Timeline
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The Timeline of Unforgotten Realms Live is constantly changing as new campaigns create connections between stories. The following is the confirmed canon timeline of the series so far.
Canon Confirmed Timeline With Explanations
Sunswords to New Crew
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Explanation:
- In The Sunswords, Phineas has yet to join Theta Squad or become a master Cabalist. He is still in training and knows no Cabalist skills. In Porc Hunters, Phineas has become all of this and joins Theta Squad. This confirms that Sunswords predates Porc Hunters. The time between the two campaigns is likely very short, as Phineas is a prepubescent child in both and in Sunswords he has already been referred to as a young adult so he is likely around 10 to 12 in human years.
- In The Sunswords, Jakelad is still alive and seen working on the song "Fuck the Kobolds". In The Jewel of the Dingo Isles, he sings "Fuck the Kobolds" frequently until the point of his death. This confirms that Sunswords predates The Jewel of the Dingo Isles.
- In The New Crew, Kinney Boots leaves the crew, Jo Krysstal is killed, and most of the remaining crew (including Captain Merci and first mate McCoy) are sent to the Silvermine Mountains. McCoy also starts The New Crew with his tentacle arm. Because of this, we know that The New Crew takes place after The Jewel of the Dingo Isles.
- In The New Crew, Phineas joins the crew. This time, he has his Cabalist powers and has begun to go insane from repeatedly using Blanket of Darkness on himself. Because of this, we know that The New Crew must take place after Porc Hunters. As a result of this, we also know that Ca-Rell must have had Lieutenant Surge before Kinney Boots acquired it. Because of this, we know that Porc Hunters also predates Jewel of the Dingo Isles.
Sunswords to Woodcarvers
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Explanation:
- In The Sunswords, Phineas has yet to join Theta Squad or become a master Cabalist. He is still in training and knows no Cabalist skills. In Porc Hunters, Phineas has become all of this and joins Theta Squad. This confirms that Sunswords predates Porc Hunters. The time between the two campaigns is likely only a few months or years as Phineas is a prepubescent child in both and in Sunswords he has already been referred to as a young adult so he is likely around 10 to 12 in human years.
- In Murder Bros, Dave is killed while taking Chimera to the Silvermine Mountains, placing the campaign after his appearance in Porc Hunters and before the destruction of the Silvermine Mountains in The Silvermine Mountains.
- In Buckeroos, the town of Silverflats had already been rampaged through by the Murder Bros, and the train had already derailed, with the Murder Bros not far from the scene and Sallazar Thornblade referencing multiple events in the Murder Bros campaign, placing it a short amount of time after Murder Bros.
- In Woodcarvers, Gwyneth Sunsword and Kallark appear to the Woodcarvers, telling them that they have been following the trail of Golestandt for two days, fighting the mindless Ageless creatures that it has been creating. We therefore know that Woodcarvers takes place after The Silvermine Mountains.
Sunswords to Kobold Headhunters
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Explanation:
- Kobold Headhunters is set after The Sunswords, since Burrito refers to Jakelad's Kobold song (which he created in The Sunswords) as a "classic".
Sunswords to Unexpected Discovery
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Explanation:
- In The Zarlin Catacombs, Sergio Fabioso had a copy of the famous Boyfriend Quest, which he gave to Morgana Marie. Boyfriend Quest was being written in Sunswords by the Elf Dave. Because of this, it is canon that Sunswords comes before The Zarlin Catacombs.
- In Unexpected Discovery, a Kobold Bromas appears, who is starting to accept his change into a Kobold. Bromas also met his fate in this campaign. Bromas was changed into a Kobold in The Zarlin Catacombs. With this in mind, we know that Unexpected Discovery takes place after The Sunswords, The Tower of Ultimate Wizardry: Chapter One, and The Zarlin Catacombs.
Sunswords to Okagnoma Guild Hall
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Explanation:
- In Okagnoma Guild Hall, multiple characters reference Dave's book, Boyfriend Quest. As it was still being written in The Sunswords, Okagnoma Guild Hall must come after that.
- In Okagnoma Guild Hall, a few moments after the group of students teleport into the cave, the mercenary group from The Blood Snake Queen commences their tower manoeuvre, ultimately failing before they retreat. With this information, we know that the third encounter of Okagnoma Guild Hall happens during the final encounter of The Blood Snake Queen.
Band of Thieves to Buckaroos
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Explanation:
- In Murder Bros, Dave is killed, placing the campaign after his appearance in Band of Thieves.
- In Buckeroos, the town of Silverflats had already been rampaged through by the Murder Bros, and the train had already derailed, with the Murder Bros not far from the scene and Sallazar Thornblade referencing multiple events in the Murder Bros campaign, placing it a short amount of time after Murder Bros.
Sunswords to Battle of the Bards
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Explanation:
- In Battle of the Bards, while the Future Winners are battling Marcel the Mime, Vanessa starts singing the "Fuck the Kobolds" song that Jakelad created in Sunswords with the help of Kallark. With this information, we now know that Battle of the Bards is after Sunswords.
The Fall of Dundinborough to The Death of Virgo
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Explanation:
- The Fall of Dundinborough is set before The Death of Virgo because Cecilia Granger is still alive, but is dead in The Death of Virgo.
The Cobblers to The Death of Virgo
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Explanation:
- In The Cobblers, Reginald Barringster III has his mind made blank by Borris Cobbler, allowing for him to become twisted by Legion to eventually betray Virgo Sunsword and his comrades during The Death of Virgo.
The Tower of Ultimate Wizardry: Chapter One to Unexpected Discovery
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Explanation:
- In The Tower of Ultimate Wizardry: Chapter One campaign, we see Morgana Marie talking to an Elf named J.J. about various artifacts, and eventually they start talking about The Zarlin Catacombs. J.J. then tells Morgana that some Paladins are going into the Catacombs to search through it. Morgana managed to convince J.J. with a bag of gold that she is apart of said Paladin group as a tourist.
- In Unexpected Discovery, a Kobold Bromas appears, who is starting to accept his change into a Kobold Bromas also met his fate in this campaign. Bromas was changed into a Kobold in The Zarlin Catacombs. With this in mind, we know that Unexpected Discovery takes place after The Sunswords, The Tower of Ultimate Wizardry: Chapter One, and The Zarlin Catacombs.
Points of Interest
The following are things to keep in mind when adding theories to the section below.
Timeline Placement of Band of Thieves
- The possibility of something happening is not the same as something happening. For example, K4 could have appeared in The Unseen Rogues instead of Squinks. However, he did not, and therefore his potential appearance has no bearing on canon.
- Though it was at first teased that Porc Hunters might take place after Band of Thieves when it was mentioned that the Kobold that Dave was escorting was connected to a band of thieves that attacked the Sunswords, this was just to mislead the audience. The prisoner was actually Chimera, not Philhipé, and he was connected to the Murder Bros, not Yumi's band of thieves.
Timeline Placement of Kobold Headhunters
- In the Silvermine Mountains campaign, Gwyneth Sunsword mentioned that the elves had done some work in Karazzim in the past. However, this comment has no real bearing on the timeline placement of Kobold Headhunters, and just means that the elves influenced the town at some point.
- Since it's unclear how the Vampire Locket works, it's also unclear if Kobold Headhunters and Unseen Rogues happen at the same time or not.
Non-Canon Things
- Anything regarding The Many Gobos of Pat is non-canon, despite it being an official campaign, as it was declared a fictional story during the Okagnoma Guild Hall campaign.
- Pot puppies only living for one year is not canon, as it is something Rob said out of character offhandedly.
- Although Rob once tweeted [1] that URealms Live takes place in the same timeline as Lords of Minecraft, Unforgotten Quest, and Dwarves vs Zombies, a more recent Reddit comment[citation needed] said that URealms Live, DvZ, and LoM take place in separate continuities.
Theories
Sunswords precedes Band of Thieves
Gwyneth Sunsword mentions whilst she has a baby her desire to go and spend some time with some Sun Clerics. She, however, loses the baby, so likely did not do this straight after Sunswords. Gwyneth does do this at some point, however, whether it be before or after Sunswords, and among them she spends time with Dave. Also in Sunswords and Band of Thieves, Dave is not a captain, but in Porc Hunters he is. Promotion maybe, but also possibly a demotion so it does not prove anything.
Porc Hunters precedes Band of Thieves
The time span between Sunswords and Porc Hunters is likely very short, as Phineas is similarly aged in both campaigns. In this time Gwyneth would have to have a reason (ie. injury or baby) to leave the Sunswords and go live with some Sun Clerics. Dave would also have to have a reason for why he should leave and go with her. It is possible that Dave left the Sunswords with Gwyneth and went to live with Sun Clerics, as Gwyneth may have broken up with Xavius and started going out with Dave instead, as Gwyneth hinted in Sunswords that Dave might end up as her next boyfriend.
It is possible, therefore, that the two are dating in Porc Hunters (whilst they are both part of the Sunswords taking prisoners to the Silver Mine Mountains), which would explain why Ca-Rell asked Dave how Gwyneth is. It's possible that the party was split at the time of Porc Hunters, with Gwyneth leading one expedition and Dave, her number two, leading another. Dave then gets Gwyneth pregnant and they leave the Sunswords to go to live with some Sun Clerics. During Band of Thieves Gwyneth is pregnant with Dave's child and then afterwards she gives birth. This would mean that Band of Thieves happens a non-specific time after Porc Hunters.
However, this theory is flawed in two major ways. Firstly, Dave dies in Murder Bros while escorting Chimera to the Silvermine Mountains, which might happen directly after Porc Hunters, in which he was also escorting Chimera. If Murder Bros does indeed happen shortly after Porc Hunters, then Dave wouldn't be able to stick around for Band of Thieves, as he'd be dead. In addition, there is no mention of Gwyneth having a child in The Silvermine Mountains, nor is there any mention of a relationship with Dave in either Band of Thieves or The Silvermine Mountains.
Band of Thieves precedes Porc Hunters
Theory 1
Another theory states that since Dave is not a captain in either Sunswords or Band of Thieves, but is a captain in Porc Hunters, and since it is already known that Sunswords predates Porc Hunters due to Phineas joining Theta Squad at the end of Porc Hunters, then (using Occam's Razor) it is most likely that Dave was promoted/demoted to Captain after both Sunswords and Band of Thieves, rather than promoted and then suddenly demoted (or vice versa). Thus, Band of Thieves most likely predates Porc Hunters.
Theory 2
It's very likely that Murder Bros happens a very short time after Porc Hunters, because Dave is leading Chimera to the Silvermine Mountains in both, and dies in Murder Bros. Because of the short amount of time between Porc Hunters and Dave's death, it's highly unlikely that Band of Thieves, which features Dave, happens between the two campaigns, and it is much more likely that it happens some time before Porc Hunters.
How Kinney Boots acquired Lieutenant Surge from Ca-Rell
Theory 1
Kinney Boots stole from, or killed, Ca-Rell to obtain the enchanted mace.
Theory 2
Merci is actually Porco from Ca-Rell's cave of Porcs. At some point after Porc Hunters, Porco killed Ca-Rell and took Lieutenant Surge from her, later leaving the cave, renaming himself Merci, and becoming a pirate. At some point he skinned his captain and became captain himself. After Kinney joined the crew, Merci gave Lieutenant Surge to Kinney as a gift since they are dating (thought because Merci was in his cabin for 13 days and Kinney's coat was also in Merci's cabin). This could potentially mean that The Jewel of the Dingo Isles occurs many years after Porc Hunters.
This theory is currently very unlikely because of Phineas appearing as a young child in both Porc Hunters and The New Crew, which means that the time between these campaigns is likely not more than a few years. However, it has never been stated in canon how long elf children remain similarly aged, so it's unknown how long Phineas has had or will have the appearance of a young child.
Theory 3
In the card description for the Bewitching Mirror, it says that if the mirror is destroyed, the person trapped in it is released. If the mirror broke at the end of Porc Hunters, then Porbo could have escaped from the mirror and killed Ca-Rell, explaining how the mace left Ca-Rell's possession. At some point after this, Kinney Boots found and/or stole the mace, thus why she owned it in The Jewel of the Dingo Isles.
Timeline Placement of Kobold Headhunters
Theory 1
The first encounter of Kobold Headhunters is set during the final encounter of The Unseen Rogues because Neena appears out of Romulus' Vampire Locket and is required to clean her Nobleborn Knife before leaving use it to finish the final encounter in The Unseen Rogues. This is unconfirmed because it is unclear how the Vampire Locket works.
Theory 2
Kobold Headhunters takes place years after The Unseen Rogues, because Romulus mentions that his ancestor (which he never decides on the number of "great"s for) was killed by someone, and the killing is not implied to have been very recent. In The Unseen Rogues, he comes out of the Vampire Locket and tries to take revenge on Omally, the person who supposedly killed his ancestor. Omally specifically mentions that the kobold attacking him is supposed to be dead, likely referring to Romulus's ancestor. However, it is unlikely that Omally would mistake an old man kobold for a different adult Kobold aside from a passing family resemblance, leading to the possibility that Romulus comes from some point in the future.
It's unlikely that Kobold Headhunters takes place very far in the future, if at all. It is mentioned that Omally also killed Romulus's parents in addition to his grandfather, and that the kobolds that attacked Romulus in the second encounter were part of Omally's gang, implying that Omally is both still alive in the present of Kobold Headhunters, and that he still has a gang. Also, despite a few scenes where Romulus exaggerates the number of "greats," he mostly sticks with calling him "granddaddy," meaning that he is most likely Romulus's grandfather, and not an ancient ancestor.
New Crew precedes Band of Thieves
Theory 1
In The New Crew, Ladyir simply finds the key within a desk, virtually unguarded. It could be that after Merci's crew failed to retrieve the key for Nisovin, the Elves realized that the keys were important for some reason. They then entrusted Gwyneth to wear the key around her neck at all times while they researched what the key was used for. Nisovin, seeing that an outright assault on the elves failed to get the key, hires Yumi to take it by stealth.
This is rather unlikely, since Porc Hunters and Murder Bros both happen within a short time of each other, with Dave leading Chimera to the Silvermine Mountains in both campaigns and dying in the second. Porc Hunters happens before The Jewel of the Dingo Isles, and The New Crew happens quite a while after The Jewel of the Dingo Isles (long enough for List of Minor Characters#Cooper to grow old), meaning that if Band of Thieves happened after The New Crew, it would likely happen quite a while after Dave's death in Murder Bros, and thus would create a paradox.
Theory 2
Rob mentioned in The New Crew behind the scenes video that there are multiple keys. So it could be that the keys within these two campaigns are different ones entirely.
Band of Thieves precedes New Crew
Theory 1
In Band of Thieves, Nisovin has to be pressed for him to reveal what the key looks like. He eventually describes it as orange and glowing but when it seems like the thieves might try to trick him, he immediately warns "Don't just cover a key with tang and bring it back to me!". In The New Crew when Nisovin gives Merci the mission, he describes the key as "tang colored". It could be reasoned that Nisovin only thought about it being "tang colored" after his original warning to the thieves. This may also be the reason why Fenrus was weaker in New Crew then in Band of Thieves, because he was still recovering from the previous battle.
Theory 2
Nisovin hired Yumi and her band of Thieves to sneak into the Temple of the Fallen Sun and steal the key originally. However, when they failed the key was moved to a more secure location on the remote island of Laeyuleaugh where the Sunswords had a summer home. With the key only reachable by sea, Nisovin then hired the crew of the Bocoe, who had, in The Jewel of the Dingo Isles, already proven themselves before to him, to try to steal the key once more.
Unseen Rogues precedes Band of Thieves
In Unseen Rogues when Neena Brando uses Lascene, Squinks gets a copy from his Spellwall Armor. Then, in Band of Thieves, Squinks gives his spellwall armour to Nessie in order to cross the bridge. Note that this is very weak evidence, as Squinks could easily have gotten another spellwall armour after giving his old one to Nessie.
Band of Thieves precedes Unseen Rogues
In Band of Thieves, Squinks starts showing contempt for Yumi, since all of Yumi's plans are the same. He ends up betraying the party, and only rejoins Yumi while escaping the Sunsword Village. It's unlikely the two would stay together for very long, so it's possible that Squinks left Yumi's band of thieves and ended up in the band of thieves fought in The Unseen Rogues.
Guild of Explorers precedes Battle of the Bards
During The Future Winner's first round of performances at Battle of the Bards competition, while against Marcel the Mime Vanessa Squishwitz, thanks to the help of Popo and Gear Man was covered in a sprinkle of fire and ice. Rob, in an out of character sense, asked if Patrick Cake from Guild of Explorers was present in the audience. Rob then rolled, and got an 18. Deadbones then stated that a Gnome started screaming, implying that Patrick was in the crowd, but didn't explain any further. If that gnome was Patrick, this would be a PTSD attack of his. If he was present in the crowd, Guild of Explorers would be before Battle of the Bards.
