Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="SurfMonkey01" data-source="post: 35271" data-attributes="member: 1898">Having cake and eating it tooYou know, I've watched this debate go back and forth for like forever now... and what it boils down to is this: in my personal opinion, the Realms book is, bar none, the best bang for your d20 buck at this time.&nbsp; Yes, the book is insanely detailed, and that's why I love it.&nbsp; If you like something, use it.&nbsp; If you don't, then don't.&nbsp; It's as simple as that.&nbsp; One of the first rules of running a game is &quot;if you don't like a rule, change it.&quot;&nbsp; Every rpg rulebook I've ever read has said that somewhere.&nbsp; As far as I'm concerned, that applies to worlds and settings too.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The other big thing I've seen going around is the complaints about the uber-NPCs and even the general magic level of the world.&nbsp; Well, I think the high magic content in the world is great... I'm a big fan of magic in a game, and FR has it in spades.&nbsp; As for the NPCs... if you don't like them, don't use them.&nbsp; Write them out, kill them off, hell, just forget they ever existed.&nbsp; In my campaign I'm currently running, I'm going to be doing a ton of things to the Chosen that would never be allowed in &quot;canon.&quot;&nbsp; But you know what, I don't care!&nbsp; Does that mean I hate the setting?&nbsp; No!&nbsp; It just means that I don't care for certain NPCs, and I'm dealing with them my way.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; No matter what someone may think, it is far from impossible to accomplish things in the Realms.&nbsp; And yes, even low-level PCs can feel like heroes in world with Elminster, Drizzt, and the rest.&nbsp; All it takes is some creativity and a good DM, and anything's possible.&nbsp; If you don't believe me, go to the link below and read the story for my campaign, then come back and tell me that you can't do anything new or exciting with the Realms.<a href="http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?threadid=1208" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?threadid=1208</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="SurfMonkey01, post: 35271, member: 1898"] [b]Having cake and eating it too[/b] You know, I've watched this debate go back and forth for like forever now... and what it boils down to is this: in my personal opinion, the Realms book is, bar none, the best bang for your d20 buck at this time. Yes, the book is insanely detailed, and that's why I love it. If you like something, use it. If you don't, then don't. It's as simple as that. One of the first rules of running a game is "if you don't like a rule, change it." Every rpg rulebook I've ever read has said that somewhere. As far as I'm concerned, that applies to worlds and settings too. The other big thing I've seen going around is the complaints about the uber-NPCs and even the general magic level of the world. Well, I think the high magic content in the world is great... I'm a big fan of magic in a game, and FR has it in spades. As for the NPCs... if you don't like them, don't use them. Write them out, kill them off, hell, just forget they ever existed. In my campaign I'm currently running, I'm going to be doing a ton of things to the Chosen that would never be allowed in "canon." But you know what, I don't care! Does that mean I hate the setting? No! It just means that I don't care for certain NPCs, and I'm dealing with them my way. No matter what someone may think, it is far from impossible to accomplish things in the Realms. And yes, even low-level PCs can feel like heroes in world with Elminster, Drizzt, and the rest. All it takes is some creativity and a good DM, and anything's possible. If you don't believe me, go to the link below and read the story for my campaign, then come back and tell me that you can't do anything new or exciting with the Realms. [url]http://www.enworld.org/messageboards/showthread.php?threadid=1208[/url] [/QUOTE]

Verification