Homebrew vs. Published settings

[Faraer]

I like the kind of D&D represented by the original World of Greyhawk. I like the Forgotten Realms, for which D&D is a convenient ruleset. I don't much like either the ruleset (any version) or the modern genre of D&D fantasy for themselves.

 

[Nightfall]

*is still trying to lure Psion to the Scarred Lands* But at least he's nice enough to use CC2. Anyway, as the Sage, I'm all about one thing. I think you know what that is. Thank you.

 

[howandwhy99]

I tend to switch worlds depending on the style of game I want to run. Typically it is based in Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms, but I am willing to steal from everywhere. I really haven't run a "pure" setting yet, but I haven't DM'd extensively either.

 

[PJ-Mason]

I love crafting homebrew worlds, but i also play some published settings, too.

But i don't mix them. If i run FR, or IK, or SL...then thats what i run. If i homebrew a campaign, then i don't want any published stuff (setting specific anyway) in it. It bugs me when the streams are crossed for some reason.

I really hate it when seperate settings are mixed together. ick.

 

[Ibram]

I'm very much a homebrew DM, I pillage other campaign worlds for ideas though (starting with Ravenloft and Warhammer, then Swashbuckling Adventures and Warcraft, and now Conan).

 

[Pants]

I do both.

I mainly use homebrews, which are, unmistakeably, an amalgamation of anything I find to be 'super cool' at the given moment.

However, I've run at least two Forgotten Realms games in the past and I'd love to run more. I'm also really into Eberron and I hope to run that someday (or play in it!). If/When the Iron Kingdoms Campaign Guide comes out, I'll see how much it vibes with my tastes, but so far, it's left me a little neutral.

 

[Wombat]

I run homebrews, though I do borrow ideas now and again. More often, however, I borrow ideas from novels, movies, and history, rather than other campaign settings.

Of course having bought very few campaign settings would put a crimp in the chances of borrowing too much that way...

 

[Desdichado]

Homebrew, but yeah, I borrow all kinds of crap. There are very few settings that I like so much about them that I'd run them as is, out of the box, and all that jazz.

Plenty of settings have cool enough ideas that I can steal 'em, though.

 

[The_Gunslinger658]

Hi-

I run the Forgotten Realms, lots of stuff on the market plus all my players know the setting pretty well. But personally, I am not a big FR fan, I prefer Greyhawk over FR anyday.
My next campaign will be in Kalamar from Kenzor Co. Kalamar really reminds me alot of Greyhawk but with more crunch and fluff.


Scott

 

[A'koss]

The last 3 or 4 campaigns were pure homebrew... I'd never go back to a canned setting again. Before our gaming group imploded our Post-Ragnarok campaign was just plain awesome.

That said, before the brews I ran a Greyhawk campaign that evolved over... at least 10-12 years and ended up incorporating just about every other major setting TSR/WotC put out. I loved Planescape - IMO, the best setting WotC had ever put out. From Sigil our campaigns would branch out all the major settings of the time - Athas, Krynn, Oerth, Toril...

*sigh*

A'koss.