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<blockquote data-quote="JohnLynch" data-source="post: 7686604" data-attributes="member: 6749563"><p>I wouldn't be so sure. 3rd edition was the first edition that put a heavy emphasis on "here are the facts." Up until then unreliable narrators had been used and I personally think such devices work well with 5th edition's "ruling not rules" philosophy.</p><p></p><p>If a DM's Companion as you describe get's printed this is a definite shoe-in. Athough again, a lot of magic items from earlier editions can be used with very little modification.</p><p></p><p>4th edition was designed to get rid of the heavy emphasis of 3e's "major named NPCs" introduced into the Forgotten Realmsian culture (at least in how the FRCS presented the campaign setting). I doubt very much WotC will go back to what was an unpopular part of the campaign setting and instead provide plot-devices that allow groups and book authors to bring back NPCs if they so desire.</p><p></p><p>I would be surprised if any of that was actually included. I think you've got a better chance of named NPCs and monsters being introduced via a monster manual type book.</p><p></p><p>Given the quality of backgrounds introduced in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide I doubt we will see this in a DM resource.</p><p></p><p>I could definitely see them producing a book with this.</p><p></p><p>So for a Sword Coast Companion I could foresee some adventure sites being included, magic items, maybe some monsters and NPCs (doubtful though) and mass combat rules and potentially landholding rules. That just doesn't seem like enough to base a book around though. I expect we'll see those rules split across multiple adventures and/or player's guides. Rather than introduce mass combat rules in a sourcebook, I could see them being introduced as part of an adventure. Same with magic items, monsters, NPCs, etc. I just don't foresee there being enough material for them to create a campaign guide that couldn't be repackaged in OTHER books and thus result in more sales for WotC (I have no interest in their adventures, I might buy one if only to get the mass combat rules though).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JohnLynch, post: 7686604, member: 6749563"] I wouldn't be so sure. 3rd edition was the first edition that put a heavy emphasis on "here are the facts." Up until then unreliable narrators had been used and I personally think such devices work well with 5th edition's "ruling not rules" philosophy. If a DM's Companion as you describe get's printed this is a definite shoe-in. Athough again, a lot of magic items from earlier editions can be used with very little modification. 4th edition was designed to get rid of the heavy emphasis of 3e's "major named NPCs" introduced into the Forgotten Realmsian culture (at least in how the FRCS presented the campaign setting). I doubt very much WotC will go back to what was an unpopular part of the campaign setting and instead provide plot-devices that allow groups and book authors to bring back NPCs if they so desire. I would be surprised if any of that was actually included. I think you've got a better chance of named NPCs and monsters being introduced via a monster manual type book. Given the quality of backgrounds introduced in the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide I doubt we will see this in a DM resource. I could definitely see them producing a book with this. So for a Sword Coast Companion I could foresee some adventure sites being included, magic items, maybe some monsters and NPCs (doubtful though) and mass combat rules and potentially landholding rules. That just doesn't seem like enough to base a book around though. I expect we'll see those rules split across multiple adventures and/or player's guides. Rather than introduce mass combat rules in a sourcebook, I could see them being introduced as part of an adventure. Same with magic items, monsters, NPCs, etc. I just don't foresee there being enough material for them to create a campaign guide that couldn't be repackaged in OTHER books and thus result in more sales for WotC (I have no interest in their adventures, I might buy one if only to get the mass combat rules though). [/QUOTE]
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