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<blockquote data-quote="Kesh" data-source="post: 1015002" data-attributes="member: 1308"><p>If you want a 3e setting, I'd probably say go with the FRCS and <em>Silver Marches</em> books. That'll give you a really flavorful setting with plenty of adventuring opportunity.</p><p></p><p>I would recommend the <em>Living Greyhawk Gazeteer</em> but I believe it's out of print. Greyhawk is the basic D&D setting, so you don't need anything but this and the core books to play.</p><p></p><p><em>Oriental Adventures</em> is a fun setting if you want to go Eastern instead of Western. Plus, there's plenty of supporting material in the Rokugan setting.</p><p></p><p>Another option is to pick up some older 2e setting books and try them out. You can get many of them from <a href="http://www.svgames.com[/i" target="_blank">SV Games</a> as PDF documents for about $5. In that vein, I'd recommend:</p><p></p><p><em>Dark Sun</em> - Not your typical fantasy setting, this one blends magic, psionics and a desert environment to create a very unique campaign. Also, the fine folks at <a href="http://www.athas.org" target="_blank">Athas.org</a> have just released a 3e conversion manual on their site, and should have a fully 3.5 compatible version out soon.</p><p></p><p><em>Karameikos: Kingdoms of Adventure</em> - This is the 2e boxed set that brought the world of Mystara out of old D&D. Karameikos is your basic medieval fantasy setting, full of knights, wizards and high adventure. Plus, the book is very rules-light, so you can just run it as-is. There's also a <em>Mystara Monstrous Compendium</em> full of 2e creatures appropriate to the setting.</p><p></p><p><em>Red Steel</em>, aka <em>Savage Coast</em> - You can actually download this setting for free in RTF format from Wizard's website, or download a PDF from SV Games for about $5 (more readable). This is a swashbuckling fantasy setting, where the land has come under a curse that grants people special powers while afflicting them with magical penalties. I'm working on a 3e/3.5 conversion of the material right now, and hopefully I can put up a web site soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kesh, post: 1015002, member: 1308"] If you want a 3e setting, I'd probably say go with the FRCS and [i]Silver Marches[/i] books. That'll give you a really flavorful setting with plenty of adventuring opportunity. I would recommend the [i]Living Greyhawk Gazeteer[/i] but I believe it's out of print. Greyhawk is the basic D&D setting, so you don't need anything but this and the core books to play. [i]Oriental Adventures[/i] is a fun setting if you want to go Eastern instead of Western. Plus, there's plenty of supporting material in the Rokugan setting. Another option is to pick up some older 2e setting books and try them out. You can get many of them from [url=http://www.svgames.com[/i]SV Games[/url] as PDF documents for about $5. In that vein, I'd recommend: [i]Dark Sun[/i] - Not your typical fantasy setting, this one blends magic, psionics and a desert environment to create a very unique campaign. Also, the fine folks at [url=http://www.athas.org]Athas.org[/url] have just released a 3e conversion manual on their site, and should have a fully 3.5 compatible version out soon. [i]Karameikos: Kingdoms of Adventure[/i] - This is the 2e boxed set that brought the world of Mystara out of old D&D. Karameikos is your basic medieval fantasy setting, full of knights, wizards and high adventure. Plus, the book is very rules-light, so you can just run it as-is. There's also a [i]Mystara Monstrous Compendium[/i] full of 2e creatures appropriate to the setting. [i]Red Steel[/i], aka [i]Savage Coast[/i] - You can actually download this setting for free in RTF format from Wizard's website, or download a PDF from SV Games for about $5 (more readable). This is a swashbuckling fantasy setting, where the land has come under a curse that grants people special powers while afflicting them with magical penalties. I'm working on a 3e/3.5 conversion of the material right now, and hopefully I can put up a web site soon. [/QUOTE]
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