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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 04:59:03
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| FR is my favourite but I also really like Eberron, Golarion, and Birthright. |
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 06:13:37
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| The Forgotten Realms is my favorite D&D setting! All my good ol' 2E days has been spent exploring different parts of Faerun! |
Yan
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 06:17:18
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Originally posted by Plaguescarred
The Forgotten Realms is my favorite D&D setting! All my good ol' 2E days has been spent exploring different parts of Faerun!
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" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
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Sill Alias
Senior Scribe
Kazakhstan
588 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 06:19:34
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| I like Realms, even after they were torn apart by 4th ed changes. My second choice is Planescape, though. |
You can hear many tales from many mouths. The most difficult is to know which of them are not lies. - Sill Alias
"May your harp be unstrung, your dreams die and all your songs be unsung." - curse of the harper, The Code of the Harpers 2 ed.
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 07:33:38
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I voted yes, but it's actually a four-way tie between FR, Golorion, my dad's homebrew D&D world (...which, as of Nov. 5, is now my world, though I'm not happy with how it came to be mine), and a little-known RPG inspired by Japanese giant robot anime called Mekton. (Partly because of my love of giant robots, but primarily because my dad was one of original play-testers for the game .) |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 07:43:05
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
I voted yes, but it's actually a four-way tie between FR, Golorion, my dad's homebrew D&D world (...which, as of Nov. 5, is now my world, though I'm not happy with how it came to be mine), and a little-known RPG inspired by Japanese giant robot anime called Mekton. (Partly because of my love of giant robots, but primarily because my dad was one of original play-testers for the game.)
That is wicked! |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
~Alruane |
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Drustan Dwnhaedan
Learned Scribe
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 08:44:11
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Originally posted by Alruane
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
I voted yes, but it's actually a four-way tie between FR, Golorion, my dad's homebrew D&D world (...which, as of Nov. 5, is now my world, though I'm not happy with how it came to be mine), and a little-known RPG inspired by Japanese giant robot anime called Mekton. (Partly because of my love of giant robots, but primarily because my dad was one of original play-testers for the game.)
That is wicked!
That's for sure! And, because my dad knew of a little Japanese imports store in town (I think this was in San Jose, California, but it happened before I was born, so I'm not certain), he actually owned a bunch of the mechs' that had been the inspiration for the game in the first place. (One of the things the store sold were what my dad referred to as 'candy-models'; they were small, snap-together plastic models that came packaged with a small box of, well, candy. So, while my dad's friends had to use their Battletech minis, my dad had mechs from Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, Gundam Double Zeta, V.O.T.O.M.S., Macross, SPT Layzner, and a few other lesser known series that I can't remember the names of. My dad said his friends were both impressed and envious at the same time! )
EDIT: Er, sorry for going off topic, everyone. |
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Alruane
Senior Scribe
USA
434 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 09:19:18
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
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Originally posted by Alruane
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Originally posted by Drustan Dwnhaedan
I voted yes, but it's actually a four-way tie between FR, Golorion, my dad's homebrew D&D world (...which, as of Nov. 5, is now my world, though I'm not happy with how it came to be mine), and a little-known RPG inspired by Japanese giant robot anime called Mekton. (Partly because of my love of giant robots, but primarily because my dad was one of original play-testers for the game.)
That is wicked!
That's for sure! And, because my dad knew of a little Japanese imports store in town (I think this was in San Jose, California, but it happened before I was born, so I'm not certain), he actually owned a bunch of the mechs' that had been the inspiration for the game in the first place. (One of the things the store sold were what my dad referred to as 'candy-models'; they were small, snap-together plastic models that came packaged with a small box of, well, candy. So, while my dad's friends had to use their Battletech minis, my dad had mechs from Mobile Suit Gundam, Zeta Gundam, Gundam Double Zeta, V.O.T.O.M.S., Macross, SPT Layzner, and a few other lesser known series that I can't remember the names of. My dad said his friends were both impressed and envious at the same time!)
EDIT: Er, sorry for going off topic, everyone.
It's quite alright for going off topic, I used to love Gundam anything as a kid! I owned several mech suits, models, and action figures. But as I got older it became harder to find anything relevant to it. And it cost an arm and a leg just to get anything Gundam related, model or mini. |
" I wonder if you are destined to be forgotten. Will your life fade in the shadow of greater beings?"
~Joneleth Irenicus
"Wisdom? My dear boy, wisdom is knowing that you do not know everything. Wisdom is realizing, a wise man ALWAYS has questions. Not answers."
~Alruane |
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paladinnicolas
Seeker
92 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 11:37:26
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| I really like many things about the Realms, but I must confess that it is the second setting I like the most but that Eberron is by far my favorite setting for many reasons. The good thing is that there are different settings that cater to different tastes (I also like Birthright, for instance). |
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ZeshinX
Learned Scribe
Canada
210 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 14:02:19
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Alas, my vote was no. It used to be yes. I loved the entire setting, though Kara Tur was my absolute fav once it was merged into the Realms.
Currently, Golarion (Inner Sea and Tian Xia) are my favs. |
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froglegg
Learned Scribe
317 Posts |
Posted - 18 Nov 2013 : 23:13:22
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Yes, till 4th edition came out.
John |
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Mournblade
Master of Realmslore
USA
1287 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2013 : 15:42:40
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There are only 2 settings that I MIGHT like more than the FR.
Star Wars, and Tamriel for Elder scrolls. I love the Elderscrolls setting. Everything about it.
I have even learned Hero System to play in Tamriel (D&D does not work for the world if you are aiming to keep it somewhat inline with the video game mechanics).
I have incorporated so much of Middle Earth into my FR campaign that I really don't miss it.
Oh wait, MAYBE the YOUNG KINGDOMS from Moorcock. I already had a major NPC leave Yhaunn in Ruins after he got a hold of Stormbringer.
"Arioch? Who is this Arioch? Blood and Souls for ME!!!!!"
In my FR campaign, Arioch is Entropy. He was hidden for a while, but he tricked Elric into travelling to the realms. My major villain NPC defeated him and took stormbringer. The havoc he wreaked gave Arioch enough power to become part of the Pantheon.
There is precedence for this. In dragon 64 I think, Ed Greenwood wrote that Kossuth and istishia were actually the elemental lords from Moorcock's Multiverse. The beastlords originally came from Moorcock's multiverse as well. I think it has since been retconned out, but the article is very clear, that the elemental lords were from Moorcock's multiverse.
Istishia = Straasha
Kossuth = Kakatal
Grumbar = Grome
Akadi = Misha
His beastlords were inspired by the likes of Fileet and Rufdrak from Moorcock.
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Barastir
Master of Realmslore
Brazil
1600 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2013 : 17:21:19
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Originally posted by Mournblade
There is precedence for this. In dragon 64 I think, Ed Greenwood wrote that Kossuth and istishia were actually the elemental lords from Moorcock's Multiverse. The beastlords originally came from Moorcock's multiverse as well.
Mournblade, we actually discussed a bit of this topic recently, in Mr. Greenwood's thread, IIRC. This article brings also Nobanion named "Aslan", and there are the obvious influences from RW pantheons. |
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Lead by example.
Let your deeds speak your intentions.
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Libelnon
Acolyte
United Kingdom
12 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2014 : 18:40:03
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Personally, yes, even with the 4e changes to the realms FR remains my favorite setting. I've not played much of the 4e changes, though. It was my first though - Baldur's Gate was my first real 'foray' into roleplaying, and although I've had very few chances to play it since, I've loved every one of them.
Only real 'runners up' for me are the Warhammer 40k universe (there's just something about neo-gothic) and Fallout, but they're quite a ways behind. |
Looking for someone to bounce ideas off regarding a first-time campaign in the FR universe, using 3.5 and set in 1372DR.
If you're willing to help out, feel free to PM me. |
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TentCrash
Acolyte
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Posted - 29 Jan 2014 : 00:05:08
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Well, no. That's probably not the fault of the setting itself, though. I just can't get into high fantasy like I did when I was a kid. It's just not "personal" enough like some other styles of settings are.
That said, I'm always happy to play in FR, as it does a lot of things right. I especially like the deities; they're probably the best of any D&D setting I've seen. |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Cards77
Senior Scribe
USA
745 Posts |
Posted - 29 Jan 2014 : 02:30:02
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| Yes for 1st and 2nd edition but I've always had a deep and abiding love for Darksun. It's one of the most interesting and under rated settings out there. Greyhawk has been growing on me but I can't keep all those petty kingdoms straight and it tends to buckle under the weight of it's own pretentiousness. |
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Austin the Archmage
Seeker
USA
57 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2014 : 01:07:25
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I don't think I've explored enough RPG settings that one being my "favorite" really says much, but I loved the Scarred Lands. It was a very fleshed out setting. Loads of fluff in the supplements, and things like three monster collections, two magic books, a player's guide series examining exactly how each class fits in the setting really give the setting an individual identity.
I'm big into good versus evil, and that setting has a ton of evil for players to fight. Monsters everywhere, and the setting tended to use it's own monsters more than the ones in the Monster Manual. They're all iconic, but to be honest I think the default monsters feel a little bland to a lot of the ones you get in other supplements.
In any DnD type setting, I prefer the gods to be active, and a core part of the Scarred Lands is the effect the gods have had on the land, with the conflict with their parents the titans being the reason the lands are scarred in the first place. There's eight main deities with the rest being demigods, many of whom don't show up much. I kind of like that. Compared to the Forgotten Realms, where there are so many deities it seems like it'd be hard to keep track of them all.
I love magic, and it's also a very magic heavy setting. At the same time I don't think magic completely dominates the campaign. There are many different traditions of magic, and many just waiting to be rediscovered by the players. Every spell in the books have a brief description explaining their history and how the spell is usually used, something that gives them a lot of flavor.
The last thing I really like is that I feel that despite how grim the setting is on the surface, it's actually very optimistic. Evil may be widespread, but it's never unopposed, and you feel like you really can make a difference.
Aaand it was discontinued after three years of publication, and is a fairly obscure setting these days. Bah. Why must everything I love wither and die? |
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eeorey
Seeker
Bulgaria
96 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2014 : 01:18:56
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| The Forgotten Realms is my favorite FANTASY setting, so I voted yes. However in general it's a tie between FR and 40k, FOR THE EMPEROR!!! |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 18 Dec 2014 : 02:11:54
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| There are other settings? |
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Omenborn
Acolyte
Germany
16 Posts |
Posted - 19 Dec 2014 : 06:32:11
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The FR are my Favorite Setting (even if i play them with Rolemaster Rules) cause it has so many Books with Informations on Cities,Areas etc. that i can use as an GM.
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Some Adventure for Gold,
others for Fame,
ME i just like to KILL THING |
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Is FR actually your favorite setting?
