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<blockquote data-quote="Astraldrake" data-source="post: 1623361" data-attributes="member: 17526"><p>I have to admit, I was one of the people that rushed right out and bought a copy of Eberron. Not because I was drooling mindlessly from the hype, of which there was far too much, but because I wanted to see what won the setting search. </p><p></p><p>Frankly, I have a hard time believing that they actually looked through ALL of the entries and ended up picking three finalists who just happened to be professional game designers or close enough... I'm not saying my submission was the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would have expected at least one completely unknown designer to have surfaced from all of this.</p><p></p><p>I'll loot and pilage from the Eberron book, sure. I think there is a lot of potential for use in FFG's Dragonstar setting and a couple of other short runs I have planned. But as a setting, I think Eberron could have offered a lot more.</p><p></p><p>I yearn for the days of the greats- the grandiose unexplored worlds like FR, Dragonlance, Greyhawk and Birthright. When they came out, they were new, powerful and exciting. You wanted to go exploring in them. Yes, there were big, world shattering NPC's that came later on, like Elminster, but I'm willing to bet Eberron will suffer the same fate soon enough. I was hoping for a release such as Birthright or Planescape that made me want to make a character and get going, but Eberron left me flat.</p><p></p><p>I hope WotC releases another setting within the next few years that has more of a hardened fantasy slant, with majestic heroes, a moderate magic level, and no guns. I'd also like to see more of the other 10,996 submissions (not counting my own) that got passed on, if they really exist, and if they were ever taken seriously.</p><p></p><p>For whatever reason, I can only really use Eberron as a sourcebook, and little else. I'll stick to my "homebrew" material until something better comes along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Astraldrake, post: 1623361, member: 17526"] I have to admit, I was one of the people that rushed right out and bought a copy of Eberron. Not because I was drooling mindlessly from the hype, of which there was far too much, but because I wanted to see what won the setting search. Frankly, I have a hard time believing that they actually looked through ALL of the entries and ended up picking three finalists who just happened to be professional game designers or close enough... I'm not saying my submission was the coolest thing since sliced bread, but I would have expected at least one completely unknown designer to have surfaced from all of this. I'll loot and pilage from the Eberron book, sure. I think there is a lot of potential for use in FFG's Dragonstar setting and a couple of other short runs I have planned. But as a setting, I think Eberron could have offered a lot more. I yearn for the days of the greats- the grandiose unexplored worlds like FR, Dragonlance, Greyhawk and Birthright. When they came out, they were new, powerful and exciting. You wanted to go exploring in them. Yes, there were big, world shattering NPC's that came later on, like Elminster, but I'm willing to bet Eberron will suffer the same fate soon enough. I was hoping for a release such as Birthright or Planescape that made me want to make a character and get going, but Eberron left me flat. I hope WotC releases another setting within the next few years that has more of a hardened fantasy slant, with majestic heroes, a moderate magic level, and no guns. I'd also like to see more of the other 10,996 submissions (not counting my own) that got passed on, if they really exist, and if they were ever taken seriously. For whatever reason, I can only really use Eberron as a sourcebook, and little else. I'll stick to my "homebrew" material until something better comes along. [/QUOTE]
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