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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dragonblade" data-source="post: 5284471" data-attributes="member: 2804">How could they? Maztica has been out of print for almost 20 years. And even when it was in print it wasn't exactly easy to find, and TSR's marketing was horrible.All of their stuff was focused on Faerun and everything else was an afterthought. All of their other settings were compartmentalized into obscurity. Really, they should have had more crossover from the start. In their Faerunian adventure modules, they should have included more exotic and mysterious NPCs from say Zakhara or Kara-Tur. Hint at the wondrous world beyond. Why is that Red Wizard of Thay importing mysterious and exotic spices from Zakhara? Why is a lich from Kara-Tur suddenly interfering in Cormyrean politics? The PCs free a djinn in Undermountain who promises a great reward if the PCs can track down his former master, lost years ago in the vast sands of the Zakharan desert thus setting off an epic trek across the globe. Huge possibilities!The Legend of El-Dorado and the Cities of Gold could have been used as inspiration for an awesome clash of cultures style campaign where Faerunian treasure hunters clash with native Maztican cultures. Eberron got it right with the whole Xen'Drik as the mysterious continent with danger filled jungle ruins, fierce tribes, and ancient magic that calls to explorers from more "civilized" lands. This is the model they should have used for Maztica. The key is to integrate their settings, not compartmentalize and separate the settings which essentially relegated them all to oblivion.We don't need yet another Underdark sourcebook, or another Silver Marches sourcebook. There is value in those products but lets flesh out the rest of the world first and make it an exciting and dynamic place rife with possibilities for epic adventures and treks to exotic lands far away.</blockquote>

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