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<blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 8406764" data-attributes="member: 6807784">Having successfully kickstarted setting books, consulted for setting books, and written for other setting books, I've come to the conclusion that a successful and strong setting is one that gives a very strong and diverse array of experiences with an equally strong and somewhat unique genre.To break that down, a setting needs to be associated with a good experience for it to catch on. That includes the reading of it, thinking about it (probably the most important part), and lastly, the playing of it. The setting needs to provoke thought and inspire creativity when read, and while the book doesn't need to and shouldn't transmit an exact experience, it should give the reader, thinker, and player a &quot;flavor&quot; that they unmistakably associate with the setting forever more.It can be hard to achieve this, and hard to do it in new ways, but that's why we keep doing it I suppose.My favorite setting is my own, but I don't want to be accused of shilling, so my 2nd favorite setting right now is Absolute Tabletop's A Deadman's Guide to Dragongrin.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shardstone, post: 8406764, member: 6807784"] Having successfully kickstarted setting books, consulted for setting books, and written for other setting books, I've come to the conclusion that a successful and strong setting is one that gives a very strong and diverse array of experiences with an equally strong and somewhat unique genre. To break that down, a setting needs to be associated with a good experience for it to catch on. That includes the reading of it, thinking about it (probably the most important part), and lastly, the playing of it. The setting needs to provoke thought and inspire creativity when read, and while the book doesn't need to and shouldn't transmit an exact experience, it should give the reader, thinker, and player a "flavor" that they unmistakably associate with the setting forever more. It can be hard to achieve this, and hard to do it in new ways, but that's why we keep doing it I suppose. My favorite setting is my own, but I don't want to be accused of shilling, so my 2nd favorite setting right now is Absolute Tabletop's [I]A Deadman's Guide to Dragongrin.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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