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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 636105" data-attributes="member: 143">I missed most of the 2nd ed Realms, although I read a few of the novels and scanned a few of the free ESDs when they became available.  When the 3e Realms hardcover came out, I wanted to familiarize myself with it, so I started a fictional story hour here based that setting.... fanfic I guess.  Now that it's in its 7th book and still growing, I guess I've learned a lot about the setting.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I agree that the Realms doesn't have to be about uber-NPCs.  In fact, the sourcebook even tells you specifically to alter the Realms to fit your style (and there's even a sidebar that offers an explanation of why Elminister doesn't fix all the problems himself).  I like the variety of the Realms, the quality of the sourcebook and the supplements, and the options available to DMs and players (regional feats, PrCs, new spells, etc.).  I'm not running a Realms campaign right now, but am ready to go with one once the DM's hat comes around to me in my current group, and I use the Realms as a resource in developing my NWN campaign.</blockquote>