Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Public Gaming: Home brew setting vs Forgotten Realms
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Tales and Chronicles" data-source="post: 7295515" data-attributes="member: 6871653"><p>I think people using the Realms should always start by telling their players (if they are somewhat regular) that this is not Forgottenrealmswikia: the game, its a D&D campaing or oneshot set in a setting which you, as a player might know everything about, but your character doesnt. Your PC might know the name Drizzt if he's from Icewind Dale, but a PC from Tethyr will be clueless, even if you read the Dark Elf trilogy a thousand times. Its just like even if I'm a guy living in Canada, I dont know who the last king of Denmark was or which mountain is the highest in Norway, but I'm sure a guy from scandinavia would know. If someone shows up and wish to argue that this fact or another is ''canon'' and should have an impact on the current game (who cares if the Cloakwood is actually larger than the Spiderwood while fighting a horde of demons in the Underdark?!) you can choose to modify your storytelling to incorporate this fact, or simply tell that his fact is false in your game (leading, hopefully, to good times at the table when the player realize that his metaknowledge led him into trouble).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tales and Chronicles, post: 7295515, member: 6871653"] I think people using the Realms should always start by telling their players (if they are somewhat regular) that this is not Forgottenrealmswikia: the game, its a D&D campaing or oneshot set in a setting which you, as a player might know everything about, but your character doesnt. Your PC might know the name Drizzt if he's from Icewind Dale, but a PC from Tethyr will be clueless, even if you read the Dark Elf trilogy a thousand times. Its just like even if I'm a guy living in Canada, I dont know who the last king of Denmark was or which mountain is the highest in Norway, but I'm sure a guy from scandinavia would know. If someone shows up and wish to argue that this fact or another is ''canon'' and should have an impact on the current game (who cares if the Cloakwood is actually larger than the Spiderwood while fighting a horde of demons in the Underdark?!) you can choose to modify your storytelling to incorporate this fact, or simply tell that his fact is false in your game (leading, hopefully, to good times at the table when the player realize that his metaknowledge led him into trouble). [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Public Gaming: Home brew setting vs Forgotten Realms
Top