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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8614340" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>Yeah I assumed something would have come out by now, so that makes Dark Sun seem more likely and Planescape distinctly less. Which is a huge pity for me, ironically with Dark Sun I'd almost rather see a full ground-up reworking of the setting, with similar basic concepts but really different specifics than what I suspect we'll actually see, which is a VRGtR-style sort of "cautious reboot", which incorporates a ton of the old lore and stuff and just sort of modernizes things a bit. I suspect we'll end with a rather safe/dull take on Dark Sun with anything short of a rework, because they'll be trying to preserve specific setting elements rather than thinking about the overall meaning and vibe of the setting. Like, it won't have anywhere near as much to say (despite the key concepts of 2E DS being more relevant than in the '90s even - environmental destruction through greed and apathy, backed by elites who are essentially beyond reach, and whose bizarre and nigh-inscrutable and in some cases transhuman goals are at odds with the survival of humanity (like "I would like to be a dragon"!), entrenched oppression and acceptance of brutality), because it'll likely dial everything back to "safe" levels (not really talking about slavery even - if you swap out chattel slavery for routine long-term indentured servitude it doesn't fundamentally change the setting). And they'll likely forget about the psionic elements beyond some basic wild talents which people can have or can have a Feat instead of (guess how many people will choose the latter - I suspect a lot). I think just abandoning what we have and thinking about what Dark Sun says, and making a modern, relevant take on that might work better. But I think we can be sure it'll merely be a reboot.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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