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<blockquote data-quote="Ringtail" data-source="post: 7936506" data-attributes="member: 7015570">I love the bit about player's hating change. It is why Campaign Settings with a meta-plot are so often poorly received by players. I think its a great reason why 4e Forgotten Realms was so contentious. Sure as a DM you could ignore the Spellplague but I think as much as gamers hate change they also have an obsession with &quot;canon&quot; or the &quot;official version.&quot; I think its a big reason why I like Eberron so much. (Not implying I don't love the Forgotten Realms Ed they will always be special to me.) Despite being released for three editions, the start year of Eberron is always the same and there are no changes to the steady state world. I can run three campaigns, blow-up the world six times over and then go back to the beginning. Like an alternate reality or whatever.It took me awhile to get to that point with the Forgotten Realms. To flagrantly ignore the &quot;canon&quot; and make it my own. These days any FR campaigns I run start in the year 1350 DR, which I believe is 2 years prior to the 1st FR Box Set. But this allows me to pick and choose the things I like from any edition of the Realms and not worry about continuity. I make my own continuity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ringtail, post: 7936506, member: 7015570"] I love the bit about player's hating change. It is why Campaign Settings with a meta-plot are so often poorly received by players. I think its a great reason why 4e Forgotten Realms was so contentious. Sure as a DM you could ignore the Spellplague but I think as much as gamers hate change they also have an obsession with "canon" or the "official version." I think its a big reason why I like Eberron so much. (Not implying I don't love the Forgotten Realms Ed they will always be special to me.) Despite being released for three editions, the start year of Eberron is always the same and there are no changes to the steady state world. I can run three campaigns, blow-up the world six times over and then go back to the beginning. Like an alternate reality or whatever. It took me awhile to get to that point with the Forgotten Realms. To flagrantly ignore the "canon" and make it my own. These days any FR campaigns I run start in the year 1350 DR, which I believe is 2 years prior to the 1st FR Box Set. But this allows me to pick and choose the things I like from any edition of the Realms and not worry about continuity. I make my own continuity. [/QUOTE]

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