D&D 5E (2014) Do you want a Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide?

[Prakriti]

I think that ship sailed with the release of the SCAG. After all, what would the FRCS provide that the SCAG didn't? All the same information? Or just a big, gaping hole where the Sword Coast should be?

You either upset people who bought the SCAG (by making their already-thin book obsolete), or you upset people who bought the FRCS by failing to provide information on one of the most popular regions of the setting. It's a lose-lose for Wizards.

 

[Morrus]

Nope.

 

[JonnyP71]

No need, the SCAG does a decent enough job and there is already plenty of earlier/online material to mine for FR information.

But a Dark Sun campaign guide - hell yeah!

 

[Shiroiken]

The biggest problem is the lack of information outside of the Sword Coast. Geographical information can be found in earlier guides, since most changes from 4E were undone, but there is almost nothing about the current political setup and potential adventuring areas (both of which a guide will provide). Additionally, the Realms went from having a glut of interesting/useful NPCs to a blank slate.

While some approve of this setup, since it allows the DM to make up whatever they want, others find this a lot of tedious work. If they wanted to do that much work, they could just design their own setting.

 

[guachi]

No.

Because the Forgotten Realms is my least favorite D&D setting. I like some of the sub settings that were placed in the Forgotten Realms, like al-Qadim, but I really don't like FR.

 

[Jer]

What about "I like the Forgotten Realms well enough but I actually have so much 1e, 2e, 3e and 4e stuff for the realms that I really don't feel the need for more material for it."? It's not really a "No" because I don't care if they do it, but it's not a "Yes" either because I probably would wait to buy a used copy once someone got tired of it instead of champing at the bit to buy it right now.

I'd probably buy a big edition-neutral hardcover that cut all of the game mechanics and kept just setting information, quality maps and adventure hooks in it. At this point in my life that's far more useful to me than yet another summary of the setting info mixed with stats for all of the various NPCs floating around the Realms that I never really use in any of my games.

 

[cbwjm]

I don't think I really need one. I have the SCAG which covers some stuff and plenty of older edition material to fill in any gaps.

 

[pdzoch]

I do not need it, but I would buy it if one came out, therefore probably reinforcing bad behavior.

 

[dagger]

Yes

I also have plenty of 1e/2e/3e/5e products. More FR books the better

 

[JeffB]

I have the 4 previous versions, and still pretty much only utilize the original set.

However it is par for the course for TSR/WOTC to screw it up for a new edition, so just be patient. It will come !