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Old 08-23-2006, 06:32 PM   #11
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Default Re: What is you favorite Fantasy Setting ?

Not yet done officially for GURPS? Planescape, hands down. Trickier to do in an alignmentless system, but possible. Game mechanically, anyway -- the actual setting will never get anywhere near a GURPS license.

The closest I'll get will be adventuring in the Astral and the Iconic, if I can ever find a Cabal game locally or online.
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Old 08-23-2006, 07:09 PM   #12
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"Earthsea" is definitely a good choice.
Going in a different direction - "The War Hound and the World's Pain"
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Old 08-23-2006, 07:10 PM   #13
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I've seen quite a few people name Eberron. Is it that much of a good setting ? What is so special about Eberron, I kinda stopped playing D&D when they launched 3.5 (yeah, lets get rid of all my 3e books and buy new ones, forget it.). Is it that good ?
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Old 08-23-2006, 07:22 PM   #14
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I've seen quite a few people name Eberron. Is it that much of a good setting ? What is so special about Eberron, I kinda stopped playing D&D when they launched 3.5 (yeah, lets get rid of all my 3e books and buy new ones, forget it.). Is it that good ?
Meh. I sold my Eberron books a while back.

I liked the tattoo magic, but not much else. I'm not a big fan of magic/tech crossover stuff, even if it is more like steam stuff than high tech.

One world that didn't occur to me before is Jade Empire. Wonderful game on X-Box.
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Old 08-23-2006, 08:40 PM   #15
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Steve Erickson's Malazan Book of the Fallen is my favorite world .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen

After reading the Ralios PDF, which was written by Robin D. Laws, Mongoose has just released for their Runequest game. I have to put Glorantha as my second favorite setting.
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Old 08-23-2006, 08:54 PM   #16
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I think the reason that Hakubak doesn't like Eberron is the reason I like it. Its not what you might call great literature or even a very original concept but what they have mixed together works pretty well. It also converts pretty easily to GURPS.
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Old 08-23-2006, 09:01 PM   #17
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Westeros (Game of thrones) the best!
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Old 08-23-2006, 09:10 PM   #18
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I've seen quite a few people name Eberron. Is it that much of a good setting ? What is so special about Eberron, I kinda stopped playing D&D when they launched 3.5 (yeah, lets get rid of all my 3e books and buy new ones, forget it.). Is it that good ?
Well, Eberron is a rather innovative setting.. Kinda pulp, kinda Final Fantasy, kinda a lot of things..

Frankly, I think it would be a lot better if it wasn't tied up into a lot of D&D's sacred cows..
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Old 08-23-2006, 10:17 PM   #19
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Not yet done officially for GURPS? Planescape, hands down. Trickier to do in an alignmentless system, but possible. Game mechanically, anyway -- the actual setting will never get anywhere near a GURPS license.

The closest I'll get will be adventuring in the Astral and the Iconic, if I can ever find a Cabal game locally or online.
Have you looked at this interpretation of the Planes?
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Old 08-23-2006, 11:07 PM   #20
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I haven't read this book yet, just got it from SFBC, but it looks interesting and would work well with GURPS Age of Napoleon and GURPS Dragons:

Temeraire:In The Service of the King, by Naomi Novik.

In this alternate history, European nations have been using dragons as part of their fighting forces. Obviously, the book has a Napoleonic setting. This idea fascinates me and I'm sure it would translate well.

I also like Eberron from what I'm reading of it and would like to translate that into GURPS.

The PC game Arcanum also has a nifty steampunk setting that would make a good pen and paper RPG.
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