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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Odhanan" data-source="post: 2876860" data-attributes="member: 12324">The Diamond Throne is, for me, a pretty good example of what a believable high fantasy setting would look like. It feels right, and yet just by providing you the frame of the setting. The details, and where the setting goes from there, are left to you, DM, to decide. You make the setting your own. There isn't a set "metaplot" that would reveal itself like in, say, the World of Darkness of old. Yet, bits and pieces of background hint at such a metaplot that you could generate if you want one for your campaign.Another interesting feature is the variety of decors in the Diamond Throne. Weird locations that you wouldn't find anywhere else. My favorite is the Floating Forest, where you have literally patches of land hanging on branches of giant trees, which creates multiple layers in the wood. There's an art piece in AE that shows the Floating Forest. I find it incredibly inspiring, for some reason. The piece's from <a href="http://www.komarckart.com/" target="_blank">Michael Komarck</a>, I think. I love his art. Here's another sample (from the <a href="http://www.montecook.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?mpress_MCAE_art" target="_blank">MCAE Art Preview</a>):<a href="http://www.montecook.com/images/swim_Illo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.montecook.com/images/swim_illo275.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a></blockquote>