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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 556763" data-attributes="member: 6521">Re: Incentive to buy Kalamar stuffThat's an insanely nice offer, and I really appreciate it... Plus, it sure got me to take a closer look at Kalamar (I'd kind of passed it up on a few first glances, because it didn't seem to have much of a "schtick" -- a la Scarred Lands -- but in practice I think it's easier to add those into a solid, fairly standard setting). Looking at the bad reviews was what really cemented it for me: People complained about it missing mechanical details (NPC stats, new feats, et cetera), which are exactly the sort of thing I don't need with a setting (nine times out of ten I'd end up changing them, anyway.) What I'm looking for are maps, histories, cultures, and so forth, with a focus on maintaining realism -- so it sounds totally appropriate. ("High fantasy, low magic," as Sayburr put it, sounds perfect to me.)I still have to talk to my players about what kind of setting they'd like... I may end up going with something different if it really doesn't seem to fit their taste, but it looks like it would be very valuable to the sort of game I'd like to run. Regardless, I really do appreciate that offer -- thanks <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />BTW, is that offer assuming I order through kenzerco.com? I'm also going to be purchasing FFG's Monster's Handbook, and I'd like to be able to get it all in one place (preferably ENWorld's store -- it would be nice to support the site in the process).Speaking of the Monster's Handbook:Please do. Even if they aren't too accurate, I'm sure they'll still do better than me guessing CRs on some random creation <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> (I usually do modify existing creatures, anyway, but sometimes there's just no reasonable base.) I can generally tell if the PCs can handle a given creature with their level/abilities, but being able to have even a rough estimate of CR will help decide what experience awards to give.Numerous thanks for the suggestions, everyone... Any last shout-outs? (Particularly good Kalamar adventures <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ) I'll be ordering sometime over the weekend, once I've had a chance to confer... (I'm also going to have to make a list of some of this stuff, to be purchased at a later date. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )</blockquote>

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