Quote from: Simlasa;699506My favorites are Ravenloft and Dark Sun... but I don't think either one is really a great match for D&D's default power level. Planescape and Spelljammer seem better suited... and I don't know much about any of the others.

Its very difficult for me to pick one from the list, but Ravenloft and Dark Sun would be my top two.

You know, I've noticed a bit of a trend. Some people like the iconic very D&D settings FR, Mystara, Greyhawk...

And other people like the ones that resemble standard D&D the least. (Planescape, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, etc.)

Greyhawk, by far.

I like the concept of Planescape (especially as it deals with one of the biggest silliness of D&D, the Alignment system, head on), not so much the execution - I'd prefer if it was Fantasy Cyberpunk, with Sigil as Night City (which kind of is there, except the factions aren't really something I'd put in a D&D setting), and PCs being the Planar A - Teams.

I would sort of say that Ptolus was perhaps Monte's way of trying to say how Planescape should've been.

But personally, I spent most of the time playing D&D in Forgotten Realms, so that's where my vote went.

Can't vote. I like too many of them, especially since many scratch different itches. So I can't split the baby.

I wish someone would vote for Jakandor at least.  It looks so lonely and it doesn't deserve that.

Quote from: Evansheer;700247I wish someone would vote for Jakandor at least.  It looks so lonely and it doesn't deserve that.

Jakandor is probably the most underrated D&D setting of all time.

Ravenloft, Forgotten Realms, and Known World/Hollow World would be my favorites, with Spelljammer getting special mention.

Quote from: Evansheer;700247I wish someone would vote for Jakandor at least.  It looks so lonely and it doesn't deserve that.

Quote from: Skywalker;700253Jakandor is probably the most underrated D&D setting of all time.

What was so cool about it? I have never heard of it before and wikipedia has about zero information.

Quote from: vytzka;700462What was so cool about it? I have never heard of it before and wikipedia has about zero information.

Humanocentric.

Two human cultures clashing.

One a savage/barbaric, think Viking/Celt in feel, mix with a sense of honor that said they couldn't strike from a distance or from behind (they had to warn you they were attacking--but that only counted for people. Guess who the only people were? Them! Plus they hated magic! (Except Priest stuff/magical items.)

They lost everything to invaders and fled, but were blown by a crazy storm to the Isles of Jakandor.

The "native" Jakandorians were a Aztec/China (in feel) mix who had once ruled a powerful necomatic/magictech kingdom. Until something caused their sacred tombs/necromantic stuff to risk a dangerous disease/curse from those who tampered. Guess who were immune to the curse/disease? Our barbarians!  Plus those old tombs? Ripe with magical artifacts, undead! More

Neither one saw the other as "people" and so conflict! Some of the games could focus around either culture, they didn't mix. Playing either side as well "right" from a certain point of view. Of course our noble barbarians? Some of their people cheated on the rules, and the way to solve that? FIGHT!


The game used kits everywhere for cultural and sub group mixes from Warrior types centered around animals (Pure hand to hand fighters were Something of the Mountain Lion, while Berzerkers were something of the Hyena)


I've got it somewhere and could give you more details. It was under-rated, it was quite morally/ethically complex and interesting--but no Elves, Dwarves, etc etc. (I don't even think it had Dragons,.)


It was coming out late in the dying light of 2E's life cycle.

That does actually sound really awesome, thanks! Maybe we can talk on IRC about it later.

I like Greyhawk, but it surprises me it is in the lead.


I guess Vecna did some machinations to make that happen.


Vecna rules!

Quote from: Silverlion;700467Jakandor summary

Damn now I really want this setting to be revived.

Without it getting dumbed down to "this culture good, that culture bad" that is.

Forgotten Realms, no contest.

Allthough the AD&D settings are all great.

Quote from: Emperor Norton;700208You know, I've noticed a bit of a trend. Some people like the iconic very D&D settings FR, Mystara, Greyhawk...

And other people like the ones that resemble standard D&D the least. (Planescape, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, etc.)

For me, the reason I love Planescape, Ravenloft and Dark Sun is because I can easily come up with a BOG vanilla setting like FR or Greyhawk just using the defaults in the core D&D books. I am always impressed with settings that offer me something that didn't occur to me. I've yet to see something in canon FR or GH that I haven't seen done the same or better in a DIY home campaign.