A specific published world with broad outlines of geography, population, culture, history, physics etc.
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Good RPG for pirate-oriented setting
What good, popular setting you have used for "Pirates of the Caribbean" types of adventures? What makes it good for running a pirate game?
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I am looking to expand my game library. What indie game should I purchase that best features non-standard rules? [closed]
I'm looking to expand my game system library, and I would like to tap the hive mind to find funky, offbeat core rules or settings.
What system should I add to my game library that best features ...
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Are there any RPGs released based on the world of Bas-Lag?
Bas-Lag is the great world of some novels from the British author China Miéville. Does anyone know any RPG based on this world?
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What should I read/watch for information about the 1930s United States?
I'm currently writing a Trail of Cthulhu campaign, in which Investigators travel across the United States in the 1930s. To get inspiration for the scenarios, I read books and watch movies about ...
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What are the differences between Pathfinder's Kingmaker and Birthright?
I've only read the rules for Kingmaker, but I've heard that Birthright is similar in many respects. How is the 2nd edition setting similar to the Pathfinder setting? I know they are both about kingdom ...
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How do you port Dark Sun from AD&D to another system?
I really like Dark Sun; its depiction of a whole world gone bad is just amazing. Unfortunately I don't think that the AD&D rules are well suited to it -- a little too high fantasy to deal with ...
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How do you make Dwarves Religious in a custom Fantasy setting?
This is a follow up to How can you add character to in-game religions?
If you're building a fantasy setting where you want really rich, tradition-filled religions, what would you do to give Dwarves ...
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Sword of Truth 4e Setting
Has anyone seen or heard of anyone working up a Sword of Truth series 4e setting?
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Looking for an evocative high fantasy rpg setting
I've been searching all over RPG sites for this kind of setting, but I didn't find anything similar until now. Well:
High Fantasy: I mean something not from this dimension, out of ordinary, but not ...
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Publishing an RPG System for an existing background
I created a role playing system with not too much of a Fantasy setting about 15 years ago. It played well, but when it started to reach the 4th revision, this 4th revision I had put weeks of work in ...
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Earthdawn: What are Barsaive's jungles like?
I used to GM Earthdawn (1st edition) a lot, quite a while ago. However, I'm still rather doubtful about what Barsaive's jungles are like (and, for this reason, all my stories took place in non-jungle ...
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Materials for a post War of the Lance campaign
Soon we will be starting a DragonLance campaign, and we have settled on the post War of Lance, around a year after the official end of the war. The problem I have is that there are barely any ...
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Clockwork and Chivalry first versus second edition: setting and background
Which edition of Clockwork and Chivalry has more setting and background material?
I run systemless games, thus I am not interested in which edition contains the "better" version of the rule set. ...
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Is there up-to-date (circa 2070) information about the AGS / ADL?
I'm looking for updated (2070) background information about the ADL (Alianz Deutscher Länder, aka whats left of former Germany and its surroundings), I think it's called AGS (Allied German States) in ...
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Cold Steel Reign GM's guide
Does anyone know if Mad Hermit Games ever published the Cold Steel Reign GM's guide? If not, does anyone know of any source books/material that they published? I liked the world background, just was ...
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Hollow World settings
I'm aware of two RPGs with a hollow world setting (like Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core / Pellucidar series or Skartaris in DC's Warlord comics):
Hollow Earth Expeditions
the old ...
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What is an “Irensavelite”
From an old WorldofGlorantha@yahoogroups.com message:
1.Did 2nd Age God Learners acknowledge Hrestol as their prophet?
(There is no mention in Abiding Book about Hrestol and Joy.)
MRQ ...
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Earthdawn: Barsaive Name Giver and adept population
How large is the population of the various Name Giver races of Barsaive?
...and how is this population distributed in the province?
What percentage of the population are adepts?
...and what's ...
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Earth (and surroundings) in the near future
I am looking for the best sources for a consistent setting of a near-future Earth, extrapolating whatever one can conceivably extrapolate from the current state to something around 50 years into the ...
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Homemade setting with WFRP 3e
I created a setting with my friends and players and we are all familiar with it. We created legends and previous characters are now gods of the current age in the game. I decided that my next game ...
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Mechanical difference between the Eberron Setting and D&D Home campaign?
In character builder Eberron and D&D Home campaign are two separate options, but does choosing Eberron actually make any changes or restrictions (similar to those with the dark sun setting) in ...
