light of George's post . . . all of them, even the PDFs from 1st and 2nd Edition!