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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hellcow" data-source="post: 5931017" data-attributes="member: 15800">I've been doing a weekly Eberron Q&A on my website, and I recently got the following question:Is there any plans to advance the Eberron timeline for 5e? Perhaps addressing (among other topics) the Cannith leadership dispute?First off, I don't know what sort of support Eberron will receive in DDN. I don't think anyone at WotC has made that decision. But if there IS going to be support, it's a valid issue. I know MY answer, but in many ways your opinion is more important than mine. I've started <a href="http://bossythecow.com/hdwt/2012/06/eberron-discussion-do-you-want-the-timeline-advanced/" target="_blank">a thread on my website</a> for people who'd like to discuss it there, since it's easier for me than trying to monitor many different forums. I'll say that it's something we considered in 4E and ultimately decided against. 998 YK is a particularly critical point in time. If we only advanced it a short period, we tread on the toes of your campaign, potentially resolve interesting conflicts, and generally tell OUR story as opposed to letting you tell more. If we jump forward further, it could become a very different world, as much of the current tone is set by the influence of the Mourning and the scars of the Last War. However, if it stays at 998 YK, what does a new campaign setting book have to offer people who've played before? It has to make the world accessible to people who don't know it, so it can't simply go into detail about things we haven't discussed. If you look at the 4E book, if you want to add a subject that's not covered, something that's there now would have to go. What would make a new 998 sourcebook worth having? I'll primarily be monitoring the thread on HDWT, but I'll certainly check back here. Thanks for your thoughts.</blockquote>

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