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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 9151058" data-attributes="member: 6799660">I would disagree that this is inherently true. I think the implied setting* for basic/classic D&D (BX or BECMI) is the default. Just the logical progression from the rules given (what classes exist, what monsters exist, how prevalent monsters or dungeon exist out in the wild based on the random generators, etc.) create a setting and the books pretty much encourage you to use that to make your world. However, AD&D 2e does it differently. It also had an implied setting emergent from the rules, but then makes clear where ever it can that each DM creates their own world and has to choose amongst all the potential options what they want in their game world. In effect, it is declaring the implied setting to not be what you should default to.*which I'm distinguishing from the Known World in that there is so much more in the Known World/Mystara that you never encountered if you didn't get the modules, gazetteers, etc. </blockquote>