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<blockquote data-quote="3catcircus" data-source="post: 7901194" data-attributes="member: 16077">The other thing about homebrew is that it is (should be) consistent because you are the only developer and your players are the only ones who influence it.&nbsp; It is easy to fill out what details you need and when&nbsp; - if you have the time to develop a homebrew setting.For those of us who don't have that time, the issue is that existing settings that don't have a 5e update were developed by multiple developers and influenced across multiple Gencons or multiple in-house TSR campaigns.&nbsp; The source gets corrupted in a whisper-down-the-lane across later publications.&nbsp; Greyhawk is relatively clean in comparison to Forgotten Realms, but it is still in need of a good scrub.&nbsp; I'm not talking about RSEs that may not be popular amongst those with experience in prior products (such as the Greyhawk Wars or the 4e FR treatment), but basic failure to do research when writing a new product or failure of the publisher to maintain continuity of the lore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3catcircus, post: 7901194, member: 16077"] The other thing about homebrew is that it is (should be) consistent because you are the only developer and your players are the only ones who influence it. It is easy to fill out what details you need and when - if you have the time to develop a homebrew setting. For those of us who don't have that time, the issue is that existing settings that don't have a 5e update were developed by multiple developers and influenced across multiple Gencons or multiple in-house TSR campaigns. The source gets corrupted in a whisper-down-the-lane across later publications. Greyhawk is relatively clean in comparison to Forgotten Realms, but it is still in need of a good scrub. I'm not talking about RSEs that may not be popular amongst those with experience in prior products (such as the Greyhawk Wars or the 4e FR treatment), but basic failure to do research when writing a new product or failure of the publisher to maintain continuity of the lore. [/QUOTE]

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