Rabulias
the Incomparably Shrewd and Clever
Agreed. Greyhawk's timeline was set as 576CY in the original folio and/or box set. The box set From the Ashes updated the timeline to 585CY IIRC. And D&D 3rd edition updated it to 591CY. So, 15 game years (576CY to 591CY) for 20 real world years (1980 to 2000), with only one big event (the Greyhawk Wars) during this time (I think).Part of the issue is the fact that the Realms timeline keeps getting pushed forward, often with "Realms Shattering Events." The setting appears to be designed for big story events, in the vein of modern APs, rather than simple sandbox adventuring. While you can use FR that way, it's possible that some event is going to happen in the official timeline to ruin the area your game is in.
Meanwhile I think the Forgotten Realms started with 1357DR, jumped to 1358DR with AD&D 2nd edition, and jumped to 1372DR with 3rd edition. 4th edition leaped far ahead to 1479DR (if my google-fu is good), and 5th bumped it to 1489DR to 1493DR, depending on the adventure sourcebook you use. 27 real world years here (1987 to 2014) gives us 132 years in game (1357DR to 1489DR), and many transitions were paired with Realms-shaking events, especially the Spellplague.
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