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<blockquote data-quote="Ipissimus" data-source="post: 4024562" data-attributes="member: 41514">Killing FR would be a bad move, it's a popular setting and WOTC wants to sell books. Nothing wrong with that.I don't really think they're erasing Maztica, even if it's never been one of the more popular products. There's certainly room for jungle exploration adventures and heart-ripping Aztecs in the game. With any luck, they'll move it to Abeir with the other 'ancient empires' and shazam, you've got a whole new setting that seems to fit together a bit better.After all, a historically closer aztec/european setting would have a renissance europe/spanish feel to it which the realms don't. No firearms... well, unless you count the contraptions of Gond, but by and large the Realms have a more Celtic/Norse feel to them.As for the Spellplague, well, they had to do something to explain the sweeping changes they were making to the rules. Admittedly, what they've done is a little ham-fisted but sometimes pork is all you've got to eat. I think the Spellplague will provide some interesting opportunities for adventures, characters and monsters.What did hit me, as an old fan of the setting, was the death of Midnight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ipissimus, post: 4024562, member: 41514"] Killing FR would be a bad move, it's a popular setting and WOTC wants to sell books. Nothing wrong with that. I don't really think they're erasing Maztica, even if it's never been one of the more popular products. There's certainly room for jungle exploration adventures and heart-ripping Aztecs in the game. With any luck, they'll move it to Abeir with the other 'ancient empires' and shazam, you've got a whole new setting that seems to fit together a bit better. After all, a historically closer aztec/european setting would have a renissance europe/spanish feel to it which the realms don't. No firearms... well, unless you count the contraptions of Gond, but by and large the Realms have a more Celtic/Norse feel to them. As for the Spellplague, well, they had to do something to explain the sweeping changes they were making to the rules. Admittedly, what they've done is a little ham-fisted but sometimes pork is all you've got to eat. I think the Spellplague will provide some interesting opportunities for adventures, characters and monsters. What did hit me, as an old fan of the setting, was the death of Midnight. [/QUOTE]

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