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A campaign setting is a setting for a tabletop role-playing game or wargame campaign. Most campaign settings are fictional worlds; however, some are historical or contemporary real-world locations. A campaign is a series of individual adventures, and a campaign setting is the world in which such adventures and campaigns take place.[1]: 30 [2]: 12–13 A campaign setting is typically designed for a specific game (such as the Forgotten Realms setting for Dungeons & Dragons) or a specific genre of game (such as historical fantasy or science fiction), though some come from existing media (such as movies, shows, novels, or comic books).[1]: 171 There are numerous campaign settings available for purchase both in print and online. In addition, many game masters create their own, which are often called "homebrew" settings.
Examples of major campaign settings include the Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings, World of Darkness, the Star Trek science fiction universe,[3] and the Avatar: The Last Airbender fantasy world.[4]
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- ^ "Modiphius Announces 'Star Trek Adventures RPG 2E'". icv2.com. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Moore, Jared Liam (4 August 2021). "Avatar & Korra Tabletop RPG Crowdfunds $1 Million in a Day". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.