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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9349992" data-attributes="member: 23751">A lot of people think so, but the Realms is nearly as open as Greyhawk is.&nbsp; If Greyhawk gives the DM 1% of the information about the world, the Realms gives 15% or 20%.&nbsp; Every city map has 95+% of the city maps unfilled in, so the DM can put in any churches, organizations, bars or whatever he wants.&nbsp; The countries don't show most large towns, and very, very few small towns or villages, allowing the DM to plunk whole towns full of people down in the middle of anywhere.&nbsp; The city states don't rule much past their cities, so there are large, pretty much unruled areas of land the DM can use to plunk down a new country, lost civilization, ruin or whatever.&nbsp; Yes the increased amount of detail allows the swiping of dabs of Harpers, Dragon cults and the like, but the DM can also create completely or nearly completely new art for as long as he runs the setting.Because of that, I view the Realms and Greyhawk as mostly the same.&nbsp; I really enjoy both, but prefer the Realms because it gives me more to draw on for inspiration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9349992, member: 23751"] A lot of people think so, but the Realms is nearly as open as Greyhawk is. If Greyhawk gives the DM 1% of the information about the world, the Realms gives 15% or 20%. Every city map has 95+% of the city maps unfilled in, so the DM can put in any churches, organizations, bars or whatever he wants. The countries don't show most large towns, and very, very few small towns or villages, allowing the DM to plunk whole towns full of people down in the middle of anywhere. The city states don't rule much past their cities, so there are large, pretty much unruled areas of land the DM can use to plunk down a new country, lost civilization, ruin or whatever. Yes the increased amount of detail allows the swiping of dabs of Harpers, Dragon cults and the like, but the DM can also create completely or nearly completely new art for as long as he runs the setting. Because of that, I view the Realms and Greyhawk as mostly the same. I really enjoy both, but prefer the Realms because it gives me more to draw on for inspiration. [/QUOTE]

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