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<blockquote data-quote="radferth" data-source="post: 2381897" data-attributes="member: 5791">Scarred LandsGreyhawk is still my favorite all time setting (it must be that Darlene map), Kalamar definitely deserves a spot in the poll (though I don't much care for it); but Scarred Lands is archetypical 3rd ed. setting.&nbsp; My reasoning:Greyhawk (which I love) and FR (which I don't) both have lots of early edition baggage.Eberon (and most of the other choices with which I am familiar) are not traditional fantasy settings.&nbsp; Many of them are good fantasy settings, many make more sense than traditional fantasy settings if one assumes magic is prevalent, but they are not what the average LOTR-reading (or watching), Warcraft- and Diablo-playing new player expects to see.&nbsp; Gandalf may not have chucked fireballs or teleported, but I can image him doing those things.&nbsp; I can't imagine him taking the train to Minis Tirith, or dragging a damaged warforged into Elrond's garage for a tune-up.Scarred Lands grew up with 3.0 D&amp;D, and works well with all the gajillion SL supplements (assuming you can find what you are trying to look up); but it also works well with just the core D&amp;D three and the Ghelspahd book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="radferth, post: 2381897, member: 5791"] [b]Scarred Lands[/b] Greyhawk is still my favorite all time setting (it must be that Darlene map), Kalamar definitely deserves a spot in the poll (though I don't much care for it); but Scarred Lands is archetypical 3rd ed. setting. My reasoning: Greyhawk (which I love) and FR (which I don't) both have lots of early edition baggage. Eberon (and most of the other choices with which I am familiar) are not traditional fantasy settings. Many of them are good fantasy settings, many make more sense than traditional fantasy settings if one assumes magic is prevalent, but they are not what the average LOTR-reading (or watching), Warcraft- and Diablo-playing new player expects to see. Gandalf may not have chucked fireballs or teleported, but I can image him doing those things. I can't imagine him taking the train to Minis Tirith, or dragging a damaged warforged into Elrond's garage for a tune-up. Scarred Lands grew up with 3.0 D&D, and works well with all the gajillion SL supplements (assuming you can find what you are trying to look up); but it also works well with just the core D&D three and the Ghelspahd book. [/QUOTE]

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