Much like MARVEL’s Secret Wars & DC’s Crisis Events, Dungeons & Dragons sought to explain the changes in rules between various editions of the game with in-game lore events…
| Dale Reckoning (DR) | Year of… | Event | From Edition… | To Edition… |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −339 DR | Year of Sundered Webs | Karsus’s Folly | 0e | 1e |
| 1358 DR | Year of Shadows | Time of Troubles | 1e | 2e |
| 1372 DR | Year of Wild Magic | Die Vecna Die!* | 2e | 3e |
| 1385 DR | Year of Blue Fire | Spellplague | 3e | 4e |
| 1480 DR | Year of Deep Water Drifting | the Second Sundering* | 4e | 5e |
| Dale Reckoning (DR) | Year of… | Title | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vault of the Dracolich | Jun 2013 | ||
| 1462 DR – 1484 DR | Year of the Elves’ Weeping – Year of the Awakened Sleepers | Novel: The Companions (978-0786963713) | Aug 2013 |
| Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle (978-0786965311) | Aug 2013 | ||
| 1482 DR | Year of the Narthex Murders | Sundering Adventure I: Murder in Baldur’s Gate (978-0786964635) | Aug 2013 |
| Game: Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War | Oct 2013 | ||
| 1450 DR – 1484 DR | Year of Holy Thunder – Year of the Awakened Sleepers | Novel: The Godborn (978-0786963737) | Oct 2013 |
| 1485 DR | Year of the Iron Dwarf’s Vengeance | Sundering Adventure II: Legacy of the Crystal Shard (978-0786964642) | Nov 2013 |
| 1485 DR | Year of the Iron Dwarf’s Vengeance | Sundering Adventure III: Dreams of the Red Wizards: Scourge of the Sword Coast | Feb 2014 |
| 1485 DR | Year of the Iron Dwarf’s Vengeance | Sundering Adventure IV: Dreams of the Red Wizards: Dead in Thay # | Apr 2014 |
| 1478 DR – 1486 DR | Year of the Dark Circle – Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls | Novel: The Adversary (978-0786963751) | Dec 2013 |
| 1486 DR | Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls | Novel: The Reaver (978-0786965427) | Feb 2014 |
| 1486 DR | Year of the Nether Mountain Scrolls | Novel: The Sentinel (978-0786964598) | Apr 2014 |
| Confrontation at Candlekeep | Aug 2013 | ||
| 1487 DR | Year of the Rune Lords Triumphant | Novel: The Herald (978-0786964604) | Jun 2014 |
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