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<blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 9721601" data-attributes="member: 25619">My wishlist: Return to the spirit of the 1985 book.1) Focus on Japan, not all of Asia.&nbsp; Most of the original OA was on Japanese themes.&nbsp; All the original play testers were Japanese.&nbsp; Double down on this.&nbsp; And other countries later if the demand is there.2) Folklore themed.&nbsp; One of the best things about OA was the folklore theme in the adventures, including those in Dungeon.&nbsp; Go back to this - not D&amp;D retreading itself endlessly, but fantasy focused on folklore elements like ghosts and spirits - not Beholders &amp; Builds.3) It’s own stand-alone setting, not (necessarily) Forgotten Realms.&nbsp; OA was originally its own place, vaguely hinted in previews to be in Greyhawk.&nbsp; It doesn’t need to be a side piece to another setting.4) NEW: Tie in to “Shogun”.&nbsp; The current streaming series is great, so be more clear you can do that in OA.5) NEW: Obviously, OA is no longer an acceptable name, due to a shift in the language.&nbsp; Kara-Tur is not great either though - tied to a legacy of too many underdeveloped takes on real world places (was “Koryo” ever in a module? Why do we need it anymore than we need a specific Portugal analog in Faerun?) and basically a failure within FR.&nbsp; Come up with a new name.&nbsp; “Swords of the Shogun” (a play on OA1 “Swords of the Daimyo”), “Ninjas &amp; Samurai”, something new that says what it is?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="haakon1, post: 9721601, member: 25619"] My wishlist: Return to the spirit of the 1985 book. 1) Focus on Japan, not all of Asia. Most of the original OA was on Japanese themes. All the original play testers were Japanese. Double down on this. And other countries later if the demand is there. 2) Folklore themed. One of the best things about OA was the folklore theme in the adventures, including those in Dungeon. Go back to this - not D&D retreading itself endlessly, but fantasy focused on folklore elements like ghosts and spirits - not Beholders & Builds. 3) It’s own stand-alone setting, not (necessarily) Forgotten Realms. OA was originally its own place, vaguely hinted in previews to be in Greyhawk. It doesn’t need to be a side piece to another setting. 4) NEW: Tie in to “Shogun”. The current streaming series is great, so be more clear you can do that in OA. 5) NEW: Obviously, OA is no longer an acceptable name, due to a shift in the language. Kara-Tur is not great either though - tied to a legacy of too many underdeveloped takes on real world places (was “Koryo” ever in a module? Why do we need it anymore than we need a specific Portugal analog in Faerun?) and basically a failure within FR. Come up with a new name. “Swords of the Shogun” (a play on OA1 “Swords of the Daimyo”), “Ninjas & Samurai”, something new that says what it is? [/QUOTE]

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