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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Narfellus" data-source="post: 1803799" data-attributes="member: 11040">game worldsI started long ago with the Forgotten Realms and learned from those guys how to build a campaign world. That said, i didn't read a whole lot of the novels, and didn't care if my campaign contradicted the canon. I just took the setting, the maps, the core ideas, and then crafted my story around them. For us, the Realms was PLENTY big enough to take a nation or kingdom or two and set a whole campaign for years in that one area. Screw the rest of the world, it's 2000 miles away! Eventually the high magic and "heroes everywhere!" thing got to me and i had to change settings, but i still respect and admirer the early designers (Mr. Greenwood) who put so much creative thought into it.My favorite setting now is Midnight, but i've already adopted it to an Underdark Midnight campaign. I take the theology, magic system races, etc of the core book, and then make up my own underdark civilizations. Eventually  i will have the players get to the surface, because the best thing about Midnight is the integrated story. Every kingdom, race, orc and dwarf has a related thread: To kill or Be Killed by the minions of shadow.</blockquote>