Henadic Theologian
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just make dray a sub type of dragon born and no one can really complain.
And yet complain they did.
just make dray a sub type of dragon born and no one can really complain.
Yup, sure were.Were DBs and Ts in the 4e DS?
people will complain about things they are absolutely pro so, in the end it does not matter.And yet complain they did.
The key point is that mainstream Millenials are not the audience, and CW set appeal is a meme joke.Either way Neckbeards aren't the target audience.
I think the only thing that Wildemount used was the gods from the setting because Wildemount is nothing like Nerath. I love Wildemount. Favorite 5e setting but very much not consuming Nerath. The realms only snagged the Raven Queen and that’s questionable and not canon.I think FR and Wildemount ate Neraths lunch and they don't seem to ask about the setting anymore. Its firmly in the depths of the 3rd tier of settings sadly .
Council of Wyrms could probably be shoe-horned into a 5E Draconomicon, with new races, subclasses, etc., put up front and the isles themselves just getting a modest chapter in the back.
That came out 31 years ago. The 3E Draconomicon likely sold multiple times as many copies as it and the 4E dragon books, cumulatively, likely outsold it as well.The original Draconomicon was a Forgotten Realms book so I see no reason to bother with council of wyrms.
Man, that Pellinore stuff was so good, though. I could see it being used as an example in a book on city campaigns.I didn't include Pellinore because...well, almost no one knows about it and it is probably less likely than any to be revived. Meaning, there was no point other than completism.
Well draj = dragonborn (ofc heavily reskinned!) even i could live with that one. Since DS has some monstrous PC options anyway. Its better than Pterrosaurus orAaracocra or whatever the flyer was that they had already.And yet complain they did.
Sure, though I just don't see who would buy late sequels like that except established fans. I mean, I've book book 19 (literally) by an author before, and it has indeed been great (last Assassin book by Robin Hobb, which is essentially a capstone for the entire setting she has been writing in), but I don't think anyone not already a fan would have got it. Esp. as the books in-between were not as consistent, and some of the DL books in-between aren't merely inconsistent, they're outright bad.The new books will be the proving ground, I wager: if they knock it out of the park, WotC will likely want to capitalize on that in the next couple years.
Having read about the DL extensively now, my guess would be that he specifically was the guy who sent the email to Hickman/Weis saying "WotC will not be reviewing any more drafts or suggesting any more edits!", which was, from a contractual point of view, basically saying "WotC intends to breach this contract!", and that he sent said email without consulting WotC's legal people. Legal would have told him not to - this is stuff so basic I'm just an ex-legal researcher and I know it, first-year law students could tell you "Don't do it!" (well, second-year maybe but w/e - it's basic contract law). If WotC really didn't want the stuff published they were in a position to keep requesting edits and reviews indefinitely, which would have been tough to challenge legally.I wouldn't read too much into the judgement of the guy at WotC who tried to kill the novels and subsequently lost his job (replaced by Sdsm Lee recently): he was directly responsible for the War of the Dpark debacle, which yikes, talk about problematic...
I literally have no idea who these people are, but the Line of Duty S6 finale (which I loved and am still laughing about, I feel like I should pull that in a D&D campaign sometime) peaked at 13.1m live viewers - that's live - I think that includes live streams, but it doesn't include later streaming because it's specifically at a time period when the episode was airing. So they exist! But yeah same with me, I don't know anyone, not even my parents, who watches live TV. My wife's parents do, but they live in the US.Really, because the only person in the UK I know who is still watching live TV is my dad, and he is seriously pre-boomer!
I tend to agree. The cultures involved are pretty cool too and I bet you'd get some amazing art out of it today.I make a lot of Jakandor jokes, but if they were launching the setting today, it would be a solid base hit, as opposed to the weird failure that it was in our world. The clash of two cultures, with both of them portrayed sympathetically, fits an era where we've now had tons of prestige TV showing us that sort of complexity and empathy.
Yeah, I cannot imagine them being enthusiastic about any attempted fixes.The other point against is that Hickman/Weis attempted to link WotC refusing to review more drafts with "diversity" problems. This strongly suggests the edits they had been asked to make were on the basis of their book being lacking in "diversity" aspects, because otherwise there's literally no reason to say that. And Hickman made the famously idiotic Twitter post re: Modern/Traditional and his strong disapproval of the former in favour of Harry Hamlin and some white '70s hippies. This combo suggests Hickman/Weis would be likely to oppose modernisation of DL, and obviously even if WotC could do it w/o them (which seems like it may be the case), their disapproval of the project would be very bad.
Look up Kelman and the War of the Spark controversy.Sure, though I just don't see who would buy late sequels like that except established fans. I mean, I've book book 19 (literally) by an author before, and it has indeed been great (last Assassin book by Robin Hobb, which is essentially a capstone for the entire setting she has been writing in), but I don't think anyone not already a fan would have got it. Esp. as the books in-between were not as consistent, and some of the DL books in-between aren't merely inconsistent, they're outright bad.
Having read about the DL extensively now, my guess would be that he specifically was the guy who sent the email to Hickman/Weis saying "WotC will not be reviewing any more drafts or suggesting any more edits!", which was, from a contractual point of view, basically saying "WotC intends to breach this contract!", and that he sent said email without consulting WotC's legal people. Legal would have told him not to - this is stuff so basic I'm just an ex-legal researcher and I know it, first-year law students could tell you "Don't do it!" (well, second-year maybe but w/e - it's basic contract law). If WotC really didn't want the stuff published they were in a position to keep requesting edits and reviews indefinitely, which would have been tough to challenge legally.
As an aside, whilst looking at this I noted that WotC is not publishing the DL novels nor seems to benefit much from them. Penguin is and they and Hickman/Weis seem to get most or all of the profit. So that is an additional angle against DL as a setting for WotC in the short term.
The other point against is that Hickman/Weis attempted to link WotC refusing to review more drafts with "diversity" problems. This strongly suggests the edits they had been asked to make were on the basis of their book being lacking in "diversity" aspects, because otherwise there's literally no reason to say that. And Hickman made the famously idiotic Twitter post re: Modern/Traditional and his strong disapproval of the former in favour of Harry Hamlin and some white '70s hippies. This combo suggests Hickman/Weis would be likely to oppose modernisation of DL, and obviously even if WotC could do it w/o them (which seems like it may be the case), their disapproval of the project would be very bad.
So I think the more I find out about this, the less likely DL as a full setting seems to be. DL being mentioned though is already happening so there's that.
I literally have no idea who these people are, but the Line of Duty S6 finale (which I loved and am still laughing about, I feel like I should pull that in a D&D campaign sometime) peaked at 13.1m live viewers - that's live - I think that includes live streams, but it doesn't include later streaming because it's specifically at a time period when the episode was airing. So they exist! But yeah same with me, I don't know anyone, not even my parents, who watches live TV. My wife's parents do, but they live in the US.
I tend to agree. The cultures involved are pretty cool too and I bet you'd get some amazing art out of it today.
I love planescape and the factions. It boy did I hate the factions war. I adore the guvners so the results were not something I enjoyed. That is why I am against progressing a timeline with canon. Let the home games determine what happens after the start date for a setting.I am sorry but I am afraid I have to say Pelinore has to be in the end of the list. It was not a complete setting, but some cities and near zones. How could it return? I don't know if WotC is the owner of the copyright. It was a British magazine, and the laws about trademarks may be different. It could be added to the DM Guild. Pelinore could be designed to be the D&D version of Games Workshop fantasy. Pelinore can be return as a new setting for Magic: the Gathering and some videogame about ruling a camp/city/castle/stronghold.
The plans for the settings are't only to sell TTRPG sourcebooks but also other different merchandiscing products, as comics, novels, toys, videogames, some serie for streaming media service...
If there are plans about future classes, for example the martial adepts, we have to think how to make fit these in the settings. For example the martial adepts (crusader, warblade and swordsage) and their (ki) martial maneuvers in Kara-Tur. My cocern about Kara-Tur is the Asian nations may suffer predjudices against their neighbours, and something can be enoughly politically correct in a country but offensive in other, for example the flag of the rising sun. My theory is before we would see a new M:tG setting based i far East cultures.
Dragonlance isn't easy to be updated if somebody wants too many changes. For example if there is a new videogame the main characters can be totally customited, for example Tas becomes a girl, Gilnathas a female elf, and Silvara a male silver dragon. It is a videogame and nobody is going to complain too much about the altered canon. (I disadvice totally to show gay elf couples precisely to avoid homophobic comments about elves suffering a demographic crisis because not enough elf children are born).
If Planescape returns, the faction war will be not allowed in Sigil but it will have to continue in the Gametowns. A planar handbook adding elements of Spelljammers may be possible.
Now I wonder about a crossover between Spelljammer and a fantasy mash-up version of M.A.S.K, Rom Spaceknight or Visionaries.
Official metaplots advancing through the publication cycle and cutting away the possibilities of home games in the process was a very 1990s RPG thing, one which I'm glad to see is over.I love planescape and the factions. It boy did I hate the factions war. I adore the guvners so the results were not something I enjoyed. That is why I am against progressing a timeline with canon. Let the home games determine what happens after the start date for a setting.
I never saw a cataclysm after the game has launched that I liked. But hey that’s me.Official metaplots advancing through the publication cycle and cutting away the possibilities of home games in the process was a very 1990s RPG thing, one which I'm glad to see is over.
Even White Wolf, the biggest offender in this regard, has walked back Gehenna and other ends of the world and opened things back up.
Making a book that's fun to read is great, but a game book's first job is to be used at the table.