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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 5791294" data-attributes="member: 1129">M'eh?The Forgotten Realms is a huge setting and has something for everyone.While it can be a little vanillia and overrun with storylines pushed by fiction and gaming, that can be a strength as well as a hindrance.With games like Baldur's Gate and others out there, along with two old comic series, and hundreds of books, the setting's impact is far greater than its RPG setting.In terms of why its so popular, in part, blame Dragon magazine. While I am not a fan of Ed's fiction, his game work speaks volumes and things like Pages From The Mages have been staples since first edition.If you don't know the Forgotten Realms its a choice.It's a setting not for everyone. Some left with the Avatar series where D&D made the move from 1st to 2nd. Everyone was fairly happy with the non-event to 3rd edition. To show that fan reaction doesn't matter, WoTC made an event that made the Avatar crisis look small in comparission and not only changed the setting but did a time leap. Not every era is for everyone.If the PDF's ever come back, I'd recommend getting the 'Gray' Boxed set. If you have the Dragon PDF compilation on CD, I'd recommend looking at the pre-100 issues for Ed's gaming material. He's got some fantastic stuff there.</blockquote>