Pirates of the Fallen Stars is an accessory for the fictional Forgotten Realms

Forgotten Realms

The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...

 campaign setting for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

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fantasy

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 role-playing game

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. The book, with product code TSR 9346, was published in 1992, and was written by Curtis Scott, with cover art by Erik Olson and interior art by Jaime Lombardo, Clyde Caldwell

Clyde Caldwell

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, and Larry Elmore

Larry Elmore

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Contents

The 128-page book begins with a one-page introduction entitled "A Pirate's Life for Me". Chapter 1 (pages 5-17) explores the mentality and lifestyle of pirates, including an explanation of what is piracy, a history of piracy in the Forgotten Realms setting, a few notable pirate organizations, and religions followed by pirates. Chapter 2 (pages 18-33) presents rules on how to generate pirate characters

Player character

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, and provides some new spells. Chapter 3 (pages 34-49) details the nations of the inner sea, including Cormyr

Cormyr

Cormyr is a fictional country in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting published first by TSR, Inc. and subsequently by Wizards of the Coast for the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy Role Playing Game...

, Sembia, and others, and how they are affected by piracy and smuggling. Chapter 4 (pages 50-68) provides a geographical and socio-political description of the Pirate Isles. Chapter 5 (pages 69-79) details nine of the most notorious pirates of the Sea of Fallen Stars. Chapter 6 (pages 80-94) presents a number of ships of the inner sea, including galleys and galleons common to the Sea of Fallen Stars. Chapter 7 (pages 96-110) reveals special rules for movement and combat on the sea. Chapter 8 (pages 111-125) features an adventure called "Raid on Teziir" for 5-8 player characters of 5th-7th level. Pages 126-127 consist of a glossary of "pirate-speak", or terminology used on ship.