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<blockquote data-quote="ggroy" data-source="post: 5203818" data-attributes="member: 83805">It seems like some elements of older TSR/WotC settings are being &quot;genericised&quot; into stuff for the 4E D&amp;D system.&nbsp; For example stuff like:- seeker, ninja/assassin classes (ki classes)- spelljammer ships- planar stuff, Sigil- names from Greyhawk (ie. Mordenkainen, Bigby, etc ...)- names from Forgotten Realms (ie. Bane, Gruumsh, etc ...)Perhaps elements of Ravenloft are being made into a generic part of the 4E D&amp;D system.&nbsp; If they were to make a book on this, it could be as a Shadowfell splatbook.If their intention is to create generic 4E splatbooks which can be used in many D&amp;D games (instead of setting specific and/or specialized books), one could look at old TSR/WotC settings to see which stuff in principle can be exported easily and made generic.&nbsp; If a lot of unique stuff from a particular setting can be &quot;genericised&quot; and exported easily to the 4E D&amp;D system, then would the particular setting still be viable on its own? For example, what stuff from Dragonlance, Jakandor, Greyhawk, Mystara, Hollow World, Council of Wyrms, Savage Coast, Birthright, Al-Qadim, Maztica, etc ... could be easily exported to the generic 4E D&amp;D?&nbsp; Once this stuff is exported and incorporated into the generic 4E D&amp;D system, which of these settings would still be viable as an independent setting on its own?For settings which have already had stuff exported into the generic 4E D&amp;D system (ie. Spelljammer, etc ...), would these particular settings still be viable on their own as a revived 4E setting?&nbsp; Or would they be largely superfluous?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ggroy, post: 5203818, member: 83805"] It seems like some elements of older TSR/WotC settings are being "genericised" into stuff for the 4E D&D system. For example stuff like: - seeker, ninja/assassin classes (ki classes) - spelljammer ships - planar stuff, Sigil - names from Greyhawk (ie. Mordenkainen, Bigby, etc ...) - names from Forgotten Realms (ie. Bane, Gruumsh, etc ...) Perhaps elements of Ravenloft are being made into a generic part of the 4E D&D system. If they were to make a book on this, it could be as a Shadowfell splatbook. If their intention is to create generic 4E splatbooks which can be used in many D&D games (instead of setting specific and/or specialized books), one could look at old TSR/WotC settings to see which stuff in principle can be exported easily and made generic. If a lot of unique stuff from a particular setting can be "genericised" and exported easily to the 4E D&D system, then would the particular setting still be viable on its own? For example, what stuff from Dragonlance, Jakandor, Greyhawk, Mystara, Hollow World, Council of Wyrms, Savage Coast, Birthright, Al-Qadim, Maztica, etc ... could be easily exported to the generic 4E D&D? Once this stuff is exported and incorporated into the generic 4E D&D system, which of these settings would still be viable as an independent setting on its own? For settings which have already had stuff exported into the generic 4E D&D system (ie. Spelljammer, etc ...), would these particular settings still be viable on their own as a revived 4E setting? Or would they be largely superfluous? [/QUOTE]

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