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<blockquote data-quote="Mephista" data-source="post: 6681774" data-attributes="member: 6786252"><p>Yes, FR is the default and is considered the most popular campaign setting. </p><p></p><p> There's lots of things to dislike about FR. I personally detest the pantheons of gods of FR. The entire setting has a certain feel to it that just doesn't fit for a lot of people. Doesn't mean anything other than its not for you. </p><p></p><p>Maybe its the complexity, maybe its the inability to resonate with the signature characters of the setting, maybe its history and background of Forgotten Realms isn't something that interests you personally, maybe its because people that were around when you were introduced to the setting didn't like it and that passed on to you. You clearly don't like Elminster and Drizz't. Maybe you're transferring your dislike of those novels into the actual setting? The Realms have a much larger "everything is epic!" feel to them - maybe the mere presence of all these major players is not to your taste?</p><p></p><p>While I personally like following the stories of FR (novels, video games, etc), I never want to actually play a character in the Realms. The thought just turns me stomach.</p><p></p><p> There's a lot of possibilities that its impossible to tell without more input from yourself. Have you tried playing a video game like Balder's Gate or Neverwinter Nights set in the Realms?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mephista, post: 6681774, member: 6786252"] Yes, FR is the default and is considered the most popular campaign setting. There's lots of things to dislike about FR. I personally detest the pantheons of gods of FR. The entire setting has a certain feel to it that just doesn't fit for a lot of people. Doesn't mean anything other than its not for you. Maybe its the complexity, maybe its the inability to resonate with the signature characters of the setting, maybe its history and background of Forgotten Realms isn't something that interests you personally, maybe its because people that were around when you were introduced to the setting didn't like it and that passed on to you. You clearly don't like Elminster and Drizz't. Maybe you're transferring your dislike of those novels into the actual setting? The Realms have a much larger "everything is epic!" feel to them - maybe the mere presence of all these major players is not to your taste? While I personally like following the stories of FR (novels, video games, etc), I never want to actually play a character in the Realms. The thought just turns me stomach. There's a lot of possibilities that its impossible to tell without more input from yourself. Have you tried playing a video game like Balder's Gate or Neverwinter Nights set in the Realms? [/QUOTE]
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