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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 7407047">I want to address these two comments in the opposite order, and I want to preface by saying I strongly dislike playing pre-published settings.This comment however, strikes me as odd, because if you remove a couple words for it, it almost sounds like you don't see the point of the founcational literature that feeds into defining a particular game.&nbsp; If I were to say &quot;I don't see the point of books that are meant to be read, not played.&quot; I would sound absurd, but that's the way your comment reads to me.&nbsp; Does reading LOTR not provide inspiration and to some degree, background for the creative designs of D&amp;D?&nbsp; Does watching Star Wars or playing Star Wars video games not provide inspiration and background for playing FFG's Star Wars RPG?&nbsp; To me, the purpose of any non-rule material is exactly that: information on the who/what/why of the setting in particular and inspiration for what to do within or without of that setting.Some of the best thing I've added to my campaigns have been inspired by non-rule material.&nbsp; Movies, books, setting books, comics, you name it.&nbsp; I do think there is some degree of &quot;setting wank&quot; issue with every setting, which is what turns me off to playing in official settings, but I still see the point of having that material, even reading that material.&nbsp; If nothing else, maybe something will provide an interesting jumping-off point for your own creative endeavors.&nbsp; One of these things is not like the other.&nbsp; I've never played in Golarion.&nbsp; Ever.&nbsp; As a setting it doesn't do anything for me.&nbsp; BUT, I have never once felt like Golarion infringed upon my Pathfinder games.&nbsp; Granted, all their material is written as though it is set within their setting, but the actual amount of setting lore that invades the mechanics is little.&nbsp; You are of course, welcome to feel differently, but given that I do not like a single D&amp;D setting, I find disregarding an entire game over a fairly non-impactual setting to be a bit of a stretch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 7407047"] I want to address these two comments in the opposite order, and I want to preface by saying I strongly dislike playing pre-published settings. This comment however, strikes me as odd, because if you remove a couple words for it, it almost sounds like you don't see the point of the founcational literature that feeds into defining a particular game. If I were to say "I don't see the point of books that are meant to be read, not played." I would sound absurd, but that's the way your comment reads to me. Does reading LOTR not provide inspiration and to some degree, background for the creative designs of D&D? Does watching Star Wars or playing Star Wars video games not provide inspiration and background for playing FFG's Star Wars RPG? To me, the purpose of any non-rule material is exactly that: information on the who/what/why of the setting in particular and inspiration for what to do within or without of that setting. Some of the best thing I've added to my campaigns have been inspired by non-rule material. Movies, books, setting books, comics, you name it. I do think there is some degree of "setting wank" issue with every setting, which is what turns me off to playing in official settings, but I still see the point of having that material, even reading that material. If nothing else, maybe something will provide an interesting jumping-off point for your own creative endeavors. One of these things is not like the other. I've never played in Golarion. Ever. As a setting it doesn't [B]do[/B] anything for me. [B]BUT[/B], I have never once felt like Golarion infringed upon my Pathfinder games. Granted, all their material is written as though it is set within their setting, but the actual amount of setting lore that invades the mechanics is little. You are of course, welcome to feel differently, but given that I do not like a [I]single[/I] D&D setting, I find disregarding an entire game over a fairly non-impactual setting to be a bit of a stretch. [/QUOTE]

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