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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 551559" data-attributes="member: 6398">Simple: WotC markets for mass popularity or generalities, while other settings don't try to be so inclusive of everything under the sun.  While WotC would seem to be more popular, there really isn't much to discuss about them, thus they appear to be less popular to 3rd Party settings since the more flavorful settings get more discussion about them.Personally, I home-brew.  I have Core material, FRCS material, S&SS material, MEG material, Bastion material, AEG material, ad infinitum it seems, to pick from at my leasure.  90% of the time, when I want to develop something to fit my world, I find myself grabbing the alternate material over WotC product just for flavor reasons alone.  I also reference the SRD to find what is related to the default setting as opposed to what is related to the rules (e.g., Good and Evil are not the defining forces of the cosmos within the SRD, thus can be changed in any setting without too many rules being offset by them).Now, if you want a rating on Scarred Lands itself, I give it high marks.  While I don't play in the setting, I have yet to obtain a supplement that doesn't offer something to make my setting a better place.  I probably would have enjoyed it as a setting, but I know too much "meta" information now to be able to do so.In addition, the only DM in my immediate area is gearing up for an Oathbound game; As I'm gleefully ignorant of the setting, I look forward to it; I even got her the Monsternomicon for Christmas, to ensure that she had a good stock of critters I'm not familiar with, having about 15 more years of gaming experience, 10 as a DM, over her 6 years of playing as a PC, so I can actually be surprised and able to learn "in character".That, I think, is the lacking of WotC settings: Too much written and available for far too long that people are just too familiar with the setting to truly be amazed by them anymore, where as most 3rd Party settings are fresh, new and full of surprises.  Consequently, Scarred Lands, while a very specific and defined setting, still contains a large amount of magic which most players prefer, and thus its suppliments can be used within most settings without a hitch; Kalamar, while good, gets less applause as it's a low-magic setting and thus appeals to less people over all, being less useful within other settings by nature.</blockquote>

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