[2013] Did I miss any good setting/flavor books?

[Mercurius]

I suppose this should go in the general forum, but I'm primarily interested in fantasy and am thinking most fantasy rpg fans look in this forum.

Anyhow, I haven't been following the rpg world for about a year and, being a "setting junky," am wondering if I missed anything particularly juicy and flavorful. I just ordered Paizo's Mythic Realms which looks right up my alley. Anything else?

 

[Kinak]

I found the Numenera core book to have a lot of really interesting flavor even if you don't use the rules. It's so sci-fi it doesn't know if it's high fantasy, which may or may not be up your alley.

I've also heard good things about "Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms", but I haven't read it myself.

On the Pathfinder front, I don't recall exactly when Magnimar: City of Monuments was released, but it's my favorite book in that line.

Cheers!
Kinak

 

[Mercurius]

[MENTION=6694112]Kinak[/MENTION], I did pick up both Numenera and the Greenwood book. Actually, until I ordered Mythic Realms last night, they were the last two RPG books I had purchased, although separated by almost a year - I got the Greenwood book last October, and Numenera in August of this year. Its been many, many years since I've gone 10 months without an RPG purchase. Maybe I'm growing up finally

I'll check out Magnimar. It looks like a nice city to plop into my new setting.

 

[pemerton]

13th Age has an interesting take on a generic fantasy setting - I would say more gonzo than default 4e (and therefore more gonzo than default GH - I can't compare to FR). And it shows how that setting can be mechanically integrated into PC build and scenario design via its icon rules.

 

[Mercurius]

13th Age has an interesting take on a generic fantasy setting - I would say more gonzo than default 4e (and therefore more gonzo than default GH - I can't compare to FR). And it shows how that setting can be mechanically integrated into PC build and scenario design via its icon rules.

I've been tempted by 13th Age but my days of spending $40+ on an rpg book that I don't plan on playing and just for a few dozen pages of setting material might be over. Maybe if they come out with a setting book, or if I get a chance to browse through an actual hard copy, I'll give into the temptation.