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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 3658453" data-attributes="member: 3867">Yes and no.&nbsp; Greyhawk had some 3e content, but not as much as it could have.&nbsp; The Forgotten Realms got good support.&nbsp; Dragonlance and Ravenloft were licensed.&nbsp; Dark Sun has the Paizo treatment as well as Athas.org.&nbsp; Planescape, Spelljammer, Mystara, and Birthright got support through official sites, and not much else, other than the rare Dragon article.&nbsp; To my knowledge, there is no official Al-Qadim or Kara-Tur site.&nbsp; However, there's been the rare Dragon article and support from fan efforts.If we look at D&amp;D proper and not 3rd party products, then we got Eberron.&nbsp; Rokugan/L5R was a setting prior to d20.&nbsp; Without going into too much detail, it got tied to Oriental Adventures, then AEG continued on with the setting.&nbsp; Now it has come into its own with the 3rd edition L5R rules using the d10 system.&nbsp; Midnight is a 3rd party product, as are other settings such as Dragonstar and Oathbound.&nbsp; While those are all new settings and great in their own right, they are not WotC/TSR D&amp;D products, so I'm not including them for purposes of this discussion.&nbsp; Third edition isn't really the era that is defined by settings.&nbsp; Rather, it's the era of rules, crunch, options, and balance.&nbsp; Second edition was the era defined by settings.&nbsp; First edition is the era defined by adventures.&nbsp; While there have been new settings and adventures for 3e, they are not the driving focus they were in prior editions, IMO.That being said, I don't think this has to be a &quot;versus&quot; thread.&nbsp; Rather, maybe we can help the original poster out by giving some tips and tricks on how to make the best use of those 2e books, whether for an AD&amp;D game or 3e game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 3658453, member: 3867"] Yes and no. Greyhawk had some 3e content, but not as much as it could have. The Forgotten Realms got good support. Dragonlance and Ravenloft were licensed. Dark Sun has the Paizo treatment as well as Athas.org. Planescape, Spelljammer, Mystara, and Birthright got support through official sites, and not much else, other than the rare Dragon article. To my knowledge, there is no official Al-Qadim or Kara-Tur site. However, there's been the rare Dragon article and support from fan efforts. If we look at D&D proper and not 3rd party products, then we got Eberron. Rokugan/L5R was a setting prior to d20. Without going into too much detail, it got tied to [I]Oriental Adventures[/I], then AEG continued on with the setting. Now it has come into its own with the 3rd edition L5R rules using the d10 system. Midnight is a 3rd party product, as are other settings such as Dragonstar and Oathbound. While those are all new settings and great in their own right, they are not WotC/TSR D&D products, so I'm not including them for purposes of this discussion. Third edition isn't really the era that is defined by settings. Rather, it's the era of rules, crunch, options, and balance. Second edition was the era defined by settings. First edition is the era defined by adventures. While there have been new settings and adventures for 3e, they are not the driving focus they were in prior editions, IMO. That being said, I don't think this has to be a "versus" thread. Rather, maybe we can help the original poster out by giving some tips and tricks on how to make the best use of those 2e books, whether for an AD&D game or 3e game. [/QUOTE]

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