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<blockquote data-quote="Xetheral" data-source="post: 8232820" data-attributes="member: 6802765">What bugs me is when a new edition makes campaign setting assumptions that conflict with the campaign setting assumptions of previous editions. As campaign settings (both published and homebrew) can have lifespans far exceeding any particular edition, changing assumptions with each new edition require either explanatory events in the campaign setting, or else a very large tolerance for hand-waving inconsistencies. (This issue bugs me precisely because my tolerance for such is low.)At the very least, I would want each new edition to have sufficiently robust optional rules to allow existing campaign settings to function without major revision in the new edition. If the changes in a new edition are large enough that it's not possible to provide optional rules to let existing campaign setting continue to function, I would prefer if that edition were instead marketed as a separate product line.The list of game mechanics that affect campaign setting assumptions is quite varied, but the key ones D&amp;D seems to have issues maintaining consistency on between editions are magic item economies (including both how magic items are made and whether they are merchantable) and weapon ranges (which affect how warfare is conducted in the setting and how fortifications are designed).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Xetheral, post: 8232820, member: 6802765"] What bugs me is when a new edition makes campaign setting assumptions that conflict with the campaign setting assumptions of previous editions. As campaign settings (both published and homebrew) can have lifespans far exceeding any particular edition, changing assumptions with each new edition require either explanatory events in the campaign setting, or else a very large tolerance for hand-waving inconsistencies. (This issue bugs me precisely because my tolerance for such is low.) At the very least, I would want each new edition to have sufficiently robust optional rules to allow existing campaign settings to function without major revision in the new edition. If the changes in a new edition are large enough that it's not possible to provide optional rules to let existing campaign setting continue to function, I would prefer if that edition were instead marketed as a separate product line. The list of game mechanics that affect campaign setting assumptions is quite varied, but the key ones D&D seems to have issues maintaining consistency on between editions are magic item economies (including both how magic items are made and whether they are merchantable) and weapon ranges (which affect how warfare is conducted in the setting and how fortifications are designed). [/QUOTE]

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