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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 5283291" data-attributes="member: 2804">I think the 4e team should put out a comprehensive world atlas that includes EVERYTHING. The best part of the Realms back in 2e was the fact that they had fantasy analogs of ancient real world cultures and most of the world was mapped.I'm really tired of fantasy worlds that include only a single continent consisting of pseudo-European cultures. I want a setting that encompasses a whole world with fantasy analogs for ancient and medieval Earth cultures with tons of detailed maps. Sadly, such a setting does not exist.Kara-Tur, Maztica, Zakhara, these are all fantastic places, each one worthy of a setting book in its own right. It was awesome that 2e printed those settings and its a shame that 4e has not.Returned Abeir is a neat idea but it should NEVER have replaced Maztica. Having the fantasy analog to conquistadors and the New World is rife with possibilities for story, adventure, and intrigue. Returned Abeir falls far short, IMO of what Maztica offered. The same goes for Kara-Tur as well. Having a complete and well developed Asian setting that fits into the world allowed me to run a Marco Polo-esque campaign back in the day that was amazing. But instead the 3e team opted to release Oriental Adventures using Rokugan. I hate Rokugan.What a wasted opportunity, IMO. And also no Al-Qadim? Again, what a waste.I'm ok with the Spellplague and accelerating the timeline in 4e. I'm ok with a restored Netheril replacing Anauroch. I'm even ok with the idea of Returned Abeir. But having it replace Maztica bugs me and the lack of a world atlas that includes everything is just depressing.</blockquote>

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