Low Magic Settings?

[Akrasia]

Warhammer's 'Old World' is excellent (though it's not a 'd20' setting; I'm not sure if that's important to you). The Hyborian world of Conan is also cool.

 

[tetsujin28]

Settings? As Akrasia mentioned, you can't get more old-school low-magic than Conan's Hyborea.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Settings? As Akrasia mentioned, you can't get more old-school low-magic than Conan's Hyborea.

That's on my wish-list, along with Thieves' World, Black Company, and apparently the new Dark Legacies book. I likes my grim'n'gritty.

 

[Khairn]

One of the very best is Harn.

 

[GlassJaw]

Grim Tales and Conan - my 1st and 2nd favorite d20 books respectively.

 

[Akrasia]

I don't understand why people keep mentioning Grim Tales. While a fine product, GT is not a setting. (And neither is Iron Heroes, for that matter, despite including a brief blurb on the 'sword lands' or whatever.)

 

[hrafnagud]

One of the very best is Harn.

I'll second that.

 

[Crothian]

I don't understand why people keep mentioning Grim Tales. While a fine product, GT is not a setting. (And neither is Iron Heroes, for that matter, despite including a brief blurb on the 'sword lands' or whatever.)

Because low magic setting is worthless without low magic rules.....

 

[GlassJaw]

Because low magic setting is worthless without low magic rules.....

Right, and Grim Tales is the best place to start for those rules.

Seriously though, there aren't that many low-magic settings per se. Most of them still only exist in non-gaming form. Midnight, Conan, and Dark Legacies just to mind first on the short list.

If you want to run a low-magic campaign, your best bet is to start with an idea of the world you want first and then find a ruleset that fits your vision.

 

[ayrwind]

Game of Thrones? Got a copy off drivethrurpg and it looks great.