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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guang" data-source="post: 6725845" data-attributes="member: 6779420">In the last month, I've been re-reading some of my old 4e books, and I LOVE so much of the fluff and core assumptions (DMG1 pg150). Many things I like are fantastic, turned up to 11. What would it take to alter another setting with some of these assumptions? I'm specifically thinking of the Sandpoint/Magnimar/Kaer Maga area used in 3 of Paizo's APs (Rise of the Runelords, Jade Regent, Shattered Star), but general advice is also appreciated. Hoping for some discussion and/or advice and opinions on how to put some 4e amazement into the specified setting (or into non-4e settings in general). I've been taking notes and investigating some on my own, but not sure how to actually implement changes, ramping up the core assumptions involved. Here is some of what I'm talking about, organized by 4e core assumption:The Civilized Races Band Together: Races are considered civilized because they banded together against the surrounding darkness. "Who cares that Bob is 12 feet tall and scary looking? He's a respected member of the town guard, and that's all that's really important. We've had neighbors like him for generations." I've never seen it taken to quite this degree in any other setting, and would love to change settings to be more like this.The World is Mysterious: Humans are not the only ones in charge, and absolutely anything could be in the next valley over, or even closer. Instead of almost-normal medieval life going on until an invasion of bad-weird-events/monsters show up.The World is a Fantastic Place: I see weirder things outside my window at home every week than the "normal" before Paizo APs really get started. Sometimes even more than halfway through the AP. Granted, I live in a weird location - people calmly living in houses in long-demolished parts of town nearby, a man threatening to kill his own child to avoid a speeding ticket, parents demanding that their children being allowed to cheat on a test so that the test would be fair, a nurse telling me she had no idea what was wrong with my child (he had a bad cold) because her training didn't cover our ethnicity, bugs for dinner, and on and on and on - hundreds of stories. I thus need more fantastic in my fantasy. Monsters are Everywhere: Travel in Paizo APs is generally "uneventful", even when traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles. Cities have some variety, but usually not the epic wow stuff of 4e (although Kaer Maga comes close).The World is Ancient: Layer upon layer of fallen empires. Greater Magnimar only has the one. Would love to see another few layers.Thank you. I've been thinking of how to phrase this for more than a week now <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Hoping for some enworld wisdom from you all (and no edition wars please - sorry if I come across as negative to either system under discussion. Just trying to explain my subjective situation, not put down).</blockquote>

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