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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3322297" data-attributes="member: 2205"><p>It is more traditional and yet less so at the same time. The whole vibe of "D&D setting undergoing an industrial revolution" can make it feel quite a bit different and non-traditional in terms of D&D.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise, it offers a lot of exactly what you're looking for. Darker setting, harder to cast spells some spells (particularly healing and ressurection type magic), grim stuff going on all over the place.</p><p></p><p>It's possibly one of the best supported settings out there too, with it's own magazine published every other month, and hordes of minis. Of course, that's because the mini's game based on Iron Kingdoms is largely marginalizing the D&D stuff in terms of sales, but regardless there's a lot of material available for Iron Kingdoms <strong>if</strong> you want it.</p><p></p><p>If not, the Monsternomicon is a great book for almost any setting, IMO. It does repeat the concept for a few races--it's got IK specific trolls and goblins, for instance, and it does have maybe half a dozen entries that could be considered "steampunk" which may or may not be to your taste. But it's still a top notch monster book even if it's not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 3322297, member: 2205"] It is more traditional and yet less so at the same time. The whole vibe of "D&D setting undergoing an industrial revolution" can make it feel quite a bit different and non-traditional in terms of D&D. Otherwise, it offers a lot of exactly what you're looking for. Darker setting, harder to cast spells some spells (particularly healing and ressurection type magic), grim stuff going on all over the place. It's possibly one of the best supported settings out there too, with it's own magazine published every other month, and hordes of minis. Of course, that's because the mini's game based on Iron Kingdoms is largely marginalizing the D&D stuff in terms of sales, but regardless there's a lot of material available for Iron Kingdoms [b]if[/b] you want it. If not, the Monsternomicon is a great book for almost any setting, IMO. It does repeat the concept for a few races--it's got IK specific trolls and goblins, for instance, and it does have maybe half a dozen entries that could be considered "steampunk" which may or may not be to your taste. But it's still a top notch monster book even if it's not. [/QUOTE]
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