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<blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 3041611" data-attributes="member: 3192">I agree with the dwarf.&nbsp; If D&amp;D were to change the default setting however, I suggest going with a generic &quot;magical medieval&quot; version of Earth.&nbsp; This is really were almost all of D&amp;D's main tropes come from anyways.&nbsp; Sure there are monsters that are not normally present (like those left out of the SRD), but almost every other creature and spell is derived from our own mythologies.&nbsp; The gods and goddesses from Dieties &amp; Demigods are all present.&nbsp; Even many of the iconic spells are versions of those from our own superstitious history.&nbsp; Olgar does have a point though.&nbsp; Most of what makes D&amp;D, well, D&amp;D are compoments of Greyhawk.&nbsp; The named spells, the quirky magic items, multiple pantheons of Gods mixed together, even the roots of D&amp;D lore seem to be intertwined with that one setting.EDIT: Now that I'm running it, I understand why Common exist in D&amp;D.&nbsp; It's a default setting rule and makes sense in Greyhawk.&nbsp; It really doesn't in most other worlds.If it does change, might I suggest something like Gygax's Epic of Aerth to take its' place?&nbsp; It is essentially Earth with its' mythologies come alive.&nbsp; And it doesn't hurt that WotC still holds the trademark from when TSR sued for ownership (IIRC).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="howandwhy99, post: 3041611, member: 3192"] I agree with the dwarf. If D&D were to change the default setting however, I suggest going with a generic "magical medieval" version of Earth. This is really were almost all of D&D's main tropes come from anyways. Sure there are monsters that are not normally present (like those left out of the SRD), but almost every other creature and spell is derived from our own mythologies. The gods and goddesses from Dieties & Demigods are all present. Even many of the iconic spells are versions of those from our own superstitious history. Olgar does have a point though. Most of what makes D&D, well, D&D are compoments of Greyhawk. The named spells, the quirky magic items, multiple pantheons of Gods mixed together, even the roots of D&D lore seem to be intertwined with that one setting. [indent]EDIT: Now that I'm running it, I understand why Common exist in D&D. It's a default setting rule and makes sense in Greyhawk. It really doesn't in most other worlds.[/indent] If it does change, might I suggest something like Gygax's Epic of Aerth to take its' place? It is essentially Earth with its' mythologies come alive. And it doesn't hurt that WotC still holds the trademark from when TSR sued for ownership (IIRC). [/QUOTE]

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