Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Is the new setting Icewind Dale?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7997601" data-attributes="member: 6716779"><p>You claimed I was angry I'm not.</p><p></p><p>I explained the context I was using things in. Or where I was coming from.</p><p></p><p>I don't expect people to agree with that context nor do I care if they don't.</p><p></p><p>There's a tendency online though for the last decade to minimize or downplay someone's opinion/experience.</p><p></p><p> The other logic I've seen used recently is "well this is what plain English means now" which may or may not be true but don't be surprised if people disagree or don't understand you.</p><p></p><p> The old 3.0 FRCS for example is a setting IMHO, a book on the Silver Marches, Waterdeep or whatever is a splatbook for that setting.</p><p></p><p>Sure WotC can claim what they like but an Icewind Dale book isn't any different really from the old regional books from 2E and 3E.</p><p></p><p>If they're changing the terminology or using marketing talk but if they claim a new setting that's going to raise a different set of expectations than a new region book.</p><p></p><p>This is basic marketing 101. Can come across as a bait and switch ymmv of course.</p><p></p><p>If they're using a new setting language the expectation would be for something that's not an existing setting.</p><p></p><p>Sure you can claim that's on us for that expectation. But they must be aware of that as well, if not there's something wrong.</p><p></p><p> If I can figure that out they should be able to. I'm sure it's deliberate. </p><p></p><p> If it is a new setting that's great IMHO even if it's not really my thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardnaar, post: 7997601, member: 6716779"] You claimed I was angry I'm not. I explained the context I was using things in. Or where I was coming from. I don't expect people to agree with that context nor do I care if they don't. There's a tendency online though for the last decade to minimize or downplay someone's opinion/experience. The other logic I've seen used recently is "well this is what plain English means now" which may or may not be true but don't be surprised if people disagree or don't understand you. The old 3.0 FRCS for example is a setting IMHO, a book on the Silver Marches, Waterdeep or whatever is a splatbook for that setting. Sure WotC can claim what they like but an Icewind Dale book isn't any different really from the old regional books from 2E and 3E. If they're changing the terminology or using marketing talk but if they claim a new setting that's going to raise a different set of expectations than a new region book. This is basic marketing 101. Can come across as a bait and switch ymmv of course. If they're using a new setting language the expectation would be for something that's not an existing setting. Sure you can claim that's on us for that expectation. But they must be aware of that as well, if not there's something wrong. If I can figure that out they should be able to. I'm sure it's deliberate. If it is a new setting that's great IMHO even if it's not really my thing. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Is the new setting Icewind Dale?
Top