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<blockquote data-quote="Gothmog" data-source="post: 1026102" data-attributes="member: 317">Originally posted by arcady:&nbsp;Yep, I agree completely, and that is why I won't ever touch the Realms again.&nbsp; There is also the HUGE problem of the novels (would that I could blast the memories of reading the horrible Avatar books from my mind), and players who quote them as canon, then become irate if the DM does not follow them to the letter.&nbsp; FR was originally conceived by Ed Greenwood, but over the years there have been too many other contributers who added things in willy nilly, until it is a nonsensical and utterly ridiculous setting now.&nbsp; The huge logical inconsistencies that exist in FR are explained away as &quot;because powerful magic did it&quot;, which IMO is an extremely weak excuse.&nbsp; And yes, logic matters as much in a fantasy world as it does in the real world- without logic and consquences that make sense, the continuity of the world becomes inconsistent with the facts.Go with Kalamar, you won't be disappointed.&nbsp; Another good setting is Paradigm's Arcanis- very detailed and interesting history.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gothmog, post: 1026102, member: 317"] Originally posted by arcady: Yep, I agree completely, and that is why I won't ever touch the Realms again. There is also the HUGE problem of the novels (would that I could blast the memories of reading the horrible Avatar books from my mind), and players who quote them as canon, then become irate if the DM does not follow them to the letter. FR was originally conceived by Ed Greenwood, but over the years there have been too many other contributers who added things in willy nilly, until it is a nonsensical and utterly ridiculous setting now. The huge logical inconsistencies that exist in FR are explained away as "because powerful magic did it", which IMO is an extremely weak excuse. And yes, logic matters as much in a fantasy world as it does in the real world- without logic and consquences that make sense, the continuity of the world becomes inconsistent with the facts. Go with Kalamar, you won't be disappointed. Another good setting is Paradigm's Arcanis- very detailed and interesting history. [/QUOTE]

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