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Abeir is the Bruno of settings.

Faerun is the Forgotten Realms. Everything added to it since was clearly added with the expectation to be used as a separate "sub"...

Some people need to know this so they have a "legitimate" excuse to get angry at Wizards of the Coast for one more thing they do that...

From a mechanical perspective, math is more simple: roll 1d20 plus modifiers vs. a Difficulty Class (or Armor Class) with higher rolls...

Tolkien believed in both. My main point was that a world where even the noblest intentions cannot save it might not look like what you...

I think of it as a conflict… My overall thought is that humans irl battle with the drive to do right for the self but that this is in...

Depends on the purpose. I'm unfamiliar with the "Lorwyn scandal," so I'm not really sure what you're looking for. Sub-settings would...

I reject the premise, but only because of my preference for Greyhawk. There's plenty of Hope and Despair to be had, but they are not...

I think both pure hopeful and pure despairing are too limited. Analyzing human interaction using game theory (also a limited lens, but...

Not a bad approach. Personally I go mire middle ground. Baddies doing bad stuff that needs fixin'. But not to grimdark levels. I...

Almost all of my campaigns have been a middle ground between the two. Even Ravenloft. Evil is meant to be defeated but it will return...

I agree Wizard powers up slower than some classes, but makes up for it with later levels. That said, I don't think 2nd level is a dead...

Usually depends how its worded. You may use vs you add. Its a bonus from two different sources. RAW it seems to stack.

I am about to get a little salty, but hopefully amusing.... Then, by all means, show your work. Numbers pulled out of your Astral...