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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Reprisal" data-source="post: 14232" data-attributes="member: 1161">The Kingdoms of KalamarI think there's a lot of truth to what Arcady has observed... I, myself, support Kingdoms of Kalamar and use it as my favoured campaign setting.  I've probably read the thing several times now, though not in an orthodox way.  Like many others, I treat the book as a reference book more akin to a survey text on a continent than a regular supplement.  Therefore, I read what I believe I need to know and refer back to certain parts as I see fit.I think someone (David Kenzer himself?) wrote something akin to how he's surprised that even though Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting is an official, WotC sanctioned, D&D setting, it is very rarely mentioned on the more comprehensive D&D and RPG messageboards and discussion groups.  Personally, I suppose I knew this, but never really addressed it with any conviction.  It does seem true that there is a following for KoK: Berandor, KenjiB, Arcady, Grimjesta, Lord Irial, Saburr et al are but a small example of that following.Are the supporters of KoK less vocal?  What makes the Kingdoms of Kalamar something people use and follow, but not discuss?As Arcady has put so succintly, perhaps there is nothing really to say.  Personally, I am very content with how things are with KoK and Kenzer & Co.  I've no issues, be they negative or positive.  Though I am apt to talk about my KoK campaign, I rarely, if ever talk about KoK as a separate entity like one could with other settings.  Why is this?  Personally, I believe it is because of an underlying fact about the Kingdoms of Kalamar.No metaplot.  No mythos.  No unified experience.While some will say these things are positive, the fact is that these things also have consequences on how the setting is approached by others.  With no collective backstory shared by the bulk of the readership, the Kingdoms of Kalamar becomes a personal experience for DMs and players.  While I'm fairly certain that every campaign is different, no matter the setting, the KoK is even moreso a personal effect.I wish I could articulate my point a bit better than I have in this post, it's my sincere hope that some semblance of understanding has resulted from my writing this thing... hehe. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

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