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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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 Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 02:35:55
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Granted, they aren't using this to determine magazine content or anything, but Paizo (you know, the guys that publish Dungeon Magazine and Dragon Magazine) is running a poll at their site about what your favorite campaign setting is . . .
While there is a bit of a bias toward Greyhawk at the site, they are good folks. While I wouldn't ask anyone to skew any scientifically conducted poll . . . well, lets just say you can find the thread here:
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/dnd/pollWhatsYourFavoriteCampaignSetting
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Wandering_mage
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 03:33:51
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| Odd. I would have thought Greyhawk had a small following at best of late because of the lack of products for the Campaign setting. Maybe its just people with nostalgia. I tried to vote FR but I think you need an account... and I'm to lazy to look up my account info. Thanks for the info KnightEJR |
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ericlboyd
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
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Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 04:07:01
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Originally posted by Wandering_mage
Odd. I would have thought Greyhawk had a small following at best of late because of the lack of products for the Campaign setting. Maybe its just people with nostalgia. I tried to vote FR but I think you need an account... and I'm to lazy to look up my account info. Thanks for the info KnightEJR
And since they said blatant campaigning was OK, if you happen to find any OTHER polls on that site you'd like to vote in ...
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 04:43:50
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Originally posted by ericlboyd
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Originally posted by Wandering_mage
Odd. I would have thought Greyhawk had a small following at best of late because of the lack of products for the Campaign setting. Maybe its just people with nostalgia. I tried to vote FR but I think you need an account... and I'm to lazy to look up my account info. Thanks for the info KnightEJR
And since they said blatant campaigning was OK, if you happen to find any OTHER polls on that site you'd like to vote in ...
;-)
--Eric
Hm . . . perhaps this thread might interest you Eric . . .
http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8972 |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 04:57:10
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| Bah, as of right now, two more votes and we overthrow Greyhawk! For the Realms, once more into the breach . . . (honestly, I'd just like to see the reaction of some of the more hardcore Greyhawk afficianados at Paizo when they see FR has overtaken their setting, but that's just me . . . thanks to everyone that's pitched in on the voting!) |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 05:18:36
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Been there and voted.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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tauster
Senior Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 11:58:03
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As yet, I seem to be the only, lonely spelljammer-fan. *g*
Funny, since I play and dm for more than 6 years now - almost exclusively in the realms! |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 13:04:50
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Been there and voted for the FR. Woo.
I'm guessing that the following of Greyhawk has increased due to the Living Greyhawk campaign. |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 14:20:15
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Bah, as of right now, two more votes and we overthrow Greyhawk! For the Realms, once more into the breach . . . (honestly, I'd just like to see the reaction of some of the more hardcore Greyhawk afficianados at Paizo when they see FR has overtaken their setting, but that's just me . . . thanks to everyone that's pitched in on the voting!)
I just cast the vote that tied us... time for someone else to step up.
As for watching their agony as Greyhawk is replaced by FR... I thought that we allready saw that happen in the late 80's... This should just be like deja vu for them. |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 15:36:43
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I used to like Greyhawk, just not as much as FR. Anyway, I voted.  |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, “he” will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who ‘celebrate’ after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, I’d be wondering: “Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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ShadezofDis
Senior Scribe
402 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 17:17:45
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Been there, voted FR though it was hard not to give Dark Sun a nod.
Dark Sun, the setting where dragons are still scary! ;D
Edit: er. . . well, dragon to be proper. . . and I guess he's not so scary as a corpse (oh, that reminds me that they have that nifty lil undead sorcerer king last I knew) but still. . . ok. . . yeah, I have no clue where I'm goin with this *g* |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 18:12:07
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| I don't have anything at all against Greyhawk (what little I know of it, I like), but I too am rather surprised by how popular it still is. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Lemernis
Senior Scribe
378 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 19:58:36
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| FR is the only fantasy setting I'm even remotely familiar with other the Tolkien's 'Middle-Earth' and Fritz Leiber's 'Nehwon'. So I don't feel I can vote in good conscience. For all I know one of the other settings in the poll might actually be more appealing to me... (Kinda doubt it, but could be.) |
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Mazrim_Taim
Learned Scribe
341 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 20:37:15
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I have played and love Dark Sun as well as Spelljammer. But like I said, FR has always been special to me. I have never really liked the competition and fighting that has gone on between certain settings (like Greyhawk and FR).  |
And if the PCs DO win their ways through all the liches to Larloch, “he” will almost certainly be just another lich (loaded with explosive spells) set up as a decoy, with dozens of hidden liches waiting to pounce on any surviving PCs who ‘celebrate’ after they take Larloch down. As the REAL Larloch watches (magical scrying) from afar. Myself, as DM, I’d be wondering: “Such a glorious game, so many opportunities laid out before your PCs to devote your time to, and THIS fixation is the best you can come up with? Are you SURE you’re adventurers?” -Ed Greenwood
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
892 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 22:09:55
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MaxKaladin
Seeker
77 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 22:18:24
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
I have played and love Dark Sun as well as Spelljammer. But like I said, FR has always been special to me. I have never really liked the competition and fighting that has gone on between certain settings (like Greyhawk and FR).
I'm not sure there is a Greyhawk-FR "rivalry". It really seems much more one-sided than that. In my experience, you have a subset of Greyhawk fans who hate the Realms and who are bitter that it "stole" Greyhawk's place in the sun while most Realms fans either don't know the so-called rivalry exists or just don't care. I think it really needs to be a bit less one-sided than that to be a rivalry.
Personally, I don't have any problem with Greyhawk itself but I've had enough unpleasant encounters with obnoxious Greyhawk fans that I can understand someone wanting to see their reaction to losing to the Realms "again". |
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turox
Learned Scribe
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 22:41:41
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| Ok finally got the time to vote and I put FR up 31 to 30 vs. Greyhawk. Then a couple of minutes later it was tied again 31 to 31. |
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Wizard's First Rule: Chapter 36, Page #397, US Hard Cover (revealed by Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander).
Explanation by Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: "People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People’s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
37008 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 22:46:38
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Originally posted by MaxKaladin
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Originally posted by Mazrim_Taim
I have played and love Dark Sun as well as Spelljammer. But like I said, FR has always been special to me. I have never really liked the competition and fighting that has gone on between certain settings (like Greyhawk and FR).
I'm not sure there is a Greyhawk-FR "rivalry". It really seems much more one-sided than that. In my experience, you have a subset of Greyhawk fans who hate the Realms and who are bitter that it "stole" Greyhawk's place in the sun while most Realms fans either don't know the so-called rivalry exists or just don't care. I think it really needs to be a bit less one-sided than that to be a rivalry.
Personally, I don't have any problem with Greyhawk itself but I've had enough unpleasant encounters with obnoxious Greyhawk fans that I can understand someone wanting to see their reaction to losing to the Realms "again".
*snickers* 'Tis a good point. I have a mild dislike for the Greyhawk setting, myself, but it's not so bad that I'll badmouth the setting or avoid buying interesting products for it. I've never really seen any Realms fans badmouthing Greyhawk, though I have certainly seen some Greyhawk fans bashing the Realms. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 28 Feb 2007 : 23:28:34
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I voted for the Realms, though I was tempted to vote for Spelljammer. 
I voted for the Realms, though it could just as easily have been either SPELLJAMMER, PLANESCAPE, RAVENLOFT, or DRAGONLANCE.
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 02:10:09
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| I voted for FR, but I grew up on Greyhawk. I remember those old TSR published Gord books. anyone else read those? |
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 03:18:55
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I have DMed in Mystara (sort of), DragonLance, and Forgotten Realms (which I have spent the most time in by far), but I played in tons of Greyhawk adventures, so I have fond memories of the setting, though I've never been able to "wrap my brain around" running it as a DM.
That having been said, if I have to read one more person posting that Forgotten Realms "ripped off" this or that from Greyhawk, I'm gonna scream . . .
Vote Forgotten Realms! |
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Sian
Senior Scribe
Denmark
596 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 05:09:42
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anyone willing to bet their necks on it ... its gotta be a sight for the gods that one :P
*ducks and flees from KEJR* |
what happened to the queen? she's much more hysterical than usual
She's a women, it happens once a month |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 05:30:49
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Birthright and Council of Worms are the only two still without votes.
Glad to see they're just as popular the second time around.
We're tied at 23%, but Greyhawk still has one more vote.
Sorry Rupert, only 1% for Spelljammer |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
37008 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 06:47:10
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
I voted for FR, but I grew up on Greyhawk. I remember those old TSR published Gord books. anyone else read those?
I still have them, as well as the novels about Mika the Wolf Nomad. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
37008 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 06:51:14
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Originally posted by Markustay
Birthright and Council of Worms are the only two still without votes.
Glad to see they're just as popular the second time around.
I enjoyed the Council of Wyrms setting when it came out, but the problem was that it was never further developed...
I loved using it to customize dragons for other settings, though. And I still prefer that version of half-dragons to the version we have now.
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Originally posted by Markustay
Sorry Rupert, only 1% for Spelljammer
Spelljammer was my first love, but I know it was never all that popular, even before the horrifically bad Astromundi Cluster boxed set came out... I loved the setting, but some of the supplementary material was just awful (Krynnspace being an excellent example).
Still, I couldn't vote for it, because the Realms needs the support in that poll! |
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Ergdusch
Master of Realmslore
Germany
1720 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 08:17:17
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Now, this can't be true!!!!
Greyhawk and FR are first runners up, both tied with 23%. Now where are all the FR fans of this site? Go you all, and do as I did - vote for the one and only - Forgotten Realms!
Here is the link again: Poll: What's your favorite campaign setting?
Go! Go! Go!
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boddynock
Learned Scribe
Belgium
258 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 13:33:30
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| Difficult choise for me because I feel very much for Forgotten Realms but also for Ravenloft. Third place is for Planescape :) |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 15:54:15
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Originally posted by Ergdusch
Now, this can't be true!!!!
Greyhawk and FR are first runners up, both tied with 23%. Now where are all the FR fans of this site? Go you all, and do as I did - vote for the one and only - Forgotten Realms!
Just because we are all FR fans here doesn't mean it's necessarily our favorite.
I do get a kick out of the fact that just about everyone is beating Eberron, even Homebrew. |
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BlackAce
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
360 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 16:16:15
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| Only one behind Greyhawk now.... |
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Bluenose
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
134 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2007 : 16:57:23
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Originally posted by Markustay
[quote]Just because we are all FR fans here doesn't mean it's necessarily our favorite.
I do get a kick out of the fact that just about everyone is beating Eberron, even Homebrew.
Yes, because those of us who put in a huge amount of work developing our own homebrew campaign really enjoy that sort of remark
I'm most surprised by how well Mystara is doing. I remember that setting fondly, even though I didn't vote for it, but it's more than a decade since anything has beeen published for it. |
These, in the day when heaven was falling,
The hour when earth's foundations fled,
Followed their mercenary calling
And took their wages and are dead.
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Campaign Setting Poll at Paizo
