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ShortQuests -- Pocket Sized Adventures! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed for 1-2 game sessions.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trix" data-source="post: 264396" data-attributes="member: 5337">In revese order...Well, I dont believe you should be competing with video games and million dollar budgets unless you're talking about time.  As a student, i used to have lots of it.  Now, thats a different story, I only get time to roleplay at ICON/other game-con tourneys and have taken a liking to larps.At the same time, a good DnD adventure is still one of the funnest things around.  Getting the right group, or starting one up from scratch is usually one of the hardest things to get right.Your last question above really is the key to what WotC wants from the settings search.  They've probably been scraping the bottom of the well as far as DnD supplements are concerned.  With modern technology and breadth of knowledge, who is to say that the next origional setting hasnt been found? nor that todays gamer wants what yesterdays gamer envied.Honestly, WotC should find that origional gem, or they will never find it.  I only hope that they give the author some creative license as to recomending which suppliments get to the shelf/not.  One can have a great idea, but development might really screw things up..... unintentionally that is.On the above, below:1 - I dont believe that origional setting will exist within only the core rules.  Stuff needs to be unique such that the history is unique.2 - Medieval technology is obvious, thats the genre they're wanting to replace(?).  In addition, when it gets to cultures, i really hope that orientals/whatever, arnt in the East!!  'Eastern' is too much of a cliche nowadays.  Cultural cliches need to be banished.   Maybe its me having a different perspective nowadays, but corney doesnt seem good anymore.  When it comes to history and culture, being origional, if not alien, is good.  Aslong as the world/setting isnt alien or over-awe-inspiring, it should be easy to have a good adventure.-Tim</blockquote>

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