D&D 4E New Campaign Setting for 4e (Part 2)

[Voadam]

Given the right price (cheap) and format (pdf) I'm open to a lot.

I recently bought Talislanta d20 and Atlantis the Second Age (Omni system) pdfs.

I got the True20 setting Blood Throne setting pdf recently, Lands of Ados PDF, the Argyle Lorebook, and others.

I own the FRCS, DLCS, Ravenloft CS, and a ton of d20 and old edition D&D settings.

I'm currently running games using mixes of Ptolus, Freeport, Diamond Throne, Planescape, Oathbound, and Greyhawk.

 

[Darkwolf71]

Likewise, I would not buy an Eberron-type setting. I don't care who makes it and I don't care how good the production values are; I don't like steampunk, so Eberron is not for me.

Just thought I'd point out, Eberron is not Steampunk. It lacks the requisite steam technology and Victorian flavor setting. I mean, dislike it all you want, but please for the sake of those who do like the setting, don't mislabel it.
/rant



On topic: I agree with most who have posted. I won't buy a setting based on publisher alone. Certain companies certainly have an advantage (WotC, Paizo, Necromancer) but none have a guarenteed buy from me.

 

[Najo]

I can't say what I would or wouldn't buy without seeing the product... But even so, I'd be interested in a setting that has a cool background or told a good story more than one that has excellent production values.

I really don't care about eye candy like layout or illustrations, so if another setting came out with full-page comic book style spreads like Eberron, that wouldn't incline me to buy it. In fact, if I did see a setting book with flashy art and graphics, it'd make me wonder if the designers thought that the content couldn't stand on its own...

Assume that the books content is good and fairly interesting, with solid production.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

I'll buy FR and Eberron CS for sure. Depending on how they handle things, I'll either keep buying the books or stop. I'm sure Eberron will be fine, but I'm worried about FR. I don't really play much in those worlds as we tend to play homebrewed mostly, however, so I buy them mostly because I like the settings themselves.

Other settings would really, really have to wow me.

 

[BASHMAN]

I can say what I would buy. Even if I didn't buy 4th ed D&D, I would buy ANYTHING they make for Redsteel or Mystara settings, and even Hollow-World. I love that campaign world (yes, all three settings were on the same world. There have even been "crossovers" between them).

 

[Dice4Hire]

I really think WOTC should intro a new campaign setting instead of rehashing FR again or altering Ebberron. But I doubt it will happen, unfortunately.

Also, I ahve no real interest in a 3rd party CS, as it would be very hard for me to find players who know it enough to become part of the setting. I play mostly online, and there WOTC is king, and the standard for the vast majority of games. So I tend to go withthe flow there.

 

[The Cardinal]

I would really, really like to see an "official" PoL setting from WotC...

...however, I would also be willing to settle for a custom-made-for-4e PoL setting from
Paizo, FFG, or Goodman Games.

 

[Mercule]

I voted both "Official WotC 4E setting" and "don't care".

It's a bit contradictory, but that's life. What I basically mean is that I'd be happy if they did a one-off setting book that I could raid for ideas, basic setup, and that added some depth to the proper nouns in the PHB (and things like a goddess of agriculture, etc.). I don't really want to deal with either a metaplot like FR or the scads of details that Eberron seems to be getting.

 

[The Cardinal]

What I basically mean is that I'd be happy if they did a one-off setting book that I could raid for ideas, basic setup, and that added some depth to the proper nouns in the PHB (and things like a goddess of agriculture, etc.). I don't really want to deal with either a metaplot like FR or the scads of details that Eberron seems to be getting.

AMEN!

An idea: WotC should learn from White Wolf - make the "official" PoL setting into a 3-book deal (setting, big adventure (level 1-10), a collection of iconic PoLs: one city, three towns, six villages)

 

[Mostlyjoe]

I know I would buy Dark Sun in a heartbeat if WotC redid it. Something...different.