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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5792818" data-attributes="member: 59082">Without having read this thread, I like your rant [MENTION=1]Morrus[/MENTION] but I don't really disagree with your assertion that the Forgotten Realms is lacking in unique flavor. Despite its faults, I think it does have it owns "Realmsian vibe," or at least it did pre-4E/spellplague.My history with the Realms goes back to 1987. I'm about your age so I was 13 going on 14 and I remember seeing ads for the Realms on the back covers of comic books and in Dragon magazine and being enthralled with the original logo. I called around local gaming stores (back then there must have been three times as many as there are now) and found a single copy at a game store across town; I took a bus there and was very excited to get my hands on the grey box which was, at the time, a revelation in setting design (I only had the Greyhawk box set at that point and a couple Dragonlance products).I've never run a game in a pre-made setting, but have always enjoyed collecting and reading setting materials. The old grey box (or at least its contents; the box is long gone) and the 3E tome remain two of my favorite setting products. The Realms aren't one of my very favorite settings, and I find many of its qualities annoying, but I think you should consider picking up the grey box, Morrus, to get a feeling of the original Greenwood-only Forgotten Realms, and maybe the 3E book as an example of one of the best setting products ever. Even if you don't like the Realms, they're worthy additions of any gaming collection.</blockquote>

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