The Complete FR Novel, Comic and Game Timeline Part 1
BladeDancer
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I've decided to make a chronological list of all the FR novels, comics and games and list what year they take place in the FR universe, since I am collecting the comics, audiobooks of the novels and playing the games, and I also want to educate you all on the chronology of the FR, which novel, comic or game takes place in what year, who wrote that novel/comic/game and who developed them and whatnot. Some stories extend for years, decades or centuries before they end. I hope you guys enjoy looking this over, piecing together the time frame of almost every FR novel, comic and game is not easy. There are some that are very difficult to determine.
Part 1 of the Forgotten Realms novel, comic, tabletop game and video game timeline
"Evermeet: Island of Elves" (By Elaine Cunningham) (-30000 to 1371 DR)
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Realms of the Elves (By various authors) Realm year of story #1 "Traitors" (By Richerd Lee Byers) (-25090 DR to -2509 DR)
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Realms of the Elves Realm year of story #2 "The Staff of Valmaxian" (By Philip Athans) (-7628 DR to -763 DR)
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"Sandstorm" (By Cristopher Rowe) (begins in -6500 DR in Calimshan during the First Era of Skyfire)
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"Star of Cursrah" (By Clayton Emery) (-6048 DR to 1369 DR)
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"The Shield of Weeping Ghosts" of The Citadels series (By James P. Davis) (begins in -946 DR)
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"Sword Play", "Dangerous Games" and "Mortal Consequences" of The Netheril Trilogy (Written by Clayton Emery) (Realm Year: (-700 DR for Sword Play and Mortal Consequences)
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Realms of the Dragons Story #1 "Soulbound" (By Paul S. Kemp) ( -646 DR)
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Realms of Shadow story #1 "Trial by Ordeal" (By Lisa Smedman) (-470 DR), and story #2 "Assassin's Shadow" (By Jess Lebow) (-467 DR)
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Realm of the Dragons story #2 "First Flight" (By Edward Bolme) (-461 DR)
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"Neversfall" of The Citadels series (By Ed Gentry) (-452 DR)
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"Cormyr: A Novel" (By Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb) (Prologue in -400 DR)
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Realms of the Arcane story #11 "The Lady and the Shadow" (-390 DR)
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Realms of War story #1 "Continuum" (Paul S. Kemp) (-365 DR)
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"How the Mighty Are Fallen" (tabletop adventure game) (By Dave "Slade" Henson) (-339 DR, weeks or months before the main character of The Netheril Trilogy arrives in this time period)
"Dangerous Games" novel of the Netheril Trilogy begins and ends in -339 DR (the fall of the ancient city Netheril happens in this novel)
Realms of the Arcane story #5 "Even When Sky Cities Fall" (By J. Robert King) and Realm of Shadow story #3 "Too Long in the Dark" (By Paul S. Kemp) (both in -339 DR)
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Chapter 2 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (-205 DR)
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Chapter 4 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (-75 DR)
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Realms of War story #2 "Weasel's Run" (By Lisa Smedman) (-65 DR)
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Chapter 6 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (6 DR)
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Chapter 8 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (16 DR)
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Chapter 10 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (26 DR)
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"Bones of the Beast" webstory for Son of Thunder (107 DR)
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"Elminster: Making of a Mage" (By Ed Greenwood) (212 DR to 241 DR) Elminster's origin story
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Best Of The Realms Book 2 story #1 "Not The Most Successful of Feasts" (224 DR)
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"Elminster in Myth Drannor" (By Ed Greenwood) (241 DR to 261 DR)
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Chapter 12 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (245 DR)
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Realms of Magic story #2 "Guenhwyvar" (253 DR) Guenhwyvar's origin story
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Chapter 16 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (432 DR)
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Realms of The Dragons book story #2 "First Flight" (By Edward Bolme) (461 DR)
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"Blackstaff" (By Steven E. Schend) (Chapter 1 is set in 464 DR, the rest of the chapters are in 1374 DR)
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Chapter 18 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (629 DR)
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Realms of The Dragons book story #1 "Soulbound" (By Paul S. Kemp) (646 DR)
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"Final Gate" of The Last Mythal trilogy (By Richard Baker) (begins in 666 DR)
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"Forsaken House" of The Last Mythal trilogy (By Richard Baker) (begins in 714 DR)
"Farthest Reach" of The Last Mythal trilogy (begins 714 DR)
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"The Lost Library of Cormanthyr" (By Mel Odom) (begins in 720 DR)
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"The Temptation of Elminster" (By Ed Greenwood) (begins 759 DR, ends in 767 DR)
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The Best Of The Realms Book 2 story #2 "Dark Talons Forbear Thee" (By Ed Greenwood) (16 Flamerule 780 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #3 "One Last Drink" (By Christie Golden) (892 DR)
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Chapter 20 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (900 DR)
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Realms of the Arcane story #8 "The Whispering Crown" (By Ed Greenwood) and The Best Of The Realms book 2 story #3 has the same name, same story
Realms of War story #3 "The Last Paladin of Ilmater" (By Susan J. Morris) (27 Eleint 902 DR)
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Best Of The Realms book 3 story #1 "The Knights of Samular" (begins on the month of Flamerule in the year 925 DR)
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"Thornhold" (By Elaine Cunningham) (begins in 927 DR)
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Realms of Infamy story #2 "The More Things Change" (1000 DR)
"Depths of Madness" of The Dungeons series (By Erik Scott de Bie) (possibly 1000 DR)
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Dragon magazine issue #242 "In The Bleak Deepwinter" (By Lynn Abbey) (1016 DR)
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Chapter 22 of Cormyr: A Novel (1018 DR)
"Timeless" (By R.A. Salvatore) (Part 1 and Part 3 are in 1018 DR)
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"Bread Storm Rising" from the Realms of the Arcane book (By Tom Dupree) (possibly 1050 DR)
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"Grotto of Dreams" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Mark Anthony) (possibly 1058 DR)
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"A Narrowed Gaze" from the Realms of the Arcane book (By Monte Cook) (possibly 1062 DR)
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"The Lady and the Shadow" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Philip Athans) (possibly 1065 DR)
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"Shadows of the Past" of the Realms of the Arcane book (Written by Brian Thomsen) (possibly 1070 DR)
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"Vampire of the Mists" a Ravenloft related novel (By Christie Golden) (1072 DR)
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Realms of War story #4 "Black Arrow" (Bruce R. Cordell) (begins in 11 Tarsakh 1095 DR)
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"Black Arrow" ends in 1097 DR
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Dragon magazine issue #152 "The First Notch" (1100 DR) Bruenor's origin story
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"Realms of the Arcane Prologue, Interlude #1 and #2 and Epilogue" (By Wes Nicholson) (1100 DR)
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Chapter 24 of Cormyr: A Novel (1188 DR)
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The Council of Blades (Written by Paul Kidd) (1217 DR)
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Chapter 26 of Cormyr: A Novel (1227 DR)
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"Obsidian Ridge" of The Citadels series (By Jess Lebow) (begins in 1266 DR)
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Realms of Shadow story #4 "Darksword" (By Troy Denning) (20 Flamerule 1269 DR)
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"Icewind Dale" and "Heart of Winter" (By Black Isle Studios, the Enhanced Edition versions is developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable on PC, Android, PS4, XBOX One, Switch) (1281 DR)
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Chapter 28 of Cormyr: A Novel (1286 DR)
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"The Halls Of Stormweather" a novel in seven separate parts (Editorial and story #2 "Song of Chaos" are set in 1290 DR)
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The Halls of Stormweather story #1 The Burning Chalice" (1293 DR)
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"Homeland" of The Dark Elf Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (begins 1297 DR) Drizzt's origin story
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Realms of the Shadow story #5 "Liar's Game" (By Jessica Beeven) (1300 DR)
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Realms of the Dragon story #3 "Gorlist's Dragon" (Written by Elaine Cunningham) (1301 DR)
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"Wishing You Many More" of the Realms of the Arcane book (Written by David Cook) (possibly 1304 DR no timeline is hinted)
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Realms of The Underdarks story #2 "The Fires of Narbondel" (1308 DR)
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"Icewind Dale 2" (By Black Isle Studios) (1312 DR) can't be 1310 DR because the High Captains first took control of Luskan in 1310
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Chapter 30 of Cormyr: A Novel (1324 DR)
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Escape from Undermountain (By Mark Anthony) (1325 DR)
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"Whisper of Waves" of The Watercourse Trilogy (By Philip Athans) (1326 DR)
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"Daughter of the Drow" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (By Elaine Cunningham) (prelude in 1327 DR)
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"Homeland" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1328 DR
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Advanced D&D comic book series "The Challenge of Timoth Eyesbright" of the "Players" comic book (Timoth's backstory) (possibly 1330 DR, I don't know the lifespan of centaurs)
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"Too Many Princes" of the Realms of War book (By Ed Greenwood) (1333 DR)
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Realms of Infamy story #1 "So High A Price" is set in 1334 DR, and story #4 of The Best of the Realms book 2 is set in the month of Mirtul in the same year
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Realms of Valor story #8 "The Family Business" (By James Lowder) (1335 DR)
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"Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Elaine Cunningham) (possibly 1337 DR, it can't possibly be centuries ago, the characters in this story allude to a time a long time ago when the ancestors of the drow used to live on the surface)
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"Exile" of the Dark Elf Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (1338 DR)
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Realms of the Dragons story #4 "The Keeper of Secrets" (By Ed Greenwood) (1339 DR)
The Best of the Realms book 2 story #5 "One Comes, Unheralded, to Zirta" (same year, but set in the 4th day of Elesias)
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"Exile" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1340 DR
"Ruins of Adventure" (tabletop adventure game) (By Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward and Steve Winter) (1340 DR, weeks or months before "Pool of Radiance") this game is connected to "Pool of Radiance", the scenarios of this game provide clues on how to complete the Pool of Radiance game)
"Pool of Radiance", both the game and novel (The game version was developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, Apple II, C64, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, and PC-9800) (The novel version is written by James M. Ward and Jane Cooper Hong) (1340 DR) Novel version is more canon
"Sojourn" of The Dark Elf Trilogy (1340 DR)
"Bladesinger" (By Keith Francis Strohm) (begins in 1340 DR)
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"Tertius and the Artifact" of the Realms of the Arcane (Written by Jeff Grubb) (possibly 1341 DR, in a time when Volothamp Geddarm still lived and traveled Faerun)
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Advanced D&D comic book series "I, Conner" of the "Players" comic book (possibly 1341 DR)
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Realms of the Elves story #3 "Necessary Sacrifices" begins in 1342 DR
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"Necessary Sacrifices" ends in 1344 DR
"The Rage" (By Richard Lee Byers) (starts in 1344 DR)
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"Darkwalker on Moonshae" of The Moonshae Trilogy (Written by Douglas Niles) (1345 DR) This was the very first published book for the Forgotten Realms!
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"Black Wizards" and "Darkwell" of The Moonshae Trilogy (1346 DR)
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"Under Illefarn" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Steve Perrin) (1347 DR)
"Sojourn" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1347 DR Drizzt meets and befriends Cattie-Brie, Bruenor and Regis
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The Knights of Myth Drannor Trilogy novels "Swords of Eveningstar", "Swords of Dragonfire", and "The Sword Never Sleeps" (all three novels are written by Ed Greenwood) (1348 DR)
Advanced D&D comic book series "A Slave Is A Slave" chapter of the "Players" comic book (1348 DR)
Realms of the Underdarks story #4 "Rite of Blood" (1348 DR, Liriel story)
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Realms of Infamy story #12 "The Walls of Midnight" (1350 DR)
"Pools of Darkness" both the game and novel (the game was developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, and NEC PC-9801) (Novel version is written by James M. Ward and Anne K. Brown) (both set in 1350 DR) Novel version is more canon over the game version because the game is set sometime after "Curse Of The Azure Bonds" and "Secret Of The Silver Blades", player characters can be imported to these games from "Pool of Radiance", and canonically "Curse Of Azure Bonds" take place AFTER the Azure Bonds novels, Alias wasn't created in 1350 DR.
"The Stowaway" of the Stone of Tymora Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1350 DR)
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"The Crystal Shard" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (Written by R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1351 DR) This is R.A. Salvatore's first published Forgotten Realms book back in the late 80's, and it is the book that introduced readers to Drizzt and his companions for the first time
Dragon magazine issue #304 "Haunted, A Tale of Sembia" (1351 DR)
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"Ironhelm" of The Maztica Trilogy (Written by Douglas Niles) (Prologue begins in 1352 DR)
Chapter 32 of Cormyr: A Novel (1352 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "The Gathering" (Written/co-plotted/artwork by Michael Fleisher and Jan Duursema, letters by Steve Haynie, colors by Glenn Whitmore, edited by Barbara Kesel) (begins in 1352 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #6 "A Virtue By Reflection" (1353 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Dwarves Night Out" chapter of the "Players" comic book (Onyx's backstory) (1353 DR)
"The Nether Scroll" (By Lyn Abbey) (starts in 1353 DR)
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The Best of the Realms book 2 story #6 "A Dance In Storm's Garden" (1354 DR) and "Rising Tide" of The Threat from the Sea Trilogy (Rising Tide written by Mel Odom) (Prologue set in 1354 DR)
"Maiden of Pain" of The Priests series (By Kameron M. Franklin) (begins in 1354 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #2 "Elminster at the Magefair" (1355 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #255 "Dark Legacy" Prologue of Threat from the Sea Trilogy (1355 DR)
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"Spellfire" of Shandril's Saga (By Ed Greenwood) (starts in 16 Flamerule 1356 DR)
"The Crystal Shard" ends on 1356 DR
"Streams of Silver" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (1356 DR)
"The Stowaway" ends in 1356 DR
"Dark Mirror" of Realms of Valor (By R.A. Salvatore) (1356 DR, after Streams of Silver)
"The Halfling's Gem" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1356 DR)
"The Shadowmask" of the Stone of Tymora Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (1356 DR)
Flashbacks of "The Howling Delve" (Written by Jaleigh Johnson) (1356 DR)
Realms of Valor story #1 "The Lord of Lowhill" (1356 DR)
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"The Halfling's Gem" ends in 1357 DR
"The Sentinels" of the Stone of Tymoa Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1357 DR)
"Crypt of the Shadowking" (Written by Mark Anthony) (1357 DR)
Realms of Valor story #11 "Dark Mirror" (1357 DR)
"Spellfire" ends in 10 Flamerule 1357 DR
"Crown of Fire" and "Hand of Fire" of Shandril's Saga (all written by Ed Greenwood) ("Crown of Fire" picks up immediately after Spellfire and ends on 22 Flamerule. "Hand of Fire" begins on the night of 21 Flamerule, and ends on 1 Eleint, 1357 DR)
"A Slow Day in Skullport" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #7), "Bloodbound" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #8), "How Wisdom Came to the Maimed Wizard" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story 9) (all stories 1357 DR)
"The Legacy" and "Starless Night" of the Legacy of the Drow series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1357 DR)
"Azure Bonds" of The Finder's Stone Trilogy (written by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak) This trilogy of books are the ones that detail the origins of Alias and her saurian paladin partner Dragonbait (1357 DR)
"Dreams of the Red Wizards" (1st edition sourcebook) (By Steve Perrin) (1357 DR)
"Empires of the Sands" (1st edition sourcebook) (By Scott Haring) (1357 DR)
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"The Wyvern's Spur" and "Song of the Saurials" of The Finder's Stone Trilogy (1358 DR)
"Siege of Darkness" of the Legacy of the Drow series (R.A. Salvatore) (1358 DR)
"The Alabaster Staff" (By Edward Bolme) (starts in 1358 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "The Gathering" continues and ends in 1358 DR
Advanced D&D comic series "The Basilisk", "Selune's Eye", "Sorcerer's Moon", "The Spirit of Myrrth Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4"
Realms of the Underdark story #3 "A Slow Day In Skullport" (month of Eleasias 1358 DR)
Realms of War story #6 "The Siege of Zerith Hold" (By Jess Lebow) (1358 DR)
Best of the Realms book 3 story #10 "Possessions" (1358 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Catspaw Part 1: Night of the Moonpenguin", "Catspaw Part 2: Of Mirt and Mind Flayers", "Catspaw Part 3: All Hades Breaks Loose", "Catspaw Part 4: Down In The Depths" (1358 DR)
"Forgotten Realms" comic book series "The Hand of Vaprak Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencil art by Rags Morales, ink by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins, colors by Dean D'Angelo, editing by Barbara Kesel and Elliot S. Maggin) (1358 DR)
"Advanced D&D" comic series "Spell Games Part 1: Shackles of the Past", "Spell Games Part 2: Shell Game", "Spell Games Part 3: Cat & Mouse" and "Spell Games Part 4: The Last Betrayal!", "Kyriani's Story: The Ostus Legacy Part 1 and 2" (1358 DR)
"Advanced D&D" comic book series "Phases of the Moon Part 1, 2, 3 and 4" (Written by Dan Mishkin, penciled by Jan Duursema and Tom Mandrake, inked by Rick Magyar, colored by Matt Webb, edited by Elliot S. Maggin and Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
Forgotten Realms comic book series "The Dragonreach Saga Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, "The Morning After", "Head Cheeese", "Triangles: Jasmine, Part 1, 2, 3," "Liches In Love: Undead Love" (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencil art by R.A. Morales, ink by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins, colors by Dean D'Angelo, editing by Barbara Kesel and Elliot S. Maggin (1358 DR) At the end of "Liches In Love: Undead Love", the comic book tells you that Jasmine's fate won't be determined in the next issue of the Forgotten Realms comic book series, but instead, it will be revealed in the first issue of the "TSR Worlds" comic book series, "Jammers", which is what I have listed down below.
TSR Worlds comic books ("Jammers" Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) (Written by Barbara Kesel, Jim Lowder, Kate Novak-Grubb and Dan Mishkin, penciled by Michael Collins, Rags Morales, Dave Hoover and Dan Reed, inked by Randy Elliott Paul Abrams, Rags Morales, and Alan Kupperberg, lettered by Steve Haynie, colored by Eric Kachelhofer, edited by Elliot S. Maggin) (Forgotten Realms year 1358 DR) The Spelljammer main characters visit the main characters of the Advanced D&D comic books in Waterdeep on Chapter 3. Chapter 4 is the chapter that ties up the loose end of "Liches In Love: Undead Love".
Forgotten Realms comic book series ("Waterdhavian Nights", "Fallen Idols Part 1: Possessions, Part 2: Mad Gods And Paladins, Part 3: Divine Rights", and "On Earth As It Is In Heaven") (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencils by Rags Morales, Tom Raney and Dave Simons, inks by Dave Simons, Bob Downs, Jerry Acerno and Mickey Ritter, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Tim Harkins, edited by Elliot S. Maggin and Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
"Shadows of Doom" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
"Eye Of The Beholder" (A video game developed by Westwood Associates, playable on PC-9800, Super Nintendo and Sega CD) (begins 5 Marpenoth, 1358 DR) The commission and letter of marque given to the player by the Lords of Waterdeep at the beginning of the game confirms the timeline
"Curse of the Azure Bonds" (A PC game that ties in to The Finder's Stone Trilogy books developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, Macintosh and MS-DOS) (Marpenoth 1358 DR) Alias and Dragonbait appear in this game
"Eye Of The Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon" (playable on DOS, Amiga, FM Towns and PC-9800) (Marpenoth 1358 DR)
"Secret of the Silver Blades" (A PC game that is the sequel to "Curse of the Azure Bonds" and non-canonically the prequel to the "Pools Of Darkness" game version, developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, C64, Macintosh and MS-DOS) (1358 DR)
"Eye Of The Beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor" (playable on DOS, Amiga, FM Towns and PC-9800) (1358 DR, A few tendays after the player characters of "Curse of the Azure Bonds" and "Secret of the Silver Blades" defeated Tyranthraxus in Myth Drannor)
"Cloak of Shadows" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
Avatar series novels "Shadowdale", "Tantras", and "Waterdeep" (By Richard Awlinson) (1358 DR)
Forgotten Realms comic book series ("Picking Up The Pieces", "Temptations", "Cannibal Girls (Won't Yah Come Out Tonight?)", "Cat Logic", "Unreal Estate", "Wake of the Realms Master" (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencils by Rags Morales, Tim Raney, Linda Spofford and Chas Truog, inks by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins and Albert De Guzman, colors by Gene D'Angelo and Matt Webb, edits by Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
"All Shadows Fled" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #343 "Rivals" (1358 DR)
"Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw" (tabletop adventure game) (By Jeff Grubb) (1358 DR in Kara-Tur)
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"Master of Chains" of The Fighters series (By Jess Lebow) (begins in 1359 DR)
"Horselords" of The Empires Trilogy (By David Cook) (1359 DR)
"Dragonwall" of The Empires Trilogy (By Troy Denning) (starts in 1359 DR)
"The Night Parade" (Written by Scott Ciencin) (1359 DR)
"Ghostwalkers" (By Erik Scott de Bie) (story begins in 1359 DR)
Webstory for "Ghostwalker", "Wayfarer" (1359 DR)
"Ghostwalker" of The Fighters series (By Erik Scott de Bie) (1359 DR)
"Mercy's Reward" of the Realms of War book (By Mark Sehestedt) (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Players" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Lawyers!" (Written by Dan Mishkin, art by Tom Mandrake, letters by Steve Haynie, colors by Matt Webb, edited by Elliot S. Maggin) (1359 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #277 "Another Name For Dawn": In this story, Erevis Cale, the father of Vasen Cale from The Sundering's "The Godborn" book departs from Westgate to Selgaunt (1359 DR)
Realms of War story #7 "Mercy's Reward" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Scavengers Part 1, 2 and 3", "Death and the Dragon's Eye! Part 1, 2, 3 and 4", "Pillar of Gold!", "Broken Pillar!" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Summer in the City!", "Rites and Wrongs Part 1, 2 and 3" (Summer of 1359 DR for "Summer in the City!", and likely the winter of 1359 DR for "Rites and Wrongs Part 1, 2 and 3")
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"Oriental Adventures: Night of the Seven Swords" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Jon Pickens, David Cook, Harold Johnson, Rick Swan, Ed Carmien and David James Ritchie) (possibly 1360 DR, another adventure set in Kara-Tur)
"Curse of the Shadowmage" (Written by Mark Anthony) (1360 DR)
Realms of Valor story #7 "King's Tear" (1360 DR)
"Dragonwall" ends in 1360 DR
"Crusade" of The Empires Trilogy (Written by James Lowder) (1360 DR)
"The Parched Sea" (Written by Troy Denning) (1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #1 "Faerie Ire" (By Erin Tettensor) (1360 DR)
"Windwalker" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (Written by Elaine Cunningham) (story starts in 1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons story #5 "The Topaz Dragon" (Written by Jess Lebow) (1360 DR)
Realms of Valor story #10 "The Curse of Tegea" (By Troy Denning) (1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #1 "Faerie Ire" (1360 DR)
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"Elfshadow" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1361 DR)
"Daughter of the Drow" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy all chapters after prelude (1361 DR)
The story of "Windwalker" ends in 1361 DR
"Into the Void" (By Nigel Findley) (1361 DR)
"The Ring of Winter" (Written by James Lowder) (story begins in 1361 DR)
Realms of Magic story #14 "The Direct Approach" (1361 DR, four days between Liriel book 1 and 2)
"Tangled Webs" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (Elaine Cunningham) (1361 DR)
The Cleric Quintet series books "Canticle", "In Sylvan Shadows" "Night Masks", "Fallen Fortress" and "The Chaos Curse" (All written by R.A. Salvatore) (The first three books begin and end in 1361 DR)
"Ironhelm" of the Maztica Trilogy books ends in 1361 DR
"The Maelstrom's Eye" (By Roger E. Moore) (begins 1361)
"Viperhand" and "Feathered Dragon" of the Maztica Trilogy (both begin in 1361 DR, Viperhand ends in the same year but Feathered Dragon continues on to the next year)
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"Fallen Fortress" and "The Chaos Curse" both end in 1362 DR
"The Maelstrom's Eye" ends in 1362 DR
"Feathered Dragon" ends in 1362 DR
"The Sentinels" ends in 1362 DR
"The Veiled Dragon" (By Troy Denning) (1362 DR)
"Grandfather's Toys" of Realms of Valor (By Jean Rabe) (1362 DR)
"The Sapphire Crescent" of The Scions of Arrabar Trilogy (Written by Thomas M. Reid) (begins in 1362 DR)
"The Ring of Winter" story ends in 1362 DR
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #2 "The Woman Who Drew Dragons" (By Rosemary Jones) (1362 DR)
"Red Magic" (Written by Jean Rabe) (1362 DR)
Realms of Valor story #4 "The Bargain" (1362 DR), Realms of Valor story #5 "Patronage" (winter of 1362 DR)
Realms of the Elves story #4 "The Greater Treasure" (1362 DR in Elesias)
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"The Lord of Lowhill" of Realms of Valor (By Douglas Niles) (possibly 1363 DR)
"A Virtue By Reflection" of Realms of Valor (By Scott Ciencin) (possibly 1363 DR)
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"Passage To Dawn" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1364 DR)
"Elfsong" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1364 DR)
"Silver Shadows" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1364 DR)
"The Silent Blade" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1364 DR)
"Whisper of Waves" story ends in 1364 DR
The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #10 "The Eye of the Dragon" (1364 DR)
"The Hunting Game" Realms of the Dragons 2 Story #3 (By Erik Scott de Bie) (Flamerule 1364 DR)
Best of the Realms, Book 3 Story #3 "Elminster's Jest" (1364 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #299 "Memories": Larajin at the age of 17 (1364 DR)
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"Stormlight" (By Ed Greenwood) (1365 DR)
"Prophet of Moonshae", "The Coral Kingdom" and "The Druid Queen" of The Druidhome Trilogy (All by Douglas Niles) (1365 DR)
"The Spine of the World" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (story starts in 1365 DR)
"Lies of Light" of The Watercourse Trilogy (By Philip Athans) (story starts in 1365 DR)
"The Howling Delve" of The Dungeons series (By Jaleigh Johnson) (story begins in 1365 DR)
"Sentinelspire" of The Citadels series (By Mark Sehestedt) (story begins in 1365 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (By Richard Baker) (possibly begins in 1365 DR)
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The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #11 "Nothing but Trouble" (1366 DR)
"King Pinch" (By David Cook) (1366 DR)
"Soldiers of Ice" (By David Cook) (1366 DR)
"Obsidian Ridge" ends in 1366 DR
"War In Tethyr Part 1" (By Victor Milan) (story begins in 1366 DR)
"Servant of the Shard" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1366 DR)
"The Ogre's Pact", "The Giant Among Us" and "The Titan of Twilight" of The Twilight Giants Trilogy books (All written by Troy Denning) (1366 DR)
Best of the Realms, Book 3 Story #7 "The Great Hunt" (1366 DR)
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"The Dalelands" 2nd edition accessory sourcebook (By Richard Baker) (1367 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (Written by Richard Baker) (1367 DR)
"War In Tethyr Part 1" ends in 1367 DR
"War in Tethyr Part 2" (begins from Mirtul of 1367 DR)
Realms of Magic Story #1 & Frame Story "Prologue" and "Epilogue" (1367 DR)
"Murder in Cormyr" of the Mysteries Trilogy (By Chet Williamson) (1367 DR)
Realms of the Underdark story #1 & Frame story: "At the Publishing House" & "Back at the Publishing House" (1367 DR)
"Castle Spulzeer" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Doug Stewart) (1367 DR)
"Murder in Halruaa" of the Mysteries Trilogy (By Richard S. Myers) (1367 DR)
"Once Around the Realms" (By Brian Thomsen) (1367 DR)
"Thieves' Reward" (Realms of Magic Story #13) (1367 DR)
"Thieves' Honor" (Realms of Infamy Story #14) (1367 DR)
"That Curious Sword" (Realms of Shadow Story #6) (By R.A. Salvatore) (1367 DR)
"Empty Joys" (Best of the Realms, Book 1 Story #14) (begins in 1367 DR)
"The Road Home" Realms of the Dragons 2 Story #4 (By Harley Stroh) (21 Marpenoth 1367 DR)
"The Shining South" (a sourcebook tabletop game) (Written by Tom Prusa) (1367 DR)
"Planescape: Torment" (By Black Isle Studios, Enhanced Edition developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable for PC, Android and current gen consoles) (possibly 1367 DR)
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"The Grinning Ghost of Taverton Hall" (Realms of Mystery Story #14; The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #12)(month of Eleasias, 1368 DR)
"The Mage in the Iron Mask" (By Brian Thomsen) (1368 DR)
"Masquerades" (By Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak) (1368 DR) This is the fourth and last FR novel starring Alias and Dragonbait from Azure Bonds
"Thornhold" ends in 1368 DR
"The Simbul's Gift" (By Lynn Abbey) (1368 DR)
"War in Tethyr Part 2" ends in 1368 DR
"Finder's Bane" and "Tymora's Luck" (By Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb) (1368 DR)
"Faces of Deception" (By Troy Denning) (1368 DR)
"The Nether Scroll" story ends in 1368 DR
"Prince of Lies" (By James Lowder) (1368 DR)
"Undermountain: The Lost Level" of the Dungeon Crawl tabletop game trilogy (By Steven E. Schend) (1368 DR)
"The Dream Spheres" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1368 DR)
The story of "The Lost Library of Cormanthyr" ends in 1368 DR
"Spellbound" (a sourcebook tabletop game) (Written by Anthony Pryor, published by and TSR, Inc) (1368 DR)
"Wickless in the Nether" (Realms of the Dragons and The Collected Stories: The Legend Of Drizzt) (1368 DR)
"The Black Pits" (Developed by Beamdog) (1368 DR, weeks or months before the game version of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition) This mini game isn't canon to the original Baldur's Gate game
"Baldur's Gate" game and novel (Game originally developed by BioWare, the Enhanced Edition version is developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable on PC, Android, and current gen consoles) (Novel written by Philip Athans) (game begins in 1 Mirtul 1368 DR) Game version and its sequels are more canon
"Lies of Light" ends in 1368 DR
"Promise of the Witch King" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1368 DR) Zhai, one of the main characters of the game "Demon Stone" is briefly mentioned in this book
"Lady of Poison" of The Priests series (By Bruce R. Cordell) (1368 DR)
"Road of the Patriarch" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1368 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (By Richard Baker) (begins possibly in 1368 DR)
"Speaking with the Dead" (Realms of Mystery Story I) (1368 DR)
"Serpestrillvyth" (Realms of the Dragons Story VII) (By Richard Baker) (Flamerule 1368 DR)
"A Walk in the Snow" (Realms of Mystery Story II) (1368 DR)
"The Rose Window" (Realms of Mystery Story III) (1368 DR)
"The Club Rules" (Realms of Mystery Story IV) (1368 DR)
"Thieves' Justice" (Realms of Mystery Story V) (1368 DR)
"Ekhar Lorrent: Gnome Detective" (Realms of Mystery Story VI) (1368 DR)
"The Devil and Tertius Wands" (Realms of Mystery Story VII) (1368 DR)
"H" (Realms of Mystery Story VIII) (1368 DR)
"Strange Bedfellows" (Realms of Mystery Story IX) (1368 DR)
"Whence the Song of Steel" (Realms of Mystery Story X) (1368 DR)
Baldur's Gate the game canonically ends sometime in the autumn of 1368 DR
"An Unusual Suspect" (Realms of Mystery Story XI) (1368 DR)
"Darkly, Through a Glass of Ale" (Realms of Mystery Story XII) (1368 DR)
"Lynaelle" (Realms of Mystery Story XIII) (1368 DR)
"Redemption" (Realms of War Story VIII) (By Elaine Cunningham) (1368 DR)
"Empty Joys" (Best of the Realms, Book I Story XIV) ends. (1368 DR)
"Stolen Dreams" (Best of the Realms, Book III Story IX) (1368 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #247 "Reunification: Body & Soul" (1368 DR)
"Undermountain: Maddgoth's Castle" of the Dungeon Crawl tabletop game trilogy (By Steven E. Schend) (1368 DR)
"Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear" (By Beamdog, available on PC, Android, and with the console releases of BG1:EE/BG2:EE) (begins autumn of 1368 DR)
Here is the link to part 2!
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/60669/the-complete-fr-novel-comic-and-game-timeline-part-2
Part 1 of the Forgotten Realms novel, comic, tabletop game and video game timeline
"Evermeet: Island of Elves" (By Elaine Cunningham) (-30000 to 1371 DR)
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Realms of the Elves (By various authors) Realm year of story #1 "Traitors" (By Richerd Lee Byers) (-25090 DR to -2509 DR)
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Realms of the Elves Realm year of story #2 "The Staff of Valmaxian" (By Philip Athans) (-7628 DR to -763 DR)
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"Sandstorm" (By Cristopher Rowe) (begins in -6500 DR in Calimshan during the First Era of Skyfire)
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"Star of Cursrah" (By Clayton Emery) (-6048 DR to 1369 DR)
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"The Shield of Weeping Ghosts" of The Citadels series (By James P. Davis) (begins in -946 DR)
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"Sword Play", "Dangerous Games" and "Mortal Consequences" of The Netheril Trilogy (Written by Clayton Emery) (Realm Year: (-700 DR for Sword Play and Mortal Consequences)
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Realms of the Dragons Story #1 "Soulbound" (By Paul S. Kemp) ( -646 DR)
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Realms of Shadow story #1 "Trial by Ordeal" (By Lisa Smedman) (-470 DR), and story #2 "Assassin's Shadow" (By Jess Lebow) (-467 DR)
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Realm of the Dragons story #2 "First Flight" (By Edward Bolme) (-461 DR)
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"Neversfall" of The Citadels series (By Ed Gentry) (-452 DR)
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"Cormyr: A Novel" (By Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb) (Prologue in -400 DR)
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Realms of the Arcane story #11 "The Lady and the Shadow" (-390 DR)
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Realms of War story #1 "Continuum" (Paul S. Kemp) (-365 DR)
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"How the Mighty Are Fallen" (tabletop adventure game) (By Dave "Slade" Henson) (-339 DR, weeks or months before the main character of The Netheril Trilogy arrives in this time period)
"Dangerous Games" novel of the Netheril Trilogy begins and ends in -339 DR (the fall of the ancient city Netheril happens in this novel)
Realms of the Arcane story #5 "Even When Sky Cities Fall" (By J. Robert King) and Realm of Shadow story #3 "Too Long in the Dark" (By Paul S. Kemp) (both in -339 DR)
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Chapter 2 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (-205 DR)
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Chapter 4 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (-75 DR)
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Realms of War story #2 "Weasel's Run" (By Lisa Smedman) (-65 DR)
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Chapter 6 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (6 DR)
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Chapter 8 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (16 DR)
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Chapter 10 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (26 DR)
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"Bones of the Beast" webstory for Son of Thunder (107 DR)
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"Elminster: Making of a Mage" (By Ed Greenwood) (212 DR to 241 DR) Elminster's origin story
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Best Of The Realms Book 2 story #1 "Not The Most Successful of Feasts" (224 DR)
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"Elminster in Myth Drannor" (By Ed Greenwood) (241 DR to 261 DR)
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Chapter 12 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (245 DR)
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Realms of Magic story #2 "Guenhwyvar" (253 DR) Guenhwyvar's origin story
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Chapter 16 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (432 DR)
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Realms of The Dragons book story #2 "First Flight" (By Edward Bolme) (461 DR)
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"Blackstaff" (By Steven E. Schend) (Chapter 1 is set in 464 DR, the rest of the chapters are in 1374 DR)
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Chapter 18 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (629 DR)
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Realms of The Dragons book story #1 "Soulbound" (By Paul S. Kemp) (646 DR)
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"Final Gate" of The Last Mythal trilogy (By Richard Baker) (begins in 666 DR)
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"Forsaken House" of The Last Mythal trilogy (By Richard Baker) (begins in 714 DR)
"Farthest Reach" of The Last Mythal trilogy (begins 714 DR)
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"The Lost Library of Cormanthyr" (By Mel Odom) (begins in 720 DR)
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"The Temptation of Elminster" (By Ed Greenwood) (begins 759 DR, ends in 767 DR)
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The Best Of The Realms Book 2 story #2 "Dark Talons Forbear Thee" (By Ed Greenwood) (16 Flamerule 780 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #3 "One Last Drink" (By Christie Golden) (892 DR)
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Chapter 20 of "Cormyr: A Novel" (900 DR)
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Realms of the Arcane story #8 "The Whispering Crown" (By Ed Greenwood) and The Best Of The Realms book 2 story #3 has the same name, same story
Realms of War story #3 "The Last Paladin of Ilmater" (By Susan J. Morris) (27 Eleint 902 DR)
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Best Of The Realms book 3 story #1 "The Knights of Samular" (begins on the month of Flamerule in the year 925 DR)
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"Thornhold" (By Elaine Cunningham) (begins in 927 DR)
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Realms of Infamy story #2 "The More Things Change" (1000 DR)
"Depths of Madness" of The Dungeons series (By Erik Scott de Bie) (possibly 1000 DR)
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Dragon magazine issue #242 "In The Bleak Deepwinter" (By Lynn Abbey) (1016 DR)
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Chapter 22 of Cormyr: A Novel (1018 DR)
"Timeless" (By R.A. Salvatore) (Part 1 and Part 3 are in 1018 DR)
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"Bread Storm Rising" from the Realms of the Arcane book (By Tom Dupree) (possibly 1050 DR)
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"Grotto of Dreams" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Mark Anthony) (possibly 1058 DR)
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"A Narrowed Gaze" from the Realms of the Arcane book (By Monte Cook) (possibly 1062 DR)
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"The Lady and the Shadow" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Philip Athans) (possibly 1065 DR)
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"Shadows of the Past" of the Realms of the Arcane book (Written by Brian Thomsen) (possibly 1070 DR)
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"Vampire of the Mists" a Ravenloft related novel (By Christie Golden) (1072 DR)
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Realms of War story #4 "Black Arrow" (Bruce R. Cordell) (begins in 11 Tarsakh 1095 DR)
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"Black Arrow" ends in 1097 DR
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Dragon magazine issue #152 "The First Notch" (1100 DR) Bruenor's origin story
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"Realms of the Arcane Prologue, Interlude #1 and #2 and Epilogue" (By Wes Nicholson) (1100 DR)
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Chapter 24 of Cormyr: A Novel (1188 DR)
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The Council of Blades (Written by Paul Kidd) (1217 DR)
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Chapter 26 of Cormyr: A Novel (1227 DR)
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"Obsidian Ridge" of The Citadels series (By Jess Lebow) (begins in 1266 DR)
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Realms of Shadow story #4 "Darksword" (By Troy Denning) (20 Flamerule 1269 DR)
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"Icewind Dale" and "Heart of Winter" (By Black Isle Studios, the Enhanced Edition versions is developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable on PC, Android, PS4, XBOX One, Switch) (1281 DR)
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Chapter 28 of Cormyr: A Novel (1286 DR)
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"The Halls Of Stormweather" a novel in seven separate parts (Editorial and story #2 "Song of Chaos" are set in 1290 DR)
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The Halls of Stormweather story #1 The Burning Chalice" (1293 DR)
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"Homeland" of The Dark Elf Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (begins 1297 DR) Drizzt's origin story
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Realms of the Shadow story #5 "Liar's Game" (By Jessica Beeven) (1300 DR)
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Realms of the Dragon story #3 "Gorlist's Dragon" (Written by Elaine Cunningham) (1301 DR)
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"Wishing You Many More" of the Realms of the Arcane book (Written by David Cook) (possibly 1304 DR no timeline is hinted)
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Realms of The Underdarks story #2 "The Fires of Narbondel" (1308 DR)
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"Icewind Dale 2" (By Black Isle Studios) (1312 DR) can't be 1310 DR because the High Captains first took control of Luskan in 1310
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Chapter 30 of Cormyr: A Novel (1324 DR)
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Escape from Undermountain (By Mark Anthony) (1325 DR)
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"Whisper of Waves" of The Watercourse Trilogy (By Philip Athans) (1326 DR)
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"Daughter of the Drow" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (By Elaine Cunningham) (prelude in 1327 DR)
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"Homeland" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1328 DR
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Advanced D&D comic book series "The Challenge of Timoth Eyesbright" of the "Players" comic book (Timoth's backstory) (possibly 1330 DR, I don't know the lifespan of centaurs)
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"Too Many Princes" of the Realms of War book (By Ed Greenwood) (1333 DR)
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Realms of Infamy story #1 "So High A Price" is set in 1334 DR, and story #4 of The Best of the Realms book 2 is set in the month of Mirtul in the same year
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Realms of Valor story #8 "The Family Business" (By James Lowder) (1335 DR)
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"Secrets of Blood, Spirits of the Sea" of the Realms of the Arcane book (By Elaine Cunningham) (possibly 1337 DR, it can't possibly be centuries ago, the characters in this story allude to a time a long time ago when the ancestors of the drow used to live on the surface)
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"Exile" of the Dark Elf Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (1338 DR)
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Realms of the Dragons story #4 "The Keeper of Secrets" (By Ed Greenwood) (1339 DR)
The Best of the Realms book 2 story #5 "One Comes, Unheralded, to Zirta" (same year, but set in the 4th day of Elesias)
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"Exile" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1340 DR
"Ruins of Adventure" (tabletop adventure game) (By Mike Breault, David "Zeb" Cook, Jim Ward and Steve Winter) (1340 DR, weeks or months before "Pool of Radiance") this game is connected to "Pool of Radiance", the scenarios of this game provide clues on how to complete the Pool of Radiance game)
"Pool of Radiance", both the game and novel (The game version was developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, Apple II, C64, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo Entertainment System, and PC-9800) (The novel version is written by James M. Ward and Jane Cooper Hong) (1340 DR) Novel version is more canon
"Sojourn" of The Dark Elf Trilogy (1340 DR)
"Bladesinger" (By Keith Francis Strohm) (begins in 1340 DR)
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"Tertius and the Artifact" of the Realms of the Arcane (Written by Jeff Grubb) (possibly 1341 DR, in a time when Volothamp Geddarm still lived and traveled Faerun)
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Advanced D&D comic book series "I, Conner" of the "Players" comic book (possibly 1341 DR)
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Realms of the Elves story #3 "Necessary Sacrifices" begins in 1342 DR
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"Necessary Sacrifices" ends in 1344 DR
"The Rage" (By Richard Lee Byers) (starts in 1344 DR)
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"Darkwalker on Moonshae" of The Moonshae Trilogy (Written by Douglas Niles) (1345 DR) This was the very first published book for the Forgotten Realms!
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"Black Wizards" and "Darkwell" of The Moonshae Trilogy (1346 DR)
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"Under Illefarn" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Steve Perrin) (1347 DR)
"Sojourn" of The Dark Elf Trilogy ends in 1347 DR Drizzt meets and befriends Cattie-Brie, Bruenor and Regis
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The Knights of Myth Drannor Trilogy novels "Swords of Eveningstar", "Swords of Dragonfire", and "The Sword Never Sleeps" (all three novels are written by Ed Greenwood) (1348 DR)
Advanced D&D comic book series "A Slave Is A Slave" chapter of the "Players" comic book (1348 DR)
Realms of the Underdarks story #4 "Rite of Blood" (1348 DR, Liriel story)
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Realms of Infamy story #12 "The Walls of Midnight" (1350 DR)
"Pools of Darkness" both the game and novel (the game was developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, and NEC PC-9801) (Novel version is written by James M. Ward and Anne K. Brown) (both set in 1350 DR) Novel version is more canon over the game version because the game is set sometime after "Curse Of The Azure Bonds" and "Secret Of The Silver Blades", player characters can be imported to these games from "Pool of Radiance", and canonically "Curse Of Azure Bonds" take place AFTER the Azure Bonds novels, Alias wasn't created in 1350 DR.
"The Stowaway" of the Stone of Tymora Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1350 DR)
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"The Crystal Shard" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (Written by R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1351 DR) This is R.A. Salvatore's first published Forgotten Realms book back in the late 80's, and it is the book that introduced readers to Drizzt and his companions for the first time
Dragon magazine issue #304 "Haunted, A Tale of Sembia" (1351 DR)
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"Ironhelm" of The Maztica Trilogy (Written by Douglas Niles) (Prologue begins in 1352 DR)
Chapter 32 of Cormyr: A Novel (1352 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "The Gathering" (Written/co-plotted/artwork by Michael Fleisher and Jan Duursema, letters by Steve Haynie, colors by Glenn Whitmore, edited by Barbara Kesel) (begins in 1352 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #6 "A Virtue By Reflection" (1353 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Dwarves Night Out" chapter of the "Players" comic book (Onyx's backstory) (1353 DR)
"The Nether Scroll" (By Lyn Abbey) (starts in 1353 DR)
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The Best of the Realms book 2 story #6 "A Dance In Storm's Garden" (1354 DR) and "Rising Tide" of The Threat from the Sea Trilogy (Rising Tide written by Mel Odom) (Prologue set in 1354 DR)
"Maiden of Pain" of The Priests series (By Kameron M. Franklin) (begins in 1354 DR)
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Realms of Valor story #2 "Elminster at the Magefair" (1355 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #255 "Dark Legacy" Prologue of Threat from the Sea Trilogy (1355 DR)
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"Spellfire" of Shandril's Saga (By Ed Greenwood) (starts in 16 Flamerule 1356 DR)
"The Crystal Shard" ends on 1356 DR
"Streams of Silver" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (1356 DR)
"The Stowaway" ends in 1356 DR
"Dark Mirror" of Realms of Valor (By R.A. Salvatore) (1356 DR, after Streams of Silver)
"The Halfling's Gem" of The Icewind Dale Trilogy (By R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1356 DR)
"The Shadowmask" of the Stone of Tymora Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (1356 DR)
Flashbacks of "The Howling Delve" (Written by Jaleigh Johnson) (1356 DR)
Realms of Valor story #1 "The Lord of Lowhill" (1356 DR)
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"The Halfling's Gem" ends in 1357 DR
"The Sentinels" of the Stone of Tymoa Trilogy (By Geno Salvatore and R.A. Salvatore) (begins in 1357 DR)
"Crypt of the Shadowking" (Written by Mark Anthony) (1357 DR)
Realms of Valor story #11 "Dark Mirror" (1357 DR)
"Spellfire" ends in 10 Flamerule 1357 DR
"Crown of Fire" and "Hand of Fire" of Shandril's Saga (all written by Ed Greenwood) ("Crown of Fire" picks up immediately after Spellfire and ends on 22 Flamerule. "Hand of Fire" begins on the night of 21 Flamerule, and ends on 1 Eleint, 1357 DR)
"A Slow Day in Skullport" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #7), "Bloodbound" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #8), "How Wisdom Came to the Maimed Wizard" (The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story 9) (all stories 1357 DR)
"The Legacy" and "Starless Night" of the Legacy of the Drow series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1357 DR)
"Azure Bonds" of The Finder's Stone Trilogy (written by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak) This trilogy of books are the ones that detail the origins of Alias and her saurian paladin partner Dragonbait (1357 DR)
"Dreams of the Red Wizards" (1st edition sourcebook) (By Steve Perrin) (1357 DR)
"Empires of the Sands" (1st edition sourcebook) (By Scott Haring) (1357 DR)
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"The Wyvern's Spur" and "Song of the Saurials" of The Finder's Stone Trilogy (1358 DR)
"Siege of Darkness" of the Legacy of the Drow series (R.A. Salvatore) (1358 DR)
"The Alabaster Staff" (By Edward Bolme) (starts in 1358 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "The Gathering" continues and ends in 1358 DR
Advanced D&D comic series "The Basilisk", "Selune's Eye", "Sorcerer's Moon", "The Spirit of Myrrth Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4"
Realms of the Underdark story #3 "A Slow Day In Skullport" (month of Eleasias 1358 DR)
Realms of War story #6 "The Siege of Zerith Hold" (By Jess Lebow) (1358 DR)
Best of the Realms book 3 story #10 "Possessions" (1358 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Catspaw Part 1: Night of the Moonpenguin", "Catspaw Part 2: Of Mirt and Mind Flayers", "Catspaw Part 3: All Hades Breaks Loose", "Catspaw Part 4: Down In The Depths" (1358 DR)
"Forgotten Realms" comic book series "The Hand of Vaprak Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4) (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencil art by Rags Morales, ink by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins, colors by Dean D'Angelo, editing by Barbara Kesel and Elliot S. Maggin) (1358 DR)
"Advanced D&D" comic series "Spell Games Part 1: Shackles of the Past", "Spell Games Part 2: Shell Game", "Spell Games Part 3: Cat & Mouse" and "Spell Games Part 4: The Last Betrayal!", "Kyriani's Story: The Ostus Legacy Part 1 and 2" (1358 DR)
"Advanced D&D" comic book series "Phases of the Moon Part 1, 2, 3 and 4" (Written by Dan Mishkin, penciled by Jan Duursema and Tom Mandrake, inked by Rick Magyar, colored by Matt Webb, edited by Elliot S. Maggin and Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
Forgotten Realms comic book series "The Dragonreach Saga Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, "The Morning After", "Head Cheeese", "Triangles: Jasmine, Part 1, 2, 3," "Liches In Love: Undead Love" (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencil art by R.A. Morales, ink by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins, colors by Dean D'Angelo, editing by Barbara Kesel and Elliot S. Maggin (1358 DR) At the end of "Liches In Love: Undead Love", the comic book tells you that Jasmine's fate won't be determined in the next issue of the Forgotten Realms comic book series, but instead, it will be revealed in the first issue of the "TSR Worlds" comic book series, "Jammers", which is what I have listed down below.
TSR Worlds comic books ("Jammers" Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) (Written by Barbara Kesel, Jim Lowder, Kate Novak-Grubb and Dan Mishkin, penciled by Michael Collins, Rags Morales, Dave Hoover and Dan Reed, inked by Randy Elliott Paul Abrams, Rags Morales, and Alan Kupperberg, lettered by Steve Haynie, colored by Eric Kachelhofer, edited by Elliot S. Maggin) (Forgotten Realms year 1358 DR) The Spelljammer main characters visit the main characters of the Advanced D&D comic books in Waterdeep on Chapter 3. Chapter 4 is the chapter that ties up the loose end of "Liches In Love: Undead Love".
Forgotten Realms comic book series ("Waterdhavian Nights", "Fallen Idols Part 1: Possessions, Part 2: Mad Gods And Paladins, Part 3: Divine Rights", and "On Earth As It Is In Heaven") (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencils by Rags Morales, Tom Raney and Dave Simons, inks by Dave Simons, Bob Downs, Jerry Acerno and Mickey Ritter, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Tim Harkins, edited by Elliot S. Maggin and Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
"Shadows of Doom" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
"Eye Of The Beholder" (A video game developed by Westwood Associates, playable on PC-9800, Super Nintendo and Sega CD) (begins 5 Marpenoth, 1358 DR) The commission and letter of marque given to the player by the Lords of Waterdeep at the beginning of the game confirms the timeline
"Curse of the Azure Bonds" (A PC game that ties in to The Finder's Stone Trilogy books developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, Macintosh and MS-DOS) (Marpenoth 1358 DR) Alias and Dragonbait appear in this game
"Eye Of The Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon" (playable on DOS, Amiga, FM Towns and PC-9800) (Marpenoth 1358 DR)
"Secret of the Silver Blades" (A PC game that is the sequel to "Curse of the Azure Bonds" and non-canonically the prequel to the "Pools Of Darkness" game version, developed by Strategic Simulations Inc., playable on Amiga, C64, Macintosh and MS-DOS) (1358 DR)
"Eye Of The Beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor" (playable on DOS, Amiga, FM Towns and PC-9800) (1358 DR, A few tendays after the player characters of "Curse of the Azure Bonds" and "Secret of the Silver Blades" defeated Tyranthraxus in Myth Drannor)
"Cloak of Shadows" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
Avatar series novels "Shadowdale", "Tantras", and "Waterdeep" (By Richard Awlinson) (1358 DR)
Forgotten Realms comic book series ("Picking Up The Pieces", "Temptations", "Cannibal Girls (Won't Yah Come Out Tonight?)", "Cat Logic", "Unreal Estate", "Wake of the Realms Master" (Written by Jeff Grubb, pencils by Rags Morales, Tim Raney, Linda Spofford and Chas Truog, inks by Dave Simons, letters by Tim Harkins and Albert De Guzman, colors by Gene D'Angelo and Matt Webb, edits by Kim Yale) (1358 DR)
"All Shadows Fled" of the Shadows of the Avatar Trilogy (By Ed Greenwood) (1358 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #343 "Rivals" (1358 DR)
"Mad Monkey vs the Dragon Claw" (tabletop adventure game) (By Jeff Grubb) (1358 DR in Kara-Tur)
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"Master of Chains" of The Fighters series (By Jess Lebow) (begins in 1359 DR)
"Horselords" of The Empires Trilogy (By David Cook) (1359 DR)
"Dragonwall" of The Empires Trilogy (By Troy Denning) (starts in 1359 DR)
"The Night Parade" (Written by Scott Ciencin) (1359 DR)
"Ghostwalkers" (By Erik Scott de Bie) (story begins in 1359 DR)
Webstory for "Ghostwalker", "Wayfarer" (1359 DR)
"Ghostwalker" of The Fighters series (By Erik Scott de Bie) (1359 DR)
"Mercy's Reward" of the Realms of War book (By Mark Sehestedt) (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Players" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Lawyers!" (Written by Dan Mishkin, art by Tom Mandrake, letters by Steve Haynie, colors by Matt Webb, edited by Elliot S. Maggin) (1359 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #277 "Another Name For Dawn": In this story, Erevis Cale, the father of Vasen Cale from The Sundering's "The Godborn" book departs from Westgate to Selgaunt (1359 DR)
Realms of War story #7 "Mercy's Reward" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Scavengers Part 1, 2 and 3", "Death and the Dragon's Eye! Part 1, 2, 3 and 4", "Pillar of Gold!", "Broken Pillar!" (1359 DR)
Advanced D&D comic series "Summer in the City!", "Rites and Wrongs Part 1, 2 and 3" (Summer of 1359 DR for "Summer in the City!", and likely the winter of 1359 DR for "Rites and Wrongs Part 1, 2 and 3")
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"Oriental Adventures: Night of the Seven Swords" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Jon Pickens, David Cook, Harold Johnson, Rick Swan, Ed Carmien and David James Ritchie) (possibly 1360 DR, another adventure set in Kara-Tur)
"Curse of the Shadowmage" (Written by Mark Anthony) (1360 DR)
Realms of Valor story #7 "King's Tear" (1360 DR)
"Dragonwall" ends in 1360 DR
"Crusade" of The Empires Trilogy (Written by James Lowder) (1360 DR)
"The Parched Sea" (Written by Troy Denning) (1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #1 "Faerie Ire" (By Erin Tettensor) (1360 DR)
"Windwalker" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (Written by Elaine Cunningham) (story starts in 1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons story #5 "The Topaz Dragon" (Written by Jess Lebow) (1360 DR)
Realms of Valor story #10 "The Curse of Tegea" (By Troy Denning) (1360 DR)
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #1 "Faerie Ire" (1360 DR)
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"Elfshadow" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1361 DR)
"Daughter of the Drow" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy all chapters after prelude (1361 DR)
The story of "Windwalker" ends in 1361 DR
"Into the Void" (By Nigel Findley) (1361 DR)
"The Ring of Winter" (Written by James Lowder) (story begins in 1361 DR)
Realms of Magic story #14 "The Direct Approach" (1361 DR, four days between Liriel book 1 and 2)
"Tangled Webs" of the Starlight and Shadows Trilogy (Elaine Cunningham) (1361 DR)
The Cleric Quintet series books "Canticle", "In Sylvan Shadows" "Night Masks", "Fallen Fortress" and "The Chaos Curse" (All written by R.A. Salvatore) (The first three books begin and end in 1361 DR)
"Ironhelm" of the Maztica Trilogy books ends in 1361 DR
"The Maelstrom's Eye" (By Roger E. Moore) (begins 1361)
"Viperhand" and "Feathered Dragon" of the Maztica Trilogy (both begin in 1361 DR, Viperhand ends in the same year but Feathered Dragon continues on to the next year)
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"Fallen Fortress" and "The Chaos Curse" both end in 1362 DR
"The Maelstrom's Eye" ends in 1362 DR
"Feathered Dragon" ends in 1362 DR
"The Sentinels" ends in 1362 DR
"The Veiled Dragon" (By Troy Denning) (1362 DR)
"Grandfather's Toys" of Realms of Valor (By Jean Rabe) (1362 DR)
"The Sapphire Crescent" of The Scions of Arrabar Trilogy (Written by Thomas M. Reid) (begins in 1362 DR)
"The Ring of Winter" story ends in 1362 DR
Realms of the Dragons 2 story #2 "The Woman Who Drew Dragons" (By Rosemary Jones) (1362 DR)
"Red Magic" (Written by Jean Rabe) (1362 DR)
Realms of Valor story #4 "The Bargain" (1362 DR), Realms of Valor story #5 "Patronage" (winter of 1362 DR)
Realms of the Elves story #4 "The Greater Treasure" (1362 DR in Elesias)
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"The Lord of Lowhill" of Realms of Valor (By Douglas Niles) (possibly 1363 DR)
"A Virtue By Reflection" of Realms of Valor (By Scott Ciencin) (possibly 1363 DR)
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"Passage To Dawn" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1364 DR)
"Elfsong" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1364 DR)
"Silver Shadows" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1364 DR)
"The Silent Blade" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1364 DR)
"Whisper of Waves" story ends in 1364 DR
The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #10 "The Eye of the Dragon" (1364 DR)
"The Hunting Game" Realms of the Dragons 2 Story #3 (By Erik Scott de Bie) (Flamerule 1364 DR)
Best of the Realms, Book 3 Story #3 "Elminster's Jest" (1364 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #299 "Memories": Larajin at the age of 17 (1364 DR)
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"Stormlight" (By Ed Greenwood) (1365 DR)
"Prophet of Moonshae", "The Coral Kingdom" and "The Druid Queen" of The Druidhome Trilogy (All by Douglas Niles) (1365 DR)
"The Spine of the World" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (story starts in 1365 DR)
"Lies of Light" of The Watercourse Trilogy (By Philip Athans) (story starts in 1365 DR)
"The Howling Delve" of The Dungeons series (By Jaleigh Johnson) (story begins in 1365 DR)
"Sentinelspire" of The Citadels series (By Mark Sehestedt) (story begins in 1365 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (By Richard Baker) (possibly begins in 1365 DR)
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The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #11 "Nothing but Trouble" (1366 DR)
"King Pinch" (By David Cook) (1366 DR)
"Soldiers of Ice" (By David Cook) (1366 DR)
"Obsidian Ridge" ends in 1366 DR
"War In Tethyr Part 1" (By Victor Milan) (story begins in 1366 DR)
"Servant of the Shard" of the Paths of Darkness series (By R.A. Salvatore) (1366 DR)
"The Ogre's Pact", "The Giant Among Us" and "The Titan of Twilight" of The Twilight Giants Trilogy books (All written by Troy Denning) (1366 DR)
Best of the Realms, Book 3 Story #7 "The Great Hunt" (1366 DR)
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"The Dalelands" 2nd edition accessory sourcebook (By Richard Baker) (1367 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (Written by Richard Baker) (1367 DR)
"War In Tethyr Part 1" ends in 1367 DR
"War in Tethyr Part 2" (begins from Mirtul of 1367 DR)
Realms of Magic Story #1 & Frame Story "Prologue" and "Epilogue" (1367 DR)
"Murder in Cormyr" of the Mysteries Trilogy (By Chet Williamson) (1367 DR)
Realms of the Underdark story #1 & Frame story: "At the Publishing House" & "Back at the Publishing House" (1367 DR)
"Castle Spulzeer" (a tabletop adventure game) (By Doug Stewart) (1367 DR)
"Murder in Halruaa" of the Mysteries Trilogy (By Richard S. Myers) (1367 DR)
"Once Around the Realms" (By Brian Thomsen) (1367 DR)
"Thieves' Reward" (Realms of Magic Story #13) (1367 DR)
"Thieves' Honor" (Realms of Infamy Story #14) (1367 DR)
"That Curious Sword" (Realms of Shadow Story #6) (By R.A. Salvatore) (1367 DR)
"Empty Joys" (Best of the Realms, Book 1 Story #14) (begins in 1367 DR)
"The Road Home" Realms of the Dragons 2 Story #4 (By Harley Stroh) (21 Marpenoth 1367 DR)
"The Shining South" (a sourcebook tabletop game) (Written by Tom Prusa) (1367 DR)
"Planescape: Torment" (By Black Isle Studios, Enhanced Edition developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable for PC, Android and current gen consoles) (possibly 1367 DR)
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"The Grinning Ghost of Taverton Hall" (Realms of Mystery Story #14; The Best of the Realms, Book 2 Story #12)(month of Eleasias, 1368 DR)
"The Mage in the Iron Mask" (By Brian Thomsen) (1368 DR)
"Masquerades" (By Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak) (1368 DR) This is the fourth and last FR novel starring Alias and Dragonbait from Azure Bonds
"Thornhold" ends in 1368 DR
"The Simbul's Gift" (By Lynn Abbey) (1368 DR)
"War in Tethyr Part 2" ends in 1368 DR
"Finder's Bane" and "Tymora's Luck" (By Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb) (1368 DR)
"Faces of Deception" (By Troy Denning) (1368 DR)
"The Nether Scroll" story ends in 1368 DR
"Prince of Lies" (By James Lowder) (1368 DR)
"Undermountain: The Lost Level" of the Dungeon Crawl tabletop game trilogy (By Steven E. Schend) (1368 DR)
"The Dream Spheres" (By Elaine Cunningham) (1368 DR)
The story of "The Lost Library of Cormanthyr" ends in 1368 DR
"Spellbound" (a sourcebook tabletop game) (Written by Anthony Pryor, published by and TSR, Inc) (1368 DR)
"Wickless in the Nether" (Realms of the Dragons and The Collected Stories: The Legend Of Drizzt) (1368 DR)
"The Black Pits" (Developed by Beamdog) (1368 DR, weeks or months before the game version of Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition) This mini game isn't canon to the original Baldur's Gate game
"Baldur's Gate" game and novel (Game originally developed by BioWare, the Enhanced Edition version is developed by Overhaul Games of Beamdog, playable on PC, Android, and current gen consoles) (Novel written by Philip Athans) (game begins in 1 Mirtul 1368 DR) Game version and its sequels are more canon
"Lies of Light" ends in 1368 DR
"Promise of the Witch King" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1368 DR) Zhai, one of the main characters of the game "Demon Stone" is briefly mentioned in this book
"Lady of Poison" of The Priests series (By Bruce R. Cordell) (1368 DR)
"Road of the Patriarch" (By R.A. Salvatore) (1368 DR)
"The Shadow Stone" (By Richard Baker) (begins possibly in 1368 DR)
"Speaking with the Dead" (Realms of Mystery Story I) (1368 DR)
"Serpestrillvyth" (Realms of the Dragons Story VII) (By Richard Baker) (Flamerule 1368 DR)
"A Walk in the Snow" (Realms of Mystery Story II) (1368 DR)
"The Rose Window" (Realms of Mystery Story III) (1368 DR)
"The Club Rules" (Realms of Mystery Story IV) (1368 DR)
"Thieves' Justice" (Realms of Mystery Story V) (1368 DR)
"Ekhar Lorrent: Gnome Detective" (Realms of Mystery Story VI) (1368 DR)
"The Devil and Tertius Wands" (Realms of Mystery Story VII) (1368 DR)
"H" (Realms of Mystery Story VIII) (1368 DR)
"Strange Bedfellows" (Realms of Mystery Story IX) (1368 DR)
"Whence the Song of Steel" (Realms of Mystery Story X) (1368 DR)
Baldur's Gate the game canonically ends sometime in the autumn of 1368 DR
"An Unusual Suspect" (Realms of Mystery Story XI) (1368 DR)
"Darkly, Through a Glass of Ale" (Realms of Mystery Story XII) (1368 DR)
"Lynaelle" (Realms of Mystery Story XIII) (1368 DR)
"Redemption" (Realms of War Story VIII) (By Elaine Cunningham) (1368 DR)
"Empty Joys" (Best of the Realms, Book I Story XIV) ends. (1368 DR)
"Stolen Dreams" (Best of the Realms, Book III Story IX) (1368 DR)
Dragon magazine issue #247 "Reunification: Body & Soul" (1368 DR)
"Undermountain: Maddgoth's Castle" of the Dungeon Crawl tabletop game trilogy (By Steven E. Schend) (1368 DR)
"Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear" (By Beamdog, available on PC, Android, and with the console releases of BG1:EE/BG2:EE) (begins autumn of 1368 DR)
Here is the link to part 2!
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/60669/the-complete-fr-novel-comic-and-game-timeline-part-2
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In case it's not just a copy-paste from some FR Wiki, then it had to be an exhausting one. .
I didn't browse through all of it yet, but noticed smth: Icewind Dale II, I believe it takes place in 1312 DR
[EDIT: also a suggestion, put a link to the part 2 at the bottom]
I'll put the part 2 link down like you suggested too, thanks.
(hope not to spoil anything for you/anyone - just skip the text part
aaaand here are the GOG links for the ol' D&D games:
https://www.gog.com/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_one
https://www.gog.com/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two
https://www.gog.com/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_three
https://www.gog.com/game/alqadim_the_genies_curse
https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_krynn_series
https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_dark_sun_series
https://www.gog.com/game/dungeons_dragons_ravenloft_series
(proudly possess them all, haven't played 95% of them at all )
A tremendous effort, with those 3 threads.