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What are the pros and cons of the different campaign settings?
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<blockquote data-quote="MonsterMash" data-source="post: 1285550" data-attributes="member: 12974"><p><strong>Wilderlands of High Fantasy</strong></p><p></p><p>Even though the die has already been cast I thought that it did deserve a comment on the Wilderlands of High Fantasy/ City State of the Invincible Overlord setting for the completeness of the thread. I've originally used this with OD&D and 1e back in the 80s so I've obviously got an investment of time and work that other settings would have to displace (though I took a long break from Gaming).</p><p></p><p><strong>Pros: </strong></p><p>Very flexible setting - rule 0 - the Judge (GM) can always alter the setting to fit their requirements, nothing is canonical and no novels in the setting (not something I like, but each to their own)</p><p></p><p>Good web support - see <a href="http://www.judgesguild.com" target="_blank">www.judgesguild.com</a> for free downloads giving the flavour of it and there will be a base of fan material building up there.</p><p></p><p>Very much '1e feel' - i.e. think Howard/Leiber/Tolkien/Vance as authors rather than more modern fantasy. Also if you want high tech elements these can be fitted in from the distant past as the world was supposedly run by alien races long ago.</p><p></p><p><strong>Cons: </strong></p><p>The majority of the DM material is not available yet unless you have time and patience to buy the old 1e material and convert it.</p><p></p><p>Not fleshed out to the incredible level of detail that some other settings are.</p><p></p><p><strong>Factors that could be classed as Pro/Con (actually most of the above could be) :</strong></p><p>Not the entire world is mapped or covered. Allows other places to be fitted in around the edges if required.</p><p></p><p>And some comments on settings already mentioned:</p><p>KoK - looks good, Kenzer seem to publish very good stuff and is well detailed.</p><p></p><p>FR - Got to admit it doesn't really fit my requirements for a gaming world - too high magic, too much published background material.</p><p></p><p>Al-Qadim, if I had time to convert it I might well have gone for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonsterMash, post: 1285550, member: 12974"] [b]Wilderlands of High Fantasy[/b] Even though the die has already been cast I thought that it did deserve a comment on the Wilderlands of High Fantasy/ City State of the Invincible Overlord setting for the completeness of the thread. I've originally used this with OD&D and 1e back in the 80s so I've obviously got an investment of time and work that other settings would have to displace (though I took a long break from Gaming). [b]Pros: [/b] Very flexible setting - rule 0 - the Judge (GM) can always alter the setting to fit their requirements, nothing is canonical and no novels in the setting (not something I like, but each to their own) Good web support - see [url]www.judgesguild.com[/url] for free downloads giving the flavour of it and there will be a base of fan material building up there. Very much '1e feel' - i.e. think Howard/Leiber/Tolkien/Vance as authors rather than more modern fantasy. Also if you want high tech elements these can be fitted in from the distant past as the world was supposedly run by alien races long ago. [b]Cons: [/b] The majority of the DM material is not available yet unless you have time and patience to buy the old 1e material and convert it. Not fleshed out to the incredible level of detail that some other settings are. [b]Factors that could be classed as Pro/Con (actually most of the above could be) :[/b] Not the entire world is mapped or covered. Allows other places to be fitted in around the edges if required. And some comments on settings already mentioned: KoK - looks good, Kenzer seem to publish very good stuff and is well detailed. FR - Got to admit it doesn't really fit my requirements for a gaming world - too high magic, too much published background material. Al-Qadim, if I had time to convert it I might well have gone for it. [/QUOTE]
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