Best setting written in the Noughties ?

Sean · January 17, 2008, 01:31:41 PM

I like Cyradon, the HARP setting - high swashbuckling fantasy where low-level characters can make a difference. Lots of monstrous monsters and wilderness. Scenario ideas spring from every page.

Dr Rotwang! · January 17, 2008, 01:38:21 PM

Vanth.

EDIT: Well, it's my favorite, anyway.

estar · January 17, 2008, 01:52:36 PM

I am biased obviously but Wilderlands of High Fantasy by Necromancer.

Honorable Mention goes to Harn with their recent updates of Kaldor and Kanday. They add a lot of material on important personalities which improves the usefulness of the products immensely.

Caesar Slaad · January 17, 2008, 02:06:32 PM

Quote from: estarI am biased obviously but Wilderlands of High Fantasy by Necromancer.

One might debate whether that's really a setting "written in the 00's".

estar · January 17, 2008, 02:10:49 PM

Quote from: Caesar SlaadOne might debate whether that's really a setting "written in the 00's".

It is because the while there was material drawn from the original. It amounts to a dozen entries out of a thousand. The rest was original work by a half of dozen authors.

The main reason for this is that the original consisted mainly of one line of travellereque style stats.

Pierce Inverarity · January 17, 2008, 02:14:33 PM

Quote from: SeanI like Cyradon, the HARP setting - high swashbuckling fantasy where low-level characters can make a difference. Lots of monstrous monsters and wilderness. Scenario ideas spring from every page.

I agree completely.

A strange thing too, because Cyradon is so quaint and vanilla one ought to throw up on the table. But somehow it all comes together very nicely.

Akrasia · January 17, 2008, 02:28:38 PM

Quote from: SeanI like Cyradon, the HARP setting - high swashbuckling fantasy where low-level characters can make a difference. Lots of monstrous monsters and wilderness. Scenario ideas spring from every page.

Good call.

Pity there's only the one book. A book on the main starting city (Belynor?) would have been very helpful, along with a few adventures.

But definitely an interesting setting.

Settembrini · January 17, 2008, 02:57:52 PM

aui contráire, mes amis!

Puppetland, as a setting, is totally not a story game. Anyway, it´s an inspiring read, and that´s all that counts.

It´s Tron/Matrix/Aasimov-Robots on strings (pun intended).

I´d gleefully accuse the so called "story-games" of not delivering ANYTHING as inspiring or even picturesque as Puppetland.

Zachary The First · January 17, 2008, 11:40:43 PM

Quote from: Caesar SlaadOne might debate whether that's really a setting "written in the 00's".

That was the reason I didn't mention it. But, if allowed (as Rob makes a fine point for), then, hey, it has to be up there.

Melan · January 18, 2008, 03:05:41 AM

Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Vanth.

EDIT: Well, it's my favorite, anyway.

Oh, good point! (Although Vanth is more of an implied setting than a realised one - which is fine with me, too.)

I didn't choose the Wilderlands because it is a republished and expanded 1970s world, and because I am biased as hell, too.

signoftheserpent · January 18, 2008, 04:07:29 AM

Quote from: Settembriniaui contráire, mes amis!

Puppetland, as a setting, is totally not a story game. Anyway, it´s an inspiring read, and that´s all that counts.

It´s Tron/Matrix/Aasimov-Robots on strings (pun intended).

I´d gleefully accuse the so called "story-games" of not delivering ANYTHING as inspiring or even picturesque as Puppetland.

it's nothing like any of those.

Dirk Remmecke · January 18, 2008, 08:11:44 AM

Quote from: signoftheserpentit's nothing like any of those.

Doesn't matter, it's still not from the 00's.

Settembrini · January 18, 2008, 10:09:40 AM

Quote from: signoftheserpentit's nothing like any of those.

That is, my friend, in the Eye of the Beholder.

flyingmice · January 18, 2008, 10:20:17 AM

Quote from: SettembriniThat is, my friend, in the Eye of the Beholder.

Which eye? They have like a dozen.

-clahs

Dr Rotwang! · January 18, 2008, 11:49:30 AM

Quote from: flyingmiceWhich eye? They have like a dozen.

-clahs

I snorted. Out loud.