Eberron-as corny as I think?

[Glyfair]

Not really true...I mean, orcs, drow and halflings are a tad thin on the ground on Krynn, for instance. Dark Sun was customised quite heavily as well...I'm sure there are other examples.

According to his criteria: "which means there had to be elves and dwarves and orcs, fire-and-forget magic, divine magic and its dedicated practitioners, paladins and monks, and so on.

Elves, Dwarves, Orcs: Krynn - Check. Athas - Check.
Fire & Forget Magic: Krynn - Check (except in Saga, which isn't D&D at all), Athas - Check (even if psionics exist).
Paladins & Monks: I'm not 100% certain here, especially since monks weren't core in 2E, but I"m pretty sure they could be played.

 

[WarlockLord]

Edit: Random thought: I love how Eberron-haters mock the Airships, Elemental-Trains, and "Robots"... but they're perfectly cool with D&D's Golems, FR's Airships (Halrua is silly with them), and teleportation magics (Beam me up, Scotty!).

Um, ok. Golems actually have a mythological basis. They're a Jewish legend. As for teleportation, how do you think Gandalf got out of the Balrog pit? As for airships, I don't use them.

 

[Desdichado]

Eberron is not corny. It's just too D&Dish.

Sure it is. So are the inspirations that it's based on. The Mummy? Corny. Raiders of Lost Ark? On the cob. Brotherhood of the Wolf? Cornier than Doritos.

So what? I love corn. Eberron rocks; corny or no. In many ways, it rocks because it's not afraid to be corny. That's what makes it so awesome.

 

[Glyfair]

Um, ok. Golems actually have a mythological basis. They're a Jewish legend. As for teleportation, how do you think Gandalf got out of the Balrog pit? As for airships, I don't use them.

I don't know about anyone else here, but the warforged=robots comments tend to be very superficial and don't pay attention to the story most of the time, or so it seems to me.

Sure, there are elements of warforged storylines that can be derived from robot science fiction stories (or, more likely, androids). However, there are just as many elements that can be drawn from other sources. Wasn't the Tin Woodsman a magical being made of metal that was alive? I don't remember hearing people complaining about the Wizard of Oz having a "robot."

 

[Pants]

As for teleportation, how do you think Gandalf got out of the Balrog pit?

Um, he used a staircase, then an eagle carried him away.

 

[Dragonbait]

Sure it is. So are the inspirations that it's based on. The Mummy? Corny. Raiders of Lost Ark? On the cob. Brotherhood of the Wolf? Cornier than Doritos.

So what? I love corn. Eberron rocks; corny or no. In many ways, it rocks because it's not afraid to be corny. That's what makes it so awesome.

So.. What defines corny, then? Did I miss someone defining it earlier in the post? I'm too lazy to read every post.

If those things you listed are corny, J-Dawg, then I share opinion. If not, then I must fight you. We will appear in different areas on an alien planet and have to battle it out with just the weapons that evolution gave us.

 

[Hammerhead]

Um, ok. Golems actually have a mythological basis. They're a Jewish legend. As for teleportation, how do you think Gandalf got out of the Balrog pit? As for airships, I don't use them.

If Gandalf could teleport, he has a LOT of explaining to do to Frodo. Why not just teleport the Ring right to the edge of Mount Doom. Bang, good guys win.

 

[dagger]

Um, he used a staircase, then an eagle carried him away.

Bingo!

 

[Glyfair]

So.. What defines corny, then?

"Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental."

 

[Ferrix]

Of the current WotC settings Eberron is likely my favorite. It does not try to overlay magic on a quasi medieval setting, but tries to extrapolate some of the changes that a world might develop with working magic.

The Auld Grump, some more poll options would have been nice.

I second the grump.