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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6312474" data-attributes="member: 17106">ENW is a forum for advanced DMs and devoted hobbyists. I'd bet that a lot more beginner or casual gamers are much more likely to use published settings. For a lot of DMs, I've seen the natural progression of trying a game or two in a published setting before creating your own.The hobby is inherently weird that way; the deeper you are into playing D&D, the less you'll use any type of published material, whether it's setting or not.As to why settings work for publishers, the lesson from 2e was notoriously that they aren't very profitable, and the industry has clearly moved away from them to an extent. However, people who do buy setting products aren't necessarily playing in that setting. I have four FR books and six Kalamar books on my shelf, and a few other products that are somewhat setting-specific, and I never considered using a published setting to actually run a game in. I got them because they were interesting to look at, available cheap, and good for inspiration.</blockquote>