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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 6528538" data-attributes="member: 58401">Thanks! You've answered at least a few of my basic questions about the setting.I don't mean to diminish your suggestion, but honestly, I'm probably never gonna do that. I almost never read novels, so it's a big ask to expect me to read a series (however short) before I decide whether I'm willing to invest more of my time into learning about DL. I'm sure those novels are stellar, but my interest is a currency, and I'm not willing to spend that much just to find out if I should spend a lot more. Can you sell me Dragonlance in a couple paragraphs or less?Thanks, this is helpful. Can you be more specific though? Basically, what kinds of characters and stories can I play in Dragonlance that I can't play in Forgotten Realms?I think my objection to Dragonlance is that it seems (from a non-fan's point of view) almost like a parody of generic D&D settings, except not funny. It's got halfling thieves who steal everything! It's got gnomes, and they're super into building mechanical contraptions! There's dragons everywhere! Tiamat and Bahamut, except more important and with different names. Anti-heroic wizards who drive the metaplot. It sounds kinda like somebody's half-baked home game.I realize my assessment isn't very charitable. Dragonlance is probably the origin of at least some of these tropes. Still, what can DL do for me that FR or Greyhawk can't?</blockquote>