Most well known D&D setting among non-D&D RPG players

[AllisterH]

Forked from: Does anyone actually like Dragonborn and Tieflings?

Were draconians playable as PCs?

Actually yes they were. When the 3E Dragonlance setting came out, Weis et al had already established a small but growing Draconian city in Taladas. All of this comes from the pre-3E novels, The doom Brigade and the sequel.

I'm pretty sure the Forgotten Realms holds that title. Look at the number of novels for both, for example.

You know, this is why I forked the thread. I've always assumed that while Forgotten Realms was the most popular setting among D&D players, Dragonlance was the most well KNOWN among the much wider novel reading audience.

Basically, the only people that read FR novels are well, FR players (and Salvatore fans I must admit) whereas I've known many a DL novel fan who has never played a D&D game or hasn't played in several years.
Am I off my gourd in believing this?

 

[Mercutio01]

Basically, the only people that read FR novels are well, FR players (and Salvatore fans I must admit) whereas I've known many a DL novel fan who has never played a D&D game or hasn't played in several years.
Am I off my gourd in believing this?

I can't go so far as to say the "only" but I can attest to the idea that most of the DL novel fans I know (my wife included) have never gamed and won't read FR. I'm now trying to get her into Eberron. Talking to the local Barnes and Noble, it seems that the Eberron books are right now the fastest selling of the Wizards fiction books, at least in my neck of the woods.

 

[pogminky]

The one with Venger.

 

[DrunkonDuty]

NOt really related but I just the Dragonlance movie.Not good. Not good at all.

 

[Januz]

I would say that Forgotten Realms is the most well known campaign setting excluding D&D players. Main reason being Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights games while I can't remember any Dragonlance PC game.
Add to that the fact that I have never read a DL book and see allot fewer of them then FR books in the stores around where I used to live( can't find either where I live now). I am not sure what my gaming group and friends have read of DL and FR but I know that almost all of them have read some Salvatore while the Dragonlance books have never been mentioned.

 

[Lord Xtheth]

NOt really related but I just the Dragonlance movie.Not good. Not good at all.

I tried reading the Dragonlance books once, and had the same reaction.

Did anyone even throw Ravenloft out there?
I've know a couple of people who absolutely love the Ravenloft books, and don't play.

I do agree that Dragonlance is a pretty popular line of books though.

 

[JVisgaitis]

Forgotten Realms hands down. Salavatore is constantly on the New York Times Best Sellers List with the Drizzt books...

 

[RandomCitizenX]

Having worked in a retail book store, I would be inclined to think that FR was the more well known setting. We were constantly selling books to people who had no clue what D&D was, but liked it when Drizz't gutten 3814738947328743298 orcs in one fight.

 

[jdrakeh]

Forgotten Realms hands down. Salavatore is constantly on the New York Times Best Sellers List with the Drizzt books...

All of the Dragonlance books are NYT Best Sellers, as well, IIRC. That said, in personal experience, it seems that the FR novels get better circulation at the chain bookstores and are always placed in higher visibility areas.

 

[Nymrohd]

The DL novels are of a tier of quality better than the FR novels in the majority of cases.