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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9851228" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>They were very topical 10 years ago, when climate change was becoming enough of a problem that centrists could no longer convince themselves it was a far-off problem. Since then, we’ve gotten to the point where they’re not just topical but “too real.” A lot of people are not going to want to engage with those themes during their fun imagination game time when it’s a major source of anxiety for them in real life. We don’t need media to warn us of the dangers of climate change any more, we need it to imagine a future where those problems are being solved. That’s why grimdark has fallen out of favor and hopepunk is on the rise. Though, maybe that’s how WotC will crack the “dark sun is too problematic for modern standards” nut. Advance the timeline, show a world where the common people of Athas are starting to come together to repair the environment. The 2e boxed set purists would hate it, but it might bring in a new generation of fans.</p></blockquote><p></p>