4E 2010 Setting: Place Your Bets

[ggroy]

Urban Arcana.

A 4E UA player's guide can include additional rules for things like firearms, explosives, vehicles, etc ... while the UA campaign setting book can handle similar stuff that was covered in the original d20 modern UA book.

In this instance, there is no need to make a 4E update of the d20 modern core book.

 

[malraux]

I think it will be Dragonlance. I hope it is not.

 

[DEFCON 1]

I very much doubt it will be a completely new setting. In the grand history of D&D, Eberron is still their new setting, so there's no need to have a "newer" new setting, especially if the intention is really to reintroduce the older ones over time. With the whole "setting search" competition making the creation and publication of a new D&D setting such a big deal last time... to just throw out another whole new one right now seems anticlimactic. Besides... if they wanted a "new setting", they could easily just reprint Birthright, since practically nobody read or at the very least remembers anything about that world.

While I originally thought it was to be Dark Sun (because of the whole Psionics connection in PH3 as has been pointed out), I changed my mind to Dragonlance when I came to the conclusion that it's not the RPG that gets the most milage out of these setting re-introductions... but the novel line. The RPG only prints two books and a module... but the novels will be written ad infinitum (and generate the most cash for WotC in the process). And in that regards, it's the Dragonlance setting that has been the most prolific and popular for books to be set in (of the settings that remain unpublished in 4E), so bringing that world back to the forefront is probably pretty high in Chris Perkins' mind.

 

[avin]

DL, but I wanted DS.

Wotc didn't said that it was going to be a familiar campaign setting?

 

[Silverblade The Ench]

Dark Sun, Spelljammer, Planescape, Ravenloft, Urban Arcana in that order

Dark Sun novels, well if they retconned it and obliterated those cheesy TSR ones out of existance (ick!), they could have lots of ripe territory, if they learn NOT TO CHANGE THE BLOODY SETTING!! Grr.

look we have tons of high fantasy with Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance, but, we only have Dark Sun, Ravenloft, Planescape and Spelljammer as *very different* settings.
you can't keep milking the Dragonlance teet. I won't read them, for one. Loved the originals but after that, blech.
So, WOTC needs new, fertile gorund for writers!

 

[catsclaw227]

I voted original 4e setting, only because that is what I would prefer. But if I were REALLY betting the farm on it? I'd be forced to pick Dark Sun or DL.

I would also like to see a reboot of Greyhawk.

 

[Phaezen]

Voted for something new, but Darksun is a close second

 

[Wombat]

My general feeling is that 4e probably needs its own setting.

There was Greyhawk
There was Forgotten Realms
There was Eberron
Why do a "retread" (as enjoyable as they are) when you can create something that fits the new tone?

 

[Imaro]

I think the setting will be Dragonlance, as I find it more in tune with the WotC philosophy of everything is core and usable in every setting.

That said I would actually like to see a Dark Sun that is faithful to the original setting... regardless of what WotC's philosophy is ... however I'd rather not have a bastardized version of Dark Sun where 4e's design goals supersede those of the DS campaign setting. Basically done more like Eberron than the FR.

On the other hand I wouldn't mind getting a real Steampunk-esque setting (more steam and steel than magi-tech) sincde IK isn't transitioning to 4e.

 

[kitsune9]

So, what do you think it's gonna be? Dragonlance, Dark Sun, a new setting cooked up entirely for 4th Edition, or something else?

Whoa, looks like we got Dark Sun as the favorite so far. If I place a crown on Dragonlance, what's my spread?

1 crown on Dragonlance please.