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| − | The '''setting''' of a [[campaign]] is, in simplest terms, the game world where it takes place. For a historical campaign, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis, and for a [[GURPS]] [[Fantasy]] campaign it might be the world of Yrth. | + | The setting of a [[campaign]] is, in simplest terms, where it takes place. For a historical campaing, the setting might be the court of King Louis XVI, whereas for a superheroes campaign it might be the fictional city of Metropolis, and for a [[GURPS]] Fantasy campaign it might be the world of Yrth. |
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| − | In [[role-playing game]]s (RPGs), setting is usually presented as an atlas or encyclopedia of the |area where the [[player character]]s (PCs) are expected to be, with lists of important people the PCs might meet and locations they can explore. The game tries to create a fictional reality and [[player]]s are expected to create [[character]]s to suit it rather than vice versa. More flexible [[GM]]s will tweak details of the world to suit the players' [[character concept]]s, but the larger and more complete the setting, the more difficult this becomes. On the other hand, a deep and well-developed setting such as ''[[Tékumel]]'' or ''[[Glorantha]]'' allows the players to feel that their characters are experiencing and exploring something larger than themselves
| + | Many [[roleplaying game]] publishers also publish settings for use with their products. These include the Yrth setting for GURPS Fantasy and the World of Greyhawk supplement for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. Some games integrate the setting with the rules. Examples include ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''. |
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| − | Many RPG publishers also publish settings for use with their products. These include the Yrth setting for ''GURPS Fantasy'' and the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' [[supplement]] for ''[[Dungeons & |Dragons]]''. Many other games include setting and rules in the same book. Examples include ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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| − | Setting and [[game system|system]] are commonly held to be the two halves of an RPG, though this dichotomy is sometimes difficult to apply neatly. Some games, such as ''[[D&D]]'' and ''[[Sorcerer]]'', have no explicit setting, but the rules naturally give rise to a particular kind of game that fails outside of certain settings. Others, like ''[[Nobilis]]'', have rules so specific to their setting that they are impossible to use for anything notably different without extensive reworking.
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| − | ==Chronological List of Published Fantasy RPG Settings==
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| − | |+ Overview
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| − | |'''Setting Name''' || '''Year of Publication as RPG Setting''' || '''Name of Initial Publication'''
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| − | |Blackmoor
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| − | |1972
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| − | |Issue #13 of the Domesday Book, July 1972
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| − | |Gorree
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| − | |1974
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| − | |-
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| − | |Tekumel
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| − | |1975
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| − | |Empire of the Petal Throne
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| − | |-
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| − | |Trollworld
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| − | |1975
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| − | |Tunnels & Trolls
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| − | |-
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| − | |Greyhawk
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| − | |1975
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| − | |Supplement I
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| − | |-
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| − | |Edwyr
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| − | |1975
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| − | |-
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| − | |Hellsgate
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| − | |1975
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| − | |-
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| − | |Tirien
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| − | |1975
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| − | |-
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| − | |Ryth
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| − | |1975
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| − | |-
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| − | |Bigglestone's Cursed City & Environs (Name?)
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| − | |1975
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| − | |-
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| − | |Wilderlands
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| − | |1976
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| − | |City-State Maps "I"
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| − | |Baylor
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| − | |1976
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| − | |Palace of the Vampire Queen
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| − | |Stormgate
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| − | |1976
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| − | |Gramarye/Busyrane
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| − | |1976
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| − | |Arduin
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| − | |1977
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| − | |Greenlands
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| − | |1977
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| − | |Glorantha
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| − | |1978
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| − | |RuneQuest
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| − | |Cidri
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| − | |1978
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| − | |The Fantasy Trip
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| − | |Midkemia
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| − | |1979
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| − | |Cities
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| − | |Known World/Mystara
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| − | |1981
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| − | |X1 Isle of Dread
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| − | |Thieves' World
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| − | |1981
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| − | |Harn
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| − | |1983
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| − | |Columbia Games Publication
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| − | |Ravenloft
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| − | |1983
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| − | |I6 Ravenloft
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| − | |Palladium World
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| − | |1983
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| − | |Palladium Fantasy
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| − | |Middle-Earth
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| − | |1984
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| − | |Middle Earth Role Playing
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| − | |Dragonlance
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| − | |1984
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| − | |DL1 Dragons of Despair
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| − | |Forgotten Realms
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| − | |1985
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| − | |???"Into the Forgotten Realms" Dragon March 1985
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| − | |Warhammer
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| − | |1987
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| − | |Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
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| − | Other Early Settings
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| − | Kalibruhn
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| − | Aquaria
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| − | Hyboria
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| − | Bunnies & Burrows?
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