Commercial Settings with little popularity

[Technomancer]

This may seem like a strange request, but I'm looking for commercially published D&D/D20 Fantasy settings (preferably not pdf only, but I'll consider anything) that never really caught on, settings that few people have heard of or know much about.

Basically, I'm looking for something where someone else has done all the world-building work for me, but that I'll be able to change details at will without having to explain ahead of time to players.

Looking for generic/vanilla fantasy stuff.

 

[The Cardinal]

Dawnforge (FFG) great setting, great ideas, three books, perfect ur-vanilla fantasy!

 

[Voadam]

Valus
Dawnforge
Morningstar

Lots of pdf ones
Kyngdoms
Eldoria
Maelstrom
others

 

[Desdichado]

Depending on your group and how plugged in they are, Kingdoms of Kalamar might be right up your alley. Has a lot of the same "standard D&D" vibe that Greyhawk has, but different. If you want pretty typical D&D, just not one that your group is really well known, then that's a good call.

 

[S'mon]

Depending on your group and how plugged in they are, Kingdoms of Kalamar might be right up your alley. Has a lot of the same "standard D&D" vibe that Greyhawk has, but different. If you want pretty typical D&D, just not one that your group is really well known, then that's a good call.

Kalamar was what occurred to me too. Apparently it's pretty good, but not played that much.

Incidentally Goodman's 'Known Realms' is probably fairly obscure, but is current & in print.

 

[Voadam]

I'd agree Kalamar is a good choice though of 3rd party settings I'd say it, Scarred Lands, and Arcanis are probably the most well known vanilla D&D settings.

Kalamar has a bunch of modules set in it and a bunch of racial (hobgoblin, orc, drow, etc.)and topic sourcebooks (pirates, monsters, villain design, etc.) but not a lot of regional sourcebooks outside of the campaign sourcebook and one city.

One great feature for you is that nothing is set after the campaign setting start date in the campaign setting so there is no changing history or metaplot cannon to keep up with so changes and substitutions should be easy to make.

 

[shurai]

These days, Greyhawk. ; ]

 

[Warbringer]

Midnight is sitting on my shelf

 

[Voadam]

Midnight is sitting on my shelf

I don't think Midnight qualifies for "Looking for generic/vanilla fantasy stuff." The changes to D&D classes are pretty significant by my understanding.

Hunt Rise of Evil Campaign setting is another D&D campaign setting, but it has a lot of dream/nightmare mechanics that take it out of vanilla generic setting realms as well IMO.

 

[Tharian]

I don't think Midnight qualifies for "Looking for generic/vanilla fantasy stuff." The changes to D&D classes are pretty significant by my understanding.

Hunt Rise of Evil Campaign setting is another D&D campaign setting, but it has a lot of dream/nightmare mechanics that take it out of vanilla generic setting realms as well IMO.

Is there a link for the Hunt Rise of Evil CS?