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<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 7222561" data-attributes="member: 5038"><p>It is not false. It is your own assumptions on what D&D is that maybe needs re-examination. There have always been different ways that D&D has been officially covered in various supplements and settings. Some examples include the following:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Single Race</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Single Class</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">more "historical" (e.g., 2e A Mighty Fortress)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Medieval" Fantasy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">edit: African Fantasy (Hollow World)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">edit: Arabian Nights Fantasy (Al Qadim)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">edit: Aztec Fantasy (Hollow World)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Greece Fantasy (HR Series)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roman Fantasy (HR Series)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vikings (HR Series, Gaz Series)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">more toward Sword and Sorcery (Greyhawk)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">High Fantasy (Forgotten Realms)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Asian Fantasy (Oriental Adventures)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Universal Gothic Horror (2e Ravenloft)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Post- Apocalyptic Fanasy (Dark Sun)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pulp Noir Fantasy (Eberron)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spacejammer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Planescape</li> </ul><p></p><p>Now, you don't have to like all of those different varieties of D&D. I know of people that don't view Al Qadim, Dark Sun, or Ravenloft to be D&D. Personally, I have a strong dislike Eberron, Spacejammer, or Planescape. However, I am not going to claim that they are not D&D. They are just a type of D&D from which I will excuse myself (as a DM, I will excise all reference to Spacejammer and Planescape (including the latter's Blood War which seems to have become canon) in any campaign that I run. Also, knowing that there are many varieties of D&D, as a player, I talk to DM's to find out more about the campaign that they are running to make an informed decision as to whether to join their campaign.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 7222561, member: 5038"] It is not false. It is your own assumptions on what D&D is that maybe needs re-examination. There have always been different ways that D&D has been officially covered in various supplements and settings. Some examples include the following: [LIST] [*]Single Race [*]Single Class [*]more "historical" (e.g., 2e A Mighty Fortress) [*]"Medieval" Fantasy [*]edit: African Fantasy (Hollow World) [*]edit: Arabian Nights Fantasy (Al Qadim) [*]edit: Aztec Fantasy (Hollow World) [*]Greece Fantasy (HR Series) [*]Roman Fantasy (HR Series) [*]Vikings (HR Series, Gaz Series) [*]more toward Sword and Sorcery (Greyhawk) [*]High Fantasy (Forgotten Realms) [*]Asian Fantasy (Oriental Adventures) [*]Universal Gothic Horror (2e Ravenloft) [*]Post- Apocalyptic Fanasy (Dark Sun) [*]Pulp Noir Fantasy (Eberron) [*]Spacejammer [*]Planescape [/LIST] Now, you don't have to like all of those different varieties of D&D. I know of people that don't view Al Qadim, Dark Sun, or Ravenloft to be D&D. Personally, I have a strong dislike Eberron, Spacejammer, or Planescape. However, I am not going to claim that they are not D&D. They are just a type of D&D from which I will excuse myself (as a DM, I will excise all reference to Spacejammer and Planescape (including the latter's Blood War which seems to have become canon) in any campaign that I run. Also, knowing that there are many varieties of D&D, as a player, I talk to DM's to find out more about the campaign that they are running to make an informed decision as to whether to join their campaign. [/QUOTE]
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