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Although the Realms were yet to be an official campaign world, the module ''[[Bloodstone Pass|H1: Bloodstone Pass]]'', released in 1985 by TSR, is now considered to be a part of the Forgotten Realms,<ref>[http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2040 Bloodstone Pass] at the Pen & Paper RPG Database, listing the module as part of the Forgotten Realms game line. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> although it wasn't until module ''[[The Bloodstone Wars|H3: The Bloodstone Wars]]'' was released that Forgotten Realms became the official setting for the module series.<ref>[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=3808 H1: Bloodstone Pass] at RPGnet. Retrieved on November 30, 2008.</ref> The first official Forgotten Realms product was [[Douglas Niles]]'s ''[[Darkwalker on Moonshae]]'', the first book in ''The Moonshae Trilogy'', which predates the ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting#1st edition|Forgotten Realms Campaign Set]]'' by 1 month.<ref name="Running the Realms">{{cite book |title= Running the Realms|last= Greenwood|first= Ed|authorlink= Ed Greenwood|coauthors= [[Jeff Grubb]]|year= 1993|publisher= [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]|isbn= 1-56076-605-0|pages= 4-5}}</ref> The ''Campaign Set'' (often referred to as the "Old Grey Box")<ref name="Running the Realms" /> was later released in 1987<ref name="D&Dfaq">{{cite web| url = http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp| title = ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ| accessdate = 2008-10-03| publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]]| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wizards.com%2Fdnd%2FDnDArchives_FAQ.asp&date=2008-10-03| archivedate = 2008-10-03}}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web| url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_History.asp| title=The History of TSR| publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]| accessdate=2005-08-20| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wizards.com%2Fdnd%2FDnDArchives_History.asp&date=2008-10-04| archivedate=2008-10-04}}</ref> as a boxed set of two source books (''Cyclopedia of the Realms'' and ''DM's Sourcebook of the Realms'')<ref name="FRCS1st">{{cite book| last=Greenwood| first=Ed| authorlink=Ed Greenwood| coauthors= Jeff Grubb| year=1987| title=Forgotten Realms Campaign Set| publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]| isbn=0-88038-472-7}}</ref> and four large maps, designed by Greenwood in collaboration with author [[Jeff Grubb]]. The Forgotten Realms became an instant hit.<ref name="D&Dfaq"/> The module ''[[Under Illefarn|N5: Under Illefarn]]'' bears the ''Forgotten Realms'' logo on the cover, as do the two modules released in 1988, ''[[The Throne of Bloodstone|H4: The Throne of Bloodstone]]'' and ''[[Swords of the Iron Legion|I14: Swords of the Iron Legion]]''.
''[[The Crystal Shard]]'' was released in 1988,<ref>{{cite book |title= To Be Continued: An Annotated Guide to Sequels|last= Jacob|first= Merle|coauthors=Hope Apple |year= 2000|publisher= [[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|isbn= 9781573561556}}</ref> the first novel to feature the successful character [[Drizzt Do'Urden]], who has since appeared in more than seventeen subsequent novels, many of which have been featured on the [[Wikipedia:New York Times Best Seller list|New York Times Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.rasalvatore.com/biography.aspx?selection=3| title =Biography of R. A. Salvatore| accessdate = 2006-03-03}}</ref> In 1988, the first in a line of ''Forgotten Realms'' computer role-playing games, ''[[Pool of Radiance]]'' was released by [[Strategic Simulations, Inc]]. The game was popular, winning the [[Wikipedia:Origins Award|Origins Award]] for ''Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1988''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1988|title= 1988 List of Winners|accessdate=9 December 2008 |publisher= Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Design}}</ref> and, in 1992, [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance|the game]] was ported to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].
Several supplements to the original boxed set were released under the first edition rules, including ''[[Waterdeep and the North|FR1: Waterdeep and the North]]'' and ''[[Moonshae|FR2: Moonshae]]'' in 1987, and ''[[Empires of the Sands|FR3: Empires of the Sands]]'', ''[[The Magister|FR4: The Magister]]'', ''[[The Savage Frontier|FR5: The Savage Frontier]]'', ''[[Dreams of the Red Wizards|FR6: Dreams of the Red Wizards]]'', and ''[[Lords of Darkness|REF5: Lords of Darkness]]'' in 1988. Also in 1988 came the ''[[City System]]'' boxed set, containing several maps of the city of [[Waterdeep (city)|Waterdeep]]. ''[[Ruins of Adventure]]'', a module based on the computer game ''[[Pool of Radiance]]'', was released in 1988.
