So maybe I WILL buy a setting book

[bigscary]

Scroll down. You can probably guess, this was predicted before 4e launched.

Comments

[kent-allard-jr.livejournal.com]

Fair enough, but what sold me on Dark Sun were the city-states and the merchant houses. It wasn't just "Mad Max in D&D" there was a real attempt to create a culture behind it.

[jlc.livejournal.com]

Sure, but I'm not sure how that's absent in other settings (well, except Spelljammer...)