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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4551907" data-attributes="member: 710"><p>I am, overall, pretty neutral about the Great Wheel. There were a few interesting things in it - some of the planes, for examples. (Mechanus?)</p><p>One of the drawbacks I see is that it seems all so far removed, on more then one level. For one, it doesn't have anything to do with real-world mythology (though individual planes, might the entire system does not). Many of the planes are basically unhospitable and mostly uninteresting. </p><p></p><p>The 4E cosmology resonated stronger with me. I love the Feywild and Shadowfell - reflections of our world, parallel and not parallel. The closest equivalents in the Great Wheel seem to be the Ethreal, the Astral and the Shadow Plane, and each of them felt very lifeless and empty, at least going by the fluff I read. The Feywild in my mind is basically a giant forest or jungle, but still with some humanoid influences. The Shadowfell is a dark reflection, and while it might be more lifeless then the Feywild, it still clearly has a visible landscape and inhabitants. </p><p></p><p>The Astral Sea and the Elemental Chaos do not resonate that strong with me, though I definitely like the idea of presenting the Astral Sea as the sky (with possibly the stars at night being astral dominions?) and the Elemental Chaos below (even below the Underdark).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4551907, member: 710"] I am, overall, pretty neutral about the Great Wheel. There were a few interesting things in it - some of the planes, for examples. (Mechanus?) One of the drawbacks I see is that it seems all so far removed, on more then one level. For one, it doesn't have anything to do with real-world mythology (though individual planes, might the entire system does not). Many of the planes are basically unhospitable and mostly uninteresting. The 4E cosmology resonated stronger with me. I love the Feywild and Shadowfell - reflections of our world, parallel and not parallel. The closest equivalents in the Great Wheel seem to be the Ethreal, the Astral and the Shadow Plane, and each of them felt very lifeless and empty, at least going by the fluff I read. The Feywild in my mind is basically a giant forest or jungle, but still with some humanoid influences. The Shadowfell is a dark reflection, and while it might be more lifeless then the Feywild, it still clearly has a visible landscape and inhabitants. The Astral Sea and the Elemental Chaos do not resonate that strong with me, though I definitely like the idea of presenting the Astral Sea as the sky (with possibly the stars at night being astral dominions?) and the Elemental Chaos below (even below the Underdark). [/QUOTE]
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