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TheEvilDrBolty Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
#1: Jun 10th 2011 at 12:22:33 PM

I'm looking to try out some of the D&D standard settings, and thought I'd see what other Tropers enjoy using. :)

So far, I really love the setting of Eberron (although I'm looking for feedback on whether or not any of the novels are any good), but also like the tone of Dragon Lance.

...Forgotten Realms does not interest me in the slightest, for some reason. Blame it on Drizzt, I guess.

Spell Jammer and Dark Sun look awesome to play, too...

blueharp Since: Dec, 1969
#2: Jun 10th 2011 at 12:32:28 PM

What can I say? I like them all!

Not everything about all of them, but as a whole, I can't think of any I don't like.

Though some I'm not interested in running or playing a game in. Planescape and Ravenloft tend to be these. The Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance are others. Greyhawk doesn't quite rise to that level, but some time periods and places do.

Are the Eberron novels good? I can't say that, they are typical works, not quite on the level of excellent or above average, but they are at least as entertaining as any of their kind of work.

edited 10th Jun '11 12:34:25 PM by blueharp

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#3: Jun 10th 2011 at 12:40:32 PM

Spell Jammer requires a certain mindset to enjoy. You need to be able to tolerate a huge amount of 80s level cheesiness.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Mao What? Since: May, 2011
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#4: Jun 10th 2011 at 12:57:54 PM

Planescape is a favourite of mine. Forgotten Realms is a good one, minus two or three things (I make it a point to commit genocide on Silverymoon whenever possible for instance)

"To fan the flames of war is to burn the land away"
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#5: Jun 10th 2011 at 2:59:22 PM

Huge Eberron fan. The novels I've found so far are readable, but I wouldn't call them great.

Haven Planescape Hijack Since: Jan, 2001
Planescape Hijack
#6: Jun 10th 2011 at 3:12:53 PM

Spelljammer and Planescape are exactly what I came in here to recommend. They both have this feeling of vastness and anything being possible.

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#7: Jun 10th 2011 at 3:18:14 PM

That does explain why you've had "Planescape hijack" as your caption for as long as I've known you.

BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#8: Jun 11th 2011 at 4:43:31 AM

Planescape is awesome.

Personally, I found Dragon Lance to be rather meh. The novels were good, but gaming in the world just wasn't as good.

Dark Sun is really good if you want to play post-apocalyptic D&D. I played a Pathfinder campaign for a couple of sessions, and it's good fun.

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Diamonnes In Riastrad from Ulster Since: Nov, 2009
In Riastrad
#9: Jun 11th 2011 at 9:46:00 AM

Spelljammer is my favourite, but it really contains every setting (as does planescape) so I suppose it doesn't count.

Individual worlds: Eberron all the way, followed by Dark Sun.

I despise the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance with a flaming passion.

Greyhawk was fun while it lasted.

My name is Cu Chulainn. Beside the raging sea I am left to moan. Sorrow I am, for I brought down my only son.
blueharp Since: Dec, 1969
#10: Jun 11th 2011 at 9:50:56 AM

Speaking of containing worlds, Hollow World from Basic D&D was always a favorite of mine, with its mix of cultures, and a preservation spell to keep things from changing too much.

FarseerLolotea from America's Finest City Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#11: Jun 11th 2011 at 11:54:47 AM

Spelljammer, Planescape, Dark Sun, and Eberron, if we're sticking to D&D. If we're not, add Talislanta to that list. (Anyone noticing a pattern?)

I don't particularly like Dragonlance; I think the problem is that it tries too hard to be lighthearted and to take itself seriously at once, and ends up failing at both. I seem to remember liking Forgotten Realms when I was younger; nowadays, I think it's a 30-Sue Pileup.

edited 11th Jun '11 11:59:46 AM by FarseerLolotea

Aldheim Since: Sep, 2010
#12: Jun 11th 2011 at 2:04:57 PM

All the good settings start with a P. Planescape is fantastic, although it is very far from a typical D&D setting; in can be hard to figure out what the hell to do with your campaign when you're in such a big sandbox. It's great if you've got strong roleplayers though.

My favorite D&D setting, though, is Ptolus, City by the Spire, from Malhavoc Press. The book (or PDF, at this point, though I think there's talk of putting it back into print somehow) is fairly expensive, but you will want for nothing in terms of detail or adventure hooks, and the roleplaying possibilities are just phenomenal.

Diamonnes In Riastrad from Ulster Since: Nov, 2009
In Riastrad
#13: Jun 11th 2011 at 9:27:37 PM

If we're not just talking D&D, I think the setting of Scion is pretty wicked by itself.

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drunkscriblerian Street Writing Man from Castle Geekhaven Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: In season
Street Writing Man
#14: Jun 12th 2011 at 1:38:15 AM

Settings I like:

  • Shadowrun: The system is for shit and the books are poorly written, but the concept always shines through.
  • Cyberpunk 2020: Hopelessly outdated these days, but I still love it...mainly because it plays all the Cyberpunk cliches for laughs. Relentlessly.
  • Old World Of Darkness: I don't often play anymore, but this was my big intro to gaming. Lots of Nostalgia Filter going on here, but I don't care. There was a time when I could make a Werewolf The Apocalypse character, any character, completely from memory. As in, hand me a blank sheet of paper and a pencil and I could do it start to finish. Vampire too.
  • Mechwarrior (Battle Tech in general, really): I never got 40K, but I loves me some Battle Tech.
  • Fading Suns: Another great idea ruined by shotty execution and badly assembled books, but like Shadowrun still worth playing.
  • Changeling The Lost: Most of New Wo D can eat a bowl of dicks, but this game is truly worthy. Easily White Wolf's darkest and most nuanced publication.

These days, I mostly invent systems and settings to play in. Never saw the appeal of D&D (any edition, really), and I don't like the modern D20 system enough to try any of the games that use it. Scion looks interesting...a friend will be running a game for me soon and I'm curious to see what it's all about.

If I were to write some of the strange things that come under my eyes they would not be believed. ~Cora M. Strayer~
FarseerLolotea from America's Finest City Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#15: Jun 12th 2011 at 3:49:22 AM

Shadowrun...hmm. Yeah, I basically liked the setting.

Can't believe I forgot about Ptolus. Wasn't that the one with the full-color worldbook approximately the size of a Tal4 and a half?

And no one's mentioned Creation—or at least, not directly. For shame.

I'm actually working on my own setting, and helping my husband design a (second) stand-alone game.

edited 12th Jun '11 3:50:17 AM by FarseerLolotea

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#16: Jun 12th 2011 at 8:49:31 AM

[up][up]I'm a huge fan of Battle Tech but sadly I'm the only person in my social circle who enjoys the setting. Pity because the new RPG (A Time Of War) looks, if a bit complex, really good.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
WeirdUsername Since: Nov, 2010
#17: Jun 13th 2011 at 6:44:41 AM

Dragonlance and Eberron for the win. Dragonlance is a pain to set games in, though. Even though it's my favorite.

blueharp Since: Dec, 1969
#18: Jun 13th 2011 at 9:16:50 AM

Is there anybody else who likes Taladas more than Ansalon ?

Aldheim Since: Sep, 2010
#19: Jun 13th 2011 at 12:28:41 PM

[up][up][up][up] Yeah, you could easily beat a man to death with the Ptolus book. That was a major selling point to me, personally.

...I should start a band called "The Dreaming Apothecary." Sounds vaguely gothy.

edited 13th Jun '11 12:28:58 PM by Aldheim

FarseerLolotea from America's Finest City Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#20: Jun 13th 2011 at 6:27:48 PM

I have it in PDF format. My husband talked me out of buying the hardcopy back when it was in print, on the grounds both that it was expensive and that it took up a lot of space.

Wish I hadn't listened to him.

Aldheim Since: Sep, 2010
#21: Jun 13th 2011 at 7:22:03 PM

I preordered the hardcover, so it's all signed and lettered and such. I did a dance when it came in the mail, lo those many years ago.

Yellowking Ineffectual Loner from Suomi/Finland Since: Apr, 2011
#22: Jul 17th 2011 at 12:17:16 PM

Dark Sun. I just like deserts.

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ZigtarXamos Qualified to Kill Macbeth and the Witch King from Desele's House of Earthly Deligths Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Qualified to Kill Macbeth and the Witch King
#23: Apr 9th 2012 at 4:44:48 PM

Eberron is pretty damn cool, and not just because of the fantasy noir and magitek setting (though the badass Warforged are reason enough to play). The lore is unbelievably interesting. In fact, my group drew a lot of inspiration from Eberron for our own setting.

The more rules there are to magic, the more ways the author will inevitably have to break them.
Xiphoniii Cheeky son of a.... from Florida Since: Aug, 2009
Cheeky son of a....
#24: Apr 12th 2012 at 8:49:00 AM

Fun thing to try: Look through the Magic The Gathering planes, pick one, and play in it.

:smug:
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#25: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:48:53 AM

I always just create my own setting. They don't have the absolute wealth of information that the other settings do, but that's as much a blessing as it is a curse.


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