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Message: <blockquote data-quote="an_idol_mind" data-source="post: 6184939" data-attributes="member: 43749">Comparing Golarion support with Forgotten Realms support isn't really indicative of how accessible each world is. One of the things about Golarion is that while there is a ton of lore for the setting, it's pretty canon light. It took five years to even establish a canon ending to the first adventure path, and even then it's couched with, "If this isn't what happened in your game, here are some alternatives."The Realms, for good or ill, is much more of a living, constantly changing thing. A super-adventure in the Forgotten Realms gets immediately incorporated into the canon, while in Golarion it tends to be one of many possibilities.For example, the death of Halaster in Expedition to Undermountain is a thing that definitely happened in the Realms. If you want to bring somebody new into the canon 1375 DR Realms and they've picked up the 3rd edition setting book, you then have to explain that Halaster is dead among other changes. In Golarion, the end of the current adventure path (Wrath of the Righteous) will presumably result in the death of a demon lord, but that won't be immediately incorporated into the canon or likely mentioned at all. It remains one possibility that doesn't become a thing until you say, "In my campaign, that demon lord is dead."While Golarion has a lot of stuff, it's mostly background material that builds on but doesn't contradict the setting book. If somebody wants to get into the setting, they can still read the Inner Sea World Guide and be 99% up to speed. The Realms is only like that when a new edition comes out and you're given a snapshot of how things are right at this point in time - it's tougher for newbies to catch up because the novels and adventures are constantly changing the setting. (It should be noted that this is a perk, not a flaw, for many Realms fans.)</blockquote>

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