"Points of Light" setting--to be developed?

[Ruin Explorer]

I tend to think that, eventually, demand from the more casual market will lead to WotC producing a full version of the implied setting. I suspect this is a little while down the road, though, after FR and Eberron at least, and probably more around "4E Revised" time, we'll see an actual setting based on the implied one. I don't think this will ruin the concept, but it will spin it a bit different, I guess.

As noted, even if WotC don't make one ever, I strongly suspect a non-WotC version will appear pretty swiftly. Maybe more than one.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

As noted, even if WotC don't make one ever, I strongly suspect a non-WotC version will appear pretty swiftly. Maybe more than one.

I'm developing a setting / cosmology / homebrew based on the PoL world concept right now.

I can't disagree enough with the folks who describe PoL as a play style rather than a setting description. If that's what WotC meant to establish, they chose a bizarre way of describing it. You can have a "make it up as you go along" campaign in any kind of world and any kind of campaign in a points of light world. Why confuse the two?

 

[sirwmholder]

...Tiefling (does anyone else pronounce it as "ty-fling" instead of "tee-fling"? )...

We always pronounced it "tif-ling"... as for the rest of the post... that is my understanding as well... without the Guinness.

William Holder

 

[Connorsrpg]

Kahuna Burger wrote

I can't disagree enough with the folks who describe PoL as a play style rather than a setting description. If that's what WotC meant to establish, they chose a bizarre way of describing it. You can have a "make it up as you go along" campaign in any kind of world and any kind of campaign in a points of light world. Why confuse the two?

There are many reasons for this. It does not necessarily mean 'make it up along the way' it helps with exactly what you are doing - developing your own version. As new products come out, especially places from modules, etc, YOU will be able to place them where YOU want without having to railroad the PCs or make huge modifications to 'fit it in' to the area/world that was written for you. As someone else said, maps state how far away things are and that can be annoying, especially when it becomes cannon and the expected by all.

This way you can start small and expand, positioning places, etc as you like depending upon style, level, culture, races played.

I imagine MANY people will be developing their own version of this - and that is great. I certainly will check them out (including yours) if available, but WotC would do well to not set any of this in stone. There are already CS's for purchase and more will come - leave this to be developed according to all the home campaigns' DM's wishes.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

There are many reasons for this. It does not necessarily mean 'make it up along the way' it helps with exactly what you are doing - developing your own version.

The people I was refering to have said exactly what I was responding to.

4e doesn't look any more suited to creating your own version than past editions. And again, it has nothing to do with Points of Light as a setting conceit.

 

[The Little Raven]

4e doesn't look any more suited to creating your own version than past editions.

Except it appears to be providing examples of more useful things like, starting locales, and example dungeons, whereas previous editions were just heavy on charts and tables. Never underestimate how useful examples can be.

 

[Connorsrpg]

@Kahuna Burger.

I am sorry, but I think I lost your point. Could you explain your last post a little? (Not dissing here, just not sure what you mean exactly)?