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<blockquote data-quote="Mishihari Lord" data-source="post: 6024372" data-attributes="member: 128">I think there does need to be an explicit default setting.&nbsp; You can't avoid having a default setting of some kind because just presenting the mechanics says a lot about the world you're going to be playing in.&nbsp; A bit more gives you a direction for your play.&nbsp; LBB Traveller is a good example of the problems you can have with too little background setting.&nbsp; As an experienced player, I adore the game.&nbsp; As a GM fairly new to RPGs, I really struggled with it:&nbsp; I couldn't figure out what the PCs were supposed to do and where they were supposed to go.&nbsp; A good example of default setting done right is Shadowrun; it gives a very clear picture of what you're going to be doing.A voted 4E's points of light.&nbsp; I'm not at all a fan of 4E's rules, but the setting and cosmology appeal to me, especially the fey and shadow lands.My preference, thought I know it's not going to happen, would be to use some non-D&amp;D fantasy books as the default setting.&nbsp; Some I would like to see:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Glen Cook's Black Company</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lord of the Rings</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cimmeria</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Midkemia</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Camelot</li>
</ul>My own awesome homebrew, the Miraddin Empire is also available for enough money if anyone from WOTC happens to see this.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mishihari Lord, post: 6024372, member: 128"] I think there does need to be an explicit default setting. You can't avoid having a default setting of some kind because just presenting the mechanics says a lot about the world you're going to be playing in. A bit more gives you a direction for your play. LBB Traveller is a good example of the problems you can have with too little background setting. As an experienced player, I adore the game. As a GM fairly new to RPGs, I really struggled with it: I couldn't figure out what the PCs were supposed to do and where they were supposed to go. A good example of default setting done right is Shadowrun; it gives a very clear picture of what you're going to be doing. A voted 4E's points of light. I'm not at all a fan of 4E's rules, but the setting and cosmology appeal to me, especially the fey and shadow lands. My preference, thought I know it's not going to happen, would be to use some non-D&D fantasy books as the default setting. Some I would like to see: [LIST] [*]Glen Cook's Black Company [*]Lord of the Rings [*]Cimmeria [*]Midkemia [*]Camelot [/LIST] My own awesome homebrew, the Miraddin Empire is also available for enough money if anyone from WOTC happens to see this. :lol: [/QUOTE]

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