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<blockquote data-quote="whimsychris123" data-source="post: 7999287" data-attributes="member: 7019985">As a DM, I can do anything, but publishers have certain obligations.&nbsp; The setting is so tied to the novels, it's hard to separate them.&nbsp; They could set it near the beginning of the Chronicles timeline, but then there's no healing.&nbsp; They could set it later, but then you have a history intimately tied to a group of heroes.&nbsp; You could ignore the novels, but then you're ignoring a large group of gamers who were introduced to the setting from the novels.If you include the heroes in the setting, and take your PCs on separate adventures from the &quot;main&quot; storyline, you'll know there are bigger, more important events happening in the background and you're mostly side characters in the great battle against evil.I'm not saying it can't be done, but Dragonlance is unique in that its adventures and setting are intimately tied to the heroes and events in the novels. It presents a challenge.Ultimately, I think WotC will do what they think will make money. If Dragonlance has enough buzz to warrant a setting or adventure book, they'll make it happen and surmount all its historical obstacles. I mean, I would definitely buy a Dragonlance 5e book. It would be like visiting my childhood.Sidenote:&nbsp; I'm still gonna go with my prediction of Desert of Desolation or Egyptian style setting/adventure for the next hardcover reveal.Edit:&nbsp; Reading a little more of the buzz behind the next release, it does seem an adventure set in Icewind Dale is the most likely candidate. Sigh...and the most boring.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="whimsychris123, post: 7999287, member: 7019985"] As a DM, I can do anything, but publishers have certain obligations. The setting is so tied to the novels, it's hard to separate them. They could set it near the beginning of the Chronicles timeline, but then there's no healing. They could set it later, but then you have a history intimately tied to a group of heroes. You could ignore the novels, but then you're ignoring a large group of gamers who were introduced to the setting from the novels. If you include the heroes in the setting, and take your PCs on separate adventures from the "main" storyline, you'll know there are bigger, more important events happening in the background and you're mostly side characters in the great battle against evil. I'm not saying it can't be done, but Dragonlance is unique in that its adventures and setting are intimately tied to the heroes and events in the novels. It presents a challenge. Ultimately, I think WotC will do what they think will make money. If Dragonlance has enough buzz to warrant a setting or adventure book, they'll make it happen and surmount all its historical obstacles. I mean, I would definitely buy a Dragonlance 5e book. It would be like visiting my childhood. Sidenote: I'm still gonna go with my prediction of Desert of Desolation or Egyptian style setting/adventure for the next hardcover reveal. Edit: Reading a little more of the buzz behind the next release, it does seem an adventure set in Icewind Dale is the most likely candidate. Sigh...and the most boring. [/QUOTE]

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