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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JeffB" data-source="post: 462931" data-attributes="member: 518">I've had mixed feelings about the Scarred Lands since day one.I've owned the Gaz, Mithril, CC1, and I still have the new hardcover.I just cannot bring myself to run it....for a couple of reasons1) It cannot seem to decide whether it's a  "mythology" type world ala Glorantha or a pure S&S world. It meshes a little of both but does not do either exceptionally well...it doesn't know which way to go...no direction...I suspect this is because the setting has been brought out in such an odd manner...minor works showing up before major works, etc..  Check out Earthdawn for a textbook example of meshing a "mythological" theme and pure S&S theme into a campaign world..also see # 2 below.2) The White Wolf "feel"..I've never owned or even read too much of WW products, but I've read enough, and SL feels like WOD for D&D.  On the other hand I do own and have run a campaign using Exalted (also from WW). IMO it does a much better job of integrating the "mythical" type theme and a S&S setting. I downplay some the anime stuff, and run it like Glorantha on steroids..very cool...but I digress...3) A personal pet peeve of mine is numerous references to other SL books. In general, yes I can work around it, but it annoys me to no end. At least with the FR materials, substitutions are given in case you do not own MonF, and nothing is required besides the FRCS and the MonF...in the SL books there are references to everything... Divine and Defeated, CC1, CC2, RR, etc, etc...drives me nuts...There should be a "cutoff" of what materials are  needed to fully utilize future materials (ala FR as I explained above)All that being said, I think in many ways SL is very creative and cool...and the material is of excellent writing quality and "bang for the buck". But WW's Exalted is the more "rich" and well thought out fantasy setting.Of course YMMV , that is just my opinion.</blockquote>

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