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<blockquote data-quote="Nebuchadnezzar" data-source="post: 499398" data-attributes="member: 1938"><p>Both myself and my players prefer the Forgotten Realms. A whole bunch of stuff which was wacky and/or lacking in 2nd edition was fixed with the coming of the 3rd edition FRCS. First of all the Realms have gotten a little darker in the sense that the forces of evil have grown in strength (examples: Church of Bane, Zhentarim, Red Wizards, etc). Also, you can merely disregard the previously published products from 1st and 2nd edition, instead focusing on published products in 3rd edition. This accomplishes two things:</p><p></p><p>1. There is more "air" in the Realms, many places remain only vaguely detailed in the FRCS. This makes it easier to implement home-made stuff into your FR campaign. Sure, some places like the Dales and the North are more detailed than most other locations, but they serve a purpose in providing a particular atmosphere and depth (as in more detail). </p><p></p><p>2. Greater sense of consistency and quality. The 3E Forgotten Realms products are quite good, and certainly extremely beautiful. Magic of Faerun, Lords of Darkness, City of the Spider Queen, Faiths and Pantheons, etc. In addition, the less packed production-cycle means fewer books will contradict each other (as was such a problem with 2nd edition). </p><p></p><p>Realms-bashing always includes the good, old "There are like so many 40th level characters in the realms and that sucks". Ask my players: they have never encountered any of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nebuchadnezzar, post: 499398, member: 1938"] Both myself and my players prefer the Forgotten Realms. A whole bunch of stuff which was wacky and/or lacking in 2nd edition was fixed with the coming of the 3rd edition FRCS. First of all the Realms have gotten a little darker in the sense that the forces of evil have grown in strength (examples: Church of Bane, Zhentarim, Red Wizards, etc). Also, you can merely disregard the previously published products from 1st and 2nd edition, instead focusing on published products in 3rd edition. This accomplishes two things: 1. There is more "air" in the Realms, many places remain only vaguely detailed in the FRCS. This makes it easier to implement home-made stuff into your FR campaign. Sure, some places like the Dales and the North are more detailed than most other locations, but they serve a purpose in providing a particular atmosphere and depth (as in more detail). 2. Greater sense of consistency and quality. The 3E Forgotten Realms products are quite good, and certainly extremely beautiful. Magic of Faerun, Lords of Darkness, City of the Spider Queen, Faiths and Pantheons, etc. In addition, the less packed production-cycle means fewer books will contradict each other (as was such a problem with 2nd edition). Realms-bashing always includes the good, old "There are like so many 40th level characters in the realms and that sucks". Ask my players: they have never encountered any of them. [/QUOTE]
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