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<blockquote data-quote="Bavix" data-source="post: 3455651" data-attributes="member: 1688">Kalamar Kicks AssI bought the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting hardback (the 1st printing that declared itself &quot;An Epic Ass-kicking World&quot; on the back cover) and I ended my 18-year Greyhawk campaign to switch to Kalamar soon after. I've been a hardcore Kalamar fan ever since. IMO, Kalamar is a high-fantasy, late iron-age setting where only the stongest nations and city-states know the mystery of steel and most ancient treasure hordes will have bronze tools and weapons.The pantheon was one of the main reasons I switched to Kalamar. The gods are brilliantly written and there are only 47 of them—compared to the hundreds found in Greyhawk or the Forgotten Realms. The difference is that there are no racial deities. The gods of Tellene are worshiped by all the races, but in different ways and by different names. There are also no ranks among the gods of Tellene. There are no demigods, lesser gods, greater gods, etc and so on. They are all created equal and they use their followers on Tellene to try and get an edge on their rivals.Just run a campaign in Kalamar and you'll be hooked, especially if you use the campaign setting book as it was intended and mine it for inspiration—you'll find it on every page.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bavix, post: 3455651, member: 1688"] [b]Kalamar Kicks Ass[/b] I bought the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting hardback (the 1st printing that declared itself "An Epic Ass-kicking World" on the back cover) and I ended my 18-year Greyhawk campaign to switch to Kalamar soon after. I've been a hardcore Kalamar fan ever since. IMO, Kalamar is a high-fantasy, late iron-age setting where only the stongest nations and city-states know the mystery of steel and most ancient treasure hordes will have bronze tools and weapons. The pantheon was one of the main reasons I switched to Kalamar. The gods are brilliantly written and there are only 47 of them—compared to the hundreds found in Greyhawk or the Forgotten Realms. The difference is that there are no racial deities. The gods of Tellene are worshiped by all the races, but in different ways and by different names. There are also no ranks among the gods of Tellene. There are no demigods, lesser gods, greater gods, etc and so on. They are all created equal and they use their followers on Tellene to try and get an edge on their rivals. Just run a campaign in Kalamar and you'll be hooked, especially if you use the campaign setting book as it was intended and mine it for inspiration—you'll find it on every page. [/QUOTE]

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