tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post6276303862364078565..comments2023-10-26T15:48:28.797-05:00Comments on Dreams of Mythic Fantasy: Holy Crap, I'm DMing This Friday! Help me Pick a Setting!Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-44960400414728155622012-01-06T08:43:17.155-06:002012-01-06T08:43:17.155-06:00Greyhawk!!!Greyhawk!!!Chazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999923782794868825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-9497749976954638542012-01-05T20:33:21.296-06:002012-01-05T20:33:21.296-06:00Go for the gusto. Go Algol.Go for the gusto. Go Algol.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381628150285913370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-15282197474328997022012-01-05T20:00:29.975-06:002012-01-05T20:00:29.975-06:00Start them off in the Village of Homlet and then m...Start them off in the Village of Homlet and then make it up as you go.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-3297098440862065142012-01-05T17:09:34.338-06:002012-01-05T17:09:34.338-06:00Go old-school and make up your own. If that's ...Go old-school and make up your own. If that's not worth it, go Greyhawk.jgbrowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-17799806769922867042012-01-05T12:10:45.769-06:002012-01-05T12:10:45.769-06:00Wilderlands with a side of Vornheim. Use Wilderla...Wilderlands with a side of Vornheim. Use Wilderlands as general setting out in the wilds. When they hit a city, start dropping dice in that Vornheim book, flying by the seat of your pants all the way. Yee haw!<br /><br /><b>-SJ/DMGlen</b>Smokestack Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253933872608999580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-58682927077956924712012-01-05T10:16:16.142-06:002012-01-05T10:16:16.142-06:00I'm biased as well: Greyhawk
All other settin...I'm biased as well: Greyhawk<br /><br />All other settings can be bolted on to it as your players progress. <br /><br />Ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-81043282799189022212012-01-05T09:59:56.776-06:002012-01-05T09:59:56.776-06:00Put Vornheim in Greyhawk, which is a small island ...Put Vornheim <i>in</i> Greyhawk, which is a small island of weirdness on Planet Algol next to the continent of Carsosa. All of which is embedded in it's own private universe a'la Tekumel, interconnected by Humanspace Empires.<br /><br />Formalhaut is the next planet closest to the sun and Wilderlands is in a bottle on the 3rd level of your megadungeon, accessible by placing 3 green men on a sacrificial altar on the 7th level.<br /><br />Forgotten Realms is a series of nice stories used to scare children: El Monster terrorizes the countryside with his screeching Harperies from his home in Greenwood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05896515629513305242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-78996804281552913052012-01-05T06:25:19.280-06:002012-01-05T06:25:19.280-06:00Roll 1d6 makes sense, for sure. Among other possib...Roll 1d6 makes sense, for sure. Among other possibilities : pick your favorite bits of each one and make soemthing new with it. Or ake Vornehim, add five planar doors leading to five different worlds...Nicolas Dessauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010015806129652185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-27970055988344502792012-01-05T06:24:01.257-06:002012-01-05T06:24:01.257-06:00Algol!Algol!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-34085087659189813292012-01-05T06:13:45.072-06:002012-01-05T06:13:45.072-06:00A nice bit of Greyhawk. :DA nice bit of <i>Greyhawk</i>. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-57357185419436289202012-01-05T06:12:42.318-06:002012-01-05T06:12:42.318-06:00A nice bit of [i]Greyhawk[/i]. :DA nice bit of [i]Greyhawk[/i]. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-10182853641011612812012-01-05T05:46:10.767-06:002012-01-05T05:46:10.767-06:00roll 1d6, obviously.
Or start with Vornheim; if y...roll 1d6, obviously.<br /><br />Or start with Vornheim; if you regret that the players can always leave the city but the rest of them are entire worlds you'd be stuck with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-70997007692295330682012-01-05T05:10:24.485-06:002012-01-05T05:10:24.485-06:00Place Vornheim in the frozen north of one of the o...Place Vornheim in the frozen north of one of the other settings.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-17824795837831518212012-01-05T03:47:37.267-06:002012-01-05T03:47:37.267-06:00I'd go for Vornheim simply because you can run...I'd go for Vornheim simply because you can run it with little prep.Simon Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243845335993440168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-77930722484025916432012-01-05T03:08:40.137-06:002012-01-05T03:08:40.137-06:00I love Algol in a special way, but if you have not...I love Algol in a special way, but if you have nothing prepared I'd go with Vornheim. It almost game masters itself, if you know what I mean.Il Male™https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699384706214815033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-10340452687981829702012-01-05T00:38:11.162-06:002012-01-05T00:38:11.162-06:00Greyhawk.Greyhawk.Nathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732345516062398923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-31393778722889813402012-01-05T00:13:52.229-06:002012-01-05T00:13:52.229-06:00Formalhaut is awesome, and doesn't get nearly ...Formalhaut is awesome, and doesn't get nearly enough love.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-73534454363627571922012-01-04T23:44:21.996-06:002012-01-04T23:44:21.996-06:00If it's going to be a dungeon, will the settin...If it's going to be a dungeon, will the setting make much difference? Unless it's an outlier like Tekumel or Carcosa, and even there it's more a matter of name changes.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-55987753058804732912012-01-04T23:14:06.083-06:002012-01-04T23:14:06.083-06:00Greyhawk! You know you wanna...Greyhawk! You know you wanna...Mike Bridgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741591268012556455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-350153795336388312012-01-04T23:11:44.132-06:002012-01-04T23:11:44.132-06:00Forgotten Realms!Forgotten Realms!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732052814850525574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-6865852104222680172012-01-04T22:52:11.667-06:002012-01-04T22:52:11.667-06:00Greyhawk, Greyhawk, Greyhawk :D
Allan.Greyhawk, Greyhawk, Greyhawk :D<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-37505524780253487952012-01-04T22:30:01.846-06:002012-01-04T22:30:01.846-06:00I'll second Greyhawk.I'll second Greyhawk.biopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614894519622906554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-37656405270607599202012-01-04T22:18:15.463-06:002012-01-04T22:18:15.463-06:00I'll almost always prefer Greyhawk to any othe...I'll almost always prefer Greyhawk to any other setting, though "preference" doesn't mean "all the time and nothing else". So, I'd recommend Greyhawk.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-69857864702548856132012-01-04T21:55:07.111-06:002012-01-04T21:55:07.111-06:00Wilderlands get's my vote. Any of the multipl...Wilderlands get's my vote. Any of the multiple versions out there ;)Tenkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05159289652051155824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978232334912384498.post-58376297370146470172012-01-04T21:32:36.385-06:002012-01-04T21:32:36.385-06:00Planet Algol will always be a personal favorite, b...Planet Algol will always be a personal favorite, being the first blog I followed. Not sure if the prep time wouldn't be too long though (lotsa weird stuff that might need explanations). Formalhaut is a great quick system with a fine intro adventure too. You didn't mention any details like party composition or starting level...sooooo, just go with whatever's easiest and fun for you!Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831837720587133097noreply@blogger.com