Do you think Eberron will go the way of Ghostwalk?

[DaveMage]

I think Eberron will be a success at the start.

If they do have a novel line attached to it (as was promoted during the setting search), then sales (or lack thereof) of novels will help determine if the setting is a success.

The big question is how will FR fans like the new setting? If they embrace it, Eberron will certainly be a success.

I wonder if WotC will be willing to give full support to two settings. (I'm sure they *can*, I just wonder if they will want to, financially.)

It will be interesting to watch the whole thing develop.

 

[Mystery Man]

It's gonna flop, and flop big time.

n/t

 

[Piratecat]

I'm not so sure about that. We'll have to see.

Anyways, Ghostwalk was a one-off, and was intended as such.

 

[Frostmarrow]

I was under the impression that Ghostwalk was a manuscript that was just lying about at Wizard's. Then when they decided to go 3.5 they decided to publish something in the vacuum created by the step to a new edition. They decided on Ghostwalk for this job but likely they had a bunch of other interesting manuscripts lying about too.

Sort of like when they published a some Diablo stuff just before 3E.

 

[buzz]

n/t

Considering how many people have already predicted massive doom and gloom for Eberron and proclaimed its massive suckitude, I have no doubt that it wil be a massive success.

FTR, as much as I love Monte and SKR's work, I never felt compelled to pick up Ghostwalk. OTOH, I'm already planning my Eberron campaign.

 

[diaglo]

Ghostwalk like everyone else has said was a one-off. and was intended as such.

so i don't see Eberron going the way of Ghostwalk...

i see it more going the way of Planescape. you'll have people who absolutely love it, hate it, ignore it, and/or just try or buy it and set it aside.

 

[rounser]

i see it more going the way of Planescape. you'll have people who absolutely love it, hate it, ignore it, and/or just try or buy it and set it aside.

I think that covers how people respond to all campaign settings though, doesn't it? No one size fits all, and they all seem to draw those reactions...

 

[Mystery Man]

Considering how many people have already predicted massive doom and gloom for Eberron and proclaimed its massive suckitude, I have no doubt that it wil be a massive success.

That's usually how it works out.

 

[jessemock]

What was Ghostwalk? :\

What's Eberron?

 

[diaglo]

What's Eberron?

the winner of the WotC new campaign search.

they received over 11000 submissions. widdled it down to 11 and then down to 3, before finally picking just 1.

Keith Baker, iirc...was the designer