Myth Drannor and the Forgotten Realms: the official premise
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor is set in the Forgotten Realms. The store’s story begins with a newly discovered Pool beneath New Phlan, spreading a curse. Elminster calls on adventurers to descend into the ruined elven city of Myth Drannor and stop a sorceress and a dracolich from turning the Pool’s power against the realm. This page stays within that published setup.
Two locations in the premise
New Phlan is named in connection with the discovery of the Pool. Myth Drannor is the ruined elven city into which the adventurers are sent. These roles come directly from the store description; they should not be treated as a complete campaign map, a list of playable hubs or an explanation of travel between the locations.
The official short description emphasizes haunted ruins and a band of heroes. The feature list presents classic dungeon crawling alongside tactical turn-based encounters. That supports the game’s exploration-and-combat framing without establishing the floor count, dungeon layout, puzzle order or optional-area requirements.
The threat, without invented spoilers
The publisher identifies a sorceress and a dracolich as the adversaries behind the danger to the realm. Their presence is part of the advertised premise, not a hidden discovery claimed by this site. This guide does not add names, motives, boss statistics, ending details or a final encounter strategy absent from the reviewed official materials.
Elminster’s call motivates the expedition in the listing. No additional biography, timeline or connection to another Dungeons & Dragons campaign is needed to explain that starting point. Familiar setting names are not a license to import unverified lore from other editions or games.
Where the rerelease fits
SNEG describes the underlying adventure as a 2001 game, now available digitally with enhancements. That history is different from claiming this release is the original game simply titled Pool of Radiance. The full subtitle, Ruins of Myth Drannor, identifies the product covered here.
For the practical systems accompanying this setting, see party and combat. The release page distinguishes the new Steam launch from the original year.