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That argument only holds so much weight. All those people playing homebrew? They could be playing Eberron or Greyhawk, but they're not. WotC have 2 editions worth of data where they supported multiple settings. I'm pretty sure they know what sells and how much of it they can get away with selling.

I too hate real words being mashed together or some so called "real person" like Baldur's Gate or Werewoods. And what's worse is that Salt Lake City place or Boulder Mountains. We get it, it's a city on a salt lake and it's a mountain range with some boulders. Not exactly original there. And...

Here's my number 1 house rule on making Eberron feel magical. Fight On After a character fails two death saving throws they can choose to automatically stabilise and not have to make any further checks. Instead they become wounded and gain a handicap determined by the DM that will make life...

It's easy to get the Eberron feel without the 3.5e/4e magic item treadmill. Cosmetic magic items. An animated writing lectern that follows you everywhere you go doesn't need to cost 1,000 gp. It can be a fairly cheap item. Same with statuettes that have a magical glow crystal inserted into it...

I'm not saying your saying this, but I will say this myself: You could interpret their actions since their father's death as a cash grab (although I don't know how much cash they could be grabbing and how much work is involved in the so called grabbing). However from my own family's history...

With the recent question about settings I remembered my 4th edition Eberron campaign fondly and decided to dust off some 5th edition dragonmarks I made a while back. In 3.5e dragonmarks granted characters a number of once per day spells. When 4e came along dragonmarks granted characters a...

I answered the question from the perspective of "What have I played in the last 12 months" which means homebrew and Forgotten Realms. Had I answered "What do I plan to play in the next 12 months" the answer would have been Forgotten Realms only.

If this is an attempt to show Forgotten Realms is not the most popular setting than you've failed, but given your expert knowledge on surveys I'm sure you already know that. Those who like the level of support FR has gotten and want that level of support for other settings will of course not...

I had read this thread as: Only setting extensively* supported in 5th ed = most popular setting. If the premise is: 4 editions of extensive support = most popular setting then that's a good thing from WotC's perspective. They can capture a much larger share of the market with less product. If...

Then this makes even less sense to me. Based on a single check and the name Sammaster, my character would have also failed to connect the name to the Cult of the Dragon. Sounds like either a bad adventure or a DM who has failed to make it clear why something is important. Happens all the time...

Citation needed on fans wanting a single setting more than wanting FR.

I would not characterise the APG as easy to digest. I gamed back then with a group of 3.5e players: The Favoured class bonuses were more powerful in some cases then the standard rules and underpowered in other cases. It introduced some pretty horrid Metamagic feats that remain banned to this...

I've never understood this complaint. Then again I freely ignore or change anything I don't know or don't like. 1) Their characters shouldn't have that knowledge and are completely metagaming. 2) Can happen in any campaign setting. I've had it happen to me in Golarion. Forgotten Realms was...

I personally don't have any need for campaign settings. I'm more than happy to convert from other editions and games into 5th edition. I've put a handful of notes together for a potential 5th edition Golarion campaign and have some thoughts as to a 5th edition Greyhawk campaign. At this stage...

I actually recall using my D&D experience in an interview. It was a community based activity that got young people involved in games and socialising with others. It required coordinating large groups of people, keeping people engaged and helping mediate a group of people to encourage them to...

There's more than a few 3rd party short form adventures you might want to look into. More than a few by professional game designers.

That's debateable. I guess it depends on what you consider "far more likely". The highest variance in D&D 5th edition (without expending feats) is a 25% chance. Given enemies are not built using the same rules as PCs the variance can be much smaller than that when facing NPCs (monsters run the...

It sounds like you're willing to compromise narrative to adhere to "balance". My groups personally doesn't enjoy that style of play. We want the rules balanced (for certain values of balanced) but then if someone finds a really imaginative or overpowered way to use an ability due to the...

I'm under the distinct impression that next year's two adventures will be Forgotten Realms. Although it's possible the second one will be Forgotten Realms segue weighing into another setting. However given they don't talk about products too far into the future I'd be surprised if they're not...

I would, but then I prefer a world in which to explore rather than a world to co-create with the DM. I'm always happy to fit within the framework a DM offers. If I don't think I'd enjoy it (and to be honest, I struggle to think of any restrictions in a setting resembling fantasy or science...