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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 7715275" data-attributes="member: 5100">This. I generally run homebrew, but I have no problem with looting other settings. I'll even run the occasional Eberron or Greyhawk game.It would just be nice to have anything that wasn't the Realms. I know a lot of people really like the setting, but it hits something akin to the "uncanny valley" effect, for me. It's really, really close to good fantasy, but it misses the mark in difficult to describe ways. Greyhawk, Mystara, and Krynn are all pretty solid fantasy settings (though I'm partial to Greyhawk). Dark Sun and Eberron are clearly not traditional fantasy settings, but are really fascinating in their own way and very enjoyable. Planescape or Spelljammer aren't really my thing, but I can at least see why someone might like them.The Realms, on the other hand, are so close to what I'd like out of D&D, but just wrong. They cause a visceral reaction along the "kill it, kill it with fire" line. Good for you, if you want the Realms. I'd just really like to be able to pick up a D&D book without having the creepy, Japanese, synth-bot secretary staring at me, so to speak.Put another way, I'd like WotC to pick a side of the fence. Either go ahead and officially state that D&D and the Realms are pretty much synonymous or give us something else. If they're married, I'll pick another rules system (or, at least, stop waiting for future content) and move on with life. If something else is released, I'll happily throw money at it.</blockquote>

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