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<blockquote data-quote="DragonLancer" data-source="post: 893819" data-attributes="member: 11868">SettingsI'll do this based on the published settings that I am familiar with.Greyhawk: Not realistic enough, and too big. Theres far too many kingdoms and not enough detail. True it is a part of gaming history but thats not enough to draw my interest.Forgotten Realms: Again far too big and too &quot;magic as tech&quot; in my view. Continual light globes for street lamps...etc, and magic seen as an everyday experience. For me, FR is too high in its fantasy style.DragonLance: My favourite D&amp;D setting. It has the right level of tech and social structure. Magic isn't too common a sight.What does it is that the game is built around heroics and not dungeon crawls or magic item hunts. Its a setting for roleplaying.Ravenloft: Interesting concept but is too restrictive for a campaign setting IMO. Evil is ever present and cannot ever be defeated... the land is the evil. That turns me off, that the characters can't make enough difference.Dark Sun: A great setting. Different enough that it could hold the players interest despite the harsh differences. Just a shame that TSR killed it by pushing too much metaplot on the setting.Planescape: Just far too weird for my tastes. It also spoilt the planes. No longer are they the bizarre worlds, they are just somewhere else now. Never got on with it.Spelljammer: Interesting but didn't have enough scope in the setting IMO. Putting D&amp;D into space was a great idea but not for everyone's tastes. Scarred Lands: Another great setting. What drew me to this was the greek mythiology feel that it has. The basis behind it is great, although my love of the setting is wearing off a little because too much is being released and its spoiling the mystery of the setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DragonLancer, post: 893819, member: 11868"] [b]Settings[/b] I'll do this based on the published settings that I am familiar with. [I]Greyhawk:[/I] Not realistic enough, and too big. Theres far too many kingdoms and not enough detail. True it is a part of gaming history but thats not enough to draw my interest. [I]Forgotten Realms:[/I] Again far too big and too "magic as tech" in my view. Continual light globes for street lamps...etc, and magic seen as an everyday experience. For me, FR is too high in its fantasy style. [I]DragonLance:[/I] My favourite D&D setting. It has the right level of tech and social structure. Magic isn't too common a sight. What does it is that the game is built around heroics and not dungeon crawls or magic item hunts. Its a setting for roleplaying. [I]Ravenloft:[/I] Interesting concept but is too restrictive for a campaign setting IMO. Evil is ever present and cannot ever be defeated... the land is the evil. That turns me off, that the characters can't make enough difference. [I]Dark Sun:[/I] A great setting. Different enough that it could hold the players interest despite the harsh differences. Just a shame that TSR killed it by pushing too much metaplot on the setting. [I]Planescape:[/I] Just far too weird for my tastes. It also spoilt the planes. No longer are they the bizarre worlds, they are just somewhere else now. Never got on with it. [I]Spelljammer:[/I] Interesting but didn't have enough scope in the setting IMO. Putting D&D into space was a great idea but not for everyone's tastes. [I]Scarred Lands:[/I] Another great setting. What drew me to this was the greek mythiology feel that it has. The basis behind it is great, although my love of the setting is wearing off a little because too much is being released and its spoiling the mystery of the setting. [/QUOTE]

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