4E 2010 Setting: Place Your Bets

[Shroomy]

If it were a new setting, I'd bet on Rich Burlew's or Phillip Nathan-Toomey's - the runners-up in Wizard's setting search. WotC still owns publishing rights to both; I don't see why, if they needed a new setting, they wouldn't choose one of those and start working it into a 4e setting.

Didn't WotC already incorporate parts of those settings into Eberron itself. I swore that I read somewhere that ideas behind Aerenal were taken from Rich Burlew's setting pitch. Maybe I'm misremembering.

I voted Dark Sun, but I wouldn't be suprised if it is Dragonlance or Greyhawk.

 

[Asmor]

The surprise announcement will be...

TWO settings this year. Dragonlance and _________ (Dark Sun seems like the fan favorite there, but I think it might be more likely that it's a new setting).

 

[ProfessorCirno]

Hoping for and thinking Spelljammer.

Dark Sun just clashes with 4e and especially with the "ALL IS CORE" in too many ways to be that easy of a fit, and I'm hoping that WotC learned from FR. Also, PHB3 psionics seem more for Eberron.

Dragonlance seems too generic.

Spelljammer is a perfect fit for 4e in every way. It seems just sorta natural.

 

[Hjorimir]

I voted Dark Sun, but only because of PHB3's inclusion of psionics makes it a natural fit. However, I'd be perfectly fine with Dragonlance.

I'd prefer a new setting with a twist (not another kitchen sink setting please).

 

[Knightfall]

I voted for a new setting... because I'm not thrilled about the idea of WotC reinventing the old TSR settings.

I loved Dark Sun, and I don't see WotC doing that setting justice.

I like to read Dragonlance novels, but I'm not a fan of it as a D&D setting -- except Taladas.

Greyhawk would be risky. There are a lot of old D&D grognards that could become really pissed if WotC messed up GH as bad as they did the Realms, IMO. A reboot of the setting from the very beginning might work, however.

I doubt that Planescape, Spelljammer, and Ravenloft will make comebacks as "true" settings, as WotC seems content to make those old settings part of the core game.

Birthright is very unlikely, again, IMO.

Mystara would be the one setting that I might get behind as a revised 4e campaign setting. It has been 15 years since that setting had an official D&D product.

Make Mine Mystara!

 

[Mercule]

I'm betting on Dragonlance. I might buy the DPG, depending on what era it details. I wouldn't exactly say I'm excited about it, though.

I'm hoping Dark Sun. If it breaks the "all things included" mold and actually feels like Dark Sun, I'd buy both books happily and excitedly. If it continues with the 4e kitchen sink mentality, I probably won't even get the DSPG.

Same for Ravenloft.

Grayhawk is dead. Let it be.

I've been told I'd like Birthright, but never played it. That's about the only other "classic" setting I'd be interested in. Planescape looked well done, but wasn't my style and Spelljammer was just plain goofy.

I'd consider a new 4e setting, but I think that's an extremely unlikely event.

 

[Hjorimir]

I'd love Birthright if for no other reason than getting my hands on a ruleset that has to do with the management of holdings, politics, and warfare.

 

[AngryMojo]

I'm saying Dragonlance just because the hints are too strong.

Draconians in DDM and Draconomicon 2
Minotaurs in PHB3
Big panel with Weis and Hickman at Gencon
Raistlin in the character builder
New major Dragonlance book just released
Existing novel line

 

[Dragonhelm]

I'd love Birthright if for no other reason than getting my hands on a ruleset that has to do with the management of holdings, politics, and warfare.

It's not Birthright. They already said the setting has an A in it somewhere. That leaves many possibilities still.

Sorry.

 

[ppaladin123]

They've been hinting like crazy that Dragonlance is the next setting. It may all be a clever ruse and the actual campaign setting may actually take us by surprise but I doubt it.