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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7126321" data-attributes="member: 6785785">I use Forgotten Realms in my campaign. I use several other settings, as well, all connected by Sigil/Planescape. The Realms allow me to use what I want and there is a plethora of material I can draw from. It's familiar enough to my players so that they get a kick out of some of the characters or places they encounter, but I don't adhere to all the published material, so there are still plenty of surprises. None of the big NPCs that people are talking about....Elminster and Drizzt and the like....have ever appeared in my game. There's simply no need for me to introduce them. Why would I? I use other NPCs, especially villains, but there's no need for me to use the heroes of novels in my game. Not sure why so many people are insisting that such characters need to be addressed. Why? Ignore them....problem solved. I think the reasons for the hate have mostly been pointed out in this thread. There's obviously many reasons. I think the biggest one that has been mentioned is resentment of the presence of the Realms and preference for other settings. The only thing I'll add is the feeling that a DM needs to know EVERYTHING about a setting in order to run a game in it. Many folks seem to feel this way, and I'm not entirely sure why. I would expect that if they were homebrewing, they likely wouldn't know everything about the world (some exceptions of course, but generally there'd be some undetermined areas) and that would not cause anyone to hesitate. I suppose the one time I can see it is if you have players who know a ton more Realms lore than the DM. In a case like that, it might be a pain to constantly be second guessed if you don't get the details of what Lugard is like or how hot it is in Calimshan or whatever. And telling the player "hey these Realms are different than the Realms you know" probably gets old. So I can understand a DM in that situation deciding not to use the Realms. But that's a pretty specific situation.</blockquote>

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