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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arcane Runes Press" data-source="post: 753628" data-attributes="member: 402">[PLAIN]Re: Re: Re: [FR] Campaign Setting interpretation diatribe[/PLAIN]I think part of the issue is that there is quite a vocal contingent of FR fans who are quite obsessed with the MVPs of the setting. On various boards and in my own gaming circle, I've seen or known a good sized chunk of people who followed the exploits of certain characters with the fervor you see basketball fans follow Michael Jordan. Arguments over stats, "who'd win" battles, what should X do next?, fanfic (including slash stuff), artwork, and so on and so on.For a not insignificant group of people, a Realm's campaign isn't a Realm's campaign unless it involves direct interaction with FR notables.When you combine this with 2nd edition sourcebooks like "The Seven Sisters" and "Secrets of the Magister" and the wish fulfillment uber-character exploits of some of the FR notables in various novels*, you get a situation where many gamers can't (or won't) separate the setting from the NPCs. For myself, I've played in a few good FR campaigns, but I just don't care for the setting that much.    Patrick Y. * For example; I have a problem with the presentation of Elminster in Greenwood's novels - he's just too over the top. I also used to read excerpts from the "Shadows of the Avatars (iirc)" series out loud to my wife, and we'd giggle. Finally, I remember trying to read one of the Harper series, a murder mystery starring Storm Silverhand, and finally throwing it across the room when her "wonderfulness" just got to be too much (and frankly a little creepy, ie; the topless sword training).</blockquote>

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