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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 7779264" data-attributes="member: 6906155"><p>It think discussing Desert of Desolation is taking this thread way off topic. Sure, they could have done that, or 1001 other things that aren't what they did. And whatever they chose, some people would have liked it and some people would have hated it.</p><p></p><p>I can present several reasons why they went with this particular option though:</p><p></p><p>1) They wanted to do a book mixed book, rather than a book that was 100% adventure or 100% bestiary or 100% setting or 100% rules;</p><p></p><p>2) They wanted to present expanded rules for underwater and nautical adventures;</p><p></p><p>3) They wanted to present a set of underwater monsters;</p><p></p><p>4) They wanted to present an adventure that was a sandbox rather than a linear epic. With good reason, the computer game market suggests sandboxes are currently very popular;</p><p></p><p>5) They wanted to present an adventure that started from 1st level. Demographics show low level adventures sell best, and it looks like whatever they have coming up at "The Decent" will be a high level adventure.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Does any of this mean I will buy it? Maybe, or maybe not. I will assess the quality of the product when it actually comes out and then decide to buy it or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 7779264, member: 6906155"] It think discussing Desert of Desolation is taking this thread way off topic. Sure, they could have done that, or 1001 other things that aren't what they did. And whatever they chose, some people would have liked it and some people would have hated it. I can present several reasons why they went with this particular option though: 1) They wanted to do a book mixed book, rather than a book that was 100% adventure or 100% bestiary or 100% setting or 100% rules; 2) They wanted to present expanded rules for underwater and nautical adventures; 3) They wanted to present a set of underwater monsters; 4) They wanted to present an adventure that was a sandbox rather than a linear epic. With good reason, the computer game market suggests sandboxes are currently very popular; 5) They wanted to present an adventure that started from 1st level. Demographics show low level adventures sell best, and it looks like whatever they have coming up at "The Decent" will be a high level adventure. Does any of this mean I will buy it? Maybe, or maybe not. I will assess the quality of the product when it actually comes out and then decide to buy it or not. [/QUOTE]
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