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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Disciple of Darwin" data-source="post: 10954" data-attributes="member: 1280">zouron, I'm not sure where those tables for randomly generating PC home locations came from, that certainly wouldn't be my cup of tea either.  I agree with Arcady, that could be your DM's invention.  And if you think nature is handled with kids gloves you may not have seen the d10,000 random encounter table in Root of all Evil for the uninhabited areas in the area!Darklone, I've seen your postings and know how much you enjoy KoK now, but I think many people have had the response you did when you first took a perusal through the setting book.  Glance at it, nothing really strikes you immediately, set it down and move on.  It takes a (at least halfway) thorough reading of it to appreciate.  I doubt I would've ever picked it up last summer myself had I not read the detailed reviews on it.  I think a downfall of the book is that it isn't flashy by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm glad Kenzer spent their resources on the concepts between the covers.Saybur, you mentioned something I love about Kenzer's adventures.  As of now, most of the Kalamar adventures are set in different parts of the continent.  Nothing too shocking there.  BUT, its amazing the different flavor the adventures have because they are set in different cultures.  I considered relocating the Coin trilogy to the Kalmaran Empire . . . but so much of the flavor would be lost because the Reenarian Bay is quite different than the Kalamaran Bay.  The Empire has the might to convince pirates their aren't welcome in these waters, the Bay is too shallow for sea monsters to reside in, etc.  Moving it would be a shame, because these encounters have that much thought put into them.  I congratulate Kenzer on having such a cohesive setting.</blockquote>

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