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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6168494" data-attributes="member: 87576">I would add this.The most important lesson to be learned from the 4E version of the Forgotten Realms is quite simple: thou shalt not ever again in the history of the D&D or Forgotten Realms brands publish a world map that sucked so hard that its suckage created a black hole. Good maps are paramount. Every edition prior to 4E had one.Other than that, personally I would follow the Neverwinter Campaign Setting model. Pick an area, include a detailed regional map (and try and get the details right unlike the 4E map...) and several city/town maps and then provide a tonne of adventure hooks and ideas as was done with Neverwinter and publish that as a hardcover book as that seems to sell. WotC also nearly got this right with Loudwater in the 4E setting but it was ruined by the crappy maps which were undetailed and uninspiring. I would do this again - but properly! - in the initial campaign setting release.And, in a conscious homage to 1E, I would have the first release under this model be Waterdeep and the North. I don't think the 32-page model that Paizo uses will suit WotC. I like your ideas, [MENTION=3192]howandwhy99[/MENTION], but it seems it doesn't suit the WotC business model. It's a shame, though; personally I would love to see it.</blockquote>