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What are your favorite settings?

Started by Varaj, March 06, 2006, 11:45:16 AM

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gleichman

#90
April 17, 2006, 02:34:59 PM
Quote from: AkrasiaGood stuff, those ICE ME modules!  My only complaint: the MERP/Rolemaster system was a poor fit for Tolkien (esp. the magic system).

I must agree with you. But likely for different reasons.

On the bright side, I had no trouble converting from their stats to the home brew system I used. So this downside didn't affect me.

All in all, the best published modules ever.
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Akrasia

#91
April 17, 2006, 09:39:15 PM
Actually, the mention of ICE reminds me that in addition to ICE's Middle-Earth stuff, I quite liked Shadow World by Terry K. Amthor.

It's a very cool setting (albeit with some background 'sci-fi' mixed into the fantasy, which I like but many do not).
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Sigmund

#92
April 18, 2006, 12:09:17 AM
Quote from: AkrasiaThose were really great.  The maps were beautiful[/i

Here here! I really love maps, both real and fictional. RPGs often have decent and enjoyable maps, but the MERP ones really rock. I think all the maps associated with LotR are pretty cool, RPG or no.
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ColonelHardisson

#93
April 18, 2006, 11:58:13 AM
Quote from: AkrasiaThose were really great.  The maps were beautiful, and the campaign books included tonnes of useful information and material.  The Angus McBride covers were generally very cool (but I also liked the earlier Gail McIntosh [sp?] covers as well), and the internal art by Liz Dansforth was also consistently good.

Good stuff, those ICE ME modules!  My only complaint: the MERP/Rolemaster system was a poor fit for Tolkien (esp. the magic system).

I pretty much agree with all this. The only real complaint I have with these books is that some of them seemed to be written by people who really didn't know much about Tolkien or didn't really "get" the setting. The best example of this is in the Dunland book. I like the book, and there are some decent ideas that can be mined from it, but...
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the elves living in the flying castle just don't seem very Tolkien-ish to me, especially the elf performing the "Doctor Moreau" experiments. A true WTF?
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4e definitely has an Old School feel. If you disagree, cool. I won\'t throw any hyperbole out to prove the point.

ColonelHardisson

#94
April 18, 2006, 12:00:09 PM
Quote from: SigmundHere here! I really love maps, both real and fictional. RPGs often have decent and enjoyable maps, but the MERP ones really rock. I think all the maps associated with LotR are pretty cool, RPG or no.

The ICE Middle Earth maps are my favorite Middle Earth maps. It's too bad they never made one giant poster out of the ones found in the sourcebooks. The one they made of all of Middle Earth is nice, but it has none of the beautiful detail of all those other maps.
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Yamo

#95
April 18, 2006, 03:28:11 PM
Fantasy:

Greyhawk
Wilderlands
Turakian Age

Sci-fi:

Traveller
Terran Empire

Horror:

The real world, I guess.
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The Good Assyrian

#96
April 18, 2006, 03:44:07 PM
Here are my votes...

Fantasy:

Hyboria
Tekumel
Dark Sun (1st ed. and without cannibal halflings...)
Warhammer Fantasy

Sci Fi:

Traveller (Hard Times/New Era)
3025 Mechwarrior (with Dune-ish elements emphasized)

Others:

The 1920s and 30s according to the Pulps
WW3 Homebrew
 
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