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Cards throughout Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms directly reference the Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

Locations

Location Description Depicted or referenced in
Toril The planet commonly referred to as "The Realms".
Faerûn A sub-continent in the northern hemisphere of Toril.
Maelstrom The main stronghold and seat of power for the storm giants on the floor of the Trackless Sea. Island (#269)
The Underdark The vast network of caverns and caves underneath Faerûn. Swamp (#273)

Characters

NPC Race Description Depicted or referenced in
Aramil Elf A sorcerer Power Word Kill
Drizzt Do'Urden Drow A ranger who has forsaken both the evil ways of his people and their home in the Underdark, to become the legendary hero of the North. Booster art
Guenhwyvar Cat A large black panther from the Astral Plane. Companion of Drizzt Do'Urden. Booster art
Tiamat Dragon God A supremely strong and powerful evil five-headed Dragon goddess. The name is taken from Tiamat, a goddess in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. Tiamat

Monsters

Monster Example Magic subtype(s) D&D equivalent Description
Beholder Baleful Beholder Beholder Beholder A floating orb of flesh with a large mouth, single central eye, and many smaller eyestalks on top with powerful magical abilities. Iconic type for Dungeons and Dragons.
Drow Mentioned on Swamp (#273) Elf Drow A generally evil, dark-skinned, and white-haired subrace of elves. From the Orcadian and Shetland dialects of the Scots language as an an alternative form of "trow"
Halfling Prosperous Innkeeper Halfling Halfling Humanoid creatures similar in shape to humans, but around half their size. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's hobbits.
Mind flayer Booster art ? Mind flayer Humanoids with octopus-like, ridged heads and four tentacles surrounding a lamprey-like mouth. Using their psionic abilities, they seek to expand their dominion over all other creatures, controlling their minds to use them as hopeless slaves and devouring their brains for sustenance.
Storm giant Mentioned on Island (#269) Giant Storm giant One of the most intelligent and respected races of giants, adapted to surviving in underwater conditions.

Spells

Spell D&D equivalent Description
Power Word Kill Power word, kill A power word that instantly kills mortal creatures

Magic items

Artifact D&D equivalent Description
Portable Hole Portable hole A circular cloth which is placed on a surface to create a hole or extraplanar space.
Vorpal Sword Vorpal sword A sword that has specific properties which simplify beheading. Inspired by the Vorpal Sword in Lewis Carrol's poem "Jabberwocky".
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