Forgotten Realsm or Dragonlance?

[Lord Killjoy]

Here's my two cents

For reading: Dragonlance has the advantage of perhaps having the best three books in the history of fantasy writing (the chronicles Trilogy). Then half a million spin-offs books milking the characters for they were worth.(Actually I liked Kendermore). Then the 5th age fiasco.

ok so then for dragonlance we have 3 great books and a bunch of spin-offs

I will honestly say that none of the forgotten realms books are better than that trilogy.

I do think that:

The Icewind dale trilogy
Spellfire
The Empires Trilogy

Are very fine books that read better than most of the Dragonlance books

As far as gaming worlds go The FR is just so much better. Between 9000 box sets, cd-rom maps of everything and litteraly thousands of characters. Your Party can never get bored in the realms.

I found Dragonlance too small and too tightly wrapped around the books to make a good role playing enviroment.

[Iron_Ranger]

Originally posted by LordKathen: <font color=lime> The picture I get here, and other places, is that DL is better than FR acording to popular vote. So, why the hell dont they make a game for DL?!? I mean can you imagine a game like BG set in Krynn? Would be fantastic!!! Anyway, my two cents are worth even less than that, so there you go. </font>

<font color='white'> Dont know if you play pnp (pen and paper) or not, but sumtime this summer (June, suppousedly) they are going to launch a set of DL products. Its going to be awsome...I hope anyway. </font>

Edit- Just checked dragonlance.com , the date is actually August sometime.

[ 05-28-2003, 11:27 PM: Message edited by: Iron_Ranger ]

[Luvian]

Originally posted by LordKathen: <font color=lime>I have read about 30 of the DL series. Have not touched the new stuff, for fear of it ruining my vision of Krynn. I have heard many bad reviews of the 5th age. I am reading "Dragons of Summer Flame" right now. I took a long break from fantasy, to read non-fiction science material, came back to find out they released this book. Quite a surprise what happens to Tanis. My favorite trilogy of all by far is "The Dwarvin Nations" by Dan Parkinson. I loved it. [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img] I have not read any Forgotten Realms material, but have "played" in the world alot with BG, etc. I think I am to biased towards DL to read any FR. The picture I get here, and other places, is that DL is better than FR acording to popular vote. So, why the hell dont they make a game for DL?!? I mean can you imagine a game like BG set in Krynn? Would be fantastic!!! Anyway, my two cents are worth even less than that, so there you go. </font>

Krynn is based over the Heroes of the Lance's eroic advantures, there is no room for additional storyline. Something like Bladur's Gate saga would have no room in Krynn, in my opinion.

[ 05-29-2003, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: Luvian ]