What do you want WOTC to release as the next 4e campaign setting?

[knightofround]

I don't understand why so many people are gunning for Greyhawk. Its too similar to Forgotten Realms imho, with campaign settings coming out so slowly genre variety would be nice. I voted for Ravenloft, because its the only setting I can see myself enjoying a "Points of Light" world. (I'm kinda hating the PoL concept in 4E)

But Dark Sun is also a sufficiently different alternative to FR/Eberron. Spelljammer is different, but a bit too goofy for me...and Eberron will fill that magitech niche. Dragonlance I think has been milked for all it can, it'll just turn into another FR.

Planescape would be ideal, but thats a pipe dream...sigh.

 

[Amphimir Míriel]

4E Settings

I voted Ravenloft, but after reading the thread I have to agree that Dark Sun fits 4E better. The Domains of Dread articles in D&Di are an ok way to handle Ravenloft.

I´d actually love it if WotC would release Planescape as "Sigil: City of Doors, a superadventure/supplement/boxset" and tie it to the new manual of the planes.

I see no reason why WotC should try to fit Greyhawk or Dragonlance to 4E, I´d prefer a new setting. Something with a swords&sorcery feel, maybe...

 

[Aloïsius]

Dark Sun.
I won't mind some 4e-ism, as long as the world has the same quality as the original (brutal, harsh, lethal, dangerous, gore, hopelessness ...).

BTW, this is not the first poll on this subject. Dark Sun win them all. WotC are you listening ?

(I don't want Dragonlance, nor Greyhawk... Give me something else than plain vanilla fantasy, we already have the Realms)

 

[ssampier]

None of them. To be honest I would really like to see a new "Official" setting that hasn't been done in any previous edition.

Interesting. In a lot of ways, I agree with you; start fresh, do away with assumptions.

So how should they "pick" an official setting? Should they do an open setting call? Or, perhaps use of the other settings that were not picked in the last call?

What kind of features should that official setting have?

 

[kenmarable]

Although my favorite old setting is Planescape, quite frankly I don't see it fitting into the 4e mindset. Even beyond the obvious cosmology and alignment changes, the emphasis of the 4e rules aren't a very good fit for Planescape as I personally see it. Plus with the business direction of WotC in their 4e products, I can't see Planescape as I like it fitting in that either.

However, a very well done Dark Sun would get me to play 4e. That setting meshes very well both 4e rules-wise and WotC product style. And even though (houseruled) 3.5/PathfinderRPG is my current ideal of D&D done right, I think I would actually prefer a 4e Dark Sun to a 3.5 one. 4e would capture the over the top savageness of Dark Sun very well.

Right behind that for me is also Al Qadim. I only played that for a single campaign back in college, but it was a lot of fun. However, I can see that setting fitting well under either an official 4e version or a well done Arabian-inspired setting in 3.5/Pathfinder.

But, WotC, if you're listening, a 4e version of Dark Sun that is:
-- well done (can't define it, but know it when I see it)
-- true to the original spirit
-- close enough to canon without a massive Spellplague-like reset
then my group and I would finally buy into 4e. I'm just saying.

Edit: That being said, I'll add my voice to wanting to see what a new, "made for 4e" setting would look like. But that would be hit or miss on whether I would pick it up. My point stands that a good 4e Dark Sun is something I would buy.

 

[Hawke]

One of the most unique aspects of AD&D Dark Sun was the restrictions placed on the characters in so many ways. I'd be curious to see if the new mindset of "everything available in every setting" would hurt that.

My vote would be for a "reset" to the original boxed set. Tyr isn't free (but perhaps hint at instability) and some of the more metaphysical and stranger plots in the later releases could be left out. I would love to see several pages of the campaign guide explaining each city state complete with unique monsters, templars and other regional monsters (headhunters?).

 

[Hawke]

Wikipedia seems to consider 2010 as the Dragonlance year. It's listed there on the setting page and is also listed as the third setting (after FR and E) for 4th edition elsewhere. Someone might wanna clean that up or figure out the source...

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk! Greyhawk!

 

[CleverNickName]

After the horrifying maiming of FR? None of the above. Good god, leave my settings alone!

Hmm...the professor makes a valid point...

 

[pawsplay]

Nothing. They have already made a mockery of enough of my childhood memories.