Settings

A setting is the full worldbuilding treatment used by a group that is playing Tarnished Tale. Settings may be obtained from public or commercial sources, or even designed from whole cloth by the play group, and can be modified as suits the needs of the group in accordance with Rule Zero.

The primary setting designed around Tarnished Tale and used as its play-testing testbed is the Furry Alt-Western Setting called "Howl Basin". Work is also being done for the more traditional High Fantasy setting Wisteria to make it more playable under the Tarnished Tale ruleset.

Settings include important lore and worldbuilding information as well as setting-specific rules modules, like their own lists of playable Heritages and Occupations for character creation, setting specific skills (Especially where magic is concerned), and so on. A player who focuses on the creation of settings is known as a Setting Developer.