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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1298307" data-attributes="member: 151">Point taken.&nbsp; I agree that Greyhawk isn't low magic, and I think it's pretty silly for anyone to claim otherwise.&nbsp; I don't take it as a given that increased coverage would have translated into the same kind of material as the Realms, though.&nbsp; It's true that the original boxed set was no different than Greyhawk, in terms of magic or development.&nbsp; But I think the tone of the realms is just plain different.&nbsp; I think they're two different flavors for two different audiences.&nbsp; I don't think it's 'higher magic' so much as 'more in your face and visible to the everyday observer magic'.&nbsp; &nbsp;Greyhawk was never really used as a setting, per se, outside of the two box sets.&nbsp; Most Greyhawk modules, such as ToEE, could easily be dropped into another campaign without much trouble...whereas most Realms modules are much more integrated into their setting.&nbsp; Both approaches have their advantages, and sometimes I like one or the other more, depending on the situaiton.&nbsp; I don't really count the Underdark as much, since it exists in both settings, and I think of it as more of an alternate country than a super-dungeon, in either setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1298307, member: 151"] Point taken. I agree that Greyhawk isn't low magic, and I think it's pretty silly for anyone to claim otherwise. I don't take it as a given that increased coverage would have translated into the same kind of material as the Realms, though. It's true that the original boxed set was no different than Greyhawk, in terms of magic or development. But I think the tone of the realms is just plain different. I think they're two different flavors for two different audiences. I don't think it's 'higher magic' so much as 'more in your face and visible to the everyday observer magic'. Greyhawk was never really used as a setting, per se, outside of the two box sets. Most Greyhawk modules, such as ToEE, could easily be dropped into another campaign without much trouble...whereas most Realms modules are much more integrated into their setting. Both approaches have their advantages, and sometimes I like one or the other more, depending on the situaiton. I don't really count the Underdark as much, since it exists in both settings, and I think of it as more of an alternate country than a super-dungeon, in either setting. [/QUOTE]

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