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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 688361" data-attributes="member: 5834">ReI enjoy the FR because it has always seemed like a better supported gameworld than Greyhawk. Greyhawk had great modules, but was pretty poor in actual world development.I can read through FR material seeking some little bit of information that will give me my next idea for an adventure or plot device. I never could do this with Greyhawk.There are also well known figures that are well-developed such as Elminster or King Azoun. I enjoyed having some understanding of these figures personalities through the novels. FR has some of the best villains I have seen in a published gameworld. The Red Wizards of Thay, The Black Network and the Cult of the Dragon make for great adventures.There are an interesting mix of gods both good and evil. FR is a potpourri of possibilities when it comes to creating characters and adventures. That is probably what I like best about the FR.I also enjoy the magic of the world. I don't mean the ease of obtaining powerful magic, but the little magic items most worlds don't include. For example, I love that they have Travel Cloaks. You would think Travel Cloaks would be common fair in most D&D worlds. Only the FR takes the time to include little magic items that add flavor to the game in my experience.FR really goes out of its way to develop a world where magic has literally altered the development of society and commerce. I feel this aspect of magic is often overlooked. In a world as magical as a standard D&D world, magic would have a major effect on the shaping of the economy,military and government of a country. That is definitely evident in the FR.I also find it amusing that the FR is chock full of names pulled from Tolkien's work like Aglarond and the High Dale. You can see that Tolkien had a strong influence on Greenwood's FR. (I always felt that was one of the reasons elves were as tall as humans in the FR.)I have too much experience playing in the FR to list. Suffice it to say that the FR has been the world I have most enjoying campaigning in.One thing that I have always found strange though is the number of gamers who refer to the FR as a munchkin world. Can someone who feels this way explain why FR is viewed as a munchkin world?</blockquote>

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