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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 4006867" data-attributes="member: 704">Off the top of my headI think that 4 different kinds of setting ought to cover things nicely.&nbsp; Vanilla Fantasy, Alternative Fantasy, Oriental Fantasy, and Oddball FantasyVanilla Fantasy:&nbsp; We need it, and the Realms ought to cover it.&nbsp; I prefer Dragonlance or Birthright however.Alternative Fantasy:&nbsp; We get this with Eberron:&nbsp; It may not be everyones idea of a good setting, but it does offer a pretty good alternative to standard issue fantasy.&nbsp; More importantly, a strong and distinct alternative is needed.&nbsp; I like that it extrapolates on the magi-tech kind of think, with the Lightning rail.&nbsp; Despite these additions, it is recognizable as Medieval / Rennaisance Europe in many ways.Oriental Fantasy:&nbsp; Basing the Oriental Adventures off of L5R was a good idea, and probably worth repeating.&nbsp; Oriental based D&amp;D is a niche that has enough demand to address itOddball Fantasy:&nbsp; This is the niche that gets addressed by getting as far away from anything that resembles earth based fantasy tropes as you can.&nbsp; Darksun, Spelljammer, Planescape are all this type, as they stay well away from the classic standards.&nbsp; This is the kind of niche that I do not think&nbsp; Wizards will touch themselves though.&nbsp; I just think that it is a good thing to have the game stretch its self in this manner.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 4006867, member: 704"] [b]Off the top of my head[/b] I think that 4 different kinds of setting ought to cover things nicely. Vanilla Fantasy, Alternative Fantasy, Oriental Fantasy, and Oddball Fantasy Vanilla Fantasy: We need it, and the Realms ought to cover it. I prefer Dragonlance or Birthright however. Alternative Fantasy: We get this with Eberron: It may not be everyones idea of a good setting, but it does offer a pretty good alternative to standard issue fantasy. More importantly, a strong and distinct alternative is needed. I like that it extrapolates on the magi-tech kind of think, with the Lightning rail. Despite these additions, it is recognizable as Medieval / Rennaisance Europe in many ways. Oriental Fantasy: Basing the Oriental Adventures off of L5R was a good idea, and probably worth repeating. Oriental based D&D is a niche that has enough demand to address it Oddball Fantasy: This is the niche that gets addressed by getting as far away from anything that resembles earth based fantasy tropes as you can. Darksun, Spelljammer, Planescape are all this type, as they stay well away from the classic standards. This is the kind of niche that I do not think Wizards will touch themselves though. I just think that it is a good thing to have the game stretch its self in this manner. END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]

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