Which campaign setting(s) should be supported?

[resistor]

I find it interesting that, at the time I'm writing this, the #3 setting (Planescape) is one that's being explicitly invalidated by the new core cosmology.

While it's certainly possible that they could update Planescape and just add a block saying "ignore all that cosmology stuff in the DMG," I don't honestly find it very likely.

 

[Wormwood]

While it's certainly possible that they could update Planescape and just add a block saying "ignore all that cosmology stuff in the DMG," I don't honestly find it very likely.

You mean exactly like they did with Eberron?

 

[resistor]

I didn't say it was impossible, just that it was unlikely, for a few reasons:

1) Assuming their goal is to get everyone to switch over to 4e ASAP, I doubt they'll be introducing many products that contradict the core in the near future. Eberron came out when 3e was already mature. I don't expect to see any significantly-contradicting-core-assumptions material for some time after 4e comes out.

2) Since they seem to be marketing the new cosmology as new-and-improved, I doubt they'd want to appear uncertain of it by releasing a product that used the old one.

 

[Doug McCrae]

However, I would like to see all supported so all fans are happy.

At first I thought that was a great idea. Why not throw the fans a bone for once, give em all a bit of support, at least a setting book.

Then I remembered, fans are never happy. They'll hate their setting book. Or complain that their favourite setting should get lots more support. And come online to whine about it. You know the sort of thing.

 

[AFGNCAAP]

I voted for GH, FR, DL, OA, and Eberron, because I think they're interesting settings & I wouldn't mind playing in them. I think most (if not all of them) will get reinvented, but frankly, change happens, and there will always be someone unhappy with the changes made/not made. However, I think the followings are significant enough to garner the expense of a printed product (or even product line) supporting it.

However, I voted other because I think 4E needs a new setting (and I'm not sure if the PoL default setting discussed in the 4E core books will really cut it, though).

Any other settings should get web support, IMHO. D&D Insider online resources, articles, & even .pdfs, but not necessarily a printed product for the item.

 

[Khairn]

Seeing how WotC is currently dismembering FR, I'd hate to see the same thing happen to some of my other setting favorites. So if WotC sticks with supporting just FR and Eberron I'll be happy. The work that fans have already done in support of Planescape, Birthright, Dark Sun etc has been excellent.

 

[The Little Raven]

Even though I don't use all of the settings, I'd like to see them all supported, so everyone can get the D&D flavor they like best. I think the less popular ones that probably wouldn't produce enough support to get a full line (or even a one-off campaign setting guide) should be made as PDFs and possibly released for a Print-on-Demand hardcopy, like Lulu.com. That way, it doesn't cost Wizards as much to put together a campaign setting for Birthright, and people have the option of paying more and getting themselves a nice casewrap hardcover or something.