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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GVDammerung" data-source="post: 3989786" data-attributes="member: 33060">Sight unseen, of course, this is the crux of the matter to me.I have not been a huge FR fan.  As such, the 4e changes to the Realms presented the opportunity to let me reconsider the setting.  I like what I've read of the changes in the Realms circa 4e but a number of the changes seem to affect only out of the way places while leaving the "core" Realms (Sword Coast, Dales, Cormyr) largely intact.  Thus, it looks like the "core" stays pretty much the same but that the changes to the outer ring of areas give the core areas something new to deal with on their periphery.  This is, I think, probably a "safe" strategy but hardly an inspiring one.If the goal was to keep existing FR fans grooving but give them some new scenery at the edges, I think 4e FR works as described.  If the goal was more to invite new players into FR, I don't see the changes to mainly just the periphery doing that.IMO, the Sword Coast needed to change, and the Dalelands and Cormyr if 4e FR was not to be just 1-3X FR with a cosmetic change.  "Its Malibu Stacy!  And she's got a new hat!"  Well, okay, but only existing Malibu Stacy fans will be excited/outraged that the same old doll has a new hat.  Or would that be old hat?</blockquote>