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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eytan Bernstein" data-source="post: 3607520" data-attributes="member: 40103"><p>I suppose mine could hardly be considered an objective fan opinion, but I read the novels for fun and to get the "feel" of the Realms in my mind.  I like to read books that detail new regions or that inspire character ideas (or that expand on ideas I already have).  I don't see the novels as big books of history that I have to import into my campaigns.  If there is history and detail that I need, I use it.  But, if there is some small town on a map that was covered in a novel written 15 years ago (which I'm sure I read), I might well forget or do something entirely different with it.  I do like the idea of canon because it provides a common history, but I don't necessarily limit myself to it, except for the purposes of design.</p></blockquote><p></p>