Eberron? No way - I'm old school.

[Piratecat]

You can't even begin to imagine how proud I am of you for this. Good job, my friend. I can't wait to get my grubby little fingers on it.

 

[MDSnowman]

Ravenloft limited? If you think that is true then you do not "get" Ravenloft. I can take any campaign setting, including Eberron, and import it into Ravenloft and have the best of Eberron AND Ravenloft, and everyhting else I want to have in my Ravenlfot campaign, whether Dungeon World, Oathbound, and even Midnight.

Ravenloft is far from "limited". Eberron is limited, Ravenloft allows for anything, any time period, and they can even all exist in the same world at the same time. That is not limited.

Here here I'll second that.

Never Underestimate the Coolness of Ravenloft

 

[Celtavian]

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Don't get caught up in Eberron Destan. You have to keep on building Valus until it rivals other settings.

 

[ecliptic]

So how did you go about getting your book published?

 

[BiggusGeekus]

So how did you go about getting your book published?

I probably could go into how his writing was noticed by many and admired by all to such a degree that a publisher was willing to let his work would stand on it's own merits and paid him to give the world life to all gamers and that after many hours of hard labor and pain he finally pulled all his campaign notes and stories in to one document ... but really it's a lot more fun to spread rumors that Destan had to put out.

 

[Piratecat]

It's true. He has total casting couch syndrome.

 

[Olive]

My wife – let’s call her Iggwilv

I double dare you to show this to her and explain what it means.

 

[Desdichado]

Ravenloft limited? If you think that is true then you do not "get" Ravenloft. I can take any campaign setting, including Eberron, and import it into Ravenloft and have the best of Eberron AND Ravenloft, and everyhting else I want to have in my Ravenlfot campaign, whether Dungeon World, Oathbound, and even Midnight.

Ravenloft is far from "limited". Eberron is limited, Ravenloft allows for anything, any time period, and they can even all exist in the same world at the same time. That is not limited.

Except that regardless of where you're bringing the characters from, you're still playing a Ravenloft game, which is limited in scope and theme.

 

[Treebore]

Except that regardless of where you're bringing the characters from, you're still playing a Ravenloft game, which is limited in scope and theme.

No, it isn't. They present it within limits, but they also tell you how you can expand and expound upon them.

If I can take a setting, from any setting and even time period, how can that possibly be limited in scope or theme? That is like saying Dracula stories can be written only one way.


As to Eberron, it may be well done. It may even be fun. Since I am already playing in games and settings that I am still having a blast playing, why should I switch?

 

[Henry]

No, it isn't. They present it within limits, but they also tell you how you can expand and expound upon them.

Side note: I have yet to see a successful Ravenloft Comedy-Themed Game.


OK, Maybe you can run Abbot and Costello meet Strahd von Zarovich and Adam, but I haven't seen a DM with the guts to do it.