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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 4892902" data-attributes="member: 2067">I could easily see an OA style book. It's only a matter of time before 4e does it and with the Monk out to test the waters next year, adding ninjaes and samurai and hengyokai and whatnot is kind of a no-brainer. Despite all the message board grousing about anime influences, this is one place where anime influences can be embraced, and anime influence makes good marketing sense, 'cuz kids love it. Add in the Avatar movie out next year...And I could see an OA style book being kind of an "eastern hodge-podge" kind of setting. Something new, though harkening back to the L5R material and the Kara-tur material. We'd have Korea, southeast asia (Ankgor Wat! Jungle ruins! Veitnam and Singapore), China (Metropoli!), Japan (Island nation with a warrior caste!), Polynesia (diverse island chain! Pirates and tribes!), India (Warlords and ancient gods!), Tibet (Mountain monks and yakmen!), Mongolia (nomads and horse-riders!), and various other "non-Western" sources all tossed together, mixed around in a pot, and popped out as delicious. This straddles the new and the old. While it wouldn't be new for D&D to have an OA style setting, this could be an in-house developed setting rather than an FR mini-setting or a setting on loan from another company. It lets them embrace 4e tropes (which they're probably going to want to do after being conservative with Dark Sun) without ruining anyone's beloved pet setting. I'm crazy spitballing, but I think I'd be excited about such a thing. I'm ready to see what these guys can do when the outline is no more than broad strokes. Let 'em off the reigns, and let 'em go wild on the better part of the continent that core 4e more or less ignores. I want my katana, homes.</blockquote>

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