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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 5786121" data-attributes="member: 1106">The amazon.com reviews of 4E FR suggest otherwise, and given that 4E FR saw only three or so setting books for it, it seems extremely unlikely that 4E FR fans are "legion".  Even on the WOTC boards, it's clear that the FR golden goose caught the spellplague too, and died somewhat.It's simply more invasive and aesthetically whack to have a dodgy future mapped out for your setting.  Having goofiness in the past is more ignorable, but I see what 4E FR did to the setting as being a bit like the Batman movie franchise before "Batman Begins" was released.The ideal, I think, would be to reboot from a Grey Box era, but done better, informed by all done since (Spellplague excepted).  Alternative timeline, kind of a Casino Royale for FR.  Not going to happen, I know.I think the target in WOTC's grasp given it's limited resources is to detail something small that can be dropped in most any cliched D&D setting, like another Nentir Vale or Thunder Rift.  It could fit in the DMG.  That'd be less pie in the sky.</blockquote>