Points of Light: Setting search finalist?
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No, I strongly doubt it.
The whole point of the "points of light" default is that it's a default, and an implied setting, the same way Greyhawk (sort of) was in 3E.
They're not going to waste a setting on which they actually spent money as generic flavor. They're going to hold onto it until it's profitable to market it as a true setting.
The whole point of the "points of light" default is that it's a default, and an implied setting, the same way Greyhawk (sort of) was in 3E.
They're not going to waste a setting on which they actually spent money as generic flavor. They're going to hold onto it until it's profitable to market it as a true setting.
robertsconley
Hero
Asmor said:
There already a "points of light" setting Wilderlands of High Fantasy http://www.judgesguild.com
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Yes. But that wasn't the question.robertsconley said:
comrade raoul
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I think originally it was a suggestion by George Bush, with some helpful revisions by Neil Young.
Sun Knight
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It was a reference to a Bush speech refering to a Thousand Points of Light.
Lets also clarify that it was George Bush Senior, not the current president of the USA.
The reference to George Bush Senior saying "Thousand points of light" is no more political than "Ask not what your country can do for you", or "We have nothing to fear but fear itself", or "Veni Vidi Vici".
(all of those quotes would make excellent default settings... perhaps every setting should be based on a famous political speech or phrase).
Nothing inflamatory here, don't try to make it so.
The reference to George Bush Senior saying "Thousand points of light" is no more political than "Ask not what your country can do for you", or "We have nothing to fear but fear itself", or "Veni Vidi Vici".
(all of those quotes would make excellent default settings... perhaps every setting should be based on a famous political speech or phrase).
Nothing inflamatory here, don't try to make it so.
Reaper Steve
Explorer
If you read David Noonan's webpage (can't remember the url), one of his more recent personal campaigns had Tielings as PCs and it was a world of darkness with points of light. Mearl's Swordlands in Iron Heroes is similar (w/o the Tieflings.) So, I think we are benefitting from a mind-meld of these awesome designers who share similar thoughts on what would make a good default setting.
Asmor
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olshanski said:
I wasn't trying to. If I'd have thought it was inflammatory, I wouldn't have responded, I'd have reported him. Just wanted to make sure nothing nasty grew out of it.
Incidentally, thanks for the history lesson. I did a quick google search for GB and Neil Young and nothing immediately obvious sprung up so the reference was completely lost on me.
Back to the topic on hand... I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the idea that this wasn't at least inspired by one of the finalists. After all, I'm sure WotC payed a lot of money for the settings, and they've just been gathering dust... Who knows, maybe they just wanted to buy the settings and disassemble 'em for parts like an old junker. Maybe we've been getting bits and pieces of the settings for years... Maybe the mini-setting in Tome of Battle was inspired by something there, who knows?
Certainly, I could see something like this being fleshed out a bit more. It would make a good setting, easy to define things on a larger scale while still keeping local stuff vague enough that a DM could futz with whatever needed afutzin'. Then along comes 4th Ed, someone goes, "Hey, you know what'd be great? Imagined if we boiled down Setting A into its most base element... Get rid of the back story, the kingdoms, etc, and we're just left with bastions of humanity in a dangerous, scary world. Like little points of light in the darkness."
