Thread: Is reading in shared universes worth it?
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Old 07-09-2014, 12:06 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
I think 90%+ of the FR-readers either started with Drizzt/Drow/Salvatore, or when starting to play Baldur's Gate.
I got into D&D 2nd Edition before I read anything in either FR or Dragonlance, so my understanding of the novels was based mostly on my understanding of the D&D rulebooks and Monster Manual, which made world jumping fairly easy, due to the basic "rules" being very similar for the most part.

I haven't read FR in years and years, having found that R.A. Salvatore, once one of my favourite authors, just got stale for me. I didn't enjoy the last couple of series involving everyone's favourite emo angst ridden drow, so I pretty much gave up on the whole FR genre.
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