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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9115530" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>The overwhelming majority of setting lore is "filler at best". That was the point I was making earlier. I'll bet dollars to donuts that all those people who have talked about owning Faiths and Avatars and Powers and Pantheons haven't used more than 10% of the material in those books. And that's pretty much true for every setting book. 10% use at a given table. At best. Probably a lot less.</p><p></p><p>Compare to an Adventure Path (presuming you actually play through it). Where 75% or more of the book is used. THAT'S what supplements should be. These are game supplements. They aren't novels. They aren't for light reading. They are meant to be used. They have a purpose and that purpose is to be used at the table. </p><p></p><p>Take FRCS and Shining South. Just as two fairly recent FOrgotten Realms examples. There's what, about 500 pages of material between the two of them? How many tables do you figure used more than 50 of those pages? How many actually managed to include 30% of the material in a game? And that's just two FR books. </p><p></p><p>These setting books are the biggest waste of paper in the hobby. They serve little practical purpose and are largely there for reading material. Which people then use to bludgeon other people over the head in proper gate keeping style, ensuring that the setting stays "pure" for those that actually bother to read these books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9115530, member: 22779"] The overwhelming majority of setting lore is "filler at best". That was the point I was making earlier. I'll bet dollars to donuts that all those people who have talked about owning Faiths and Avatars and Powers and Pantheons haven't used more than 10% of the material in those books. And that's pretty much true for every setting book. 10% use at a given table. At best. Probably a lot less. Compare to an Adventure Path (presuming you actually play through it). Where 75% or more of the book is used. THAT'S what supplements should be. These are game supplements. They aren't novels. They aren't for light reading. They are meant to be used. They have a purpose and that purpose is to be used at the table. Take FRCS and Shining South. Just as two fairly recent FOrgotten Realms examples. There's what, about 500 pages of material between the two of them? How many tables do you figure used more than 50 of those pages? How many actually managed to include 30% of the material in a game? And that's just two FR books. These setting books are the biggest waste of paper in the hobby. They serve little practical purpose and are largely there for reading material. Which people then use to bludgeon other people over the head in proper gate keeping style, ensuring that the setting stays "pure" for those that actually bother to read these books. [/QUOTE]
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