D&D 4E Seeking campaign world to port to 4E

[roytheodd]

I quit playing D&D about four years ago when I moved to a new city, but I'm looking to get back into it with the release of 4th edition. I'm planning to enter the game as a DM yet I don't want to craft my own campaign world unless really pressed. Therefore I am looking for a good pre-made campaign setting. I realize that whatever I get will need to be customized to 4E and I'm okay with that, but I want to get an early start reading and familiarizing myself with the world. Obviously I'll need a setting that isn't heavily formatted to 3.0 or 3.5 rules like Ptolus. I prefer low magic, low fantasy, but I'm open to anything that resembles standard European-based fantasy. I prefer non-licensed settings as well, but I'm open to licensed ones if they get me where I want to be. So, with all of those caveats out of the way what campaign settings have come out in the past four years that are designed for or easily adapted to D&D? Feel free to go back further than four years if there's a setting I really should be playing, and feel free to toss out a few that might not be easily ported to 4E or to neglect my other caveats. I really want to find a tasty campaign world. I've only used Kingdoms of Kalamar and Ptolus previously.

 

[Voadam]

I quit playing D&D about four years ago when I moved to a new city, but I'm looking to get back into it with the release of 4th edition. I'm planning to enter the game as a DM yet I don't want to craft my own campaign world unless really pressed. Therefore I am looking for a good pre-made campaign setting. I realize that whatever I get will need to be customized to 4E and I'm okay with that, but I want to get an early start reading and familiarizing myself with the world. Obviously I'll need a setting that isn't heavily formatted to 3.0 or 3.5 rules like Ptolus. I prefer low magic, low fantasy, but I'm open to anything that resembles standard European-based fantasy. I prefer non-licensed settings as well, but I'm open to licensed ones if they get me where I want to be. So, with all of those caveats out of the way what campaign settings have come out in the past four years that are designed for or easily adapted to D&D? Feel free to go back further than four years if there's a setting I really should be playing, and feel free to toss out a few that might not be easily ported to 4E or to neglect my other caveats. I really want to find a tasty campaign world. I've only used Kingdoms of Kalamar and Ptolus previously.

Kingdom of Kalamar: The setting book is designed for D&D but has almost no rules crunch (deity domains or something like that). Lower power NPCs and magic in the land as a default from standard, PCs are normal D&D power.

Pirate's Guide to Freeport: An island city setting originally designed for D&D (with lovecraftian flavor) the Pirate's Guide version is statless.

Living Greyhawk Gazeteer: World of Greyhawk designed for standard D&D with great country and god info. Mechanics are limited to deity domains and level and class designations for important NPCs IIRC.

 

[Filcher]

Low magic, vaguely European with almost no crunch: Goodman Games' DCC World. Plus, if WotC allow it, the world will likely get 4E adventure support.

http://goodman-games.com/5034preview.php

 

[Odhanan]

Ptolus

You might still be able to find a copy on eBay.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

How about Pathfinder?