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<blockquote data-quote="Shazman" data-source="post: 4413750" data-attributes="member: 13509">I've said this many times as well, but it falls on deaf ears.&nbsp; All of the major complaints against the Realms which were also used as justification for the destruction of the Realms can all be attributed to either bad DMing or fear that they have to know everything about hte Realms to play in it.&nbsp; &nbsp; If you are concerned about your campaign focusing on Drizzt or Elminster, you are either paranoid or have had a bad DM use either these characters or another pet NPC as the star of his campaign.&nbsp; What does this have to do with the campaign setting?&nbsp; If the DM wants to use a DMPC as the focus for his campaign, he's going to do it regardless of setting.&nbsp; This is bad DMing, not typical Forgotten Realms DMing.&nbsp; All of the supposed reasons to &quot;reinvent&quot; the Realms boil down to experiences with or fears of bad DMing or having modules and DMs force PC's to know lots of Realms lore.&nbsp; I haven't seen any FR modules that rely on encyclopedic knowledge of the setting, so I don't see that as a problem.&nbsp; If your DM requires this kind of knowledge or has his DMPC be the star of the show, blame the DM and get him to change his ways or get a new DM.&nbsp; Don't blame the campaign setting.&nbsp; Blowing up a campaign setting because of bad DMing, whether perceived or real, is just plain stupid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shazman, post: 4413750, member: 13509"] I've said this many times as well, but it falls on deaf ears. All of the major complaints against the Realms which were also used as justification for the destruction of the Realms can all be attributed to either bad DMing or fear that they have to know everything about hte Realms to play in it. If you are concerned about your campaign focusing on Drizzt or Elminster, you are either paranoid or have had a bad DM use either these characters or another pet NPC as the star of his campaign. What does this have to do with the campaign setting? If the DM wants to use a DMPC as the focus for his campaign, he's going to do it regardless of setting. This is bad DMing, not typical Forgotten Realms DMing. All of the supposed reasons to "reinvent" the Realms boil down to experiences with or fears of bad DMing or having modules and DMs force PC's to know lots of Realms lore. I haven't seen any FR modules that rely on encyclopedic knowledge of the setting, so I don't see that as a problem. If your DM requires this kind of knowledge or has his DMPC be the star of the show, blame the DM and get him to change his ways or get a new DM. Don't blame the campaign setting. Blowing up a campaign setting because of bad DMing, whether perceived or real, is just plain stupid. [/QUOTE]

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