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<blockquote data-quote="Shoon" data-source="post: 637854" data-attributes="member: 8528">How about a divine menage-a-trois? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> Best setting: I'd say Scarred Lands (I'm comparing it strictly to the TSR settings). It really, REALLY deviates from the norm in very cool ways (see the Slitheren, Hollowfaust and the Sutak), but it still feels like D&amp;D. Plus, it's the only setting where an evil country is growing steadly (Calastia), IIRC. I mean, Iuz self-destructed himself. Weeeee.Best TSR setting: Mystara. Sooo cooler than Forgotten Realms. And no rabid fans. Honorable mentions: Planescape and Ravenloft. Both did not feel like D&amp;D, however, and the lingo in PS is irritating (it's fine to have &quot;jink&quot; and &quot;rattlebox&quot; as Sigil slang, but I can hardly picture Bahamut saying &quot;Pike it, sod!&quot;). But they're good settings in their own right.Dishonoroable mentions: Dark Sun, because it centered on 2E psionics. Spelljammer, because... well... god damn it, it just sucked. I mean, flying vessels in space? Meeting a mind flayer in an orbital asteroid? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> This is like getting high without smoking pot or crack! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> And finally, Greyhawk. It is &quot;generic&quot; in concept, and &quot;war-like&quot;. Or maybe it isn't war-like. No one can define GH thanks to the Canon Police. Any attempts to turn this setting into a playable, well-definied one is doomed.Worst setting: Forgotten Realms, for too many reasons. The 2E era sucked beyond belief. The FRCS is the only good stuff that came out of FR in 3E. And people still like it. And they like the novels. Dear god, what horrible novels. I mean... talking mules (War on Tethyr)?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shoon, post: 637854, member: 8528"] How about a divine menage-a-trois? :rolleyes: Best setting: I'd say Scarred Lands (I'm comparing it strictly to the TSR settings). It really, REALLY deviates from the norm in very cool ways (see the Slitheren, Hollowfaust and the Sutak), but it still feels like D&D. Plus, it's the only setting where an evil country is growing steadly (Calastia), IIRC. I mean, Iuz self-destructed himself. Weeeee. Best TSR setting: Mystara. Sooo cooler than Forgotten Realms. And no rabid fans. Honorable mentions: Planescape and Ravenloft. Both did not feel like D&D, however, and the lingo in PS is irritating (it's fine to have "jink" and "rattlebox" as Sigil slang, but I can hardly picture Bahamut saying "Pike it, sod!"). But they're good settings in their own right. Dishonoroable mentions: Dark Sun, because it centered on 2E psionics. Spelljammer, because... well... god damn it, it just sucked. I mean, flying vessels in space? Meeting a mind flayer in an orbital asteroid? :confused: This is like getting high without smoking pot or crack! :rolleyes: And finally, Greyhawk. It is "generic" in concept, and "war-like". Or maybe it isn't war-like. No one can define GH thanks to the Canon Police. Any attempts to turn this setting into a playable, well-definied one is doomed. Worst setting: Forgotten Realms, for too many reasons. The 2E era sucked beyond belief. The FRCS is the only good stuff that came out of FR in 3E. And people still like it. And they like the novels. Dear god, what horrible novels. I mean... talking mules (War on Tethyr)? [/QUOTE]

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