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<blockquote data-quote="Wyrmshadows" data-source="post: 4403195" data-attributes="member: 56166"><p>I would argue that if you can, with little effort hot-swap said adventures into any generic D&D setting, they are fundamentally the same. Of course the plots and locales are different, but they use the same bricks and mortar to build them. That is the strength of these types of adventures, they are made to be placed anywhere. My post wasn't implying that RAW based adventures are all the same, I was inferring that RAW based settings are fundamentally the same because if they all use the same rules they will all largely have the same feel.</p><p> </p><p>Any one of these could fit on Greyhawk or the Forgotten Realms. However they would take much more work to fit in (if they could fit at all):</p><p> </p><p>Athas</p><p>Midnight</p><p>The Diamond Throne</p><p>Dawnforge</p><p>Ravenloft</p><p>Violet Dawn</p><p>Hyboria</p><p>and others that break strongly from the RAW of the PHB and DMG.</p><p> </p><p>The striking similarities that exist between settings and adventures that rely on RAW are, by necessity, far greater than the similarities between those that rely on RAW and those that don't. Therefore the generic, vanilla RAW leads to an overall homogenized gaming experience which is good or bad depending on your preference.</p><p> </p><p>There is a reason that Mongoose had to heavily alter the 3.5e rules to make Conan D20. Normal 3.5e doesn't do Conan as well as it does old fashioned D&D high magic badassery.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Wyrmshadows</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wyrmshadows, post: 4403195, member: 56166"] I would argue that if you can, with little effort hot-swap said adventures into any generic D&D setting, they are fundamentally the same. Of course the plots and locales are different, but they use the same bricks and mortar to build them. That is the strength of these types of adventures, they are made to be placed anywhere. My post wasn't implying that RAW based adventures are all the same, I was inferring that RAW based settings are fundamentally the same because if they all use the same rules they will all largely have the same feel. Any one of these could fit on Greyhawk or the Forgotten Realms. However they would take much more work to fit in (if they could fit at all): Athas Midnight The Diamond Throne Dawnforge Ravenloft Violet Dawn Hyboria and others that break strongly from the RAW of the PHB and DMG. The striking similarities that exist between settings and adventures that rely on RAW are, by necessity, far greater than the similarities between those that rely on RAW and those that don't. Therefore the generic, vanilla RAW leads to an overall homogenized gaming experience which is good or bad depending on your preference. There is a reason that Mongoose had to heavily alter the 3.5e rules to make Conan D20. Normal 3.5e doesn't do Conan as well as it does old fashioned D&D high magic badassery. Wyrmshadows [/QUOTE]
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