Nightfall
Sage of the Scarred Lands
You want links? Links I shall provide!MerakSpielman said:
http://www.swordsorcery.com/scarredlands
A good repositorites of SL knowledge:
http://www.ruemere.linart.pl/scarredlands
What are the pros and cons of the different campaign settings?
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http://www.swordsorcery.com/scarredlands
A good repositorites of SL knowledge:
http://www.ruemere.linart.pl/scarredlands
Crothian
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Midnight: Gritty, hopeless, low magic setting. I figure those are both pros and cons depending on what you like.
Oathbound: High adventure, high magic, high level setting. Again, those can be pros and cons depending on what you like.
The Hunt Rise of Evil: One of the most orginal setting I've ever seen. It has rules to link players with their characters. Pros: not too well defined, easy to get the books and they are affordible. Cons: not that popular so not a lot of things to lookforward to with it.
Oathbound: High adventure, high magic, high level setting. Again, those can be pros and cons depending on what you like.
The Hunt Rise of Evil: One of the most orginal setting I've ever seen. It has rules to link players with their characters. Pros: not too well defined, easy to get the books and they are affordible. Cons: not that popular so not a lot of things to lookforward to with it.
Nightfall
Sage of the Scarred Lands
Well I like to leave SOME mystery!johnsemlak said:
But yes the intergration of 3.0 and 3.5 classes has been well documented. Barbarians aren't just ragers, they are spiritual warriors following their totem spirits. Rangers are woodsmen, trained by druids but following vastly different idealogies. Sorcerers...well they range from the divine, to the arcane to the titanic. (Blessed of Mesos!) And just when you think you got the Scarred Lands figured out...along come Termana and Asherak to make you go "whoa!"
Ashrem Bayle
Explorer
Nightfall said:Also home to my alternate Sage and Macdaddy self, Ashrem Bayle.
Yep!
Gotta love Midnight. As was said above, it is a dark (near)hopless setting with rare magic and a unique atmosphere.
If you like dark settings, it is the cream of the crop. If you don't, it's definately not for you.
See my review: http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=active&reviewer=Ashrem+Bayle&product=mid1
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Wombat
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Any pre-packaged campaign
Pros: Someone else has done most of the heavy lifting already. You have histories, countries, personalities, and probably some world-specific spells, monsters, and items. Lots of nice crunchy bits you will never have to come up with!
Cons: It will never be "your" world, only something you borrow. With each supplement put out you will find that the House version does it a little differently from how you would (especially horrible with MetaPlot games). Adding material to the game will always run up against, "But that's not what it says on [fill in supplement title and page number]!"
Pros: Someone else has done most of the heavy lifting already. You have histories, countries, personalities, and probably some world-specific spells, monsters, and items. Lots of nice crunchy bits you will never have to come up with!
Cons: It will never be "your" world, only something you borrow. With each supplement put out you will find that the House version does it a little differently from how you would (especially horrible with MetaPlot games). Adding material to the game will always run up against, "But that's not what it says on [fill in supplement title and page number]!"
BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
Forgotten Realms - I've said it before, I'll say it again: the setting's patchwork nature makes it perfect for starting DMs. That said it has the internal consistency of ... well ... me after eating a dozen of "Loco Larry's 12-alarm fire habenero burrito platters"
Midnight/Dragonstar - neat ideas, but there needs to be a lot more DM advice for both settings. You'll need help with balancing encounters for both.
Scarred Lands - I've only read through a couple of the books. It looks nice, but it strikes me as the publisher's attempt to create a world given the constraints of the 3e books. That's great, but to me SL lacks a certain spark. That being said, I've convinced my DM to use "Relics and Rituals" in an otherwise core rules game.
Arcana Unearthed - This is medival India brought to western D&D. A lot of new concepts. However, AU should really be considered sperate and distinct from D&D. As in: I'd suggest ditching your PHB and DMG for the most part.
Twin Crowns - Well, the big advantage is that no one but the hardcore 3e'ers and LARPers have heard of it, so you'll surprise people. It's D&D in the age of exploration. In terms of dollars-per-page, its a very good value, but I noticed it never really grabbed any of my players.
... just my two cents
Midnight/Dragonstar - neat ideas, but there needs to be a lot more DM advice for both settings. You'll need help with balancing encounters for both.
Scarred Lands - I've only read through a couple of the books. It looks nice, but it strikes me as the publisher's attempt to create a world given the constraints of the 3e books. That's great, but to me SL lacks a certain spark. That being said, I've convinced my DM to use "Relics and Rituals" in an otherwise core rules game.
Arcana Unearthed - This is medival India brought to western D&D. A lot of new concepts. However, AU should really be considered sperate and distinct from D&D. As in: I'd suggest ditching your PHB and DMG for the most part.
Twin Crowns - Well, the big advantage is that no one but the hardcore 3e'ers and LARPers have heard of it, so you'll surprise people. It's D&D in the age of exploration. In terms of dollars-per-page, its a very good value, but I noticed it never really grabbed any of my players.
... just my two cents
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