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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ralif Redhammer" data-source="post: 9347087" data-attributes="member: 30438">If I were to describe Greyhawk, I'd say it's a block of marble that you can sculpt into what you want. The setting, at its best, is a loose framework that inspires with a few succinct details. It is also arguable the most D&D-ish setting of all the D&D settings - the game's core tropes and Greyhawk's core tropes are mostly one and the same.By contrast, I see the Forgotten Realms as a painter's palette. The DM can swipe a dab of The Harpers, a blob of Citadel Adbar, some Cult of the Dragon purple, and then get to painting their own scene.Back in the day, I hated mixing sci-fi and fantasy (I wouldn't fall in love with Barsoom until my mid-twenties, and then it as all over), so I tended to ignore and play down the gonzo elements of both. My impression of Greyhawk was mostly that of the city itself, gritty and urban. Mystara for me was Tolkien mixed with a bit of fairytales and Arthurian lore.</blockquote>