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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 7129634" data-attributes="member: 5100">This. In fairness, it's really a problem for any campaign setting that advances a metaplot. The WoD and Shadowrun also suffer from this, as do many settings based on a work of fiction. But... we're talking about the Realms.I have a player in my group. I think he started playing in the 3E days, and he's a fan of the Realms. I assume he likes the 3E version with all the detail, but I guess I've never really asked. When the SCAG came out, I made a comment about it note looking too bad and being "just enough" campaign material for me to work with. He kinda jumped on that. I quickly determined that there was no way that I was willing to go back and try to read the copious source books from previous editions -- and there was no way I was subjecting myself to the novels. I also knew that he was pretty darn familiar with the setting and could easily run rings around me, even if he wasn't a "super fan". So, I told him that, if I even considered it, the only canon would be SCAG, no other source would count, and that I'd be perfectly comfortable filling in details or expanding the map however I saw fit. I might look at a previous edition map or source book but, more than likely, I'd generally ignore it and definitely change things I knew about and disliked.I believe the response was, "Eberron it is, sir."Now, I didn't do that to be a jerk. I'm at a point in life where I have three teenagers and one hurtling towards it way too fast. I work a full-time+ job with more responsibility than is probably healthy. I'm totally good with beer-and-pretzels and go. In general, I just like things that speed play -- and I'm willing and able to pay for them. I really would consider using SCAG as my setting. I don't want all the baggage that comes with it, though. I want a primer, not a college textbook (or series).</blockquote>

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