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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackMoria" data-source="post: 3986183" data-attributes="member: 424">This had a thread when GHotR came out.  Still discussed at Candlekeep.com.Bottom line - mixed reaction from the FR community.  Some like, a greater number do not, based on my observances on both ENWorld, WotC and Candlekeep forums.Confirmed by Rich Baker on Ask the Realms Designers forums.  They got a plan, a new vision for the Realms and they are going ahead with it.  In response to the ton of negative reactions, the response was that this was discussed in house, a large multi-year plan was developed and it is far too late into the process to reverse course.In August, when the 4e FRCG comes out, the Realms will look very different from what they are now, due to the Spellplague and a timeline jump.  Just how much a jump isn't known right now but it between 10 and 100 years, with the latter the more likely scenario based on inferences from Realms designers.  Rich Baker stated that in early 2008 (Jan / Feb time frame), articles introducing the re-imaged Realms will start coming out, including what the 4e FRCG start year will be.Justification for the very wide and sweeping changes is to bring the FR campaign setting firmly in line with the 4e rules and to address perceived negatives of the campaign setting that are an impediment to new fans, namely uber NPCs everywhere (majority will be gone), a over burdened pathelon (hence the strange events which kack a number of gods as reveled in the GHotR), and the level of detail and history (with a large timeline jump, history becomes less relevant and everyone has a new start point - after all, why worry about what nobililty and merchant interest currently control Neverwinter when in 100 years, Neverwinter (if it exists at all) will have greatly changed in 100 years).My opinion - given the large negative outpouring in reaction to the GHotR, I think WotC risks alienating their existing fanbase at the expense of trying to have broader appeal.  It is a gamble and I wish them well at it but only time will tell if the sweeping changes will pay off.What will I do?  - I am going to wait and see.  I will look at the new FRCG and the FR Player Guide and determine if it is something I can use.  Then and only then will I decide what effect it will have on my long time running FR campaigns.</blockquote>

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