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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 8503161" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p>Oerth has subtle differences, just like Ansalon (Dragonlance) does. FR is vibrant and growing, Oerth is old and dying. FR is civilized and the darkness is being beaten back, Oerth is full of ruins where civilzations failed and is slowly being beaten into a corner. </p><p></p><p>Ansalon is in the grips of a world war (with dragons) between the harried forces of good and the organized forces of evil. Mystara is bit like the Oz version of D&D, its a bit off-beat and lighthearted in tone.</p><p></p><p>There’s also Arneson’s Blackmoor, either his original setting or the “ancient” version that morphed into Mystara a thousand years later. City-state of the Invincible Overlord also falls here, most notably the home of the adventure Tegel Manor.</p><p></p><p>Maztica, Kara-Tur and the Land of Fate could be treated as different worlds; Kara-Tur was originally supposed to be on the World of Greyhawk, but got moved to FR - no reason it couldn’t instead be its own world.</p><p></p><p>There’s also Masharapa (fantasy India), Dragon Fist’s world (forget the actual name), and Jakandor - all TSR worlds that could be visited as well.</p><p></p><p>Heck, you could also throw Tolkien’s LotR setting in there as an alternate world (before or after the ring), Lhankmar, Melinbone and a dozen other writer’s worlds that D&D drew on. Each has their own specific draw, of course - look for the elevator pitch for each.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 8503161, member: 52734"] Oerth has subtle differences, just like Ansalon (Dragonlance) does. FR is vibrant and growing, Oerth is old and dying. FR is civilized and the darkness is being beaten back, Oerth is full of ruins where civilzations failed and is slowly being beaten into a corner. Ansalon is in the grips of a world war (with dragons) between the harried forces of good and the organized forces of evil. Mystara is bit like the Oz version of D&D, its a bit off-beat and lighthearted in tone. There’s also Arneson’s Blackmoor, either his original setting or the “ancient” version that morphed into Mystara a thousand years later. City-state of the Invincible Overlord also falls here, most notably the home of the adventure Tegel Manor. Maztica, Kara-Tur and the Land of Fate could be treated as different worlds; Kara-Tur was originally supposed to be on the World of Greyhawk, but got moved to FR - no reason it couldn’t instead be its own world. There’s also Masharapa (fantasy India), Dragon Fist’s world (forget the actual name), and Jakandor - all TSR worlds that could be visited as well. Heck, you could also throw Tolkien’s LotR setting in there as an alternate world (before or after the ring), Lhankmar, Melinbone and a dozen other writer’s worlds that D&D drew on. Each has their own specific draw, of course - look for the elevator pitch for each. [/QUOTE]
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