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<blockquote data-quote="Henadic Theologian" data-source="post: 9133721" data-attributes="member: 7030526">Those are adventures with some setting lore, setting books are meant to be read, then used as inspiration for play, otherwise its not a setting book. It can have a small adventure (but preferably not) and some player options, but a setting book most basic function that sets it apart from adventures with setting lore, or splat books with some lore, is its job is to immerse folks into the setting as a place. It's why Jeremy Crawford philosophy that setting books should be play first, not read first has been such an failure, leading to settings lacking depth, that rail road instead of inspire and they don't immerse. Setting books job is to immerse someone in the setting above all and to inspire the imagination. &nbsp;Added benifit of that is they have broader appeal then just RPG players, but also broader fans of a setting, which is why they should be marketed as such.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henadic Theologian, post: 9133721, member: 7030526"] Those are adventures with some setting lore, setting books are meant to be read, then used as inspiration for play, otherwise its not a setting book. It can have a small adventure (but preferably not) and some player options, but a setting book most basic function that sets it apart from adventures with setting lore, or splat books with some lore, is its job is to immerse folks into the setting as a place. It's why Jeremy Crawford philosophy that setting books should be play first, not read first has been such an failure, leading to settings lacking depth, that rail road instead of inspire and they don't immerse. Setting books job is to immerse someone in the setting above all and to inspire the imagination. Added benifit of that is they have broader appeal then just RPG players, but also broader fans of a setting, which is why they should be marketed as such. [/QUOTE]

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