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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8820636" data-attributes="member: 22779">The release of Dragonlance has got me thinking about how I interact with certain settings.&nbsp; For me, and again, I'm not trying to make a broader point here, just stating my own feelings, some settings are indelibly linked to the story that comes with that setting.&nbsp; And, honestly, I'm not really interested in that setting beyond that story.Take Star Wars for example.&nbsp; I love Star Wars and watch it pretty much when I can, probably like most of the people reading this.&nbsp; But, I am not really interested in a Star Wars RPG.&nbsp; The reason being, to me, if I was to play in Star Wars, I would want to play out the original trilogy but with our own characters.&nbsp; We would be the ones to defeat the Empire, or die trying.&nbsp; I've got zero interest in playing smugglers on the run from the Hutt.&nbsp; To me, that's not what I would want to use the Star Wars setting for.&nbsp; Space smugglers can be done in many, many SF settings without any real problem.&nbsp; So, why would I do it in Star Wars?&nbsp; Contrast to Star Trek where there aren't any single iconic Star Trek stories in the same way.&nbsp; I would have no problems playing or running in the Trek universe, set at virtually any time period, because there's nothing in the setting that shouts &quot;THIS IS THE STORY OF STAR TREK!!&quot; in the way that the original trilogy define Star Wars.So, roll that back around to D&amp;D.&nbsp; To me, I am only interested in Curse of Strahd because you get to deal with Strahd.&nbsp; The whole &quot;domains of Dread&quot; thing is of zero interest to me because the story of Strahd is so tightly linked to the setting in my mind.&nbsp; Or, again, Dragonlance.&nbsp; The War of the Lance is the only thing I'm really interested in dealing with in the setting.&nbsp; I don't care about Taladas.&nbsp; I don't care about the other time periods.&nbsp; To me, Dragonlance=War of the Lance and any DL campaign I want to play or run will feature the PC's directly dealing with the Dragonarmies.&nbsp; Playing a prequel where the PC's actions have zero impact on the outcome of the War is not something I'm interested in.&nbsp; I have zero interest in the setting beyond the War of the Lance.How about other folks?&nbsp; Are you interested in storied settings for their own sake or only interested in the iconic stories from those settings or a mix of both?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8820636, member: 22779"] The release of Dragonlance has got me thinking about how I interact with certain settings. For me, and again, I'm not trying to make a broader point here, just stating my own feelings, some settings are indelibly linked to the story that comes with that setting. And, honestly, I'm not really interested in that setting beyond that story. Take Star Wars for example. I love Star Wars and watch it pretty much when I can, probably like most of the people reading this. But, I am not really interested in a Star Wars RPG. The reason being, to me, if I was to play in Star Wars, I would want to play out the original trilogy but with our own characters. We would be the ones to defeat the Empire, or die trying. I've got zero interest in playing smugglers on the run from the Hutt. To me, that's not what I would want to use the Star Wars setting for. Space smugglers can be done in many, many SF settings without any real problem. So, why would I do it in Star Wars? Contrast to Star Trek where there aren't any single iconic Star Trek stories in the same way. I would have no problems playing or running in the Trek universe, set at virtually any time period, because there's nothing in the setting that shouts "THIS IS THE STORY OF STAR TREK!!" in the way that the original trilogy define Star Wars. So, roll that back around to D&D. To me, I am only interested in Curse of Strahd because you get to deal with Strahd. The whole "domains of Dread" thing is of zero interest to me because the story of Strahd is so tightly linked to the setting in my mind. Or, again, Dragonlance. The War of the Lance is the only thing I'm really interested in dealing with in the setting. I don't care about Taladas. I don't care about the other time periods. To me, Dragonlance=War of the Lance and any DL campaign I want to play or run will feature the PC's directly dealing with the Dragonarmies. Playing a prequel where the PC's actions have zero impact on the outcome of the War is not something I'm interested in. I have zero interest in the setting beyond the War of the Lance. How about other folks? Are you interested in storied settings for their own sake or only interested in the iconic stories from those settings or a mix of both? [/QUOTE]

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