D&D General 50 years, 50 products (closed, see new thread)

[Stormonu]

Kara-Tur Campaign Setting (1E)

 

[Stormonu]

Lankhmar Campaign Boxed Set - The New Adventures of Fafhrd and Gray Mouser (2E)

 

[Stormonu]

Battlesystem (1E)

 

[Stormonu]

Battlesystem (2E)

 

[Stormonu]

Domains of Dread (2E) - This was a hardcover book of the Ravenloft Campaign setting, put out after the completion of the Grim Harvest adventure series.

 

[JEB]

Sorry, had to close the poll early due to unforeseen issues. More details here. But I will make another attempt!

 

[JEB]

Here's the new thread, with the new plan! D&D General - 50 years, 50 products - candidates

 

[AnotherGuy]

I'd love to hear the reasoning on why this particular Gazeteer over the others. Is it considered the best of the line?

Yes and I'd say by far.

• The setting alone is comprised of a large variety of cultural people each with vastly different histories and political allegiances with one another.
• There is a dark history where magical experimentation was done on specific races.
• Forbidden races, forbidden classes with different punishments for each.
• Notable NPC Undead, Lupins, Dragons and an Immortal exist within the setting.
• The capital features an immensely detailed writeup of a Venice-like setting with canals + gondolas with magic on full display in the day to day lives of the common folk
• It's a magocracy with a caste system for those with lesser skills in the art.
• Highly political setting with all the pros and cons
• Pages and pages of guilds and societies to explore and utilise
• 7 Secret Crafts of Magic that overlay the Wizard class or Elf (BECM)
• A detailed magical test in order to graduate (reminiscent of Raistlin in the Tower of High Sorcery)
• Surrounded by foreign enemy nations
• The setting boasts the Nucleus of Spheres, the Radiance etc which storyline has the ability to wipe out ALL magic in the world (i.e. affecting all gazetteers, all magical creatures etc)
• It possesses an active Immortal NPC
• It introduces a philosophy rather than a religion

...etc

There is just so much more to explore here than any of the other Gazetteers (except perhaps Alphatia/Thyatis but those boast immense land masses and people).
It's written well, fleshing out a lot of detail, dripping with love from its creator. It shows.

Honestly if you're a fan of Mystara this is a MUST get.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yes and I'd say by far.

• The setting alone is comprised of a large variety of cultural people each with vastly different histories and political allegiances with one another.
• There is a dark history where magical experimentation was done on specific races.
• Forbidden races, forbidden classes with different punishments for each.
• Notable NPC Undead, Lupins, Dragons and an Immortal exist within the setting.
• The capital features an immensely detailed writeup of a Venice-like setting with canals + gondolas with magic on full display in the day to day lives of the common folk
• It's a magocracy with a caste system for those with lesser skills in the art.
• Highly political setting with all the pros and cons
• Pages and pages of guilds and societies to explore and utilise
• 7 Secret Crafts of Magic that overlay the Wizard class or Elf (BECM)
• A detailed magical test in order to graduate (reminiscent of Raistlin in the High Tower of Sorcery)
• Surrounded by foreign enemy nations
• The setting boasts the Nucleus of Spheres, the Radiance etc which storyline has the ability to wipe out ALL magic in the world (i.e. affecting all gazetteers, all magical creatures etc)
• It possesses an active Immortal NPC
• It introduces a philosophy rather than a religion

...etc

There is just so much more to explore here than any of the other Gazetteers (except perhaps Alphatia/Thyatis but those boast immense land masses and people).
It's written well, fleshing out a lot of detail, dripping with love from its creator. It shows.

Honestly if you're a fan of Mystara this is a MUST get.

If WotC ever does anything with Mystara, all of the above are why I think Glantri City (in particular) is a really good candidate. There's nothing else quite like it in their stable.

 

[Aellic Mornbringer]

Yes and I'd say by far.

• The setting alone is comprised of a large variety of cultural people each with vastly different histories and political allegiances with one another.
• There is a dark history where magical experimentation was done on specific races.
• Forbidden races, forbidden classes with different punishments for each.
• Notable NPC Undead, Lupins, Dragons and an Immortal exist within the setting.
• The capital features an immensely detailed writeup of a Venice-like setting with canals + gondolas with magic on full display in the day to day lives of the common folk
• It's a magocracy with a caste system for those with lesser skills in the art.
• Highly political setting with all the pros and cons
• Pages and pages of guilds and societies to explore and utilise
• 7 Secret Crafts of Magic that overlay the Wizard class or Elf (BECM)
• A detailed magical test in order to graduate (reminiscent of Raistlin in the Tower of High Sorcery)
• Surrounded by foreign enemy nations
• The setting boasts the Nucleus of Spheres, the Radiance etc which storyline has the ability to wipe out ALL magic in the world (i.e. affecting all gazetteers, all magical creatures etc)
• It possesses an active Immortal NPC
• It introduces a philosophy rather than a religion

...etc

There is just so much more to explore here than any of the other Gazetteers (except perhaps Alphatia/Thyatis but those boast immense land masses and people).
It's written well, fleshing out a lot of detail, dripping with love from its creator. It shows.

Honestly if you're a fan of Mystara this is a MUST get.

Awesome, thank you for all the details! I've always had a soft spot for Mystara and have hand me down versions of some of the Gazeteers but not this one, I will definitely add it to my list! Thank you and @Whizbang Dustyboots for the recommendation!