View of three setting finalists: Dawnforge, Morningstar, Eberron

[Krug]

So anyone out there can give their view of the three finalists for the WotC settings?

 

[Crothian]

I've read them all, but only own 2 of the three. There are some similiarities between them and differences. Of the three I think I like Dawnforge the best, but they all woulod make good setting to play in. But none of them really make me want to abandon my personal setting, so I'm still waiting for one that will do that.

 

[Mouseferatu]

So anyone out there can give their view of the three finalists for the WotC settings?

Those aren't the three finalists.

Dawnforge and Morningstar were among the top 11, but they were not among the top 3. WotC purchased the rights to all of the top 3--Eberron, and two others that have not been revealed as of yet, because it's up to WotC when and if they see daylight.

(That being said, given how much I love Dawnforge and Eberron both, I'm very much looking forward to finding out what numbers 2 and 3 might be.)

 

[Mouseferatu]

Of the three I think I like Dawnforge the best...

Torn between Dawnforge and Eberron, myself. I think it largely depends on what I want out of a specific campaign.

 

[Crothian]

Torn between Dawnforge and Eberron, myself. I think it largely depends on what I want out of a specific campaign.

Ya, there are few things in gaming with so many variables as picking the right setting for a game. My pick is a more general after reading the books it was Dawnforge that I thought I could have the most fun with. I had more ideas spring to mind of both adventures and characters while reading it.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I hate to admit this, because:

A) I wrote part of the Dawnforge book, and

B) I normally prefer more traditional fantasy settings...

But I have to say, I'm the opposite. I've had more story and character ideas spring to mind from reading Eberron than I have any campaign setting since... Since I can't even remember when, honestly.

If someone put a gun to my head and forced me to choose a favorite of the two, I'd probably have to say Eberron. Though that shouldn't be taken as any slight to Dawnforge; it's far and away one of the best published settings I own.

 

[Crothian]

Fair enough. Eberron is a fine setting, but the fantasy pulp didn't really strike me as much as others. It might be becasue I've also recently read d20 Adventure which is 1920's Pulp and that is really how I like my pulp. But anybody I think would be pleased and have great fun wiuth any of the three.

Morningstar is still a great setting even though we aren't talking about it. I like the factions they have in there and the politics. I

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Don't have Dawnforge. I did get Morningstar, which had two great qualities. A high-powered world modelled on the Roman Empire instead of medievalism and tons of ideas. It pulses with the energy of creativity. I don't know if I'd ever run it personally, but there's tons and tons of good stuff.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

I've got to say that between Eberron and Dawnforge, I prefer Eberron. It's the first D&D book that I've read from cover to cover since the Manual of the Planes (I just can't get up to read an RPG book from cover to cover much -- it's just not my bag). That's not to say that I'm not a fan of Dawnforge. I really like some of the ways it changes the system and assumptions to give the world a mythological feel, but I couldn't put down Eberron. As for Morningstar, I don't own it right now, although I'd like to pick up a copy sometime.

Nick