Northern Journey is an epic adventure in seven main parts that takes place in the Forgotten Realms campaign world. The journey begins in Neverwinter and Silverymoon in the Savage Frontier of the North and gradually draws the PC's eastward through the Backlands of the Sword Coast, Sunset Vale, Cormyr and the Dalelands, across the Vast and into Impiltur and the Great Dale and at last into the cold lands of Damara and Vaasa.

NJ belongs to the group of adventures that one usually categorizes as a problem-solving campaign, a think campaign, etc. It will focus heavily on character development and group interaction. Yes, there will be plenty of action to be had, but if you are a player that prefers more of a hack-and-slash campaign, the kind where the PC's kill lots of monsters, wipe their swords, holy symbols and spellbooks clean, collect treasure and head for the next dungeon, NJ probably will not be your cup of tea.