What's your favourite D&D setting of all time?

[Jan van Leyden]

and what is Pelinore? Never heard of that one. Is it a non-TSR/WotC world?

Pelinore was the world developed by TSR UK in their magazine Imagine. So it was sort of "official" but never received any support apart from Imagine, as far as I know.

 

[Echohawk]

Apologies if the list misses yours; feel free to "write in" your vote below, though it's not a competition in naming obscure products!

Say, Morrus, you left out Talaran, the setting used for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Play By Mail Game.

Oh, sorry... not a competition in naming obscure products!

 

[Tonguez]

Pelinore was a great setting and its a pity it never got further development

Mahasarpa was an evocative and different setting

Ravenloft is forever awesome

Birthright too as a sneaky #4 (D20 version)

 

[Wednesday Boy]

I have two write-ins; Midnight and Ptolus.

 

[JeffB]

GH.... Wilderlands..

And surprisingly, FR over the years has become my fave setting to game in, even beating out my beloved Pre Wars GH (a heartfelt, "sorry", to Gary).

I have used FR for OD&D, 3.0 and 4e in the past few years. I use the OGB as my base. It is extemely easy to modify without having drastic effects elsewhere. If I want more detail on a certain region or power group or whatever, there are 10 books available to try. If I need a map of a certain place, chances are one is available. If I do not have the time or inclination to make stuff up, I can usually find one iteration I like among the several different "eras".

That said, my base is strictly OGB,..I have cut out all the BS. No ToT, No Drizzt or Drow running all around or under like colonies of ants, No Spellplague, no Lame Novels ,no "lets make it more angsty and powerful" 3e revisions, etc. No Chosen, no Spellfire, No NPCs becoming Gods or whatnot. My FR is very much a S&S or Wilderlands type of thing , just by my style of DMing I guess. I do use a couple 2e resources and one 3.5 resource for historical and regional details when I have liked what I read. Oh, and that new book Ed wrote last year...the Elminsters Guide to FR or whatever..best book WOTC has put out for FR since they have owned the property.

 

[kcannell]

I know you know this, but in the interest of the brand name article I just read, I feel obligated to point out the following:

Golarion is a Pathfinder setting!

 

[kcannell]

Planescape was my favorite setting to read about; FR was my favorite to play in.

 

[jonesy]

My favourites are still the settings that got me into the game. Mystara, Blackmoor and Dragonlance.

I really liked Greyhawk, but didn't get to play it for the longest of times.

 

[Alzrius]

Ravenloft, Planescape, and Spelljammer.

Hooray for the meta-settings!

Say, Morrus, you left out Talaran, the setting used for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Play By Mail Game.

Oh, sorry... not a competition in naming obscure products!

I never knew this existed, but now I can't live without acquiring it.

Curse you Echohawk!

 

[Echohawk]

Curse you Echohawk!

You're most welcome