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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 8183080" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>Correct. Forgotten Realms is used in places as an example of how to do things, but it's not the default baked in setting. To whit:</p><p></p><p>The various race and class lore isn't a 1:1 match for FR lore. This is especially true with subraces not following FR naming (hill dwarf vs shield dwarf). Additionally, references are made to Dragonlance and Greyhawk in the racial areas as well.</p><p></p><p>Several pantheons, not just FR, are included. </p><p></p><p>The lore of certain races doesn't match FR lore, especially for races like yuan-ti.</p><p></p><p>As far as expansions go, we have two named after FR NPCs (Volo and Xanathar) and two after Greyhawk NPCs (Mordenkainen and Tasha). </p><p></p><p>The only place FR is default is when making an AP. Mostly so that AP writers aren't reinventing proper nouns for places every module.</p><p></p><p>Compare that to Golarion in Pathfinder or Aerth in DCC RPG. Golarion gnomes ARE Pathfinder gnomes. Weird bleaching and all. They only have one pantheon as the sample. Every lore book jives with Golarion lore. You can strip it out if you want, but Paizo feels no compulsion to make thier game support multiple settings at the same time. D&D does, and unless that changes, you're going to be forced to make broad generalizations or omit the lore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 8183080, member: 7635"] Correct. Forgotten Realms is used in places as an example of how to do things, but it's not the default baked in setting. To whit: The various race and class lore isn't a 1:1 match for FR lore. This is especially true with subraces not following FR naming (hill dwarf vs shield dwarf). Additionally, references are made to Dragonlance and Greyhawk in the racial areas as well. Several pantheons, not just FR, are included. The lore of certain races doesn't match FR lore, especially for races like yuan-ti. As far as expansions go, we have two named after FR NPCs (Volo and Xanathar) and two after Greyhawk NPCs (Mordenkainen and Tasha). The only place FR is default is when making an AP. Mostly so that AP writers aren't reinventing proper nouns for places every module. Compare that to Golarion in Pathfinder or Aerth in DCC RPG. Golarion gnomes ARE Pathfinder gnomes. Weird bleaching and all. They only have one pantheon as the sample. Every lore book jives with Golarion lore. You can strip it out if you want, but Paizo feels no compulsion to make thier game support multiple settings at the same time. D&D does, and unless that changes, you're going to be forced to make broad generalizations or omit the lore. [/QUOTE]
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