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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gaius" data-source="post: 266257" data-attributes="member: 3589">I've certainly heard enough about them in the past few weeks, but despite my best attempts to learn more, I can't seem to make up my mind.  I've read every review on this webpage, plus a good handful of those on RPG.net.  I've read through the Scarred Lands story hours and read the glowing praises of Nightfall and others.  I read the polls for favorite campaign setting.  I've spent time at my local gaming store flipping through the various campaign supplements, such as Ghelspad and the Divine and Defeated.  I love the concept of Hollowfaust and Mithril.  The cosmology is intriguing, the way in which it blends Greek mythology with more standard fantasy pantheons.  But despite every attempt to discern the meat of this game, I still don't know what to think about it.  Its this vague knowledge that intrigues me but doesn't quite sell me.  I know enough to be interested, but not enough to know if I should invest in it.  If I decide in favor of the game, I know that I'll spend a good deal of money purchasing the books, most likely to the exclusion of my home entertainment center.  I won't mind at all if this setting turns out to be what I hope it is; a new world to fall in love with.And so I turn to the people whom I trust to impart upon me the knowledge I seek.  Consider this a request from a prospectful Scarred Lands fan.  Consider this a chance to preach to me, Nightfall.  <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=":)" />For all of you who would help me, do just one thing.  Tell me what you like best about the Scarred Lands.  Perhaps its a certain location, a compelling NPC, a favorite god, a plot hook that intrigued you, or a monster you found to be especially devious.  Give me just one thing that you really like about the Scarred Lands and maybe from that I can fill in the holes and come to a decision.Thanks!Gaius</blockquote>

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