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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron L" data-source="post: 2418511" data-attributes="member: 926">I hated the Realms in 2e.&nbsp; Hated.&nbsp; Then I read the old 1E boxed set and got some appreciation for it.&nbsp; When the FRCS came out I was dang impressed, and get more impressed with each book.&nbsp; My liking of the setting is higher now then it ever has been.&nbsp; Races of Faerun bowled me over with things that I always loved in Greyhawk, such as human ethnic trends and history.&nbsp; Some problems other people seem to be having with the new books (small rewrites of history, cosmology changes) are things I greatly enjoy as they are unifying the setting, making things more consistent, and adding a nice level of individuality.&nbsp; I think the Realms are going great and look forward to more information.On a side note, I'd just like to say that the idea that the Realms has &quot;too many gods&quot; has always struck me as extremely absurd.&nbsp; How many &quot;gods&quot; and religions have existed on Earth throughout history, and how many existed side by side?&nbsp; Many thousands more than in the Realms, I can tell you that.&nbsp; Although I do agree with the complaints about too many subraces, elven or otherwise.&nbsp; Why do humans have no subraces but every nonhuman race has dozens??&nbsp; Its ridiculous and not limited to the Realms by far.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron L, post: 2418511, member: 926"] I hated the Realms in 2e. Hated. Then I read the old 1E boxed set and got some appreciation for it. When the FRCS came out I was dang impressed, and get more impressed with each book. My liking of the setting is higher now then it ever has been. Races of Faerun bowled me over with things that I always loved in Greyhawk, such as human ethnic trends and history. Some problems other people seem to be having with the new books (small rewrites of history, cosmology changes) are things I greatly enjoy as they are unifying the setting, making things more consistent, and adding a nice level of individuality. I think the Realms are going great and look forward to more information. On a side note, I'd just like to say that the idea that the Realms has "too many gods" has always struck me as extremely absurd. How many "gods" and religions have existed on Earth throughout history, and how many existed side by side? Many thousands more than in the Realms, I can tell you that. Although I do agree with the complaints about too many subraces, elven or otherwise. Why do humans have no subraces but every nonhuman race has dozens?? Its ridiculous and not limited to the Realms by far. [/QUOTE]

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