An idea for a "third" book in the Campaign Setting sets.

[JeffB]

this book would be built much like open grave/dragonomicon. It would give tiered npc groups and encounters iconic to the setting. It would flesh out the examples in the campaign guide, and have a modular toolkit approach much like dungeon delve did. So for example eberron would feature heroic tiered spy encounters, a 3-5 page blurb expanding on the spy groups in eberron, and 'monster' stat blocks for that encounter. Then the next would be paragon tier drow encounters featuring a skill challenge, etc, etc. The book would include a tear away map of the smaller encounters. A counterpoint to the campaign guide big world maps. While the campaign guide features a little of this, this book would be the expansion beyond the intro adventures given.

sold

 

[Blastin]

This is a great idea. Works right into the idea of making this edition easier on the DM in prep time and giving a hand to new DMs. Something like this would be a great way for a new DM to get ideas of what kind of adventures to run in the setting. I also like the idea of a little section of suggestions on how to use material from later books in the setting.

 

[deadsmurf]

This does sound like a great idea.
I think it kinda fits with their 32 page softcover line a bit too. (Hammerfast et al)
I think these would be great 128 page softcovers.
I'd buy the Eberron one (and likely the Dark Sun) really quick.

 

[awesomeocalypse]

I would buy this so hard.

 

[Nightson]

Despite not running either setting I'd probably get these books.

 

[Emryys]

Despite not running either setting I'd probably get these books.

I'd get these books for all the settings... regardless of whether I'm running them!

 

[Quickleaf]

I'll add to the chorus that it's a great idea, Mostlyjoe. I'm a homebrew DM, but this is a product I'd be interested to mine for ready to use encounters/ideas (ESPECIALLY if there are battlemaps included) whereas I haven't bought any campaign setting books.

 

[Derulbaskul]

Yep, great idea.

I hope WotC is reading... and I hope they agree.

 

[avin]

I would rather have a book full of plots, seeds, ideas and short stories as the third book.