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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3883035" data-attributes="member: 22779">I would define a successful setting as one which continues to be supported.  A setting that has fallen by the wayside, is, by definition, not successful, since, if it were successful, it would be popular enough to receive continued support.Greyhawk got 29 adventures in 3e (according to Dungeon 150) as well as 36 more adventures in the Adventure Paths as well as at least three adventures that I can think of from WOTC (Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil, Expeditions to Castle Greyhawk and Demonweb Pits) and I'm sure I'm missing some.Nearly 70 adventures for Greyhawk.  Isn't that pretty close if not more than what it received during the 1e days?To me, the best 1/year campaign book would be 300 pages long.  About 100 pages of setting background and material and 200 pages of adventures.  That's enough for about 8 good length adventures, which should last about a year.  Next year rolls around, I pick up the next setting book and start again.  Fantastic.We already know the average campaign lasts about a year, why not sell settings based on that idea?  Sending orphan settings out to perish in the wilderness without any support is a complete waste of time.</blockquote>