4E Campaign Announcement Time/Date

[renau1g]

And further cherry pick the good stuff from Ravenloft, and call the new setting DarkRaven PlaneJammer.

Now this I like. It sounds like a wicked metal band....

 

[ggroy]

See, this is the internet. Even if WotC came out and said it, someone would say they are just trying to fake us out and/or lieing.

Lies are truths. Truths are lies.

Live on the X-Files channel.

 

[ki11erDM]

First, to the OP. They sometimes give out info to the PRGA first, but I think it will be at the Extravaganza. Look for events with Bill Slavicsek, he will be at it, he is most likely the only one who can make the statement. If it is not at the Extravaganza the odds it is Dragonlance are about 95%.

Second, what are we considering as a ‘setting’ in 4e?

My definition is a unique World set in the general D&D cosmology. To me that means someone from FR or Eberron can go the same City of Brass or Sigil but that they are not originating from the same World.

Why is this definition important to this discussion? Because that would mean Planescape, Spelljammer, and Domains of Dread are NOT possible ‘settings’. I am sure they will (and have been) detailed in books and DDI articles, but none of them they are actual Worlds in 4e. They are aspects of the cosmology.

So, using my definition, only Worlds like: Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, or Oriental Adventures are possible as ‘settings’.

And I want all 4 of them…

I am betting it is Oriental Adventures

 

[Jack99]

See, this is the internet. Even if WotC came out and said it, someone would say they are just trying to fake us out and/or lieing.

That's not the Internet, that's just ENworld...

 

[fireinthedust]

Planescape came out as a combining force for the various settings. There already was Greyhawk, FR, Dragonlance, and whatever other "nameless worlds" the primes came from, such as "egypt-land" and "fake-china".
Spelljammer was another version of this, so various PCs could go to various other worlds. I never got to play it, except in a pbem that was really disorganized... I'd like to, tho, as it looks really fun.

Oddly, Ravenloft also tried to do this, which I think was the downfall of the setting. I mean, heck, assuming you could take a detour through the Domains of Dread, a prison plane that by definition *no one* should ever be able to leave?!
And then this started to happen regularly! That and the setting started getting linked together into some form of cohesive continent. AND they got rid of the original artist for the setting, replacing that art with scribbles that were, I thought, slapdash (excepting Steve Prescott for S&S's version, but that's 3e). Moving on.

I want Planescape to carry on, as the art-style was what kicked the setting into high gear. That and the comics in the back of the magazine (Downer) were great fun.
I don't think they will YET because they're not linking-settings yet. We'd need a few more settings in 4e first for that style of play.

On the other hand, the DMG2 is using Sigil as the default Paragon-level setting. You'll have Sigil and the planes right there, and they've started using factions like the Mercykillers in DDI. As such, maybe the setting will be used to more thoroughly entrench the POL setting in the planes. I mean, Epic is planar; but Paragon there means it's just going to be assumed from now on.

 

[ferratus]

You could make Dragonlance work, as well, but it's less mechanically interesting than the other two, IMO.

Unless of course you combined it with a Battlesystem/Heroes of Battle type rules for mass combat.

Which, I think you'd be crazy not to given WotC's system of releasing 2 setting rulebooks which primarily exist to add rules to the overall D&D system as much as they do to promote the setting itself.

 

[fireinthedust]

Unless of course you combined it with a Battlesystem/Heroes of Battle type rules for mass combat.

Which, I think you'd be crazy not to given WotC's system of releasing 2 setting rulebooks which primarily exist to add rules to the overall D&D system as much as they do to promote the setting itself.

That would be cool and annoying: I would love a mass combat system right now, as my campaign is going to have one mass combat per tier.

Annoying: because I'm not a fan of DL... well, I liked the novels, but the development after Sturm died just lost me. Meh.

Hope they have a Spelljammer section for fighting aboard astral skiffs! I want my PCs to fight Githyanki on their own turf.

 

[Saracenus]

If it is indeed Greyhawk, I wonder how many 1E AD&D grognards it can attract to finally play a game of 4E.

If you are talkin' 'bout the folks at Dragonsfoot, I would say next to none would come over to the 4e side.

If you are talking about the Canonfire crew (which is all over the edition and non-D&D map) there might be a few defections, but again I wouldn't think it would be many (mostly it would be some guys who are trying to get writing gigs with WotC). Those of us that are already playing 4e have started to put together Greyhawk conversion info on the website.

Beyond that, if someone is still stuck playing 1e or a retro clone, I really don't think that a 4e campaign of Greyhawk is gonna convince them to move on over. Frankly I think there is enough room for everyone's edition of choice.

My two coppers,

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

It could be Birthright, i suppose. I'd rather see that then Greyhawk, of course i'd rather see just about anything before Greyhawk. I just don't think that setting has anything new to add to the game. I think it'll be Dragonlance, but i'm still hoping for Dark sun. I think Planescape and Spelljammer are long shots.

 

[fireinthedust]

It will not be Grayhawk:

1)Paizo was the greyhawk development team for so long, and they did that for 3e.